S.B.H.M.C.

[labrat]

I'd like to make some of my own maps, but can't seem to get the height map converter that came with SB to work. My images conform to the specifications. They are 8-bit greyscale and are of the right height and width. Can someone point me to the direction of specific instructions. Am I an idiot or is this just really hard to do?

[Werewolf]

Unless you are into map making just for it's own sake and your enjoyment you probably shouldn't bother.

Custom maps are very very large and are hard to distribute.

Any scenario that uses a custom map must be distributed with that custom height map.

Any MP scenario made using a custom height map is generally not playable in MP because the height map won't go with the scenario when joining the MP game and getting the scenario for those that don't have it.

Making custom height maps is a time consuming and difficult process for very little benefit.

SB2 will be coming out and who knows whether or not it will even be able to use SB1 height maps.