🌐map-discussion

[lean kraken]

I think

[knotty hamlet]

Maybe I can't check on my laptop but assuming it is I'll be adding snowy mountains to my map, so when the update comes out its already done.

since they're tweaking how snow on mountains work later

[shrewd sable]

Why do some people make unplayable maps?

[olive scroll]

If you have a laptop, you can turn on experimental mode on the worldbox desktop version and you can have a tile for snow mountains there, those DONT melt

[knotty hamlet]

Ok, so I use Gimp and then convert my maps through an image-to-map converter. The tiles that you're talking about are they the same as the frozen mountain/frozen hill tiles? Or are they some exclusive tile only found in the exp version?

[olive scroll]

Exclusive tiles I think

[knotty hamlet]

Damned, well thank you for letting me know about those, I'll use those in the future for some of my smaller maps.

[lean kraken]

They want to make artwork?

Idk why

[knotty hamlet]

“To sand, or not to sand; that is the question.” -Abraham Lincoln. So I ask upon my fellow worldbox players. Do you like sandy beaches on your continent sized landmass or kept only for smaller zoomed in portions?

[night tartan]

#🌐map-discussion

[grizzled hawk]

how do i download the maps on pc

[devout obsidian]

robot map best map

in worldbox history

i can confirm

[storm elk]

Only way to make permanent snow is editing map.wbax

or a decompressed map.wbox to have

mountains:snow_block
or
hills:snow_block

Hmm wait what happens if i do stuff without the colon i wonder...

[sleek wadi]

I hate the new Android 11 update

I can't access the WorldBox folder anymore

I'm still working on it though

IT FREAKING WORKED

WOOOOO

[wet minnow]

yeah my map

enjoy

[sleek wadi]

It's a great map

[wet minnow]

It's still unfinished

Wait for the update

[sleek wadi]

And you actually use sand instead of just arcane sand

[wet minnow]

Yeah

[sleek wadi]

Ya

[wet minnow]

It depends on the territory

[grim bolt]

We should star react good maps fr

Good maps deserve to be on starboard

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

But people who star react their own maps are scum

[desert carbon]

#⭐starboard message
#🌐map-downloads and #🌐✔cool-maps seem to not be listed on the starboard whitelist.

[hybrid imp]

what mod did this again?

[knotty hamlet]

Starboard could be a great way to show which map makers are worthy of map creator role

[pine lagoon]

Arcane sand looks way better then normal sand

[sleek wadi]

Ehh

It depends on what you're going for

Sand has cactus

And if you use it next to water it becomes the coast biome and grows palm trees

It's difficult for a civ to start out in the middle of a normal sand desert, but that's not the case with arcane because there's a good source there

I want my deserts to actually be a challenge

[knotty hamlet]

While I agree color wise yes with the limited color palette for natural colors..

Gotta use all that we can

[sleek wadi]

We have a lot of colors for forests, but only three for sandy areas

Sand, arcane sand plains, and arcane sand forest

[sleek wadi]

@last cloud POLYTOPIA MENTIONED

[last cloud]

[broken haven]

How did this get done?

[sleek wadi]

There's a mod

All it does is squish the landmass and keep the sprites in the same place relative to the map

Still looks great though

[broken haven]

Well what’s the mod?

[sleek wadi]

I think it has 3D in the name

I have no idea, I only play on mobile

[terse maple]

How am I supposed to download the maps and import it to the game?

[broken haven]

Alright thanks

[sleek wadi]

You can't on iOS

~map

Darn

-map

Dang

[terse maple]

Then what do I do that on

[sleek wadi]

I forgot the command

[sleek wadi]

Specific versions of android, and steam

[terse maple]

Darn

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

It sucks not being able to access your own files in your phone

[rocky finch]

@olive scroll what mod do you use for building and tile placement

And how do you make units not make more roads and buildings in ur map

[olive scroll]

Collectionmod

[rocky finch]

Okay, also do you plan on making (or have you made) an iceberg map with custom cities like arcanum haven

[grim bolt]

Damn, I'll have to make a sever suggestion

[rocky finch]

Cause arcanum haven is huge

[grim bolt]

Yo dream stan

[olive scroll]

Oh sure 😊

[sleek wadi]

Mr Slime is the goat of detailed maps recently

Holy moly

[rocky finch]

Real

[grim bolt]

@last cloud cool map!

[desert carbon]

You do realize that most people (intentionally, I'm quite sure) don't even have reaction perms in #🌐✔cool-maps , right?

[grim bolt]

(I don't)

didn't know it👽

[rocky finch]

Also, how did you make it to where buildings too close to eachother don’t get destroyed?

[humble birch]

Is there an aot map?

[olive scroll]

For special buildings like castes or barracks, you need to put atleast only 1-2 or else they'll destroy the other one cuz they do not need it

Same with statues, one village only allows one of each statue design, so if there are two similar, one will be destroyed

And if you placed enough houses, it would reach the limit house of a village so they won't build new houses anymore, unless you turned on the unlimited housing

And houses have different area size. If you built another on their area they'll be destroyed.

You can watch my Arcanum Haven city timelapse
#🎬worldbox-content message

[half salmon]

can sombody make this

[rocky finch]

looks cool, ill try tmrw

[half salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/yippee-happy-celebration-joy-confetti-gif-25557730

[grim bolt]

@rocky finch cool map

[olive scroll]

Damn that's a cool Minecraft seed

[grim bolt]

Guys

#🌐✔cool-maps is on starboard whitelist now

[knotty hamlet]

If any of you are willing to. please give some feedback or ideas about terrain of my next map posted in Wb screenshots cause no image perms.

[last cloud]

Thanks!

[sleek wadi]

Oh, he didn't send the picture of the map. He just sent the picture he used in the image conversion.

[grim bolt]

Watcha think of this

[true pelican]

If you own a PC, you can install maps on iOS as described in this guide: #1213490166023331850 message .
Otherwise, if you only have your iOS device, it's impossible to install maps on iOS because the operating system refuses to give you access to the game files that you'd need to insert the map into.
@sleek wadi

If you own a PC, you can install maps on iOS as described in this guide: #1213490166023331850 message .
Otherwise, if you only have your iOS device, it's impossible to install maps on iOS because the operating system refuses to give you access to the game files that you'd need to insert the map into.
@terse maple

[sleek wadi]

Hmm

That's new

[storm elk]

?

[sleek wadi]

?

[true pelican]

If you own a PC, you can install maps on iOS as described in this guide: #1213490166023331850 message .
Otherwise, if you only have your iOS device, it's impossible to install maps on iOS because the operating system refuses to give you access to the game files that you'd need to insert the map into.
@sleek wadi

[storm elk]

Fun fact! The iosmaps method was posted some years back in this channel and nobody cared

[sleek wadi]

Why are you pinging me again with that?

