Targetware: Terrain Development


MapMaker User's Guide


What is the Targetware MapMaker?

MapMaker is a powerful software tool that greatly enhances your ability to create your own TargetWare custom terrain(s) based on real-world locations. Because MapMaker builds these terrains using elevation and land cover/usage data obtained by global satellites, you can be assured that these terrains are geographically accurate. Furthermore, since the tool has been written exclusively for the TargetWare series, it takes full advantage of the complete feature set provided in those products and also generates all necessary terrain files.

The purpose of this manual is to describe the many features of MapMaker and provide instruction on how to use the tool to create your own TargetWare terrain. For additional explanation and instruction on how to include these files within a TargetWare product, see the Terrain Development Guide.

Minimum System Requirements

  • Systems: PC and Macintosh
  • Operating Systems: PC: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP. Mac: OSX
  • Minimum 64 MB RAM (less than this is possible, but will result in large swap files and lower performance). More memory the better.
  • Minimum ~800 MB free hard disk space. Data files are quite large. Actual amount will depend on the number of terrain data files you download and store.

If your system is near these minimum requirements, try the tool anyway. Very little testing has been done to establish the lower limit. However, owing to the large amount of data processing performed by this tool, much greater performance will obviously be realized with faster systems.

Release Information

You are free to download and use this tool without charge. However, the tool may only be used to produce terrain files for the Targetware series of games. It may NOT be used for commercial activities or profit without permission from Targetware and the Authors. This program may not be decompiled or manipulating for any other use. Please do not operate mirror sites without permission.

Neither Targetware nor the Authors can be held responsible for any problems this tool may cause to you or your computer system. The User assumes any and all risk that may arise from the use of this software. Download and Use of this tool signifies that you accept the terms above.