Mapdev:minimap

Mini-Map

It is traditionally a simplified top down view of the battlefield, it can also be an arbitrary image. It is used in the lobby when viewing and selecting maps.

Example

File:Mapdev-diffuse.jpg	File:Minimap example.jpg
Example Minimap	Example of use

Specification

mapinfo.lua

local mapinfo = {
   ...
   smf = {
      ...
      minimapTex = "",
      ...
   },
   ...
}

Image File

• The mini map will update when the terrain is terraformed to reflect the changes.
• The mini map is used as the grass shading map if a grass shading map hasn't been specified.

File Location	This image is an intermediary file compiled into the SMF file using MapConv or MapConvNG, it can also be specified in the mapinfo.lua
File Format	Any that Mapconv programs can use
Colour Depth	8bpp
Channels	RGB
Resolution	1024x1024