[storm elk]

took til somebody else figuring it out in 2024 to spread it

[storm elk]

cause yes

It's been here since 2021 and nobody noticed or remembered

[sleek wadi]

A few months ago Android blocked the ability to access the data folder for "privacy"

But I already found out how to bypass it

It's probably Android 12, I forgot the number

[storm elk]

Yeah that's what android 11 be known for

Easy enough to bypass tho

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

[storm elk]

As of android 13 tho the built in files app is hidden

so an extra step to bypass

[sleek wadi]

It's so stupid

[storm elk]

As for android 14 + said built in files app only way to bypass besides usb debugging

[sleek wadi]

It's my own phone ffs

I should be able to access my files

[storm elk]

Well the files that are truly inaccessible be the root only stuff

[sleek wadi]

Anyway, I'm going to make a map or two

[storm elk]

aight

[lean kraken]

It looks 🔥🔥
But preferrably you would wanna make the coast rocky if you're going with this style and be realistic
But ehhhhh. It dosent need to be realistic to look good tbh

[grim bolt]

Maps are artwork afterall, ty!

[midnight kite]

@grim bolt 👽

[grim bolt]

Jumpscare

[midnight kite]

i did get jumpscared yes

[grim bolt]

hehe

Now can you delete that thread

😭

[midnight kite]

there is none lol

[grim bolt]

It got locked

After I deleted my message

I guess

[midnight kite]

why dont u do it

oh

[grim bolt]

(I'm not a mod)

[midnight kite]

wait since when arent you mod?

[grim bolt]

6 months

💀

[midnight kite]

never releasied

[sleek wadi]

Ok, new map.

It's been a while since I made one and it's a different style than I usually do.

I'd like feedback if possible.

Hmm

I should have done rivers

[grim bolt]

True

[sleek wadi]

I always forget those, but they make naval invasions much more dangerous

And it looks better, plus there's water in case there's a fire

[grim bolt]

@midnight kite first map maker to make it to the starboard

[midnight kite]

I feel honored

next is AOT paradise island map

[grim bolt]

LESSS GOOO

I'm making a map too after a 2 month long hiatus because of technical difficulties and school

[midnight kite]

same with me

[midnight kite]

i just hope by god the update releases in time so i can add biomes to it

[sleek wadi]

@polar oasis can you explain why you dislike the map so I can make my next ones better?

[grim bolt]

Looks like this for now

[sleek wadi]

Hmm

Needs mountains

Eventually

[grim bolt]

yes yes, will be added

First making the continents

[sleek wadi]

Nice shape though

[grim bolt]

Then the ocean

Then relief features

[sleek wadi]

Are the islands large enough to support villages?

[grim bolt]

Yup

It's 15x10

[sleek wadi]

Do you use the debug feature?

[grim bolt]

No, why?

For what purpose

[sleek wadi]

It's called City places I think. It shows a blue box wherever villages are able to be made.

[grim bolt]

Oh I see

I'll check it out

Ty!

[sleek wadi]

I use it to make sure the smaller islands I make are large enough to support villages.

[grim bolt]

Never knew it lol

[sleek wadi]

It's really useful and I really like it.

For example, I do not know if this island is big enough to support a village. So I go into the debug menu and select City Places. Then I could see it's either not aligned properly or it's too small.

No matter what, they are not able to make a village there.

[grim bolt]

@sleek wadi tysm!

[midnight kite]

O

I didnt know this feature existed

[sleek wadi]

I spent a while messing around with the debug menus

The yellow lines show what that village is colonizing.

[midnight kite]

hold on i try

[sleek wadi]

And the red lines show that specific town's target

When a village grows it begins looking around for a free City Place nearby to colonize

It doesn't care if it can't reach it at this point, either by mountains or water.

You could see this Green village trying to colonize this island but can't reach it because it doesn't have it's boat.

The most interesting thing, it wastes time trying to colonize something it can't reach.

And if they're in a war with their boat being used, they are unable to colonize other places by sea

There's also the setting in the debug menu, that allows you to have the zoomed in sprites while you're zoomed further.

It's really laggy with a lot of sprites on screen, but it could get really nice pictures.

I'll send an example of this, hold on

Normally, you need to be zoomed in this much to see the sprites. However if you use the UseCameraAspect setting, you're able to be farther out and still see the detail.

Here are two example pictures

Map by Mr Slime

[misty stag]

Do you guys know where to find Image-to-map?

[harsh musk]

in your mind

[last cloud]

In the pins

[misty stag]

Thanks.

[swift panther]

@harsh musk

[broken haven]

How did you make your villages all clustered up like that?

Whenever I have kingdoms all of the village houses are extremely spread out

[fresh reef]

anyone have a map of the US with all the states?

[storm elk]

#🌐map-downloads message

just search up united states in #🌐✔cool-maps or #🌐map-downloads -w- not hard

[sleek wadi]

@plain socket self upvote

[idle totem]

it’s not that deep

[sleek wadi]

Ok, still interesting

Now, if it's a self star just to get on the starboard, that'll be worse.

[broken haven]

so can you tell me how you made your villages like that?

[sleek wadi]

@broken haven

In the message beneath the one you replied to

[broken haven]

ah so mr slime was the one who made the villageS?

[sleek wadi]

#🎬worldbox-content message

Yeah

Here's a video showing it

[broken haven]

thats actually hella useful

thank you man

[harsh sun]

how do we download a map and put it on our game?

[true pelican]

Follow this guide to see how you can install and upload maps:
https://the-official-worldbox-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Maps

[true pelican]

How to access worldbox data folder on android 11 or above:

1. Download a third-party application like "File Manager" from google play,
2. Now go to your phone’s "settings" application, after that find/search an factory system application called "Files" (has a darker blue background with a big white folder in the center of the icon), then click it,
3. you will be showed the "app info" screen after clicked the "Files" application, find the three dots button,
4. After you see the three dots button, click the three dots button and then if it has an "uninstall updates" option there, make sure to choose the option (wait until the uninstalling process is done and completed to avoid a mistake),
5. Now open the third-party application (File Manager) and allow it to manage files,
6. Find the "Android" folder and open it, then open the data folder,
7. You'll see some popup, touch "ok"/"yes" and also touch the "use this folder" button at bottom without opening any files that are showing,
8. If you have succeeded, the app will now have access to android file and can enter the saves folder in "com.mkarpenko.worldbox" folder.

if the following guide above doesn't work for you, try the alternative way through this link: #1150826964937084969 message
@harsh sun

[storm elk]

can ya atleast use the right one

[grim bolt]

I'm sorry😔

[fresh reef]

I need a good america map with kingdoms of each state

[storm elk]

I just posted it... @fresh reef

Also can just search ursefl

[viral pier]

Is this on mobile or PC? because I cant find debug tools.

