Opened 11 years ago
Last modified 13 months ago
#1745 new enhancement
Add map preview support in Atlas
Reported by: | historic_bruno | Owned by: | |
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Priority: | Nice to Have | Milestone: | Backlog |
Component: | Atlas editor | Keywords: | |
Cc: | Patch: | Phab:D4117 |
Description (last modified by )
We now have map preview images displayed during match setup. Currently, to add a preview requires manual work on the part of the artist/designer, to create a properly sized image, move it to the correct location, and paste the filename into the map's XML (for scenarios) or JSON (for random maps).
The simplest enhancement to Atlas would be a new field in Atlas' map settings tab. A more advanced feature would be adding a map preview tool into Atlas, which would automatically size and save a preview image (probably the current camera view, like a screenshot) and update the map data. This would have the bonus of making map previews much easier to update.
Edited (24/Apr/22)
from ticket #6514
It would be a great feature to have a button in Atlas that generates a preview image for the map being worked on. That way all preview images can be standardized and anyone making a new map can easily get a preview image for their map without needing to muck around with screenshots and image editing software.
Features and Behavior:
- A small button in the map setting panel under the Preview field.
- Clicking this button generates an image of the whole map in the proper resolution and format and places the image in the correct game directory.
- Also doing this automatically enters the file name of the new image in the Preview field.
- Bonus: Add a "Browse..." button as well that opens the map preview folder and allows the player to manually select a preview image.
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