cpangracs Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 I am trying to create a 4km x 4km map (max allowed by the editor) to accurately represent an area for use in a demo for some tactics instructors for the US Army. I am having a problem with getting the .bmp overlay to show in the map editor. I have it in the correct area(s), as I created a Z folder in both the ProgramFiles(x86)/Battlefront/Combat Mission Black Sea/Data/ and the User/Battlefront/Combat Mission Black Sea/User Data/ area (just to be sure). No overlay when I open the editor. The only thing I can think of is the bit-depth of the .bmp is wrong? I have tried 16-bit and 24-bit. The file name is correct. What am I doing wrong? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpangracs Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Never mind. I was following the Scenario AAR guide, which is wrong, because it specifically states the file name for the overlay is "special_editor_overlay.bmp" when, in fact, it should be "special editor overlay.bmp" WITHOUT the underscores. I had to find this in the v3.01 manual. You may want to fix that, especially when you are shipping something with the product. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Canadian Cat Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Hello and welcome to the forum. Nice first post too - asked a question and got your own answer. Sorry I did not see that until I was already at work away from my gaming rig. We (I think I can speak for other forum members on this topic) look forward to hearing how your project moves forward and offering any help along the way. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_101 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Hello, I'm really struggling to get the special editor overlay to work. I have taken a screenshot of a google map that I want to work with. I have converted it to bmp. I have saved it as "special editor overlay.bmp" (without quotations) and put it into my CMBS z folder. But when I go into the map maker it doesn't show up. When I toggle through opacity it gets dark and then black - it's obviously not reading the bmp file. I am on a mac (not sure if that makes a difference). What I don't understand is that I have used my overlay maps in the past. But for some reason it's not working now. What am I doing wrong? Help/advice would be really appreciated. A. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Wenman Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 @Andy_101 Can you upload the bmp file here, or if it's too big drop me a pm and I'll let you know my email, and I'll have a look at it. P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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