I'm trying to extract some map assets & textures from the original FFT CD. As I understand, the map2gl utility should be able to do this. I was only able to find a live download link for map2gl on one site, https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/536/. The executable from this link is able to run and view maps, but doesn't have the export option. This thread (http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=6809.msg143936#msg143936) seems to suggest that a kind user here added the export feature in a later update, but all links I can find to that update are dead.
Does anyone know if the updated map2gl with export functionality has a live download link anywhere? Thanks!
http://ffhacktics.com/wiki/Tools has it but idk if it's the version you are looking for.
Yes, unfortunately that version doesn't seem to have the export texture feature that was mentioned in that thread. (You can export the pre-indexed palettes but not the composited texture).
When I export the textures using this version of map2gl, I get something like this:
(https://imgur.com/a/bzbNQlB)
And when I export them using Ganesha, I get a grayscale version:
(https://i.imgur.com/9NbghNe.png)
What I am hoping to extract is something that more or less resembles the colors in game, as seen in the aforementioned thread:
(http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=10137.0;attach=13511;image)
Quote from: Beagle on March 23, 2019, 02:54:31 pm
I'm trying to extract some map assets & textures from the original FFT CD. As I understand, the map2gl utility should be able to do this. I was only able to find a live download link for map2gl on one site, https://www.romhacking.net/utilities/536/. The executable from this link is able to run and view maps, but doesn't have the export option. This thread (http://ffhacktics.com/smf/index.php?topic=6809.msg143936#msg143936) seems to suggest that a kind user here added the export feature in a later update, but all links I can find to that update are dead.
Does anyone know if the updated map2gl with export functionality has a live download link anywhere? Thanks!
You would need to PM Lirmont. That link has been dead for years. I have it stored somewhere on a drive on my end, but I have about 500-700 backups of FFT stuff, (wish i was kidding but im not, i backup everyday that i do a thing) so me finding it anytime soon is slim to none.