Creating my own RS Map

Ok guys, ive searched everywhere, for days, for a high quality RS world map with no words or icons. Im going to eventually make a map that will hopefully blow all other maps out of the water. Maybe an npc search feature as well, but definetly clickable icons for lets say quests, that pop up a window that has links to like 3 different quest guides for that quest. But those goals are far away from now, For now, I need a blank, very high quality map. Also, if there are none around, I do have Photoshop 10 CS3, and can edit, but im still sorta a newbie to it. So if you would post any pictures, or info on how to make my own, please do so.

Also as well, if you are interested in the project and feel like you can help and want to, even if this includes ideas, I do have an irc channel you can join on irc.swiftirc.net, and the channel is #project-ultimate-map. As of right now ive got 1 guy, but hes never on. But more help would be nice.

Also, since jagex puts files on my computer "C:\WINDOWS\.jagex_cache_32\rsmap" i was wondering if there was a way to decode that. I would like the copy of the map, and also an easy way to make it into an applet like their java map.

Thanks guys. Ill appreciate whatever help you can give me.

 

bumpzors

 

Delete your bumps..
I'm fairly positive there is no way to pull a naked map out of your jagex_cache_32 file..

 

sounds pretty good do u have a website or sumthing that ur gonna put the link to it so ppl download it from?

 

Yes....We need a link

 

Would be pretty cool ,and as wendy said , there's a naked map in the cache

 

just use the existing icons on the map and just make thoes into the things that make popup icons

 

well, im gonna create some custom icons. theres no link as the high quality map is not complete. Im takeing 1 screenshot at a time from the 100% java applet , the highest quality map their is, and aligning them in photoshop so far im working on icons for the magic carpets, fairy rings, and spirit trees. i always get those confused. Theres no website to put em on really, maybe someone will let me when im finished, but as i have no one to do the java scripting, or java, and i have to learn it on my own, its going to take quite some time. but im glad i finally got some supporters. now maybe i can get some java scripters lol

 

Hmmm

Wow your wrong she said there is no way to pull a naked map meaning blank map out of the cache file.

Best thing to do is to go into photoshop and grab colors that are right next to the icons and go over the icons until it seems right. Thats your best shot at doing this =o

 

Yes, find out the color number for the RS map, and move it over the letters, it's the best idea I can give you. If you want, I can help you. If you have MSN, as IRC hates me for some odd reason, mine is [email protected]

 

Well i have Adobe CS3 Masters Collection, im pretty good with photoshop. After im done with the high quality map im gonna work on some custom travel icons and then from there... who knows where to go.. gotta find some way to make them mouse over and show text... I need help from someone experienced in javascript and java when its done

 

I know both very well. I'm also working on blanking out a map, if that can help.

 

well, ive done most of the p2p world from screenshots of 100% of the java applet and combining them, if you get any ideas or wanna help im in irc.swiftirc.net #project-ultimate-map.

 

http://www.runescape.com/img/files/rsmap-22october07.jpg


idiots

 

^ LAWL!!!! its not workingz?

 

Idiot? LMFAO =) But were you get theat...if it is a file.

 

i mite help u, iunno tho. i happened to be working on the same sort of thing , 'cept different

 

ill help u tommrow

 

ok i have finished map in psd form, and its 53 meg lol. its freaking huge. im gonna leave a copy unedited, but where do i go from here after throwin on custom icons? thats the big question. if someone would be kind enough to let me post it on a website, you could view it, in full quality. so if you got a spot i can put it, just let me know. i can make it into any file format and it would compress it tho, be smaller, but dont know how much.

 

They use the metric system so i stretched out the actual icons size, gonna do em all like that. If i post the icon size, the grey circle with black border, some people could submit some ideas that i could include. Anyway, heres the very slightly larger, more symetrical icon. Ill list ones i need, and hopefully people can submit some ideas. Lets just say ive got fairy ring, and spirit tree done so far, so if you guys wanna play around and stuff, go ahead. and you can either email me at [email protected] with the pics or post em here.

if you want, take the icons and improve, or make new ones. if i use it ill put your name under mine as creator.
-Blank Template Final (use to make icons)


-My Bloon Travel icon


-My Fairy Ring Travel Icon


-My spirit tree travel icon

Sorry for the slow upload time, im gonna be switching storage sites when i can find a good one for free i can upload big files to 20+ meg so i can have good pic quality. If anyone knows any good storage sites that is free, decent bandwidth, and holds at least a few hundred meg, let me know. I also know they dont look great, but i think it has alot to do with the white background. zoom in on it a time or two. I spent forever tryin to do it, you cant just take a big pic in game and printscreen, and free transform it into the little icon, its just 1 big blur, so you have to design your own. So really guys, ideas ideas ideas, design design design.



I need a dungeon icon. the "!" just plain slurps... um i was thinking of changing the range to the cooking skill icon, even just editing the current rs icons to make them look cooler, yet close to the same, would be nice. Im working on the carpet for the desert and the cart from shilo village to brimhaven atm.

A fishing icon with the new fishing logo is needed, also, i would like separate icons for all the trees, (i.e. maples would be a tree icon that was red at the top instead of green) need one for mages, regulars, yews, willows... all of em.

Other than that, post any pixels ya want here, but i may or may not use them. Make sure you use your in game name as well so i can add you to the credits Just remember: use the first grey ring as your background, not one from the map, they arent the same size.