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CNCMaps render tool v2 - update announcement
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zzattack
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:22 pm    Post subject:  CNCMaps render tool v2 - update announcement Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I've recently continued work on my project, a tool to render RA2 and TS maps to fullmap images. With help and suggestions from Starkku and [Gluk-v48] a few bugs were squashed and support was added for several things. The most notable are listed below:


    * Greatly improved support for Tiberian Sun Firestorm
    * Custom palette support
    * Support for multi-frame alpha images
    * Barrels and turrets on vehicles and structures are now rendered
    * Improved drawing order, causing less incorrectly overlapping objects
    * Improved lighting system, every object should now receive the same lighting as ingame
    * No longer using buggy minilzo implementation
    * Bridges and their shadows should now align properly


I'm currently also welcoming feature suggestions, for example support for additions introduced by Ares or NPatch. Since I'm not quite involved in the modding community, I would greatly appreciate being made aware of exciting features that should be supported.

I hope to release v2 by the end of next week. For now, a preview of the latest rendering batch of the tool  http://ra2maps.zzattack.org/ is available.

Finally, I am planning to release a website dedicated to CNC maps where people can upload (and render of course), discuss and share maps.

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4StarGeneral
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I always did appreciate this tool, thanks for coming back and working on it more, can't wait for the release Wink

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RP
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 30, 2013 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I noticed the tool has trouble rendering a map with map mods and especially a singleplayer map, maybe that's something you could look into?

EDIT: Starkku told me this should be solved in V2.0, I'll be waiting for that then Razz

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Glukv48
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread


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OmegaBolt
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Not sure how AttachEffect would greatly effect map previews...

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Glukv48
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread


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Graion Dilach
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 3:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Very high buildings?

Custom Foundation says hi. That's just an aura, which shouldn't be visible from map previews afterall.

Not to mention that Duration should be also checked after that.

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Krow
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 5:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I'm not seeing the connection of high buildings with AE and custom foundation. You can already do that with vanilla YR.

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Graion Dilach
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I guess he meant high as large and translation error kicked in.

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Graion Dilach
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I guess he meant high as large and translation error kicked in.

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Glukv48
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

What I mean is that the AE allows you to attach an animation to any object. Animations can be of any size, and it gives a lot of new graphics capabilities.

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Gangster
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Glukv48 wrote:
AE allows you to attach an animation to any object. Animations can be of any size, and it gives a lot of new graphics capabilities.


Hm. Might be worth it. Even tho I can't imagine why would I have to replace usuall active animation with AE... yet..

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Bittah Commander
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 02, 2013 9:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

It seems to be more convenient for units.

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zzattack
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Custom foundations (both Ares and NPatch) are supported. I think AttachEffect and Cloakable will not be, there doesn't seem much point in it for map previews.

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ApolloTD
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Glukv48 should be ignored, attacheffect is meaningless for map preview as the example shown is not any bigger foundation building than normal despite AE aura.

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Glukv48
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 9:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

I would also like to see support for the tag InvisibleInGame=yes

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Ixith
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread

Question: Is there support for the Add-on Logic? Prime example being the GDI component towers, power plants, and Upgrade Center?

Based on the example previews on the site it appears there isn't, however, I haven't been paying close enough attention to this so those could be older previews for all I know.

Also...hooray glad to this getting worked on more.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 14, 2013 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote  Mark this post and the followings unread


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