[grim bolt]

Go to settings

There'll be a burger

Of top left of the menu

Click it multiple times

[viral pier]

Thanks bro

[weary notch]

hey guys! i'm new to worldbox and i wanna start with a game on the real world map with npcs already in the countries etc (if its possible) anyone could recommend me the best map for this ?

and also if there's very good mods that are recommended

[grim bolt]

@weary notch #🌐map-downloads message for the map

it's kinda huge so yeah

[weary notch]

yup i saw the channel, i just wanna know if there's like one "real world" map that is better than the others, like the best one out there

[grim bolt]

Click on the message

It's a linked message

[weary notch]

ohhh ok i thought it was just linked to the channel

yeahhh mb

its looks huge lmao ty!

[grim bolt]

And for mods you should just scroll through #🔧mods as there are many cool mods which will enhance your experience for good

[weary notch]

sure ty

[fresh reef]

I must have done something really wrong because when I downloaded that map, it was europe

[storm elk]

Welp looks like @astral pendant fucked up in what map file they posted

the europe one below that is actually a world map

welp

gonns see if i can find united states one

man did not post the right file wowwww

[idle totem]

@storm elk #🌐map-downloads message please dont repost other people's maps, even if theyre converted

[storm elk]

Man didn't even post the proper preview

[idle totem]

thats up to him

a preview isnt mandatory

[storm elk]

aight

welp false advertising of what map actually looks like imo

[rough kiln]

does anyone have a caribbean map

[storm elk]

just search it up in #🌐map-downloads or #🌐✔cool-maps

[sleek wadi]

#🌐map-downloads message

Here's one, but can probably find what you want by using the search option

[grim bolt]

Current progress, do the shapes look realistic?

[knotty hamlet]

Love the coastlines, but I'm gonna drop some science to perhaps answer your q. Realistic Coastline Shapes come from a variety of factors. Smooth coastlines are often subject to tropic storms weathering the coast, while more jagged(like some in the picture) are a result of glacier movements eroding tearing the land as they move. TBH don't worry too much about how the coastlines look unless you're going for a large planet-sized map or realism, just enjoy making the map.

Also, it should be mentioned closer poles typically mean a more jagged coast, while closer to the equator is more smooth. This is not concrete however, Volcanic or Tectonic forces can cause a more jagged coast despite the latitude.

[candid cipher]

Hey you know I was reposting for styder cause his posts were getting old but I forgot to check the maps before reposting it so that's why you got random maps.

[candid cipher]

It's not advertising

And the posts were loooooong back so maybe the files aren't working in today's version

[storm elk]

It was directed at pope for a now deleted message in #🌐map-downloads it's the korea map

[candid cipher]

Who is pope

[storm elk]

this

[candid cipher]

Oh

Well I think u started a new server war

I meant me

@storm elk

[storm elk]

huh

doubt

[storm elk]

meme?

oh wait just realized i can use alt text to give map details

[grim bolt]

Tysm

[rough kiln]

thank you

[strong flower]

Can anyone give me a map of the entire world that work pls?

[heavy wave]

Same

[storm elk]

@heavy wave @strong flower
Search the word

Earth

in #🌐✔cool-maps or #🌐map-downloads to find one of your liking

heres an extremely mobile friendly one though #🌐map-downloads message

do note have to rename the file to map.wbox in order to work

[knotty hamlet]

What is a good way to incorporate fantasy biomes into a realistic world? Infernal near volcanoes, mushroom near temperate/cold climates, but I'm having trouble using lemon and candy. Any Ideas?

[chilly trail]

how do i download maps and use them

[true pelican]

How to access worldbox data folder on android 11 or above:

1. Download a third-party application like "File Manager" from google play,
2. Now go to your phone’s "settings" application, after that find/search an factory system application called "Files" (has a darker blue background with a big white folder in the center of the icon), then click it,
3. you will be showed the "app info" screen after clicked the "Files" application, find the three dots button,
4. After you see the three dots button, click the three dots button and then if it has an "uninstall updates" option there, make sure to choose the option (wait until the uninstalling process is done and completed to avoid a mistake),
5. Now open the third-party application (File Manager) and allow it to manage files,
6. Find the "Android" folder and open it, then open the data folder,
7. You'll see some popup, touch "ok"/"yes" and also touch the "use this folder" button at bottom without opening any files that are showing,
8. If you have succeeded, the app will now have access to android file and can enter the saves folder in "com.mkarpenko.worldbox" folder.

if the following guide above doesn't work for you, try the alternative way through this link: #1150826964937084969 message
@chilly trail

[chilly trail]

for steam?

[true pelican]

Follow this guide to see how you can install and upload maps:
https://the-official-worldbox-wiki.fandom.com/wiki/Maps
@chilly trail

[storm elk]

file path to put em in is there

important thing is

must be named map.wbox or map.json

[flint comet]

Yo is there a way to increase map size?
Does it require a mod or messing with some files?

Or both?

[storm elk]

Option 1. Use image conversion.

Only works well with just grass and basic terrain if using #🔁map-conversion

Also recommended to remove buildings vegetation etc if you don't want their sprites to be converted into the map.

For more biome options use the image2map mod or some other [converter](#🌐map-discussion message)

For the mod gonna have to resize the preview.png of a map to the desired size.

Now the file altering method

Use ~decode and ~encode command as seen in #1224037441984528517

Though resizing doing that is pain without doin code

[flint comet]

Thanks

[grim bolt]

Candy biomes doesn't really bend with anything

but you can try having enchanted and candy together

Or have a seperate island for it

Lemon goes well with plains, enchanted

for a realistic world, you might want to have candy with Frost biome at the poles

and lemon can be in the tropical zone

near swamp, jungles and savannas

[knotty hamlet]

What's the consensus on corrupted biome though? I mean its nice for variety but I feel whenever added it cripples that sector of the map indefinitely.

[grim bolt]

Have it in small areas attached to infernal OR blend it with swamp

Or have it near mountains

The foothills

[humble mantle]

I need someone to find or make world map

• Have Antarctica
• No Big Mountain Please, Only Small Mountain
• make sure the size is not more than 29x1 or 1x29
• Add Sand

[lament mulch]

please create a map of Africa👌

[grim bolt]

1x29

what

How

You want a long strip

[humble mantle]

Nooo I don't mean that

The mid is 15x15

You can stretch like example 14x16

@grim bolt

[plain socket]

Guys

Guys

Guys

How do I make maps for worldbox from an app or in a website??????

[bright fern]

tbh

how do u like on ios put a map in thats downloaded

last time i checked which is like 1.7 years ago i heard u couldnt

is it different now

[idle totem]

if you have a pc you can

but otherwise no

[bright fern]

fak

[olive scroll]

Sad iOS noises

They should really update how to download maps easily

[humble mantle]

I need someone to find or make world map

• Have Antarctica
• No Big Mountain Please, Only Small Mountain
• make sure the size is not more than 29x1 or 1x29
• Add Sand

You can stretch like example 14x16

The mid is 15×15

[storm elk]

-_-

do that urself

[sleek wadi]

It's not so difficult to make a map yourself, especially if you want one that specific

[humble mantle]

How

[humble mantle]

Give tutorial then

[sleek wadi]

Start with an image of something you want to aim for, convert that into a map the size you want, clean it up.

