44x44 + space map

[SpikedHelmet]

Someone make a 44x44 space map pls, or point me to one that already exists.

But not one of those silly FF maps that have "space stations" and "plaents" and other silly crap; just empty space, maybe with a nice skymap.

I have tried, but my computer doesn't seem able to handle it and/or I don't know enough about this crap to make it work.

Hell I'd even accept a 32x32 map!

[SirArtturi]

Can I ask why so big space map ? Is there enough users for such map to make it worth of making ? Or PC's to handle such maps...

[Pxtl]

Spikedhelmet is a modder. He is obviously working on a space mod that requires superscalar maps.

Therefore, I'll skip the map question at hand and jump to "oooooooh, what you got in your pocket?"

[FLOZi]

Or he's just been playing a lot of THIS and finds THISspace too small and the stupid 'space platforms' on cosmos too ugly.

[Peet]

Just out of curiosity, why specifically >44x44?

[SirArtturi]

Ahh! now I get it.... space map... ;D. Definitely needs good skybox then...

[SpikedHelmet]

Yes, the fucking space platforms in Cosmos make my heart full of rage.

If I had anything in my pocket, you'd know about it. Your mom would too. Yes, it's for THIS obviously.

[AF]

make a small black texture, and feed it into mapconv telling it to scale it up and then use voidwater tag to remove the ground

[REVENGE]

Is the bug with skybox disappearing when zooming out with void water fixed yet?

[SpikedHelmet]

If you mean does the skybox disappear, then yes that still happens.

Problem is, its mapconv that is having trouble. Whenever I try to compile a large map (even 32x32) I get an error from mapconv about Runtime trying to close or end something, while it's loading the texture. This occurs whether I start with a large texture or start with a small one and try to scale it upwards (actually, to start with I was having trouble with scaling, setting -r and -u to 2 which I THOUGHT would double the size just made 2x2 map!)

[Forboding Angel]

Mapconv cannot handle a texture file that is larger than 600 megs, but it can handle jpegs. Just make a 22528x22528 black jpeg with quality set at 1. You'll end up with a massive image that is ridiculously low in filesize.

[SinbadEV]

seriously, can't someone with 4 gigs of ram just pull this map out of their bum? I'd do it but my computer can't handle maps that size.

[Forboding Angel]

set swap file to 4 gigs and it'll go through

[SpikedHelmet]

I still can't get it to work... and what is swap file and how do I set it to 4 gigs?

[SinbadEV]

System Properties > Advanced Tab > Advanced Tab > Virtual Memory Change Button > Set Custom Size to at least 4100

Not sure if it will work anyways but that's what he's talking about.

[Forboding Angel]

4096 actually. It won't accept 4100.

[SpikedHelmet]

Alright, done that, still won't work.

[AF]

64bit OS ftw!!

[TheFatController]

Take the map 'Steel Fields' and set the height to make it all water using that height mod tool then set it to voidwater and import a skybox = instant 32x32 space map?

[Tribulexrenamed]

64bit OS ftw!!

yeah, really