How to use Overview

yimmasabi

Overview command has some bugs about its outputs. But I success with this command

Open console, go to ns2 directory in Steam dir and type this;

"Overview maps/mymap.level ns2"

where mymap.level is your map. Now check overviews directory in ../ns2/maps



Normaly it should be "Overview ns2/maps/mymap.level ns2/maps/Overviews"
or easily it could be "Overview mymap.level" which is default

yimmasabi

here is the first thedron minimap :) very cute

<img src="http://www.yyoru.com/dl/thedron_overview.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

Lazer

useful information

<img src="http://devin-afshin.com/devin/ns2_icarus_minimap.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

:p

Zunder

Here is a way much more easy to use the overview tool :


In the spark editor go to

Tools
External Tools...

Add

in Title : type Overview

in Command : point to the Overview.exe
and right after the \path\Overview.exe (usually C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\natural selection 2\Overview.exe) add this :

maps\map_name.level ns2\


for having something like this :

C:\Steam\SteamApps\common\natural selection 2\Overview.exe maps\map_name.level ns2\

and on the Output windows you will see some lines saying that .tga and .hmp are created.


Have Fun and thanks for the excellent work !!

yimmasabi

thank you Zunder.


Any more mini maps ?? :)

SgtBarlow

This Should work:


Open <b>builder_setup.xml</b>


FIND:
<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->        <rule> <!-- level map files -->
            <match>${src_dir}\mapsrc{{\*}?\*}.level</match>
            <output_file>${dst_dir}\maps%1.level</output_file>
            <command>copy "${src_dir}\mapsrc%1.level" "${dst_dir}\maps%1.level"</command>
        </rule><!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->



Replace with:
<!--c1--><div class='codetop'>CODE</div><div class='codemain'><!--ec1-->        <rule> <!-- level map files -->
            <match>${src_dir}\mapsrc{{\*}?\*}.level</match>
            <output_file>${dst_dir}\maps%1.level</output_file>
            <command>copy "${src_dir}\mapsrc%1.level" "${dst_dir}\maps%1.level"</command>
                    <command>"${builder_dir}\overview" "${src_dir}\mapsrc%1.level" "${dst_dir}"</command>
        </rule>      
        
        <rule> <!-- overview files -->
            <match>${src_dir}\mapsrc{{\*}?\*}.tga</match>
            <output_file>${dst_dir}\maps%1.tga</output_file>
            <command>copy "${src_dir}\mapsrc%1.tga" "${dst_dir}\maps%1.tga"</command>
        </rule><!--c2--></div><!--ec2-->


Now the builder will run the overviewer for each .level found in your builders "mapsrc" folder where the level contains a minimap_extents enitity, else its skipped.

yimmasabi

Hey Lazer why your minimap is bigger then mine ?

Thaldarin

His map is smaller* than yours.

Lazer

The image looks bigger to me I just opened the TGA from the overviews directory and saved it as a jpeg.

yimmasabi

Ok i got it. mine was capture from a screenshot

@Thaldarin:
Of course my map is larger cuz i used viagra tool from extras menu .
lol. zuhahahahahaha