[storm elk]

#🔁map-conversion

python map converter it's more customizable
#🌐map-discussion message

[sleek wadi]

@shrewd sable is the volcano in the south extinct?

[humble mantle]

I will test this

[sleek wadi]

Nice map btw

[humble mantle]

Yeah it's work

[shrewd sable]

Do you mean inactive? If so, I left it inactive

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

[shrewd sable]

thanks

[radiant needle]

does anyone have a TNO 1962 map

[grim bolt]

Phase one done

[idle totem]

#🌐map-downloads message

[lament mulch]

africa map pls

[radiant needle]

tysm.

[pearl kestrel]

Someone has the map focused exclusively on the Mediterranean, specifically Italy.

[grim bolt]

Prayadveep Paradise

[stray axle]

Anyone has map that countain all of the traits?

[knotty hamlet]

Is there a better way to convert maps into wbox? The Image to map mod is difficult to get results. Sometimes it works other times it doesn't.

[bright fern]

wip

[knotty hamlet]

Looks good

[grim bolt]

Dunno

[knotty hamlet]

I know the python converter exists but I cannot get it running.

[storm elk]

Why not?

python map converter
#🌐map-discussion message

So the one I modified. I changed it so it doesn't need an additional config file. So you're just changing the code directly to what u want.

_ _

I provided instructions on how to run on android

As for pc recommend searching up how to install python, installing Pillow, and how to run .py files

_ _
Welp for windows, justi install python from microsoft store or website

Then open command prompt and enter

pip install Pillow

then in file explorer go to where the python file is. enter cmd into the file path bar, and then simply do
python filename.py

for filepath input easiest to just do name.png and put it in same location of python file

as for output something like this: C:\Users\randomname\Downloads

[full spoke]

How do i download a map on world ?box

[true pelican]

How to access worldbox data folder on android 11 or above:

1. Download a third-party application like "File Manager" from google play,
2. Now go to your phone’s "settings" application, after that find/search an factory system application called "Files" (has a darker blue background with a big white folder in the center of the icon), then click it,
3. you will be showed the "app info" screen after clicked the "Files" application, find the three dots button,
4. After you see the three dots button, click the three dots button and then if it has an "uninstall updates" option there, make sure to choose the option (wait until the uninstalling process is done and completed to avoid a mistake),
5. Now open the third-party application (File Manager) and allow it to manage files,
6. Find the "Android" folder and open it, then open the data folder,
7. You'll see some popup, touch "ok"/"yes" and also touch the "use this folder" button at bottom without opening any files that are showing,
8. If you have succeeded, the app will now have access to android file and can enter the saves folder in "com.mkarpenko.worldbox" folder.

if the following guide above doesn't work for you, try the alternative way through this link: #1150826964937084969 message
@full spoke

[full spoke]

Ty friend !

[storm elk]

huh even with pc converting this https://gamebanana.com/mods/467589 still takes like half an hour or more to convert on pc lmao

[grim bolt]

Who the fuck playing on this

[storm elk]

only those with idk $3k gaming pcs or more?

dunno

[storm elk]

it was never meant to be played in it's entirety anyways lmao

[grim bolt]

how many hours would it take for one person to populate the entire map

[storm elk]

honestly it may just end up crashing the game due to hitting some limit

[grim bolt]

True

[storm elk]

What i don't like is how boki made it a photoshop file instead of .png

so had to wait a bit before even able to run it into the converter in the firstplace

png file itself if ever wanna do anything with it https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/576430721133051921/1249083030711046174/boki.zip

[knotty hamlet]

After going on a whole ass side quest I've finally got it working. BUT mushroom low replaced grass high, while grass high replaced mushroom low. Also whenever I drop seeds it inverts the tile so drop grass seeds onto grass low the tiles will turn into grass high. I am amazed, flabbergasted, bewildered, and an inch away from insanity.

[storm elk]

yeah reason for that is to prevent biome overgrowth even if its on

hence why in my modified version i made the boolean use_permanent_biomes

Mm map trick shenanigans

[knotty hamlet]

Welp, that sucks, but why is the mushroom and forest swapped, I'm using the right aco

[storm elk]

right what?

[storm elk]

ok can u post the .py file ur using

cause have made changes to my post overtime

[knotty hamlet]

sure I'll dm you with it since no perms yet, also just noticed its disregarding my config (eg ages).

[storm elk]

oki

[storm elk]

oh so ur using the original sea pickle one?

[storm elk]

Alright final revision hopefully color correction edition

[near snow]

what in the hell?

[true pelican]

The user has been reported to proper authorities! However, for future reports, please use ~report or /report!

[eager coral]

🔨 Banned aiden_2722 indefinitely

[grim bolt]

Does this look good

Very time consuming

[knotty hamlet]

Maybe, your terrain and biome placement can play a role into how your ocean floor looks. Take example your previous map.

It is unique tho, I’d roll with it if it’s what you like

[grim bolt]

I like to do avoid realism while doing ocean floor, the way I did it last time made it aesthetically pleasing

and I love that

[knotty hamlet]

Harness that. That’s what makes your maps unique and of its own kind.

[lean kraken]

It looks like it was made by something

Like a god

Or an entity

[storm elk]

the eldritch ocean monsters be becoming the land itselt

[sleek wadi]

Very nice my man

[sleek wadi]

@storm elk what command do you use to decode a .map file?

[storm elk]

#1224037441984528517

~decode

[sleek wadi]

Thanks man

[idle totem]

@finite remnant #🌐map-downloads message is this a report of American toad’s map

[wet minnow]

Yes, it looks good! but when you start playing on the map, you won't pay attention to such details anymore

[grim bolt]

Well, true

[barren crater]

Does anyone have a map with all the features?

[finite remnant]

the original map was without biomes, I added them

[idle totem]

ok

[queen pendant]

I have a question,did we must to pay premium for have a map on Android ?

[trail tulip]

How big iceberg?

[golden kettle]

supposed to be nobody, but some madman probably tried anyways

[storm elk]

9×9

in terms of pixels 576×576

[storm elk]

I already converted the photoshop file into a .png and then converted that into half scale due to max size being 256

[golden kettle]

if anyone actually manages to run this map, they deserve a cookie

[trail tulip]

The maps in download and stuff is in the first thing right?

[storm elk]

#🌐map-downloads message

[storm elk]

first thing for what

[trail tulip]

.

