

Decode a df-map or fdf-map file into a PNG (or a zip file holding multiple PNGs (this may be changed to just write images)), which will be much larger than if you had saved it with an image editing program like Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, etc.Now the program can convert any kind of PNG to that in memory, so it should be able to load any kind of PNG now - unless you've damaged the image data). (Previous versions of this program supported making df-maps from some PNGs, but it was somewhat of a hidden feature since it didn't work unless the PNG was saved as 24bpp RGB. Do not rescale, dither, or antialias the image, either, as any of those will destroy the duplicate image tiles which are needed for this program to be able to compress the image. Using 256 colors, 16 colors, 2 colors, or greyscale is not recommended. You should keep it at full color, preferably. It will also rename them once it is done so that their names begin with "Done-", so you can more easily see what you've already compressed. The DF Map Compressor will identify other images from other z-layers of the same map and time (the filenames are identical except for the z-layer number), and will compress them all together as a multi-level map. a fortress map BMP written by DF 0.27.169.32a or newer (or possibly PNGs), which can be one of a set of several images representing different z levels.Encode (Create) a df-map file (which you could then send to a friend who has this program, and they could make an image from it) from any of these:.There are several things this program can do: Preview your fdf-map after you've made it, of course. Website (the second button takes you there). It basically comes down to clicking theįirst two buttons in order and then uploading the. In simple mode, the program shows some simple instructions and checkboxes andįour buttons:, , (preview won't work in mono)Īnd. (as long as you don't move it away from the other files which are in the zip/7z The program does not need to be installed - it should run where-ever you put it Size - though it can usually figure out your DF images' tilesizes itself, if Theoretically work on other tiled images as well (if you tell it the right tile The program was written for Dwarf Fortress'sįortress map images, but also works on DF's world map images, and should Which is far smaller than anything you could do with a normal image format Made up of many fixed-size images which are used many times, into a format The basic purpose of this program is to losslessly compress an image which is It powers the maps viewable at the DF Map Archive. NET framework 2.0 or Mono 1.2.6 (or newer - run with mono -debugĭwarfFortressMapCompressor.exe) installed to use it. It was made in C#, and requires that you have at This program was made by SL ( and you can find it on Current Version: 3.3.4 (released in 2009)
