Vidszhite

Join Date 02/2009

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Custom Heightmaps STILL Broken!

At launch, it was possible to create and use custom heightmaps with your custom planets. Ever since at least 8 months ago, around patch 1.3, trying to use these custom heightmaps results in blank planets with no heightmap at all. This isn't a problem of file settings on save, either, since if you copy an existing heightmap and rename it to the same thing as what's in your [Mod]_ContinentDefs file, the game still won't use it. It's as if the game only allows you to use a default heightmap or randomly generate a new heightmap on custom planets every time you play the game.

Why has this been broken for so long?

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I've been running through the same problems while trying to modify the game recently and I wanted to bump this post up to see if anyone had found out a way to make custom heightmaps work. I can make a background image for a planet, but the continents can't show up no matter what I try.

The heightmap I've made myself is located here.

And below would be a picture of what shows up in game so far :

From what I understand, the .dds files located in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Galactic Civilizations III\Gfx\planets\custom_heightmaps are not as useful as the atlas.dxatlas located there. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find a way to modify it.

Anything new on that front from more experienced modders or people acquainted with the game creators?

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Horemvore

Join Date 08/2009

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There is a command you can use to force the game to load textures, I just forgot what it is, again (like cheat for the console)

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Could it be "genleanmaps" from this page?

http://galciv3.gamepedia.com/Console_commands

And is it possible to use commands on the steam version?

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Horemvore

Join Date 08/2009

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Its not a console command, but a command thats similar to the cheat command for the exe to boot the console.

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Thecw

Join Date 08/2012

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Quoting Horemvore,

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Its not a console command, but a command thats similar to the cheat command for the exe to boot the console.

You really have a bad memory. In the past i have told you it is the /atlasgen command line flag .

But Paul aka mormegil does warns against it, but heh what does he know about the game

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Good news, the /atlasgen command line has worked perfectly. And only needs to be applied once.

Here are a few screenshots of my new, colonizable, Venus :

I'm not so satisfied about the colors yet, but that's another line of business.

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Horemvore

Join Date 08/2009

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Quoting Thecw,

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Quoting Horemvore,

reply 4

Its not a console command, but a command thats similar to the cheat command for the exe to boot the console.

You really have a bad memory. In the past i have told you it is the /atlasgen command line flag .

But Paul aka mormegil does warns against it, but heh what does he know about the game

Thats cause I dont actually use it, but remember about it, kind of

Glad you got it working Garlic_Pudding!

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