How to make your own maps.

[Codewalker]

Goal #1: let's make a mother@#$&ing moonbase.

Also, this ^^^

[Victoria Victrix]

Also, this ^^^

https://images.weserv.nl/?url=members.shaw.ca%2Frlongpre01%2Fmoon_tiny.jpg

[downix]

Now, my question is, if we can make a map, can we export the existing maps? Even if just the terrain.

[Codewalker]

Yes, with dev mode enabled and firing up the map editor in a demo playback, most stuff doesn't work, but one thing that does is the "clientsave" functionality. That will save a map into text form.

[Leandro]

Just a heads-up, if you're making maps that you want to be able to use in-game eventually, you need to group things in Defs.

Defs are the subject of the unwritten post 2, but thanks for the heads-up for people who aren't going to wait until I write it.

Yes, with dev mode enabled and firing up the map editor in a demo playback, most stuff doesn't work, but one thing that does is the "clientsave" functionality. That will save a map into text form.

And get ready for lots and lots and lots and LOTS of headache. Mess up a single line and the whole zone can fall apart spectacularly. Still, being stubborn enough, you can do neat things.

[corvus1970]

Only one reply does this justice...

https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.corvusonline.net%2Fforum_images%2Fjizzed-in-my-pants.jpg.png

[mrultimate]

Wow. Just Holy Boomerangs Batman kinds of wow. Good stuff Leandro.

[Leandro]

Sparky made a ton of screenshots for the objects library, give him some love too! You'll find those in the third post.

[Arachnion]

Great job Sparky!

Your screenshots are appreciated.

;D

[Sparky]

If we're going to have a moon zone we might as well as have a space station to go with it.
https://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q286/spectacular_sparky/Space_Station_zpsd1b4ee59.jpg

[Arachnion]

Is.... is that made of *skyscrapers from new Atlas*?

:o

[Sparky]

Is.... is that made of *skyscrapers from new Atlas*?

:o

Yep, just took the ones that had a sci-fi look to them and slapped them together. Only took a few minutes.

[Globetrotter]

This was then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBnbmKqXabs

This is 50 years later

If we're going to have a moon zone we might as well as have a space station to go with it.
https://i139.photobucket.com/albums/q286/spectacular_sparky/Space_Station_zpsd1b4ee59.jpg

You rock Sparky and Leandro and all other wizkids :-)

[Leandro]

Hey, hold on a little bit -- if we're going to have a space station, we first need a Space Shuttle to get there in the first place!

https://i.imgur.com/SXk7a.jpg

These models exist in the i24 beta client, they're just not used anywhere. Those of us who looked inside the PIGG files have been intrigued by texture_library/WORLD/Space/Shuttle for a while now.

H_Shuttle
V_Shuttle
H_Shuttle_Wheelsup
V_Shuttle_Wheelsup
H_Booster
V_Booster
H_BoosterShuttle
V_BoosterShuttle

If you want to put the Earth in the background, note that it's REALLY BIG. Put it at least 4000 units away from the camera.

_Planet_Earth_Surface_A
_Planet_Earth_Atmosphere_L01
_Planet_Earth_Halo_B

All 3 parts are supposed to be used inside a Def; something like:

Code Select Expand

Def PlanetEarth
Group Space/Planet_Earth/_Planet_Earth_Surface_A
End
Group Space/Planet_Earth/_Planet_Earth_Atmosphere_L01
End
Group Space/Planet_Earth/_Planet_Earth_Halo_B
End
End

And then you can place it with Ref PlanetEarth.

[FatherXmas]

Well they were thinking about building a space port once.

Nice booster and shuttle.

[Sparky]

*gasp* New toys! Thanks Leandro!  ;D

[Hotaru]

One of these days, Alice...
BANG! ZOOM!

https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/Matsutaro/moonplates1_zpsa211e447.jpg

https://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a251/Matsutaro/moonplates2_zps4b35f354.jpg

Go. Hunt. Find Cheez.

[Leandro]

Interesting. I actually didn't know those models were there.

For screenshot purposes, try using white_scene_wSun.txt as the scene.

Atlas park (old style) buildings: Deco1, Deco2, Deco3... I think it goes up to Deco17.

Some boring rocks:

nature_rock_group_xsml
nature_rock_sml_01
nature_rock_sml_02
nature_rock_group_sml
nature_rock_med
nature_rock_lrg
nature_rock_xlrg

Some Praetorian buildings that kind of look like they'd be right at home in a moonbase:

BA_Facility_ScienceCenter
BA_Facility_WatchTower
BA_Facility_WareHouse
BA_Facility_RbtHangars_Single
BA_Facility_RbtHangars_Double
BA_Facility_Bunker
BA_Facility_DoorWays
BA_Facility_Jail
BA_Facility_SonicPylon_01

The ENTIRE Behaviour Adjustement Facility (pretty large): BA_Facility

Bits that are used in building the BAF, walls and such:

_BA_Facility_45_OUT_Regular_01
_BA_Facilty_45_STR_Regular_128_R
_BA_Facility_45_STR_Regular_128_L01
_BA_Facility_45_IN_Regular_128
_BA_Faciltiy_Pillar_01
_BA_Facility_90_STR_Regular_256
_BA_Facility_Tower_01
_BA_Faciltiy_WallBeams_01
_BA_Facility_90_STR_Regular_128
_BA_Facility_Dock_01

[Hotaru]

I've been using the white back for everything else, but when I first tried the moon pieces and was zoomed out from shooting buildings, I couldn't even tell where the pieces were at a distance. So I went with Atlas scene for some contrast. I'll redo the parts later.

The moon pieces were just tucked in with a bunch of road chunks. Weird.

[Leandro]

I've been using the white back for everything else, but when I first tried the moon pieces and was zoomed out from shooting buildings, I couldn't even tell where the pieces were at a distance. So I went with Atlas scene for some contrast. I'll redo the parts later.

Try SS_Space if you're going to redo the moon shots. I agree that the blue is good for contrast, it was more of a general thing for people who are making screenshots.

"Old Town" style buildings:

OT_bldg_conc_01a
OT_bldg_conc_01b
OT_bldg_conc_01c
OT_bldg_conc_02a
OT_bldg_conc_03a
OT_bldg_conc_03b
OT_bldg_conc_03c
OT_conc_bldg_crnr
OT_House_lrg
OT_Shotgun_16
OT_Shotgun_16_02
OT_Shotgun_16b
OT_Shotgun_16c
OT_Shotgun_24
OT_Shotgun_24_02
OT_Shotgun_24_03
OT_Shotgun_24_04
OT_Shotgun_24b

Huge skyscraper that actually has a little bit of an interior (maybe the one that leads into a cave in the RWZ?): Modern_Scraper1

Some Paragon-specific things:

trainstation1, trainstation2 (indentical as far as I can see)
BlackMarket_Complete
Wentworths_Complete