We've all seen the awesome new overviews for the 1.0 maps, but making one for a custom map is a lot of work. Waldo had expressed some reluctance to release the official layers he used to make them, so I thought that we should just make our own.

I've created the basic template used for any overview: gridlines, the coordinate labels, and the speckled backdrop. All are in seperate layers so it will be easy to customize.

Here's a pic:
http://members.aol.com/barkus109/overview/overview-forumpic.jpg

Anyone who can host this file, please do so.

Download here: Overview PSD for Adobe Photoshop (http://members.aol.com/barkus109/overview/dod_overview.psd)

Also, anyone who can contribute, we still need a folded paper layer, background landscapes, the stamps ("allied translation" "classified" "top secret" "captured documents"...etc) and anything else that might help.

- Majestic Falcon Mapping

great job :D

If i ever get around to it, will get something done myself....Tied up with a lot of other projects though unfortunately

Thanks for posting this. i was wondering how that was done.

well i suppose no one cares now, but i made a similiar one...if it suits you better then feel free to use it

http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~gtg581b/downloads/blank.bmp

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

i am definately going to be using these

Gj, it looks great.

nice work people. please keep it coming, as it such a great thing to have nice, useful overviews for custom maps....


gee i need to make one for volonne...

yeah...

thanx ppl... that´s it what i need :)

Nice work dude. SOOOO glad I don't have to do all of it by myself, I'll see what I can do about trees and letter stamps to add to it.. Lemme mess around with it some!


Heres a pic of my text, few mins in ps, problem is I lost the pass to my FTP so I can't upload it. So if anyone would be so kind, PM me and I'll email you the .psd. Peace!


http://www.dodstudios.net/uploads/uploads/overview_text.jpg

I just copied the outlieing grid from Zalec.

Then filled in the middle with the PSP old paper texture, messed around with it till i got a decent colour. Then overlaid my map, and filled it in!

excelent i shall get started on mine for dod_op.Juno straight away....

Thanks alot all for these lovelys...

i hope someone makes one for bridge2...i got no photoshop skills at all...I mean it...i got an old overview form 3.1 that i amde of 1.3b bridge when i converted it for 3.1...but it looks ugly...and don't use it now..i got to make a new one or hope someone makes one...

are there any rules you have to follow while making custom overviews? I tried to modify my dod_jagd overview to include some tactical positions, but it wouldn't load properly. And I have the green grid now.

there are certain limits and settings in which you must have.

http://www.cg-dev.com/hltv/?section=tutorials&sub=overviews

you can ignore a lot of the stuff on there.

1024x768 256 color bmp

thats all

I am looking for the folds i have seen on some of the overviews. Not something that is really important just gives little better feel. If anyone knows where i can get them or knows of a good tutorial on how to make folded paper efect that would be great thanx

this is a useful thread, ill stick it up for awhile :)

Maybe add the psds to the "mapping files" sticky that xerent put up.

wow, this thread got bumped and then stickied.

go team Majestic Red!

I dont know if this is the right place to post this question, but if someone could be nice enough to answer I will appreciate it greatly. My clan recently added Sora, and Subterania to our lists of maps. Unfortunately, im currently stuck in Hawaii and my internet blows. Here is the problem, it takes forever to load/download the maps in-game. In fact, it takes so long that the map cycles through and all of my progress is lost (which is usually halfway). Is there a way to download these maps on the internet and extract them somehow to a file in my DODS directory so that it will skip the downloading and go straight to "Recieving server info"/"Sending Client info"?


Also one more question while I have your attention. We are a realism clan who loves to have realism matches. Are there any good maps out there for realism matches? We love clearing houses. Avi is our default Realism map as of right now because of the excellent house (Apt) fighting and church. Are there any other good maps anyone prefers?

My clan recently added Sora, and Subterania to our lists of maps. Unfortunately, im currently stuck in Hawaii and my internet blows. Here is the problem, it takes forever to load/download the maps in-game. In fact, it takes so long that the map cycles through and all of my progress is lost (which is usually halfway). Is there a way to download these maps on the internet and extract them somehow to a file in my DODS directory so that it will skip the downloading and go straight to "Recieving server info"/"Sending Client info"?
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