Beginners Question: How to extract the 2D map?

[GMBigB]

Hello!

I am just a battlefield player and have no clue about modding the game, but I was wondering if its possible to extract the 2D map (the one you see when pressing M) from the corresponding rfa-file.

I loaded the map with Battlecraft 1942, hoping to find something to view the 2D map, but I had no success.

Can someone help me?

[fo0k]

Hi GMBigB!

Welcome to the site.

It's not especially difficult.. but you need a few things.

First off, install the Battlefield Mod Development Toolkit (BFMDT) in the modding tools section: http://bfmods.com/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=114

Next, you will need the nvidia dds plugin (the minimap images are in this .dds format) to view the map images. I'm assuming you have/can have a copy of photoshop installed?
Get the nvidia dds plugin here: http://developer.nvidia.com/nvidia-text ... -photoshop

If you can get those setup then all you need to do is the following:

Run the Battlefield MDT
Start WinRFA
File/Open the bf1942 map you want..
You will now see all the files in the RFA..
Scroll down until you find the textures/ingamemap.dds
highlight it
from the menu up top choose extract/selected
save to desktop.
open the ingamemap.dds with photoshop (if prompted, choose not to display mipmaps)
rejoice..

If you get stuck then shout.

[GMBigB]

I never exspected such a quick and detailed response.

It worked perfectly - thanks to your detailed instructions! Because I don't have Photoshop, I used XnView (Freeware), which is also able to read and write dds-images.

Thanks again - you made my day!

[Swaffy]

You can also use GIMP 2 with the .dds plugin.
It's freeware, all of it. That's what I use, but it cannot save multiple layers.

I'd like some help with editing multiple layers.