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I have attempted searching this however with "map" being 3 letters it doesn't yield many results. Basically what I am wanting to do is change the ground texture of a map from grass to snow. If someone would be so kind to point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by crxfreak
Hey !
I have seen something like this at a server once and tryed it myself.... depending on if you just want to remodel a original map without copying it (easyer) or copy a map and redesign it (might be difficult if you dont fully know the pw client)
A basic overview what you have to do :
1. Open the mapfiles with a hex editor and write down or just directly search the in the map used textures
2. Either edit the textures or search for replacements which have the SAME (important) size as the default textures and replace the originals
3. Search with the hex editor in the mapfiles which trees or plants are used in the map (if any) and either replace them with any other default tree or make your own tree with SpeedTree
4. Edit the minimap textures to suit the new ground textures (only needed if you want your map to look a bit more decent)
I myself never completed all those steps since it took too much time to do this stuff alone with a high amount of quality.
Here a video from a server who did all this stuff from above, you may can get your hands on theyre mapfiles to use them as a example.
Video : Instance Presentation: Illusion Frost Valley - YouTube
OK is there any way to do this without hex editing, as I am absolutely clueless about hex. I haven't the faintest clue what map files to do it to or how to do it.
Hey,
Hex Editing is only needed if you copy a map and redesign it. If you redesign a map without copying it you just have to use the hex editor to find the filenames from the textures you need to edit. (Easy since the filenames are in chinese and therefore they
stick out and are easy to find)
I dont think there is any easyer way for this.