9x9 thing

[storm elk]

ok still dunno what first thing means here

ok so how map sizes work is
1×1 is 64×64 pxiels
2×2 is 128×128 pixels
etc

[storm elk]

yeah that's iceberg size

[trail tulip]

Thx

[grim bolt]

Nope

[storm elk]

If ya know what ya doin can even get non-premium locked creatures en such by editing map.wbox :P

definitely more of a pain tho

[grim bolt]

👽👽👽

[idle totem]

@knotty hamlet congrats on map creator role! 🎉

[grim bolt]

Les go

[storm carbon]

whats BepInEx?

[knotty hamlet]

Thank you, I look forward to making some cool maps!

[desert carbon]

A modloader that can be used on games like WorldBox to loads specific mods on PC. If you have any questions on how to use it, I'd suggest asking in #🔧modding-talk , as this channel is for maps, not mods.

[hollow jacinth]

Any idea on why there's a volcano on the center of the map when you first start the game?

[rough kiln]

does anyone have a map of the greater antilles

[bright fern]

Anybody have a map of a lobster?

[bright fern]

Thx

[balmy linden]

did you ever convert it?

proud to say my newer version took down the monster in about 30 seconds

well, uh, maybe anyways. I dont have the specs to check other than it produced the map file

which makes it roughly 60 times faster or more if you're saying it took 30 minutes

decoded map looks like it converted, no way of knowing though. That text file is like 1.35 gb in size though holy

thankfully the compressed map is more around 40 mb

next step would be to optimize the game to an absurd level 😭

[desert carbon]

Good for us how much duplication there is to get rid of during compression with such a file as a tiles only map.wbox.

[balmy linden]

it matters probably little on small maps

[storm elk]

yeah
python map converter
#🌐map-discussion message

[storm elk]

????

[true pelican]

File lobster.jpg (attachment 1) isn't a map.wbox file, skipping it!

[storm elk]

~decode

[true pelican]

Decoded file map-1.wbox (attachment 1).

[storm elk]

oh that's convient

[balmy linden]

read the message its replying to

[storm elk]

ohh the earth map lmao

Yeah took straight 2 hours to convert on this phone

Tried running the same python on my pc and didn't seem much faster if at all

Well don't think it'll ever trigger an autosave if someone manages to run the map

that or crash trying lol

Why is the autosave feature of worldbox uncompressed map files anyways...

[storm elk]

hmm rand a 30 by 30 map of my random vomit map generating script and here's the sizes

[balmy linden]

wbax

truly

[balmy linden]

have a source image for the top one?

[true pelican]

File map.wbox (attachment 1) isn't a map.wbox file, skipping it!

[balmy linden]

forgot wbax is the autosave

3 mb for a 30x30

compression doing work

[balmy linden]

it'd probably never load the map

you'd think if you have a really expensive rig you'd open this stuff, but the amount of resources tends to scale kind of exponentially

even then you might just be gatekept by worldbox's loading times itself, and it still take a really absurd amount of time and lag a bunch

even with proper resources

[storm elk]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[balmy linden]

ah I used files I called jawbreakers to test this

though mine was created through an image

25x25

roughly 1.5 seconds to convert, which is a bit higher than a normal map

[storm elk]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/535208693478981632/1249255097955913801/preview.png

Map that randomizes the tileArray directly

95% all biomes
5% ocean hills mountains

[storm elk]

Neat

Welp one last edit to Sea pickles map generation script. Actually making the output filepath work

[thick dawn]

#🏅server-news message

So how does the new bot work?

[desert carbon]

Same as the old ~convert command of AMP, it just doesn't completely suck now.

You do ~convert TARGET_SIZE with the image you want to convert attached.

And if the image and target size small enough, AMP turns it into a map.wbox.

[thick dawn]

@desert carbon does it have biomes now?

[desert carbon]

Yeah, quite sure it does.

[thick dawn]

I see

That's pretty neat

@desert carbon where can I mess around with it?

[desert carbon]

#🔁map-conversion

[thick dawn]

Thank you

[desert carbon]

You're welcome!

[empty quest]

Who helps me make a map?

I can't upload images to show it

[grim bolt]

You can't do it in #🔁map-conversion too?

@desert carbon whats dithering

I CAN MAKE MY MAPS BIGGER YOO

i prayed for times like this

thank you

[desert carbon]

Adds basically every tile in the game to the tile pool, helpful for map appearance but horrible for playability.

[sleek wadi]

Is there anywhere where it shows the pallet?

What colors to use and whatever

[grim bolt]

If I use worldbox preview image it shouldn't be much of a difference right

[desert carbon]

The tool that the conversion is based on can be found in the pinned messages of this channel, you can see the hex coedes being used there!

[desert carbon]

In a usecase like that, you're gonna want to keep it off.

[grim bolt]

Alright

[sleek wadi]

Oh, the gloop message.

[grim bolt]

Lemme use it once tho

[desert carbon]

It just helps with accuracy when you've got images like what igniz tried.

[desert carbon]

Yeah, AMPs converter is based on her tool.

[grim bolt]

Yeah I see

[sleek wadi]

Oh

You can make maps with biomass and tumor??

[desert carbon]

If you enable the according options in the conversion menu, it'll be used, yes.

[sleek wadi]

What are the different variations of Deep ocean? Road, Fuse, and Field

Is that just depth?

Hmm, no

[desert carbon]

Tiles in WorldBox consist of two layers, a main tile and a top tile. Things like roads are top tiles, so they effectively go on top of other tiles. In this palette, the tile names are written in a format of main_tile:top_tile.

[sleek wadi]

I see

Makes sense

Snow used to be that as well, right?

[desert carbon]

Snow is a top tile that can be played oveer hills or mountains.

[sleek wadi]

Ok

[grim bolt]

tiles get very weird when zoomed in lol

Zoomed out it looks the same

Except being kinda smooth if you convert smaller maps

[desert carbon]

Well, yeah. If you convert the map to a size greater than the original pixel count, you're gonna have several new pixels representing one single old pixel.

[grim bolt]

ye

[empty quest]

goes wrong

[balmy linden]

new update should fix it so we can have snow again

without it immediately melting

(wb update)

[desert carbon]

Fair, it should at least be a world law or something like that.

[hollow jacinth]

It seems like when I talked about how inaccurate the map conversion was and posted an update, actually made the admins update the converter.

[balmy linden]

nah its been broke for some time

hopefully eventually ill have the c++ version I made put on a bot and it'll be a bit faster

sounds like discord.py is being a lag mess

but it should do for quite some time, because waiting for next update 😂

[full geode]

How do i add a map file to my game

[sleek wadi]

~map

Dang

[storm elk]

technically can place snow_block on top of any base tile but it'd just look like a mountain

same goes for snow_sand
ice
grass_high
etc

hmm haven't tried doing something likee sand:mountains tho...

[sleek wadi]

@desert carbon would it be possible to have an option to disable using unlivable blocks like tumor, and ice sand?

And only use the standard biomes?

