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Where are the maps and tilesets stored on Mac OS X? I want to create a map and test it, but I can't find the folder where they are stored on my computer.

Moved to mac support.

In the .app in your /Applications directory if you installed it.

If you're running it without installing it (don't know if that's possible or not these days), in the .app in the .dmg file.

I looked all through the package contents but the tilesets are not located in the .app package. Does it download them to the library of some other shared information location?

Well, for the stuff which does not come with the distribution, in the .zip files within ~/Library/Application Support/The Mana World/updates/.

Your config.xml and tmw.log are also stored there.

In OS X this is the intended way to do it instead of ~/.tmw, so we're using it.

Perfect. That is exactly what I was looking for. I found all the maps right at the path you specified. Thanks. Now I can start experimenting.

Okay, tried replacing one of the maps with my own map for testing purposes, but my custom map doesn't show up when I play the game.

Apparently, this update folder is just a staging ground for storing the updates. Where are the updates unzipped so that The Mana World can access them? I need to be able to replace one of the game maps with my own map, but I can't find the actual game maps that the game uses when it is running.

The customdata folder. In the same folder that had updates, make customdata and put your zip there.

I figured out how to modify the maps in the Mac OSX distribution. Basically, I just unzipped the map zipfile stored in the updates folder, then I modified the map that I wanted to use for testing purposes, then rezipped the folder back into the zipfile.

This works great and allows me to test my custom map, but I can't seem to figure out how to do the same thing with tile graphics. I added a new tile sheet for my map, but when I rezipped the graphics folder back into the tiles zip it didn't seem to have any effect, and my custom tiles simply show up as empty, flickering areas.

How can I put a new tilesheet into the updates?

Did you use Tiled to edit the map?

Yes I did. I modified the map using Tiled and created a new tileset by using my new tilesheet as a reference image.

I figured out how to put the modified map back in the zipfiles so that it shows up when I go to that map while playing TMW, but I can't figure out how to get my tilesheet in the zipfiles. I put it in the tiles zip file, but the custom tiles referenced from my modified map don't show up.

Instead of changing the update zips, please use the customdata folder.

So within the customdata folder make a folder graphics, and inside that a folder called tiles?

Make a new zip that has maps/(changed map) and graphics/tiles/(new tileset). Put the zip in customdata.

Okay, that makes sense. Do I have to name the zip anything in particular?