User blog:Wass12/DXMD Map Project masterpost

This project aims to coordinate the efforts to create detailed, high-quality maps for the levels of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, based on maps featured in the game's UI. (Having this page as a blogpost is - hopefully - only temporary.)

Overview
Putting a map from the game to the wiki is a multi-step process:

1. Extaction from the game: This currently involves taking screenshots of the game while having the in-game map open. The possibility of extracting the data directly from the game files is currently unknown. The screenshots are taken in .png format, using FRAPS .

2. Assembling the screenshots into a single picture. This was done using the GIMP editor program.

3. Annotating the map with extra information, such as location of collectibles, enemies, vents, etc. This was done using Paint.NET .

4. Converting the working files (.psd, .xcf, .pdn ) into wiki-compatible .png format.

5. Uploading the file to the wiki, and placing it into the correct categories:

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided maps

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided annotated maps

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided blank maps

 6. Adding or linking the image to relevant articles. Note that because of their large size, most of these map images has to set up so clicking on the image on the page opens the full-size image directly. This means that whenever one of these images is updated, all of their appearances in articles has to be updated as well.

Progress
Abbreviations: y -- yes; p -- work in progress

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Project Participants
Wass12  20:08, June 26, 2017 (UTC)