Map Making: Feature Placer - Revision history

Forboding angel: /* Feature Placer */

2013-05-08T13:10:17Z

Feature Placer

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	= Feature Placer =		= Feature Placer =

	At this point, it is very strongly recommended that you ~~go download "[http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features~~ Spring Features~~]" ( [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features] ) and place it in your games folder~~. Spring features is an archive that contains all the map features ever made for spring mapping. The total number is somewhere around 500 features, so it will give you quite a bit of power when it comes time to spice up your map.		At this point, it is very strongly recommended that you grab Spring Features. Spring features is an archive that contains all the map features ever made for spring mapping. The total number is somewhere around 500 features, so it will give you quite a bit of power when it comes time to spice up your map.

	Spring Features is ~~also~~ available via the rapid tag: spring-features:stable		Spring Features is available via the rapid tag: spring-features:stable

	Feature placer is available for use via the rapid tag: feature-placer:test		Feature placer is available for use via the rapid tag: feature-placer:test

Forboding angel: /* Adding the Feature List to your map */

2013-05-08T13:09:08Z

Adding the Feature List to your map

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	= Adding the Feature List to your map =		= Adding the Feature List to your map =

	Open ~~dumpedunitsfeatures~~.~~txt~~ in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to		Open <yourmapname.lua> in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to

	mapcontainer.sdd/mapconfig/featureplacer/set.lua		mapcontainer.sdd/mapconfig/featureplacer/set.lua

	Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of ~~dumpedunitsfeatures~~.~~txt~~ into it~~. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections~~.		Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of <yourmapname.lua>t into it.

	<br/><br/>		<br/><br/>

	[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]] <br/>		[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]] <br/>

Forboding angel: /* Using Feature Placer */

2013-05-08T13:08:24Z

Using Feature Placer

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	= Using Feature Placer =		= Using Feature Placer =

	~~'''If you use Evolution RTS for feature placer, once ingame be sure to disable the "Integral Menu" widget (f11 - Widget Menu), as the menu does not support paging.'''~~		When the spring starts up you will be presented with a tree that is sparkling green. Select it and you will have the option to build an entire host of features. There are also placement options on the menu such as "Jitter" and "Clustering", etc. Set these as desired.

	<br/>You will need to go into the multiplayer lobby (one that supports modoptions and hosing your own games). Create a new game (not using a relay slave). In the modoptions set the game type to "Featureplacer" and add a NullAI.



	When the ~~game~~ starts up you will be presented with a tree that is sparkling green. Select it and you will have the option to build an entire host of features. There are also placement options on the menu such as "Jitter" and "Clustering", etc. Set these as desired.

	== Exporting the Feature List ==		== Exporting the Feature List ==

	~~Once you have placed all~~ the ~~features on your map and are ready to~~ export ~~the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features~~". ~~Click it 3 times. At this point~~, ~~before exiting the game, alt+tab out to~~ your spring ~~install~~ folder and look for a file ~~called dumpedunitsfeatures~~.~~txt to make sure~~ that the file was written ~~properly. Once you have verified this~~, you may go ahead and close the game.		Simple click the "export set.lua" button. Then, look in your spring folder, under maps, and look for the file <yourmapname.lua>. Once you have verified that the file was written, you may go ahead and close the game.

	= Adding the Feature List to your map =		= Adding the Feature List to your map =

Forboding angel: /* Feature Placer */

2013-05-08T13:06:17Z

Feature Placer

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	At this point, it is very strongly recommended that you go download "[http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features Spring Features]" ( [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features] ) and place it in your games folder. Spring features is an archive that contains all the map features ever made for spring mapping. The total number is somewhere around 500 features, so it will give you quite a bit of power when it comes time to spice up your map.		At this point, it is very strongly recommended that you go download "[http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features Spring Features]" ( [http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features http://springfiles.com/spring/tools/spring-features] ) and place it in your games folder. Spring features is an archive that contains all the map features ever made for spring mapping. The total number is somewhere around 500 features, so it will give you quite a bit of power when it comes time to spice up your map.

			Spring Features is also available via the rapid tag: spring-features:stable

			Feature placer is available for use via the rapid tag: feature-placer:test

	~~Feature placer is available for~~ use ~~in two different games currently. Gundam RTS and Evolution RTS. It is worth noting that Gundam RTS limits itself~~ to ~~a much smaller feature set~~, so that the current time it is recommended that you use feature placer in Evolution RTS. It should also be mentioned that you could simply call Spring Features as a dependency (which you will do anyway) in ~~your map which will allow you access to all~~ the ~~features in Spring Features~~, ~~however, Evolution RTS has some random spawners specifically targeting towards foliage in Spring Features that is not currently in Gundam RTS.~~		You can use pr-downloader to get the latest version, either by using pr-downlaoder in the command line, or using Forboding Angel's pr-downloader menu ( http://goo.gl/kGJBx - Extract to spring folder, next to pr-downloader.exe (Windows only) ).



	~~Eventually, Feature Placer will be it~~'s ~~own independent module~~, ~~but currently, it is~~ only ~~available via Evolution RTS or Gundam RTS~~.

	= Using Feature Placer =		= Using Feature Placer =

Enetheru: added fixme so I can get back to this soon.

2013-01-18T06:31:20Z

added fixme so I can get back to this soon.

