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****UPDATED BETA GUIDE - Thanks to Illidan ****

Convert Mark of Chaos (MoC)  and Battle March (BM) maps to DO

1) Download and extract MoC BM DO Maps
2) Select a map, for example MoC BM DO Maps\expansion_multiplayer_1
3) Open expansion_multiplayer_1_normal.dds with Photoshop to view the whole map, since all the other textures in the folder are map tiles, that will be joined together to form the whole map.
4) Use Photoshop to open each map tile and convert them by -> Save as .BMP and 24bit into a new folder such as MoC BM DO Maps\expansion_multiplayer_1\BMP
5) After all map tiles (16 for this whole map) have been converted to Bitmap images, use Photoscape to Combine them all together

http://help.photoscape.org/help.php?id=combine (http://help.photoscape.org/help.php?id=combine)

6) Rearrange them in order and Save As expansion_multiplayer_1_normal_t000_000All.BMP
7) Open this new file in Irfan View and Image -> Resize to 2816 x 2816 pixels and save as expansion_multiplayer_1_normal_t000_000All2816.BMP
8 ) Use Photoscape to Split the new image into 22 Columns by 22 Rows (128x128 cells) and Save into a new folder -> MoC BM DO Maps\expansion_multiplayer_1\BMP\DO
9) Use Irfan View to Batch Conversion/Rename and Save all 484 files into BMP 256 color to a new folder such as C:\Program Files (x86)\Dark Omen\Mods\Dark Omen 2\GAMEDATA\1pbat\B6_01\TEXTURE\NewFolder(3)
10) Save and then replace any previous modded tiles within the TEXTURE and LTEXTURE folders of your mod and then copy the new 484 files into those folders. 000.bmp -> 483.bmp
11) Start game to preview the new map in 3d and CPU mode

Expansion Multiplayer 1 (Fields of Blood)

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Map list

1 ) Chaos2skavensiege (HighTower) = Complete
2 ) Emerge_t000 = Complete
3 ) Expansion_multiplayer_1 (Fields Of Blood) = Complete
4 ) Expansion_multiplayer_2 (Rives Of Fire & Ice) = Complete
5 ) Expansion_multiplayer_4 (The Frozen Plateau) = Complete
6 ) Expansion_multiplayer_5 (The Wastes) = Complete
7 ) Expmulti_6_reinf (Black Fire Valley) = Complete
8 ) Expmulti_caravanconflict (Caravan Conflict)  = Complete
9 ) Expreinfbattle8 (The Burning Slopes) = Complete
10) Exp_multipnormal7 (Swamps Of Desolation) = Complete
11) Struggle_1v1_reinfbattle (Struggle) = Complete
12) Twohills_1v1_reinfbattle (Two Hills)  = Complete
13) Watchoverford (Watch Over Ford) = Complete
14) Ec_4_chaos_traditional (Killing Fields)  = Complete
15) Empire_chapter_1_village1 (Village In Squeeze) = Complete
16) Empire_chapter_2_besieged_fortress (Stielstand) = Complete
17) Empire_chapter_4_high_elf_siege (Castle Of The Gods) = Complete
18) Expansion_multiplayer_5_normal (The Wastes) = Complete
19) Generalconflict_1v1_traditional (General Conflict) = Complete
20) Reinfbattle (Range) = Complete
21) Thebalance_traditional (Balance Of Chaos) = Complete
22) Expansion_multiplayer_prosperity_2teams (Prosperity) = Complete
23) Exp_multi_3_reinf (The Bone Field)  = Complete
24) Blood on Snow (Blood On Snow) = Complete

8 ) Expmulti_caravanconflict (Caravan Conflict)

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12) Twohills_1v1_reinfbattle (Two Hills)

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1 ) Chaos2skavensiege (High Tower)

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24) Blood on the Snow (Blood On Snow)

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14) Ec_4_chaos_traditional (Killing Fields)

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23) Exp_multi_3_reinf (The Bone Field)

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2 ) Emerge_t000 (Emerge)

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4 ) Expansion_multiplayer_2 (Rivers Of Fire & Ice)

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5) Expansion_multiplayer_4 (The Frozen Plateau)

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6 ) Expansion_multiplayer_5 (The Wastes)

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7 ) Expmulti_6_reinf (Black Fire Valley)

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9 ) Expreinfbattle8 (The Burning Slopes)

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10) Exp_multipnormal7 (Swamps Of Desolation)

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11) Struggle_1v1_reinfbattle (Struggle)

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13) Watchoverford (Watch Over Ford)

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21) Thebalance_traditional (Balance Of Chaos)

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15) Empire_chapter_1_village1 (Village In Squeeze)

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16) Empire_chapter_2_besieged_fortress (Stielstand)

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17) Empire_chapter_4_high_elf_siege (Castle Of The Gods)

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18) Expansion_multiplayer_5_normal  (same) (The Wastes)

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19) Generalconflict_1v1_traditional (General Conflict)

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20) Reinfbattle (Range)

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22) Expansion_multiplayer_prosperity_2teams (Prosperity)

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Just tidying up the lines in the map that are caused by Bleeding Textures

http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f189-modding-tutorials/90244-pixel-bleeding.html (http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f189-modding-tutorials/90244-pixel-bleeding.html)

So I scale down the UV texture by 1 pixel which appears to fix it (Remember to reconvert BASE.M3D into BASE.M3X for the changes/fixes to be seen)

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Have fixed up to Row6, so area beneath the red arrow is now free of Bleeding textures, that was causing visible lines to appear on the map, especially in CPU mode.
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Blender Terrain guide coming next!

