ETS2 1.40: Map Editor - Custom Background Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- I had a subscriber ask how to make a custom background for the Map Editor.
So, here are we. Nice and easy to follow. Let your imagination go wild!
Downloads:
www.getpaint.net/
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TOBJ Edit:
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SCS Modding Wiki Guide: scsmoddingguid...
(Do NOT copy the editor_data.sii from the above link, always use the latest extracted version found in the def folder when you extract your game files.)
Thank you so much for this! Works the same for ATS too as every other tutorial was covering everything but 1.40 versions.
You're welcome! Yeah works for ATS fine. I have a map in the works for ETS2, but that's a long way off yet. I have a lot to cover and build. All I'm saying is below spain.
You know how i can run my ets2 on the background
@@kevinvk945 You can play what you created using the green Run arrow.
@@digitalx8460 thx
dude didnt even show how to extract the game files
IMPORTANT: This video is outdated and it will make your editor crash. Do not use the editor_data.sii copied from the def extract or especially with content you copy from that website.
That file in ets2 directory now clearly says to use editor_data_custom.sui because they often make changes to the editor_data.sii file, so every update will mess up your map. So you need to delete the old file (editor_data.sii) and you put the new file (editor_data_custom.sui) in the same folder as the old one. You can find it (editor_data_custom.sui) in extracted def file just below editor_data.sii. Paste into the new file (editor_data_custom.sui) ONLY the part with map name, offsets, size below comments without any brackets or declarations. And there's no need to pack it into .scs file, folder will work just fine. Rest of the tutorial is relevant, doesn't really tell you how to calculate map size. Beside the editor_data.sii part it is correct. If @digitalX is reading this pin this to the top
if I made an error correct me. This is how I made it work correctly
How do you do to make it work outside the scs file?
Where do you put the folder that would contain all the other folders? (def, map material/editor)
@@am-Thos im trying to do the same rn, as he said u dont need to convert to scs file now, instead creating folders on the desktop create them directly in the mod folder like:
mods/user_map/map, material and def folders and subfolders with all files
and the map editor reads them without conversion to .scs
make sure to use "editor_data_custom.sui" in def folder
lmk if that works to u
hey can u make a video? i did not understanmd correctly.
This exactly. The tutorial got me on the right track at least but I saw the comments in the SII file that you refer to. Tut was great help otherwise. @puce_ivt I might make a video if I can figure it out for myself. I'll come back here and let you know if I do!
One thing to note - the TOBJ Editor that is publicly available will not correctly format the texture path.
After you create your .tobj you still need to open it (in the same application, it's above the 'generate' window) and edit the texture path to only have "/materials/editor/[map].tobj".
Happy mapping.
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hi, thanks for the tips. after i open the tobj file, texture path only contains: /material/editor and nothing more.
can you help me? In version 1.50 was change wiht dds and tobj file
Wonderfull, easy to follow, Please continue these Editor, using your format, so helpful.
Cheers! I'm not sure what else I can teach, but I have a working ferry mod for my Promods Addon, so i could do that sometime soon.
I did everything you did in the video but it won't display the image as the back ground. It says failed to load image in reasd only mode. How do I fix this?
Hi this is se Asia map developer,I may ask you that how do those offset numbers come from compared to the real map location as printed on ets2 world map as bengan j did?this is such a mystery for me
I copied those from the base game files. I don't know what they do either.
its doesnt work!(
I did everything according to the instructions - the background did not appear
maybe I did something wrong or misunderstood
I need help, idk why but I tried this two times step by step and it still doesn't work
Are you on 1.43 now? There was a change to map_data.sii but I have given up map modding now. If you send me your files I will have a look.
@@digitalx8460 alright, which files do I send and where do I send them?
@@deletedaccount9357 The folder with your map, uploaded to mediafire or something.
When I try to open tobj edit it says mfc71.dll is missing. What can I do?
www.dll-files.com/mfc71.dll.html Put the needed .dll files in the same folder when using tobjedit. All the files you need can be found on the site aforementioned.
@@digitalx8460 It works. Thank you!
@@steini8833 You're welcome! I should have added that in the description, just every time I have used .dll's they are in the same location as the .exe as they should be.
Really thanks for this tutorial! And I want to know the way how I insert my custom road texture and how i build 4~5 lane road..Could you please cover this subject to your lecture?
I'm not sure how to make custom textures, I've been trying for ages but it won't work. Regarding 4+ lane roads, just scroll down the list when you make your road, you will find lots of them.
@@digitalx8460 Ah thnx for your reply! I found 5 lane roads and....maybe i should pass about custom road texture this time..TT
@@김영준-n4x6k I'll look more into making them, it looks easy, but when I try it doesn't change.
Hello there! I did everything as in the video, but I still couldn’t launch the map background, the editor gives it as No Texture, although tobj and mat files are written character by character like yours. (Google Translator)
Каково разрешение вашего фонового изображения?
@@digitalx8460 4096x4096
@@Miner38RUS Можете ли вы загрузить свой editor.log в pastebin и опубликовать этот новый URL-адрес. if you prefer english let me know.
@@digitalx8460 i can understand english. I can only send log file tomorrow, but I have a compilated mod
@@Miner38RUS That's fine, send the pastebin URL when you can.
Hi DgitalX, thak you for all your video tutorials on how to create a Map in ETS2. I started to create a Map since I watched your tutorials but unfortunately I was not able to define the city and still stuck on that procedure. Is there anyway to contact you? thank you very much.
Discord? Did you see the tutorial how to define cities? I can make a written guide if that will help.
