marpam11 Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 hi can some one help me as I still can't get to make a overlay for shock force a have a Z folder in data but does not let me use it I tried using the O key luck there must be something I doing wrong HELP !!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Wenman Posted June 5, 2016 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Shock force predates the introduction of overlays and so they do not work. P 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marpam11 Posted June 26, 2016 Author Share Posted June 26, 2016 I have battle Normandy can any one help me with over lay downloads 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted June 27, 2016 Share Posted June 27, 2016 You'd be better off asking in the CMBN forum to be honest however since you're here ... You do not download overlays. You create them in whatever your drawing program of choice is (in my case Paint). You then save it in bitmap format with the name Special Editor Overlay.bmp in the Z folder. You should then be able to see the overlay next time you open the map editor by hitting the O key. Hope this helps. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marpam11 Posted June 28, 2016 Author Share Posted June 28, 2016 hi I did all that you said and still does not let me do overlay ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combatintman Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 1 hour ago, marpam11 said: hi I did all that you said and still does not let me do overlay ? Show us a screenshot of where you're saving it on your computer and attach the file. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 28, 2016 Share Posted June 28, 2016 (edited) CMSF isn't game engine v.2 so no map overlays in CMSF. Whenever there's a problem (in the other titles) with map overlays its most often due to either file naming or file type. The art has to be .bmp format and must be named special editor overlay And after you've dropped the art into the mods folder you'll need to restart the game. If you look on page 83 of the game engine manual you should find all the details. Tapping the 'O' key (letter 'Oh') will toggle relative brightness of the overlay. I just tested everything in CMFI and its all good. Edited June 29, 2016 by MikeyD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sburke Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 4 hours ago, marpam11 said: hi I did all that you said and still does not let me do overlay ? the thing that usually bites me is my overlay is a "filename.bmp" and is then as a "bmp" file recognized as "filename.bmp.bmp". and the name is special editor overlay - left out the "a" mikey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyD Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 "left out the "a" mikey " Oh d_mn! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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