MapView 2.0 - Civilization 4 Editor

Gr3yHound · May 18, 2012

Hmm, no real ideas what's wrong and i cannot really remember too much.
Sounds like you worked with it already and it worked fine? Mayb it's a driver thing or you got a new card? I was using NVidia cards all the time so i was pretty surprised i did most things right after all and didnt get much trouble from ATI users.

I have had a third version in progress i might want to continue someday or mayb just release the source code when i find it. Not sure if it got lost in my horrible HDD crash last year.

Sian · May 25, 2012

any way to rotate a marked area say 90*

Gr3yHound · May 25, 2012

Don't think so. I think i worked at something like that tho but it didnt make it in a version.

el_hidalgo · Jun 20, 2012

My computer got stolen (lost the maps I was working on along with lots of other stuff of course :mad:

) and anyway I got a new one and of course I installed CIV and MapView. But for some reason it won't work! I get this ugly error log:

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Apparently the program can't find my installation, but it's definitely there and I just installed everything (CIV, Warlords, BTS) in the default directories. I don't know what to do. Any advice? Thanks!

whsgis · Jun 26, 2012

I have begun using this tool because I would like to integrate CIV4 into my Geography classes and I would like to make some custom maps. The first issue I encountered after creating a scenario was that it crashes when I try to load it. I would like to be able to troubleshoot on my own though as I expect future problems to pop up.

Are there any tutorials or user guides for the software?

Thanks,

Steve

The_J · Jun 27, 2012

Try to attach the problematic map, then we'll take a look at it

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el_hidalgo · Jun 27, 2012

Steve: I've noticed MapView does not include the appropriate map information between the Map tags. For example, here is a MapView map:

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The information should look something like this:

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If you add world size, climate, sea level, and randomize resources data the map should work. This is what I have found back when I had a computer that mapview worked on.

And on that note, I'll segue into my own problem. Can anyone tell me what the default directory for Civ 4 is? Mine is \Sid Meier's Civilization 4 Complete. I re-bought Civ IV as a download from Amazon, and I think it makes a different directory than the version I had before. I'm thinking MapView is looking in a different directory for the data it needs and that's why it's not working for me. So if I change the directory name (or create a new one) then maybe I can get MapView to work again. Which would be GREAT. :goodjob:

whsgis · Jun 27, 2012

The_J -

Thanks for taking the time. Attached is a simple map I made with my first attempt. My goal with students using this map is that they would be randomly assigned to one of the four locations. The location to the East has definite advantages over the other three due to the lack of competition. There are probably many more problems with it besides the crash issue since it was my first attempt. One such problem is that you can see there is nothing outside of the Southwest corner of the map. I have been able to zoom out but when I zoom in it always goes back to the corner and I have not figured out how to pan the map.

Again, thanks for your help.

Steve

whsgis · Jun 27, 2012

el-hidalgo -

Where do I edit that information? I attached the map to my other reply too.

Thanks,

Steve

el_hidalgo · Jun 27, 2012

Steve,

You can edit map files directly in Notepad or your favorite text editor (mine is Notepad++). The information you need to edit is close to the top of the file, after the Game data, Team data and Player data. Look for "BeginMap". And yes, as I suspected, that was the problem. I have attached the fixed file so you can see what needs to be done to make it work.

By the way, I think it's really cool you are using Civ for geography class! My fascination with geography (and history) goes back to Civ I (and especially Civ 2 when I started making maps). :goodjob:

Edit: BTW you can pan the map by using the arrow keys.

whsgis · Jun 30, 2012

That worked great. I also first gained interest in history from games like CIV 1. Even bofore the CIV franchise, there was an old game I player on my Commodore 64 called Adventure Construction Set. The interactive nature to games can reinforce concepts from class. My challenge now is integrating the technology. Thank you again for your help.

Gr3yHound · Jul 12, 2012

el_hidalgo said:
My computer got stolen (lost the maps I was working on along with lots of other stuff of course ) and anyway I got a new one and of course I installed CIV and MapView. But for some reason it won't work! I get this ugly error log:

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00:10:55: Error: Can't read value of 'HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432node\Firaxis Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\INSTALLDIR' (error 2: the system cannot find the file specified.)
00:10:55: Civilization 4 detected...
00:10:55: Guessing Warlords: \Warlords
00:10:55: Warlords ... failed
00:10:55: Guessing Beyond the Sword: \Beyond the Sword
00:10:55: Beyond the Sword ... failed
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Terrain\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Terrain\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Terrain\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Terrain\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Buildings\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Units\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Units\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Misc\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Technologies\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\BasicInfos\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\BasicInfos\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\GameInfo\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Interface\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Civilizations\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Civilizations\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Text\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Text\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: Error: Can not enumerate files in directory '\Assets\XML\Text\' (error 3: the system cannot find the path specified.)
00:10:55: CreateCoast 1.0
00:10:55: Editor 1.3
00:10:55: LandscapePlacer 1.2
00:10:55: Pic2Map 1.0
00:10:55: Remover 1.0
00:10:55: RiverPlace 1.0
00:10:55: TeamReveal 1.0
00:10:55: TileToText 1.0
00:10:56: Font loaded:./arial.ttf
00:10:57: MapView 2.0.9 is up to date!
00:10:57: CreateCoast 1.0.0 is up to date!
00:10:58: Editor 1.3.4 is up to date!
00:10:58: LandscapePlacer 1.2.0 is up to date!
00:10:59: Pic2Map 1.0.0 is up to date!
00:10:59: Remover 1.0.0 is up to date!
00:11:00: RiverPlace 1.0.0 is up to date!
00:11:01: TeamReveal 1.0.0 is up to date!
00:11:01: TileToText 1.0.0 is up to date!

Apparently the program can't find my installation, but it's definitely there and I just installed everything (CIV, Warlords, BTS) in the default directories. I don't know what to do. Any advice? Thanks!

You can set the civ directory manually somewhere in the file menu. I believe it's a checkbox entry labeled "overwrote registry values" or something.

el_hidalgo · Jul 12, 2012

Gr3yHound said:
You can set the civ directory manually somewhere in the file menu. I believe it's a checkbox entry labeled "overwrote registry values" or something.

Wow, that was a lot easier than I expected. I didn't think to look in the menus. Thank you! :goodjob:

Gr3yHound · Jul 20, 2012

el_hidalgo said:
Wow, that was a lot easier than I expected. I didn't think to look in the menus. Thank you!

Joy

jade8880 · Oct 7, 2012

it is not working for me. Please see following log:

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Any help will be much appreciated.

BenZL43 · Oct 24, 2012

Somehow I can't download this program via CFC server. It's always stopped at 1.0 Mb and shown text "Network Timeout"... The other downloads are fine. I'm using the latest Chrome.

Help please.

PixelStrategist · Oct 26, 2012

Whenever I make a map with this editor it crashes instantly, what am I doing wrong?

Kosjato · Jan 3, 2013

Is it possible to raise the amount of civilizations there are in the game? If it's possible, that would be fantastic.
I was thinking, that for 400x400 map, there should be about 150 civilizations, but right now the limit is 17 civilizations.

keldath · Aug 10, 2013

hi,

i try to rezise a jpg to my desired size - something standard like 80-65,

but i fail to make the conversion to the smaller size, ive read the wiki about it but i dont understand the explanation and what to do.

can some1 help?

Peregrine · Sep 9, 2013

In the file pulldown menu, there is "set Civ4 directory." Is this used to designate which version/mod's directory will be used by the mapview program when creating maps?

Is this thread still active? Seems like the last few replies have gone unanswered.

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