Help with background scales
Hello everyone. I need some quick help with some maps I am trying to make for the Gencon convention next week. I have created a 80' x 80' map using CC3, DD3 & Ss2. I am using the Grass Dirt SS2A fill for my backgrounds. When i use PDF Creator to make a file to take to the local print shop, the rocks, trees and other items come out high resolution, but the background fills all come out pixelated. Is there a setting I am missing to make this a higher resolution? I am afraid time is of the essence, as i have to get these done by Tuesday.
Thanking you in advance,
Jason
Thanking you in advance,
Jason
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Thanks for the advice Monsen.
As I don't own SS2 I cannot answer fully but first check the resolution of the png files used by SS2 (if you open the fill style window, click on bitmap file, select the style, click find file). If it's the highest resolution, (.VH) you cannot do better but for changing the scale of the fill.
If it's possible, reduce the scales of the sample (fill style window, bitmap fill, select style, divide the scale below). Of course, it will modify the result.
I hope I'm clear enough, have a difficult morning...
You can have a look at them here:
Fixed Bitmap Quality (Very High)
Automatic Bitmap Quality
After changing the setting, make sure to hit the redraw button. You should then see a visible change in the drawing.
Joachim,
I went into the map and could not find the exact information your post presented, but it did get me thinking. I loaded the sample map from SS2 and it came out at a higher resolution. I went into the fill pattern dialogue box, but could not find any differences between the two maps. I appreciate the help.
Monsen,
I am fairly sure I followed your directions, but I do recall seeing no difference when i hit the redraw button. Now, I am wondering if I hit the right button. I am hitting the circular arrow in the zoom icon set. I think that is a right one, or did I do something stupid and not hit the right button?
I want to thank both of you for your help in this. Gencon being such an important show, I like to give my players the best experience I can, considering some of them spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to come play at my table. I feel I owe them more than black squiggles on a game mat. I'll retry everything tonight and report my results.
Launch your map, type LIST and select an entity whose fill style is causing trouble. Right click Do It or type d.
Look at the blue panel. The fill style of the entity should be noted.
Close the LIST panel.
Click on the FS box upper right of your map. The fill style dialog opens. Click the BITMAP folder. Scroll down the Fill Style Name list until you get the name noted before. Select it.
Now look to the bottom of the Fill Style Dialog. You shoud have a line stating SCALED. If the option is checked, look at the Width and Heigth next to it and try to half or quarter the values there and look at the result.
Halving the values will mean that the pattern will be repeated 4 times more thus making it smaller on your map but it will export finer. That's it. If you hover your cursor on it, it should say "Redraw" after a while.
Note that you can use CTRL-R instead.
Thanks for all your help. I had to play around with the Fill Style Scale, but it seems to be working better now. They look a lot better than before. I'm sure my players at gencon are going to realy enjoy themselves. I just hope they enjoy being dragged into the swamp by a giant croccodile and drowned!
Again, thanks a lot!
Jason