Features

Map features are the bits and bobs that give maps more bling, such as rocks, trees, etc.

Example
File:Mapdev-features-with.jpg

Specification

Feature List

All features on a map are listed in the set.lua

Feature

The features themselves are complex enough to warrant their own set of pages.

Additional Information

Spring Features is a mod archive filled with useful objects.
FeaturePlacer is an ingame tool to help with adding features to your map.

History

Feature Map

Feature maps are a single RGB image where features such as grass, geothermal vents and trees, as well as structures, etc were "placed" using pixels on the image. This method was extremely imprecise and involved recompiling the map many times in order to simply move a tree from one location to another. They are still used for the purpose of placing grass

Example Feature Map	Ingame Result
File:Mapdev-grass.png	File:Mapdev-grass-example.png

Specification

File Location

The feature map is an intermediary file compiled into the SMF/SMT files using MapConv or MapConvNG.

File Format

Any that Mapconv programs support

Colour Depth

8bpp

Channels

RGB

Resolution

Spring Map Size^*	pixels = Spring Map Size * 64
2	128
4	256
6	284
...	...
32	2048
* must be multiples of 2