Editing map to 256x256 *.paa file?

[falagar 0]

Recently i downloaded the beautiful F/A-18 by MAS and in its General information i red the possibility to have map displayed in cockpit panel:

"Custom maps can use the map display with the fz_18custmap variable. To do it: create a 256x256 image of your map, and save it as a tga file. Then use texview or paatool to convert it to a paa file..."

I am a "beginner" in modding OFP so... how can create a 256x256 image of a map?

how can save it as a tga file? (only by editing "tga" as its extension)?

and where can i get texview or paatool to convert it to a paa file?

I thank You very much for any help.

[Trapper 0]

First create screenshots of the ingame map. (Press Print, Alt+Tab to Windows, past the screenshot in Paint and save it as .bmp)

Download a free/trial picture editing software, e.g. Paint Shop Pro.

Merge all screenshots to a complete map picture.

Resize/shrink this picture to 256x256.

Save it as .tga. Hopefully the free software of your choice supports this format.

Otherwise you should save it again as .bmp and find yourself a free bmp>tga converting software, too.

Here you can download texview to convert the .tga to .paa afterwards. (Bottom left "Editing")