CK Map Reader - Decode map data from the CK TBL map files.

Subterranean · 05-08-2007, 20:13

I've had a go at decoding some of the map files, and after having finished with the id.tbl file, have made a quick program that lets you make a map image from the file. Either a basic, land/water map as shown here , or a political map from a savefile as shown here. It can also make black and white maps (if you set both land and water to be drawn white) as shown here . I guess the main use for this is for AAR maps and such.

You can download the program here.

Please let me know of any problems you come across, or any suggestions you have for future work.

Corvuz_Crovax · 05-08-2007, 22:04

A Map editor like the one for EU2

That would be SOOO cool, although I think it i a lot of work

RedPhalanx · 05-08-2007, 22:14

I wish this could have been around at the start of my AAR! Thanks for your hard work! Still working on a political map for my AAR; I might post a link here to show another example. Would that be ok?

Piar · 05-08-2007, 22:27

Wow.

Looking great this program. Very neat.

Subterranean · 06-08-2007, 00:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedPhalanx

I might post a link here to show another example. Would that be ok?

Of course; whatever you do with the maps you create is fine with me, so long as you aren't selling them. The only reason I could see in making this program was in helping people who make AAR's; so obviously anything they do with this program is fine with me. Acknowledgement, so that anyone else that wants to make similar maps can do, would be much appreciated, but not expected.

Okawoa · 06-08-2007, 08:14

if its no problem, how the hell do I get the Microsoft V.2 thing to work? I've dled it off Microsoft and it has "An error has occurred during setup"

gigau · 06-08-2007, 11:23

Thanks so much for this tool

Eagerely waiting for someone to give us a tool to also mod the in-game map

MRAKoris · 06-08-2007, 12:11

That's awesome, indeed!

MRAKoris · 06-08-2007, 13:57

I came across some weird thing. When drawing a political map based on the savegame, I saw that one of my vassals is shown in a different colour, which means I presume that he is independent. But save says otherwise.

gigau · 06-08-2007, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by MRAKoris

I came across some weird thing. When drawing a political map based on the savegame, I saw that one of my vassals is shown in a different colour, which means I presume that he is independent. But save says otherwise.

Is the vassal part of a different kingdom than your king titles ? If so, it's aknown issue :

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.subterraneancity.co.uk/CKMapFiles.html

Known Issues:

The political map only looks for the ultimate Liege title of each province, and does not take into account that two such titles may be held by one person. Thus sometimes, such jointly owned titles will be drawn as seperate countries. For example, the Kingdom of Burgundy is drawn seperate to the Kingdom of Germany in the 1066 scenario even though they are both owned by the same person. I will need to make sure the program takes into account the leaders as well as the titles.

Subterranean · 06-08-2007, 16:29

I think I've fixed the vassals showing as different countries bug, new version uploaded. Let me know if its working properly now.

MRAKoris · 06-08-2007, 17:43

I was a king of Portugal, Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarre and my vassal was duke of Catalonia. I'm not sure that his domain could have belonged to any different crown than the ones I owned by that time.

Anyway, thanks for the fix, I'll go and check it.

05-08-2007, 20:13	#1
Subterranean Sergeant Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 94	CK Map Reader - Decode map data from the CK TBL map files. I've had a go at decoding some of the map files, and after having finished with the id.tbl file, have made a quick program that lets you make a map image from the file. Either a basic, land/water map as shown here , or a political map from a savefile as shown here. It can also make black and white maps (if you set both land and water to be drawn white) as shown here . I guess the main use for this is for AAR maps and such. You can download the program here. Please let me know of any problems you come across, or any suggestions you have for future work. Last edited by Subterranean; 06-08-2007 at 00:23.

05-08-2007, 22:04	#2
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06-08-2007, 11:23	#7
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05-08-2007, 22:27	#4
Piar Corporal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Clogland Posts: 46	Wow. Looking great this program. Very neat.

06-08-2007, 12:11	#8
MRAKoris Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferni Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beyond the rim Posts: 780	That's awesome, indeed!

06-08-2007, 13:57	#9
MRAKoris Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferni Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beyond the rim Posts: 780	I came across some weird thing. When drawing a political map based on the savegame, I saw that one of my vassals is shown in a different colour, which means I presume that he is independent. But save says otherwise.

06-08-2007, 16:29	#11
Subterranean Sergeant Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 94	I think I've fixed the vassals showing as different countries bug, new version uploaded. Let me know if its working properly now.

06-08-2007, 17:43	#12
MRAKoris Vexilla Regis Prodeunt Inferni Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Beyond the rim Posts: 780	I was a king of Portugal, Castile, Leon, Aragon and Navarre and my vassal was duke of Catalonia. I'm not sure that his domain could have belonged to any different crown than the ones I owned by that time. Anyway, thanks for the fix, I'll go and check it.