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| Vocenae | Date: Friday, 21.06.2013, 05:00 | Message # 1 |
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| Hello all.
Well, I hope this topic hasn't been brought up before, but I was wondering if it would be possible to add a map exporter type deal to SE. I generally use Space Engine as inspiration or background fluff for writing projects, so if there was some way to get actual maps of a planet's terrain, it would be a pretty huge thing for me as trying to plan out borders and cities on a sphere can be pretty challenging.
Anyway, just an idea I had, thanks for your time.
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| DoctorOfSpace | Date: Friday, 21.06.2013, 05:21 | Message # 2 |
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| I don't know if this is what you want but if you select a planet, hit escape, and then use the export planet feature you can get a surface map like this.
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| Vocenae | Date: Friday, 21.06.2013, 16:28 | Message # 3 |
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| This is exactly what I'm looking for.
However I primarily use 0.9.6 because 0.9.7 frequently crashes on me. The export feature in 0.9.6 doesn't seem to be working properly as I will either get files with no image or I will get the same map over and over again. I know it's a previous version and all, but is there any solution for this or am I stuck with using 0.9.7?
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| Fireinthehole- | Date: Friday, 21.06.2013, 18:21 | Message # 4 |
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| Quote (Vocenae) However I primarily use 0.9.6 because 0.9.7 frequently crashes on me. The export feature in 0.9.6 doesn't seem to be working properly as I will either get files with no image or I will get the same map over and over again. I know it's a previous version and all, but is there any solution for this or am I stuck with using 0.9.7?
Same for me but I'm using 0.9.7. :P
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| HarbingerDawn | Date: Friday, 21.06.2013, 19:23 | Message # 5 |
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| Quote (Vocenae) The export feature in 0.9.6 doesn't seem to be working properly
It's always worked for me in that version. Are you using 0.9.6.2?
Also, there's a bug with exporting maps in 0.97, so you're better off just using 0.96 for texture exports, though significantly more work is required to get oceans on the map in that version (advanced knowledge of Photoshop or GIMP is required).
All forum users, please read this!
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| Vocenae | Date: Saturday, 22.06.2013, 01:02 | Message # 6 |
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| 0.9.6.0 is the version that I use most of the time. This is the image that I get every time I export a planet.
The several map exports I've done in 0.9.7.0 are fine, however.
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| HarbingerDawn | Date: Saturday, 22.06.2013, 03:41 | Message # 7 |
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Why do you not use the 0.9.6.2 patch? There is no benefit to using the unpatched 0.96, just more bugs.
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