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User:Markavian/DF Map Archive

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Note: The neutrality of this page has been thrown out the window, because this is my user page.

The website, named, the Dwarf Fortress Map Archive (DFMA) is a repository and online viewer for player created maps exported from the game. The site revolves around an optimized file format (.FDF-MAP), which can produce files over 2000 times smaller then the ouputted bitmaps (for a 28 layer map) and 20 times smaller then equivalent PNG files. This makes them small enough to upload and transfer across the web without chewing up bandwidth. God forbid someone trying to upload the 150MB output file from a midsize fort, we can deliver exactly the same map for ~100kb!.

Important points

  • The web address for the DF Map Archive is: http://mkv25.net/dfma/
  • The site was created and is maintained by Markavian
  • The Map Compressor[1] was created by SL (ShadowLord)
  • The map archive also features an online CMV player using Flash created by [b]Gonbon[/b] for ingame movies (CMV) that users have uploaded
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