From b4b31707355e0c44421d6280df9e4b088bd67d23 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: SpiKe Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 10:21:37 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Create mapping MapPicture --- mapping-MapPicture.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 mapping-MapPicture.md diff --git a/mapping-MapPicture.md b/mapping-MapPicture.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..252696e --- /dev/null +++ b/mapping-MapPicture.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +Make your map sexy ! +Your map should include a preview picture. This picture will be visible from the game menu and from the servers vote screen. + +In order to do so: +* Load your map in the game +* Use the command `r_letterbox -1` in the console to turn off the HUD +* If your map has "waypoint" entities (like CTF or CTS maps), you can hide them with `cl_hidewaypoints 1` +* Take a nice screenshot with F12 +* Go to your Xonotic user directory, on the `data/screenshot` subdirectory. Your user directory location depends on your operating system, more information [here](https://xonotic.org/faq/#where-are-the-configuration-files-located). +* Open the screenshot with an image editor, e.g. GIMP +* Crop it so that it has a 4:3 ratio +* Scale it to 512x512 px (weird but standard) +* Save it as a JPG file (~90% quality) +* Put it in the same location as the bsp file, with the same name (see next chapter for packaging rules). + +Original source of information: https://forums.xonotic.org/showthread.php?tid=6067&pid=75757#pid75757 \ No newline at end of file -- 2.39.2