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I'm trying to recreate real cities in a video game in a 1:1 scale and it's quite tedious to get every proportion right (let's say it's close to impossible).

So I've come up with an idea but I really don't know how to make it happen. I think this is the right SE to ask (if I'm mistaken I will delete my question).

Let's say I have this google map screenshot : enter image description here

And this is my game in windowed mode : enter image description here

Is there any way to render the google map screenshot as a low opacity window, while letting me have full control of my windowed mode game with constant input ? So I could use it as a tracing paper and easily reproduce real life dimensions

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  • um... in nearly any piece of design software this is possible. But I get the feeling you're talking about inside your game which is probably off-topic here. Not to mention you don't say what game it is. I'm going to put this on hold until you clarify using the edit button.
    – Ryan
    Oct 14, 2015 at 18:27
  • not inside the game, but above the game yes. I mean the tracing paper would be outside the game of course, but visually above it. Like using layers in photoshop, but between applications.
    – Antonin Cezard
    Oct 14, 2015 at 18:29
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    ah I see. I think SuperUser will be better for this than as it has nothing to do with Design. I'll migrate it over or attempt to (no idea if they'll accept).
    – Ryan
    Oct 14, 2015 at 18:30
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    Part of this question I believe is a duplicate of Make window always on top?. The other part has to do with lowering the transparency of the window itself might be a duplicate of Transparent Command Prompt in Vista? or Windows 7: Transparent command window?
    – AndrewH
    Oct 14, 2015 at 18:36
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    Just a quick idea (that's why posted as comment): Set the transparency of your game to 60% or something like that (possible with e.g. Dexpot). Then you can put it in front of you browser which displays the map.
    – mpy
    Oct 14, 2015 at 18:37

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You can use e.g. Dexpot, a virtual desktop manager for Windows which is "free for private use only" to render any program window translucent by right clicking on the title bar (or on the task bar entry):

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In my example it's MS Paint, in your case it's your game's map editor. Then you can place this program in front of any other program and use it just like a real tracing paper:

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Cities Skyline height map generator: http://www.skylinescity.com/2015/03/height-map-creation-tool-for-creating-real-world-location-maps

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    Link-only answers are discouraged (links might die!), please give a summary (not copy&paste) of the linked page and give the link as reference only.
    – mpy
    Oct 14, 2015 at 19:56

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