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Sean
02-03-2003, 03:10 AM
SB Mapper is a set of programs designed to create realistic terrain maps for Steel Beasts based on the heightmap. In essence it applies a fractal rain pattern onto the landscape, models the flow of water and grows vegitation in generational patterns. Its not in the downloads section because I am having problems trying to upload the file.

Many thanks to Dark Angel for providing this utility.

http://www.steelbeasts.com/maps/sbmapper.zip

Sean
wheeldog
02-03-2003, 02:06 PM
Just tried SB Mapper but all I get is a: Run-time error '9': Subscript out of range.
I have tried with different heightmaps and different settings in Mapper all with the same result. :(
Anyone having a solution on whatīs wrong?
Sean
02-03-2003, 06:00 PM
Just tried SB Mapper but all I get is a: Run-time error '9': Subscript out of range.
I have tried with different heightmaps and different settings in Mapper all with the same result. :(
Anyone having a solution on whatīs wrong?

Were you using the updated .exe?
wheeldog
02-03-2003, 07:35 PM
Yes I did.
DarkAngel
02-04-2003, 11:11 AM
Did you follow the instructions and create the data files using the data prep tool??.

you have to use the latest version of the data prep tool to create the correct data sets for the latest version of the mapper.

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wheeldog
02-04-2003, 11:27 AM
Yes I have done it all after the instructions and Iīm using the latest version. I got some maps to work and they are all 1024x1024. I dont know if it could be my Win XP that causing the problem?
wheeldog
02-04-2003, 01:09 PM
SB Mapper is a great piece of equipment. It helps you to do terrain maps with small or allmost no effort. Mapper is probably not the right tool for those of you who like to sit hours, days or even weeks working with the maptool provided in SB. And itīs certainly not a tool for those wanting to do a map of a real world area. But for the rest of us... well, try it and if you got it to work, see for your self.

It should be said that I canīt get Mapper to work properly my self, eg. itīs only a few heightmaps that I got Mapper to like and all of them are in format 1024x1024.
DarkAngel
02-05-2003, 12:26 AM
How much memory do you have?? I've never tried running it with less than 256mb.

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wheeldog
02-05-2003, 07:44 AM
How much memory do you have?? I've never tried running it with less than 256mb.
Primary computer: Hp Pavilion - 1.8 Ghz Intel P4 - 512 Mb DDR - nVidia GeForce3 running Win XP home.
Secondary computer: Hp Pavilion - AMD Athlon XP - 256 Mb DDR - nVidia GeForce2 MX-400 running Win 2000 pro.
Got the same result on both machines. Donīt have a computer running Win 95/98/Me, so I canīt test that.