diff --git a/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.js b/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.js
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index 22bf449bf..000000000
--- a/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-import Jimp from 'jimp';
-import * as $protobuf from 'protobufjs/minimal.js';
-// import {TerrainTile} from '../generated/protos';
-
-async function generateTerrainMap(imagePath, outputDir) {
-    const terrain = new TerrainTile()
-    try {
-        // const imageModule = await import(imagePath);
-        // const imageUrl = imageModule.default;
-        // const image = await Jimp.read(imageUrl);
-        // const {width, height} = image.bitmap;
-
-        // const map = new TerrainMap();
-        // map.TerrainTile
-
-        // image.scan(0, 0, width, height, function (x, y, idx) {
-        //     const terrain = new TerrainTile();
-        //     const red = this.bitmap.data[idx + 0];
-
-        //     if (red > 100) {
-        //         // terrain[x][y] = TerrainTypes.Land;
-        //     }
-        // });
-
-        // return new TerrainMapImpl(terrain);
-        console.log('Terrain map generated successfully');
-    } catch (error) {
-        console.error('Error generating terrain map:', error);
-    }
-}
-
-// Usage
-const imagePath = process.argv[2];
-const outputDir = process.argv[3] || 'generated';
-
-if (!imagePath) {
-    console.error('Usage: node TerrainMapGenerator.js <imagePath> [outputDir]');
-    process.exit(1);
-}
-
-generateTerrainMap(imagePath, outputDir).catch(console.error);
-
-export {generateTerrainMap};
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diff --git a/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.ts b/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.ts
index 778439e73..8fd368ff3 100644
--- a/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/TerrainMapGenerator.ts
@@ -1,27 +1,121 @@
-import {Jimp as JimpType, JimpConstructors} from '@jimp/core';
-import 'jimp';
-import {TerrainMap, TerrainTile} from '../../generated/protos';
+import PImage from 'pureimage';
+import fs from 'fs/promises';
+import path from 'path';
+import {fileURLToPath} from 'url';
+import {createReadStream, createWriteStream} from 'fs';
+import zlib from 'zlib';
+import {promisify} from 'util';
 
+const deflateRaw = promisify(zlib.deflateRaw);
+const inflateRaw = promisify(zlib.inflateRaw);
 
-declare const Jimp: JimpType & JimpConstructors;
-
-export async function loadTerrainMap(): Promise<TerrainMap> {
-    const imageModule = await import(`../../resources/maps/World.png`);
-    const imageUrl = imageModule.default;
-    const image = await Jimp.read(imageUrl)
-    const {width, height} = image.bitmap;
-
-
-    image.scan(0, 0, width, height, function (x: number, y: number, idx: number) {
-        const t: TerrainTile = new TerrainTile()
-        const red = this.bitmap.data[idx + 0];
-
-        if (red > 100) {
-        }
-    })
-
-    return new TerrainMap()
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
+interface TerrainMap {
+    width: number;
+    height: number;
+    terrain: TerrainTile[][];
 }
 
-// loadTerrainMap()
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+interface TerrainTile {
+    isLand: boolean
+}
+
+export async function loadTerrainMap(): Promise<TerrainMap> {
+    try {
+        const imagePath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'resources', 'maps', 'World.png');
+        console.log('Attempting to load image from:', imagePath);
+
+        try {
+            await fs.access(imagePath);
+        } catch (error) {
+            throw new Error(`Image file not found at ${imagePath}. Please ensure the file exists.`);
+        }
+
+        const readStream = createReadStream(imagePath);
+        const img = await PImage.decodePNGFromStream(readStream);
+
+        console.log('Image loaded successfully');
+        console.log('Image dimensions:', img.width, 'x', img.height);
+
+        const terrainMap: TerrainMap = {
+            width: img.width,
+            height: img.height,
+            terrain: []
+        };
+
+        // Iterate through each pixel
+        for (let x = 0; x < img.width; x++) {
+            terrainMap.terrain[x] = [];
+            for (let y = 0; y < img.height; y++) {
+                const color = img.getPixelRGBA(x, y);
+                const red = (color >> 24) & 0xff;
+                // Extract the red channel (assuming it represents height)
+                const height = (color >> 24) & 0xff;
+                terrainMap.terrain[x][y] = {
+                    isLand: red > 100
+                };
+            }
+        }
+
+        console.log('Terrain data extracted');
+
+
+        // Serialize the terrain data using MessagePack
+        const msg = JSON.stringify(terrainMap)
+        const compressedData = await deflateRaw(msg);
+
+
+
+        // Save the serialized data
+        const outputPath = path.join(__dirname, 'terrain_data.msgpack');
+        fs.writeFile(outputPath, compressedData);
+        console.log('Serialized terrain data saved to:', outputPath);
+
+        return terrainMap
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error loading or processing the terrain map:', error);
+        throw error;
+    }
+}
+
+// Test the function
+loadTerrainMap().then(terrainData => {
+    console.log('Terrain data loaded');
+    console.log('Terrain data extracted');
+}).catch(console.error);
+
+console.log('Processing terrain map...');
+
+
+async function loadAndDecodeTerrainData(): Promise<TerrainMap> {
+    try {
+        // Construct the path to the MessagePack file
+        const filePath = path.join(__dirname, 'terrain_data.msgpack');
+
+        // Read the file
+        const data = await fs.readFile(filePath);
+
+        const inflated = await inflateRaw(data)
+        const decodedData = JSON.parse(inflated.toString('utf-8')) as TerrainMap
+
+        console.log('Terrain data loaded and decoded successfully');
+        console.log('Dimensions:', decodedData.width, 'x', decodedData.height);
+        console.log('Sample height at (0,0):', decodedData.terrain[0][0]);
+
+        return decodedData;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Error loading or decoding the terrain data:', error);
+        throw error;
+    }
+}
+
+// Usage example
+loadAndDecodeTerrainData()
+    .then(terrainData => {
+        // You can now use terrainData in your application
+        console.log('Terrain data ready for use');
+    })
+    .catch(console.error);
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