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			{{FIXME}} needs updating to use the information in [http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=29559 thread] about seperation of feature placer
	= Feature Placer =		= Feature Placer =

Forboding angel at 08:54, 21 March 2012

2012-03-21T08:54:50Z

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	Once you have placed all the features on your map and are ready to export the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features". Click it 3 times. At this point, before exiting the game, alt+tab out to your spring install folder and look for a file called dumpedunitsfeatures.txt to make sure that the file was written properly. Once you have verified this, you may go ahead and close the game.		Once you have placed all the features on your map and are ready to export the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features". Click it 3 times. At this point, before exiting the game, alt+tab out to your spring install folder and look for a file called dumpedunitsfeatures.txt to make sure that the file was written properly. Once you have verified this, you may go ahead and close the game.

	= Adding the ~~featurelist~~ to your map =		= Adding the Feature List to your map =

	Open dumpedunitsfeatures.txt in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to		Open dumpedunitsfeatures.txt in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to
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	Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.		Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.

	<br/>[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]] ~~<br/>~~<br/>		<br/><br/>

			[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]] <br/>

Forboding angel at 08:54, 21 March 2012

2012-03-21T08:54:35Z

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	Eventually, Feature Placer will be it's own independent module, but currently, it is only available via Evolution RTS or Gundam RTS.		Eventually, Feature Placer will be it's own independent module, but currently, it is only available via Evolution RTS or Gundam RTS.

	= Using ~~Featureplacer~~ =		= Using Feature Placer =

	'''If you use Evolution RTS for feature placer, once ingame be sure to disable the "Integral Menu" widget (f11 - Widget Menu), as the menu does not support paging.'''		'''If you use Evolution RTS for feature placer, once ingame be sure to disable the "Integral Menu" widget (f11 - Widget Menu), as the menu does not support paging.'''
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	When the game starts up you will be presented with a tree that is sparkling green. Select it and you will have the option to build an entire host of features. There are also placement options on the menu such as "Jitter" and "Clustering", etc. Set these as desired.		When the game starts up you will be presented with a tree that is sparkling green. Select it and you will have the option to build an entire host of features. There are also placement options on the menu such as "Jitter" and "Clustering", etc. Set these as desired.

	== Exporting the ~~featurelist~~ ==		== Exporting the Feature List ==

	Once you have placed all the features on your map and are ready to export the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features". Click it 3 times. At this point, before exiting the game, alt+tab out to your spring install folder and look for a file called dumpedunitsfeatures.txt to make sure that the file was written properly. Once you have verified this, you may go ahead and close the game.		Once you have placed all the features on your map and are ready to export the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features". Click it 3 times. At this point, before exiting the game, alt+tab out to your spring install folder and look for a file called dumpedunitsfeatures.txt to make sure that the file was written properly. Once you have verified this, you may go ahead and close the game.

Forboding angel: /* Feature Placer */

2012-03-21T08:53:56Z

Feature Placer

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	Eventually, Feature Placer will be it's own independent module, but currently, it is only available via Evolution RTS or Gundam RTS.		Eventually, Feature Placer will be it's own independent module, but currently, it is only available via Evolution RTS or Gundam RTS.

			= Using Featureplacer =

	'''If you use Evolution RTS for feature placer, once ingame be sure to disable the "Integral Menu" widget (f11 - Widget Menu), as the menu does not support paging.'''		'''If you use Evolution RTS for feature placer, once ingame be sure to disable the "Integral Menu" widget (f11 - Widget Menu), as the menu does not support paging.'''
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	When the game starts up you will be presented with a tree that is sparkling green. Select it and you will have the option to build an entire host of features. There are also placement options on the menu such as "Jitter" and "Clustering", etc. Set these as desired.		When the game starts up you will be presented with a tree that is sparkling green. Select it and you will have the option to build an entire host of features. There are also placement options on the menu such as "Jitter" and "Clustering", etc. Set these as desired.

			== Exporting the featurelist ==

	Once you have placed all the features on your map and are ready to export the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features". Click it 3 times. At this point, before exiting the game, alt+tab out to your spring install folder and look for a file called dumpedunitsfeatures.txt to make sure that the file was written properly. Once you have verified this, you may go ahead and close the game.		Once you have placed all the features on your map and are ready to export the placement, press F11 to bring up the widget menu, and select "Dump All Units Features". Click it 3 times. At this point, before exiting the game, alt+tab out to your spring install folder and look for a file called dumpedunitsfeatures.txt to make sure that the file was written properly. Once you have verified this, you may go ahead and close the game.

			= Adding the featurelist to your map =

	Open dumpedunitsfeatures.txt in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to		Open dumpedunitsfeatures.txt in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to
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	Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.		Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.

	[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]]		<br/>[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]] <br/><br/>

Forboding angel at 08:51, 21 March 2012

2012-03-21T08:51:49Z

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	Open dumpedunitsfeatures.txt in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to		Open dumpedunitsfeatures.txt in a text editor and copy the entire contents. Then navigate to

	mapcontainer.sdd/mapconfig/set.lua		mapcontainer.sdd/mapconfig/featureplacer/set.lua

	Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.		Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.

	[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]]		[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]]

Abma at 03:53, 13 March 2012

2012-03-13T03:53:41Z

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	Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.		Open up set.lua in a text editor, and paste the contents of dumpedunitsfeatures.txt into it. Be sure to remove any entries in the unitlist or buildinglist sections.

			[[Category:Map making\|Map_making]]