template.gif
is the basic map of iraq showing major cities. this becomes the daily campaign
file.
THE
FOLLOWING TEXT IS VERY IMPORTANT:
Template.gif
is a 512x512 pixel file. Each pixel in this file maps to a location on
the 3d game board. If you are insane about accuracy, you can save your
created day files in this resolution and TGG will read them. However, this
is hardly necessary. Personally, I work with the file at full size, with
my paintbrush size set to 16 pixels. When my day file is complete,
I resize the file to 32x32 pixels, then save the file according
to this naming convention: day1.gif, day2.gif, day3.gif etc.. A
16 pixel paintbrush in a 512x512 image is reduced to a single pixel when
resized to 32x32 pixels.
munition.gif
is the palette used to identify munitions in the great game. use the "eyedropper"
(color select) tool to select a color into your paintbrush, or use the
gif's native palette. TGG will only recognize the colors included in the
munitions.gif file, so be quite sure you are using only those color values
when you make your files.
The
images below clearly show how to make campaign dayfiles in PaintShop Pro,
a readily available shareware paint program.
1.
Select a color from the munitions palette
2.
Set the paintbrush pixel size to 16, and "paint" the munitions. The
green color is for identification only, you can paint right over it.
3.
When finished, resize the image 32x32 pixels
This
is the actual image
4.
This is the image zoomed 8 to 1. Final adjustments can be made with the
paintbrush, set to one pixel.
5.
Save the image using the day#.gif convention.
By
all means, experiment with different methods for creating day files. Keep
in mind, the more pixels, the more geometry, the slower the performance.
That's why I recommend saving in 32x32 pixel format.
Thats
It! make sure all the files are in the same folder as the tgg_idx.class.
Upload the entire folder, including subfolders, to a folder on your web
server, link to tgg_iep.html
and your daily campaign files will play. You can also run it off-line
by simply opening tgg_iep.html.
Feel free to modify the html files to present The Great Game any way you
like.