How do you change the map window background?
 

Hello!

I find some lines on default in-game map hard to see due to the tan colored background of the map window.

Can someone type up a short and sweet tutorial or some info on how to change the map window background?

Thanks much!

LOL ... its so funny you asking this...

Because today I ran across the same problem. However, I did not change the background of the map window i changed the color of the lines that I could not see.

Since I dont know how to change the background of the map window and have never had much luck with mod requests here, I thought I would try to fix it myself.

Here is how I fixed it:

I had a problem seeing the lines for the plane of Nightmare map.

Here is a small sample of what you will see in a map file (ponightmare_1.txt for this example).


L -305.0000, 2414.0000, 169.0000, -366.0000, 2414.0000, 169.0000, 150, 150, 150
L -305.0000, 2385.0000, 169.0000, -305.0000, 2414.0000, 169.0000, 150, 150, 150
L -366.0000, 2385.0000, 169.0000, -305.0000, 2385.0000, 169.0000, 150, 150, 150

The last 3 numbers represent the color in RBG values. So the value there (150, 150, 150) is a light gray. These were the lines I could not see.

So to change the color go into Notepad and open the file. Then click on Edit in the file menu and click on Replace.

When the replace window comes up type the color code that you want to find (this case the light gray 150, 150, 150). In the replace area type the color you want the lines to be (I chose a dark gray, almost black color 73, 73, 73). Click Replace All and save the file.

So the corrected lines would look like this:

L -305.0000, 2414.0000, 169.0000, -366.0000, 2414.0000, 169.0000, 73, 73, 73
L -305.0000, 2385.0000, 169.0000, -305.0000, 2414.0000, 169.0000, 73, 73, 73
L -366.0000, 2385.0000, 169.0000, -305.0000, 2385.0000, 169.0000, 73, 73, 73

Tada ... easy to see lines.

I am sure changin the background will help .. bu eventually some color is not going to be seen very well on whatever background you choose. This is at least something good to know.

Hope it helps :)

-Reed

Thanks Reedok! That is also a good idea. It may take some time to to through all the maps and do this, but at least it will work.

Or you could download the map that I re-colored so that the lines would show up..




Download the files HERE and just put them in your custom UI folder.. and you will be done.. no more work. (ignore the Solaria/Vert frame, the maps are the default maps recolored)

/bow

that is also hard to see .. and why they would make a map useing the color 150, 150, 150 ?? thats what i dont under stand? but yeah if you want the lines black change to 0, 0, 0