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Photoshop Highlighting Difference For 100% exploration titles!

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A guide To The Map
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First of All, open Photoshop :)
Open A full cleared map and the map that needs highlights (my crappy85%)
Full maps = 100% Explored Maps - All Resolutions
Make sure they are the Same Resolution...
You can change the rez of the map by going to Image>image Size...
If yours has black borders around it on the left and right side(prolly1024x768 then) only change the height to 768 ( the width rez should change automatically)



Go to your map... and press Ctrl+A to select all
Copy Your Map on the Full map, this should make a new layer automatically, if not, make one yourself



NExt thing you do i go to Blending options of the upper layer and set it to Difference



After this you'll see something like this:


NExt you can do is fiddle a bit with the Opacity of the upper Layer...
I've set it on 75%

Here is my Final Result!



The bright Spots are the ones you still need :)

NOTE that this isn't 100% accurate as GW may Render the map totally different on diff computers!

Admin Edit: Fixed Link to 100% Maps Here at Gameamp - GD

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  Danisth on 08/24/06 11:03
 
Theres already been a guide very similar to this. Good explanations though.

  Asmodeus on 08/24/06 11:28
 
What Resolution is that map on the download at the start? :) Oh, and this seems a bit similar to the GIMP guide earlier, just a different program.

  Minus_the_Great on 08/24/06 11:39

1280*1024 is the rez of the map :)

  Rogue on 08/24/06 11:40

you can do this in the gimp too, just follow the directions here using a different program, you still set the top layer as difference and you can adjust the opacity in the layers dialogue.

  king_robin on 08/24/06 11:44

Hey Minus what version of Window is that?

  Minus_the_Great on 08/24/06 11:49

XP why?

  king_robin on 08/24/06 12:08

NVM i just curious.

  Vlad Teh Impaler on 08/24/06 12:40

nice guide
ill use it when i get closer

  Chrisworld on 08/24/06 12:55

windows vista skin ?

  DwarvenKing on 08/24/06 13:06

there are billion gazillions skins for windows :)
nice work on the guide

  Juggalotus on 08/24/06 13:47

Thanks for the info. Also what skin are you using for XP?

  mrguildboi on 08/24/06 13:55

Thanks for this, I never thought of opacity changing =D

  darkparadox on 08/24/06 18:33

Yeah it looks like a style my friend has for style xp, mine's red and black and looks different :p. and nice guide btw.

  Big Boye on 08/24/06 20:17

ahh man if only you could do this is in paint:(

  Rogue on 08/24/06 23:57

you can do it in the GIMP - a free program that's almost as powerful as photoshop

  Kenze on 08/25/06 00:47

Can anyone tell how to make a new layer,, cause im new to Photoshop..

  Testbug272 on 08/25/06 02:12

you still need to explor the boat xD

Yeah right ...  puffydog on 08/25/06 04:42

I see no way how this can ever help exploring ...

  Anika Croft on 08/25/06 06:00

Nice guide, seems I got alot of the Shiverpeaks to do :|

@ puffydog, How can you not see that the brigh parts of the map is the stuff you need.

...  Yidd on 08/25/06 10:04

you just used difference clouds and.. what? eh? eh?!

  Minus_the_Great on 08/25/06 10:05

no diff clouds... just blendingoptions to difference...

  king_robin on 08/25/06 11:41

where can i download that Vista Skin?

  Asmodeus on 08/25/06 13:44
 
Btw, quick easy way to check out lighter areas eg Tyria, Jade sea.... bit harder for Echovald...


Open full version in paint, and your version in another paint. Then, flick back and forth quickly and you will be able to see differences easy.

  Keo on 08/25/06 18:17

QUOTE
Open full version in paint, and your version in another paint. Then, flick back and forth quickly and you will be able to see differences easy.


Was that a joke? I really hope it was since it made me laugh!

Nice guide btw ;)

^_^

  foozdood on 08/25/06 18:53
 
if youve explored almost the whole map and all that then why are you doing an ascalon quest? (see last pic) I mean the xp is so low on those things its a waste of time

  Minus_the_Great on 08/25/06 20:22

i wanna have all quests too :p

  Rider on 08/27/06 08:03

Awesome... I so need to do this. I have 97.3 % of Tyria explored with my Canthan Necro and have no clue where the rest is. This should work with PSP 9 I hope.

on the full map download I get this
The download limit has been reached for this file.

  Minus_the_Great on 08/27/06 08:43

Hmmm might find another map then :s

link: http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/5218/tyrianolabelsyf6.jpg

  FareHangora on 08/27/06 15:15

i'm going to add to the question. Which skin is that, where did you get it and was it free? Thanks

  FareHangora on 08/27/06 15:16

btw happy b-day ini 71 days.

  Minus_the_Great on 08/27/06 15:42

ty :)
just the windows vista skin...

  mrguildboi on 08/27/06 15:55

Can someone direct me to a 1024x728 100% map?

  DrkSk8er on 11/15/06 13:13

very nice tut. this will be helpful

  CED 14 on 04/06/07 14:50

how do i change the opicity


  CED 14 on 04/06/07 14:55

forget it i figured it out lol

thxs great guid


  robot on 06/11/07 10:56

i have paint shop pro 6, once ive set it on difference, it dosnt change...

can anyone help me?

Super Job!  sting on 07/14/07 11:10

Even someone who never used photoshop could with this step by step photos. Thanks a bunch.

  mason717 on 07/18/07 16:52

i got a windows vista skin here

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