[grim bolt]

yes

Please

while making big maps tumor and stuff gets added to mountain edges

and all sorts of stuff

[sleek wadi]

I think an option to only use the standard biomes, sand, dirt, mountains, water, and wasteland would be really helpful. Maybe lava as well

[desert carbon]

The current converter already has stuff like lava and tumor, ice sand, lava, etc, split into separate options.

(Update that happened like 3 hours ago.)

[sleek wadi]

Oh ok

That's good

[desert carbon]

Also, there's a dm_convert_palette command which you can use to make a specific selection and then get a list of all tiles of that selection and the color codes they're mapped to.

There's some changes to the color palette that make it different from the one in the pins of this channel, so I figured that a command like that is now needed and useful.

[sleek wadi]

Ok, that's really useful

Thanks man

[desert carbon]

You're welcome! If there's any further suggestions you or anyone else here has for the map conversion tool, feel free to ping me or another AMP dev and we'll consider it! ^.^

[bright fern]

make a balkan map

[sleek wadi]

No, you make a Balkan map

I can make one pretty easily, but I don't want to

[tawdry vine]

How to add map in game

[true pelican]

How to access worldbox data folder on android 11 or above:

1. Download a third-party application like "File Manager" from google play,
2. Now go to your phone’s "settings" application, after that find/search an factory system application called "Files" (has a darker blue background with a big white folder in the center of the icon), then click it,
3. you will be showed the "app info" screen after clicked the "Files" application, find the three dots button,
4. After you see the three dots button, click the three dots button and then if it has an "uninstall updates" option there, make sure to choose the option (wait until the uninstalling process is done and completed to avoid a mistake),
5. Now open the third-party application (File Manager) and allow it to manage files,
6. Find the "Android" folder and open it, then open the data folder,
7. You'll see some popup, touch "ok"/"yes" and also touch the "use this folder" button at bottom without opening any files that are showing,
8. If you have succeeded, the app will now have access to android file and can enter the saves folder in "com.mkarpenko.worldbox" folder.

if the following guide above doesn't work for you, try the alternative way through this link: #1150826964937084969 message
@tawdry vine

[sleek wadi]

@desert carbon what do you think about making it have height map compatibility?

Changing different values of white and black into different tiles?

[desert carbon]

Not very interested, sounds like it'd take a major rewrite of the converter to match the tiles up properly.

What would the point even be btw?

[sleek wadi]

So you can use pictures like this

Height maps are pretty popular when making custom maps for games

Black is water, then it uses things like close ocean, field and forest dirt tiles, then ends at mountains and snow

Something like this

It'll be a lot easier to use things like this

It's just something to think about.

[desert carbon]

If you can give me a list of what grey tones (hex code) should belong to what ingame tiles, I can add it.

[sleek wadi]

Ok

[desert carbon]

On a semi related note, the map size limit for the converter has been increased to 50x50.

[bright fern]

i dont know how to make one but its ok

[sleek wadi]

Deep ocean: #000000
Middle ocean: #222222
Shallow Ocean: #343434
Sand: #666666
Plains: #787878
Forest: #999999
Hills: #cbcbcb
Mountain: #dddddd
Snow block: #ffffff

I just tried my best to split it up equally

[desert carbon]

👍
I'll probably add it as an option in the converter at some point today, will ping you when I do so that you can test.

[sleek wadi]

We might need to shift it back a little bit

Because black and the first two on the left are water tiles

Blue is water, brown is the livable sections, and grey are mountains

[desert carbon]

Feel free to make changes, I haven't started adding it yet tbh and I can also change it out quite quickly if needed.

[sleek wadi]

I'd like to test it if it's added

[desert carbon]

It should be live now.

[sleek wadi]

What

Already

Huh

[desert carbon]

Via a new use_only_heightmap setting.

In the conversion options.

[sleek wadi]

ok

Yeah, the values do need to be shifted

That looks really nice though

I'll try to work on values that'll work

I wonder if I could make the values be split into
Water (subdivided further into three sectios)
Sand
Plains
Forest
Hills
Mountain
Ice block

Gimme a minute

[sleek wadi]

Updated

Deep ocean: #000000
Middle ocean: #0F0F0F
Shallow Ocean: #1D1D1D
Sand: #2B2B2B
Plains: #555555
Forest: #7F7F7F
Hills: #AAAAAA
Mountain: #D4D4D4
Snow block: #FFFFFF

@desert carbon

This should work better

I used a hex calc so it should be more accurate as well

[desert carbon]

I changed it in AMP, feel free to test!

[sleek wadi]

You scare me with how fast you work

Anyway

[grim bolt]

I have a theory

Key isn't a human

She comes from a civilization far advanced than ours

👽

[desert carbon]

I just need to change out the color codes, restarting the server to have the changes literally takes longer than actually performing the changes with something like this. xD

[sleek wadi]

[grim bolt]

A normal human would take 30 minutes for checking the ping

[sleek wadi]

I'll try a different heightmap

I swear, if I need to make the water group smaller

[desert carbon]

IwI

[sleek wadi]

This looks really good

[desert carbon]

👀

[sleek wadi]

I'mma try this

[desert carbon]

I wonder if it gets better or worse when also using dithering.

[sleek wadi]

It's so peak

[sleek wadi]

I'll try that

Mixed feelings

@desert carbon

[desert carbon]

Yeah, I don't like I like it a lot, personally.

[sleek wadi]

It looks better with arcane sand

Preview png

[desert carbon]

It's an interesting idea with how it gives you gradients to play around wih.

[sleek wadi]

Zoomed out, it looks great

[desert carbon]

But alone that same gradient aspect makes it feel outlandish to me, as if it doesn't belong into WorldBox. xD

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

[desert carbon]

Falls apart though at latest when zooming in and you see the individual dots.

[sleek wadi]

Ya

Still, this is incredible

Now it's a lot easier to make detailed playable maps

It takes a lot less cleanup than the color converter does

[desert carbon]

I'm glad to have helped make the process easier in that regard!

[desert carbon]

Actually, are there other converters that already had this feature or is AMP the first one?

(For WorldBox in particular, obviously.)

[sleek wadi]

I never heard of any

I'mma try this

Will probably be cool

[desert carbon]

👀

[sleek wadi]

It's so cool

[desert carbon]

That do be quite fancy. 👀

[sleek wadi]

I wonder what will happen if I use a color image

[desert carbon]

I think that the "brightness" of a pixel would effectively be the average of the R, G, and B.

[sleek wadi]

#🔁map-conversion yeah, seems like it

[desert carbon]

So if you have e.g. FF0000 (pure red) as a pixel, it'd presumably be treated as 555555.

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

[desert carbon]

Yeah, the image also shows quite nicely how more pure colors are treated as darker than mixed ones.

[sleek wadi]

I wonder if it'll be worth it making a height map converter but it doesn't use sand

But instead goes straight from shallow ocean to plains

[grim bolt]

@desert carbon can your pc run 30x30 maps

My phone will blast

[sleek wadi]

@grim bolt opinion

[grim bolt]

Yooo

NICE!

