Stoney229's tutorial for creating ABattleMap modules

Stoney229’s tutorial for creating ABattleMap modules
Information about this tutorial
You are reading tutorial version 1.0. Visit
http://www.axisandallies.org/forums/index.php?topic=18773.0 to read or download the
Vlatest version of the tutorial.
This tutorial is based on the latest version of ABattleMap as of June 16, 2010, which is
only found packaged with Attila’s Pacific 1940 module, here: http://www.flames-of-
europe.de/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=getit&lid=107 , and is referred to as
“0.80+” in this tutorial. Information and instructions related to image-editing are based
Con the latest version (v3.5.5) of the image-editing program Paint.NET , which can be
downloaded here: http://www.getpaint.net/ . Operating System related instructions are
based on recent Windows desktop operating systems.
The content of this tutorial is based in part on tutorials by Attila, TMTM, and HolKann.
Credit goes to them for beginning the work and making this easier for me. It has been
designed more as a sort of manual, rather than a step-by-step tutorial, with the intent of
offering a better understanding of how things work. Do not be intimidated by its length:
any software that takes 2 minutes to figure out still comes with a 30-page help file!
While it can be used as a step-by-step guide, you may find it more enjoyable to explore
things on your own before reading the tutorial in detail; consulting this tutorial only when
you would like some guidance. Feel free ...