Imap v1.6 by Iikka Ker„nen (c) 1997
URL: http://www.planetquake.com/ikq/utils.htm
email: ikeranen@mail.student.oulu.fi

Platform: DOS command line.
Requirements: 250k of base memory.


An utility that helps you create your own wall textures for games
like Doom, Doom2 and Quake. Uses .pcx and .lmp and .wal files and
256-colour palette (320x200 VGA mode for display). This program
only makes graphics, not stuff like wads. It would have been too
hard to make this program to do everything for you, and then you
wouldn't be able to use it with new games in the future. (I have
added support for loading Quake2-style .wal files, but you can't
save them - use pcx2wal for that)

I wrote this program mainly for my own use, but I think somebody else 
might find it useful as well. It is not a thing that can make you a
good artist if you aren't already; but if you can draw some graphics,
this might help you to do a little better.

What it does, then?

The main point of this tool is, you can "mix" two pcx files together,
taking the colours from one picture and shading from another. This 
makes you able to make different-coloured versions of textures very
fast and easy. Also, this kind of effect is very rarely needed in 
any other graphic editing so you might not find it in programs like
PaintShop Pro or PhotoStyler, and most such programs need converting
to true colour and back every time you use advanced effects, which
always harms the quality.

Additionally, this program can make "flat" versions of textures, 
which means all shapes like bricks, rocks etc are removed so you can
use them as a base for your own textures. And, you can make "bumpmaps"
from (preferably black and white) pictures, selecting the angle where
light comes from; or generate black and white images from textures to
make it easier to edit them and finally apply them as shading pattern
with your own colours.

I have included a few example images, and a 320*200 picture that
shows some images I have made with this program, and what are they
made from. I have used Deluxe Paint for drawing the source pictures.

There is more documentation in the file imap.doc, included in the
zip file.