It looks cool

Very cool

[desert carbon]

Yes.

[grim bolt]

Can you test 30x30 handridge for me

[desert carbon]

Send me the map.wbox file and tell me more specifically what I should be testing.

[grim bolt]

What is human made

[desert carbon]

In the converter, that's stuff like roads and fields.

[grim bolt]

oh

[sleek wadi]

@desert carbon can you make a second heightmap version but just replace the sand value with plains, deleting the old plains value?

Close ocean [hex value1]
Sand [hex value2]
Plains [hex value3]
Forest [hex value4]

But into:

Close ocean [hex value1]
Plains [hex value2]
Forest [hex value4]

So the gap between water and land is the same, but the gap between plains and forest is larger

[grim bolt]

I want you to give screenshots of areas near mountains, I wanna see that the paths I made would still work or naw

Just the middle one would work

[desert carbon]

So one that just gets rid of sand?

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

But the values are important to change because otherwise water will take up even more of the map

[arctic hamlet]

i've just seen you with the asteroid role wtf

[sleek wadi]

Hot potato in general

[arctic hamlet]

oh

btw the map is cool, stands out from others fractals map

[sleek wadi]

Stans

[arctic hamlet]

i'm a worldbox stan

[sleek wadi]

https://tangrams.github.io/heightmapper/

[desert carbon]

Ok, so fun story:
I kinda didn't want to add it as just a different type of height map since that you make its functionality ridiculously specific, so I instead opted for a no_sand option, which can also be of use for normal conversion.
This idea proceeded to snowball into like 4 more converter options.

[sleek wadi]

[sleek wadi]

With this it'll be easier to make real world maps

[desert carbon]

Oh, wow, that's neat.
Anyways, the new converter stuff is available.

[sleek wadi]

I'mma test it

[balmy linden]

you should be able to map heightmap stuff in photoshop too

to the worldbox color palette

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

[balmy linden]

i'd imagine its how the higher quality world maps are made

[sleek wadi]

Hmm

I did select to use ocean data

That might have shifted the colors

[desert carbon]

Oh well, at the very least, I'd assume that having it built into AMP makes it more accessible.

[balmy linden]

yeah definetly

I dont even have photoshop installed rn

[sleek wadi]

This'll be very interesting

@desert carbon do the options just disable a specific things from being used?

[balmy linden]

its more like a toggle to tell what is used

green for on

grey for off

[sleek wadi]

I'm asking if that's it

[desert carbon]

There's also options for disabling default tiles like sand/soil now.

[balmy linden]

you can do a complete tile selector

sounds terrible in discord UI though

[sleek wadi]

[desert carbon]

Yeah.

[sleek wadi]

Sub menus

Still sounds horrible though

[balmy linden]

combinations is what plagues me on my map generator stuff

[desert carbon]

The sand one also does the shift if height map if that option is selected.

[balmy linden]

I only have like 4 sets because I had to spend 18 forevers to make it easy to swap stuff around

[sleek wadi]

Oh ok, thanks

[balmy linden]

damn I need to do wide more often

[sleek wadi]

[balmy linden]

damn

[sleek wadi]

@desert carbon

[balmy linden]

looks great

[sleek wadi]

This is freaking awesome

[grim bolt]

New map making technology is like a revolution

[balmy linden]

except for the fact that california has been sunk

kek

[grim bolt]

Deserved

[sleek wadi]

Not exactly a downside

[desert carbon]

Can't believe that a change as simple getting rid of color options would make generation so much better.

[balmy linden]

true

you guys should stop using colors

[sleek wadi]

I didn't know that I'd get this good of results

It looks like an amazing handmade map

[grim bolt]

worldbot amp will take over map maker jobs

its joeover

[balmy linden]

i was thinking the opposite lul

looks like a great satellite map

[desert carbon]

In, like, 2 days, AMPs map conversion has gone from being a joke to being (probably, idk for sure tbh) the best publicly available option.

[sleek wadi]

Someone pin this

I want to easily point people to it if they want a map of a specific place

[storm elk]

reminds me of Minecraft but more ocean honestly

[desert carbon]

Gonna want to ask pope or instructed, since they're the map managers.

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

[grim bolt]

Instructed still hasn't replied to my messages

[balmy linden]

it needs proper height alignment which I havent done, so that its lower to higher soil

[grim bolt]

We're cooked👽

[storm elk]

oh no

[balmy linden]

its neat you can load maps this big these days

[storm elk]

Hmm gonna try making my own map generation using only arrays lol

[desert carbon]

Did you instruct him to ghost you or something?

[dire ice]

green

@sleek wadi ye?

[sleek wadi]

Eye

Look at this shi

Image to map gen

[dire ice]

holy

[empty crescent]

i wasn't even gonna talk because this isn't my type of channel but now that you said this

angr

[desert carbon]

xD

[dire ice]

the new bot is the 🐐

[sleek wadi]

This too

[storm elk]

cheese

[desert carbon]

AMP plot twist of the year. No one could've seen it coming, not even me 5 days ago.

[storm elk]

lmao

[sleek wadi]

Yes, it's the south pole of the moon after all

[storm elk]

ah

[balmy linden]

how all projects go

at least for my adhd brain

[sleek wadi]

I'ma see what this screenshot gets me

[desert carbon]

I was literally not shutting up about how AMPs map logic is a mess and I wouldn't ever dare touching it. xD

[storm elk]

oh you repurposed the code as an elevation map?

[sleek wadi]

That was the point when I asked Key

[desert carbon]

image2map has a new height_map option, basically just replaced the default color palette with a highly limited black&white one.

[storm elk]

Ohh

[desert carbon]

Somehow is really good for map generation. xD

[storm elk]

Welp imma modify the code I have and see what happens lol

dithering timeee

For simplicity sake just gonne assign deep ocean to mountain values evenly split upon the black to white gradiant

[sleek wadi]

[storm elk]

lmaooo

[sleek wadi]

It can't be working this well

[sleek wadi]

The issue with that, is then the water takes up a disproportionate amount of the map

Many height maps are made so the black is at sea level

[desert carbon]

We made it too good.