:)

Finished fixing all 484 tiles (22 x 22) for Mod map, so bleeding texture grid lines no longer appear in CPU & 3d mode.

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Now the fun can begin!

:)

Created some hills on 6_MoCMulti5 mod map and then imported its Height Map into B6_01.prj from the new BASE.m3d & BASE.m3x

6_MoCMulti5 3d mode with Hills added in Blender
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Everything works perfectly in CPU & 3d like Line of Sight and troop movement, so we will now have 24 brand new maps for the Dark Omen 2 mod!

:)

11) Struggle_1v1_reinfbattle with added hill terrain

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I've now added all new maps into Dark Omen 2 mod for both Single & Multiplayer but they will still need some height map generating after adding hills etc.. and then we can build up a library of scenery models to deploy and add BTB boundaries around them.

B1_01      mb1_01   Trading Post
B1_02      mb1_02   Border Counties
B1_03      mb1_03   Grissburg town
B1_04      mb1_04   The road to Bogenhafen
B1_05      mb1_05   Bogenhafen Town
B1_05      mb1_05b   Bogenhafen Town X-treme
B1_07      mb1_07   Helmgart Castle
B1_08      mb1_08   Axebite pass
B2_01      mb2_01   The Empire
B2_02      mb2_02   Great Forest at Night
B2_04      mb2_04   Great Forest
B2_05      mb2_05   Blighted Towers
B2_07      mb2_07   Sylvania
B2_08      mb2_08   Drakenhof Castle
B3_01      mb3_01   Forest before Kislev
B3_02      mb3_02   Goblin Camp
B3_06      mb3_06   The road to Kislev
B3_07      mb3_07   Troll-Land
B3_07      mb3_07b   Troll-Land (Hills)
B3_08      mb3_08   The Northern wastes
B3_09      mb3_09   Basin of Frozen Blood
B4_01      mb4_01   Return to Axebite pass
B4_02      mb4_02   The Bretonnian river
B4_03      mb4_03   Vingtienne
B4_05      mb4_05   Loren Forest - Holy Shrine
B4_06      mb4_06   Loren Lake
B4_06      mb4_06b   Loren Lake (Balanced)
B4_08      mb4_08   Loren Forest - Clearing
B4_09      mb4_09   The road to Moussillon
B4_10      mb4_10   Town of the Dead - Moussillion
B5_01b      mb5_01b   The Black Pyramide
B5_01b      mb5_02b   The Black Pyramide (Large DeplZone)
B5_01b      mb5_03b   The Black Pyramide (Sideways)
B5_01b      mb5_04b   The Black Pyramide (25 Regiments)
SPARE9      mspare9   Tutorial
B6_01      mb6_01 Expansionmultiplayer1 (Fields Of Blood)
B6_02      mb6_02 Ec4chaostraditional1  (Killing Fields)
B6_03      mb6_03 Emerget000 (Emerge)
B6_04      mb6_04 Expansionmultiplayer7 (Swamps Of Desolation)
B6_05      mb6_05 Expansionmultiplayer2 (Rivers Of Fire & Ice)
B6_06      mb6_06 Generalconflict1v1traditional (General Conflict)
B6_07      mb6_07 Empirechapter1village1 (Village In Squeeze)
B6_08      mb6_08 Chaos2skavensiege (High Tower)
B6_09      mb6_09 Empirechapter4highelfsiege (Castle Of The Gods)
B7_01      mb7_01 Reinfbattle (Range)
B7_02      mb7_02 Watchoverford (Watch Over Ford)
B7_03      mb7_03 Thebalancetraditional (Balance Of Chaos)  
B7_04      mb7_04 Struggle1v1reinfbattle (Struggle)
B7_05      mb7_05 Twohills1v1reinfbattle  (Two Hills)
B7_06      mb7_06 BloodonSnow (Blood On Snow)
B7_07      mb7_07 Expansionmultiplayer4 (The Frozen Plateau)
B7_08      mb7_08 Expansionmultiplayerprosperity2teams (Prosperity)
B7_09      mb7_09 Empirechapter2besiegedfortress (Stielstand)
B8_01      mb8_01 Expansionmultiplayer5 (The Wastes)
B8_02      mb8_02 Expmulticaravanconflict (Caravan Conflict)
B8_03      mb8_03 Exp_multi3reinf (The Bone Field)
B8_04      mb8_04 Expmulti6reinf (Black Fire Valley)
B8_05      mb8_05 Expreinfbattle8 (The Burning Slopes)
B8_06      mb8_06 Fortress

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Have been adding terrain to the new maps in Blender & generating the height maps for B6_01 to B6_05

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B6_03
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B6_04
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B6_05
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B6_06
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