@@digitalx8460 Hi Sir can I have your discord username. Yes, I watched all your video tutorials in your playlist. After watching your videos again, I have already defined the city that I created, I made mistake on the coordinates. But when I activated the map mods in-game with the new profile it crashed.
@@AlphaSimmer i have that problem it gets to pick city i do and it crashes
did you happen to figure this out?
6:49 where can I find this folder?
You need to go into your ATS/ETS2 Steam Directory (where the DLC's are listed) and you have base.scs and def.scs. Drag those out into a new folder and then run the SCS Extractor on them both.
Hi DigitalX.. Can you help me figure out whats the problem with my testing. When I loaded the compiled scs file following all materials and def files and new map. When I press "A" it shows Black and Red colors only (looks like a text but big font size) then There's sectors text on top. I checked my editor logs and found no error.
00:00:18.640 : Map '/map/mymap.mbd' loading started ....
00:00:18.644 : Map base sectors successfully loaded.
00:00:18.644 : Map sectors loading started ....
00:00:18.647 : Map sectors loading finished ....
00:00:18.647 : Map loaded
00:00:18.649 : Building kdop tree for all sectors.
00:00:18.649 : Sectors' trees finished.
00:00:22.572 : undo store
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My ETS version 1.44
i can't find ''def'' in the extract folder
Did you move the "def.scs" file from the base game files? It's in your Steam directory > ATS/ETS2 root folder. You will need the scs extractor for that as well.
which hotkey did you use to turn on/off background?
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best tutorial🔥🔥🔥
Has this worked for you? People said they have tried it on 1.43 and it doesn't. But I have this working on 1.43 with a custom map background. I've no idea where they are going wrong with it.
@@digitalx8460 it has worked for me on 1.43
Hallo!!! Please, I need help. After create map "mymap" and save as file mymap this files don't Open, it loss. All steps instruction was made twice. Are you have this problem?
Do you have "-force_mods" in the shortcut properties target line box? I can translate to Russian if that's easier.
@@digitalx8460 in properties target line box set parametrs "-edit - noworkshop -force_mods"
@@digitalx8460 at 9:38 this video you dalete folder "user_map". after this step "mymap" loss.
@@banjoman3370 That's because I have the def, map and material folder you see on the desktop into an archive and made it a .scs file. Useing 7zip.
how i can find et2 extract?
TobjEdit not working. Can you help me?
Use the correct version of tobjedit.
There are usually two versions of tobjedit published on forums and github.
can you redo a tutorial on this subject because on version 1.44 it does not work thanks
Oh that's strange, nothing in the changelogs about this? I will have a look my end and see what's up. Dont forget to check your editor log.
BTW your message with timestamp wont show up properly, which blue and red arrows did you mean, what time on the model video
Hello there! Great tutorial although i'm encountering some issue, my background always ends up purple for some reason
Thanks, what's the resolution of your background image? It has to be by the power of 2.
@@digitalx8460 Thanks for replying it is indeed 4096*4096, the source image wasn't square so i just filled around it, could this be the issue?
@@digitalx8460 Actually resolved it! Thought the path worked differently in Tobjeditor, so it always need to be "/material/editor/..." my bad, thanks anyways!
started tobj edit and didnt work
They changed how it works in the past couple of years I haven't been around.
See the most replied comment at the top.
thanks man
Hi... What version your Ets2 brother.. 😁
1.42 at the moment. Think it was 1.40 in this video.
Does this tutorial still work on 1.43? Since a buddy of mine has been having a problem, cheers lad.
It should do, but I've quit map modding.
it doesn't work for me
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@@NASA2008 I don't believe anything changed in the file structure since this video came out. If in doubt send your map via Mediafire and I'll have a look.
@@digitalx8460 and how do I insert it?
@@NASA2008 Upload it to mediafire and send the URL here. Only problem is you risk other people taking it, I'm not sure what to suggest. Only other thing you can do is make a post on the SCS Forum.
aaaleluiaaaa :)
Happy to see this I assume? haha :)
It is good but a bit complicated
not working ;/
Hi, which bit specifically? Nothing has changed in the way it's done since this video. it is a bit tricky though.
@@digitalx8460 After update 1.40 I see red texture. I tried to do the same as in the video. However, nothing...
@@adrianmickey5067 I haven't done this since the video, check the map background sii files, see if it points to the background files at the bottom correctly. I can link you to the source where I learned this but it will be long.
Don't work.
What specifically? It took a lot of effort to get it working for myself but I ended up getting there in the end. I may be able to help you.
@@totallynothalf hello, editor is background map not working, tobj file is name change help me
Hey DigitalX can you help me out with a problem? When I start the map editor without force_mods my map is loaded correctly and I can edit and safe it successfully. But the background map is not being loaded. However, when I set up editor to start with force_mods the editor starts up, freezes and crashes immediately. Do you have any advice of what could be the cause of this problem?
Hi, if you go to My Documents/ATS or ETS2 and check the editor.log. Scroll down the bottom and work your way up, let me know what you see relating to your files.
@@digitalx8460 Dude thank you for pointing me into the right direction. I was checking out the game.log file all the time an wondered why I couldn't find any error lines. Didn't come to mind to check the editor.log. There was a problem with the editor_data.sii wich I was able to fix myself. Thank you, you are my hero!
@@IcEcoldKillaaa Glad you got it sorted! Regarding tutorials I may have a tutorial on making custom roads and prefabs in Blender.
Hello, I tried a lot, it doesn't work, the background is not coming. If you send me your e-mail address, you can check if I send you the file I have.
My Discord is DigitalX#1757 You are not having my email address sorry.
Hello i am having a problem. It doesnt work for me. I already added you on discord maybe you can have a look