[storm elk]

Fair enough

[sleek wadi]

That's what my updated hex values tried to fix

[storm elk]

I tweak around with the hex values so I can have all da ocean

[sleek wadi]

You get things like this

[storm elk]

Ok first 60 hex values gonna be sea

[sleek wadi]

Only the middle brown area would be livable

If it was completely smooth

[storm elk]

oki

[sleek wadi]

That's why I grouped it like
Water
Sand
Plains
Forest
Mountain

Then divided the water into three groups and mountain into two

It probably works the best that way

It makes sure that there's more livable space and keeps in line the way height maps work

Realistic maps ftw

[storm elk]

my version

[sleek wadi]

You had sand enabled

[storm elk]

yup

[sleek wadi]

Hmm, the amount of close ocean changed

This is actually insane though

[storm elk]

ye

[storm elk]

next step is using a biome or climate map to add biomes :P

hm

[sleek wadi]

The issue is, there's no standardized colors for that

[storm elk]

yeah have to manually code it in or have code automatically detect range given a legend

[sleek wadi]

Everything practically needs to be custom made to fit the right colors, which we need to do anyway

[storm elk]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[sleek wadi]

That seems unnecessarily complicated though

[storm elk]

yeah

probably quicker to just hard code ur preferences in

[sleek wadi]

Ya

Or change your image

[desert carbon]

Y'all are actually trying to minimize the amount of map making that has be done ingame. xD

[sleek wadi]

Yes

[storm elk]

:3

[sleek wadi]

Yes I am

[desert carbon]

UwU

[storm elk]

Ok gonna go get a elevation and climate map of an area

[sleek wadi]

I think the best way to do it is to use the elevation map as the base map, then you look at the climate map when you're adding the biomes in

[storm elk]

Yeah

gl finding elevation map and climate map of same resolution

[desert carbon]

With how much you seem to know about thiese things, how come that you're not a map creator?

[storm elk]

definitely better off using the climate idea I have for random map generation

[sleek wadi]

I don't consistently make maps

The maps I do make I don't bother uploading or even saving sometimes

On the other hand look at this

[storm elk]

~brightness 2

[true pelican]

Brightness of image imageundefined.png enhanced!

[sleek wadi]

I mean, it feels cheap in a way

[desert carbon]

And all of it created by an arbitrary mix of two colors.

[storm elk]

too bright gah

I'll just edit the code to interpret this different color gradiant

[sleek wadi]

I can now make maps that are another level of quality with less than 15 minutes of work, that anyone can learn how to do in two minutes

It doesn't feel right posting them and getting map maker

[desert carbon]

Fair. You're literally just getting the height maps off of Google rn, right?

[sleek wadi]

Ya

Or that website

[desert carbon]

I think I might've just done the map community equivalent of what the 0.14 trait mod template was for the modding community on accident.

[last sluice]

You need to create a character first. Use _start

[desert carbon]

Omg shut up you piece of garbage no one cares about your worthless opinion.

[sleek wadi]

[desert carbon]

(I like this bot a lot. xD)

[sleek wadi]

But you see what I mean right? I can make super detailed maps that require no cleanup at all, and they look incredible

No stray pixels, just add biomes

[desert carbon]

Yeah, and the barrier of entry is insanely low.

[sleek wadi]

make it so you need to be bear or up to use it

[desert carbon]

Not happening. xD

[sleek wadi]

Gatekeeping my beloved

Hold on one second

How does it react to transparent pixels?

[desert carbon]

No idea tbh.

Probably treats them as black or something like that.

If I had to guess.

[storm elk]

even with the adjustment still all mountain lol

[sleek wadi]

Yeah, the scale is too small if you include ocean data

[storm elk]

😔

[sleek wadi]

Heh

[storm elk]

beard

[grim bolt]

We making web pages in worldbox now

[sleek wadi]

I might try messing around with negative heightmaps

[storm elk]

Oh can definitely use reshade to make ur browsing experience look like that

[desert carbon]

IwI

[storm elk]

it's just restraining the colors of pixels

[sleek wadi]

This might be cool

[grim bolt]

Is there a normal version

[grim bolt]

😭

[sleek wadi]

Very interesting

[desert carbon]

This looks incredibly cursed. xD

[sleek wadi]

I'm not bothering to save any of these because it's so easy to make

[storm elk]

elevation maps always look so damn good 😋

[grim bolt]

What are the white tiles

[sleek wadi]

Snow blocks

[storm elk]

mountains:snow_block?

[sleek wadi]

They don't melt

[grim bolt]

I see

[storm elk]

wait snow block can just be a single tile?

[sleek wadi]

I think

[grim bolt]

Milk oceans

[sleek wadi]

@desert carbon can you explain

[grim bolt]

It has to be mountain first and then snow right

[sleek wadi]

My understanding is they are snow on mountains, but they don't melt

[desert carbon]

That's what I use.

[grim bolt]

I see

[storm elk]

imma see if it's the kinda tile that's reliant to have another on underneath it

[grim bolt]

Worldbox featuring mandela catalogue

[storm elk]

yeah it is

can't just have "snow_block"

it just becomes soil_low

67different color values I can have...

Time to order from darkest to lightest :3

And see what that gets me

[sleek wadi]

I forgot how much having hills limit the possible village spots

Each blue square is a spot a village can form

(village places debug option my beloved. I use it all the time while making maps)

It tells me if an island is large enough or in the right chunk to support a village

[storm elk]

oki

[grim bolt]

Mars

[storm elk]

yum

[grim bolt]

Using dithering

[sleek wadi]

Pretty simple

[desert carbon]

Ngl, the most trippy use I've seen so far of dithering is with height maps.

[sleek wadi]

Yeah, that's kinda weird

[desert carbon]

I'm genuinely in a love-hate relationship with it tbh. xD

[sleek wadi]

Yeah

@desert carbon do the mountain values need to be changed, or do you think they're fine?

I would like to tweak it more, but if it ain't broke I don't want to fix it

[storm elk]

it took half an hour qwq

[desert carbon]

I honestly think they're good enough, and I donÄt want to do further testing with it rn because I'm soon heading off to get some sleep.

[sleek wadi]

Are you going to make a height map with this?

[storm elk]

yes :3

[sleek wadi]

Oh my goodness

Gracious

[desert carbon]

...

Ok, I'll need to stay online to witness this.

[sleek wadi]

I'm reading it

Is it online?

[grim bolt]

I wanted sleep

[desert carbon]

The answers are more important. IwI

[grim bolt]

Roboloxian gotta make it fast

It's 2 am

[storm elk]

ugh fine

[desert carbon]

Oh dear, my condolences, it's only 11PM for me. xD

[sleek wadi]

It's only 2:30 in the afternoon here

[grim bolt]

India vs USA match kept me awake till 1

[sleek wadi]

[grim bolt]

After that I had talks with my friends

And map shenanigans

Hardest map ever

[sleek wadi]

Wb isn't supposed to go that hard

It's a funny little god sim

[grim bolt]

War is involved

Dying children

Crying mothers

[sleek wadi]

It's the freaking sun tho

(and yes, I'm going to ignore the genocide)

[desert carbon]

Man, I thought that the height maps were just gonna be a small fun QoL feature.

[grim bolt]

you can't ignore the greed of sentient species

[sleek wadi]

I won't be surprised if they become the main way people make maps.

Especially with how good they look

@desert carbon it looks like the list cuts off

[grim bolt]

Map managers gotta look for OC maps carefully now