Official Map Making Guide - Revision history

Flozi: Tag for delete - "Kick everything but the link" - Picasso (and link is on MapConv page)

2014-10-18T21:33:23Z

Tag for delete - "Kick everything but the link" - Picasso (and link is on MapConv page)

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	i think this code will be added to the sample 1 and sample 2 script but the original author didn't know that or didn't care when the document was written.		i think this code will be added to the sample 1 and sample 2 script but the original author didn't know that or didn't care when the document was written.
	~~[[Category: Map_making]]~~

Flozi: deprecate page but update link to MapConv repo

2011-07-07T23:33:28Z

deprecate page but update link to MapConv repo

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	== how to start ==		== how to start ==
	this is basically for linux/unix but i'm sure it will be helpful for windows and other platforms as well. just have a look at the source!		this is basically for linux/unix but i'm sure it will be helpful for windows and other platforms as well. just have a look at the source!

	== download+building the needed tools ==		== download+building the needed tools ==
	~~svn co https://spring.clan-sy.com/svn/spring/trunk/~~

	you will find the needed MapConv binary in here:		you will find the needed MapConv binary in here:
	~~trunk~~/~~tools~~/MapConv/		https://github.com/spring/MapConv

	a simple <b>make</b> in that directory will build it.		a simple <b>make</b> in that directory will build it.

Koshi: fix category

2010-03-13T18:11:19Z

fix category

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	i think this code will be added to the sample 1 and sample 2 script but the original author didn't know that or didn't care when the document was written.		i think this code will be added to the sample 1 and sample 2 script but the original author didn't know that or didn't care when the document was written.
			[[Category: Map_making]]

Joachim Schiele: New page: == how to start == this is basically for linux/unix but i'm sure it will be helpful for windows and other platforms as well. just have a look at the source! == download+building the neede...

2007-07-09T16:30:51Z

New page: == how to start == this is basically for linux/unix but i'm sure it will be helpful for windows and other platforms as well. just have a look at the source! == download+building the neede...

New page

== how to start ==
this is basically for linux/unix but i'm sure it will be helpful for windows and other platforms as well. just have a look at the source!

== download+building the needed tools ==
svn co https://spring.clan-sy.com/svn/spring/trunk/

you will find the needed MapConv binary in here:
trunk/tools/MapConv/

a simple <b>make</b> in that directory will build it.

== using the tools ==
in the directory samples you'll find this:
===cat readme.txt | sed -e 's/^/ /g'===
These aren't necessarily *good* examples of how to use MapConv, or how to
make a good Spring map.

The .SMDs are modified from Small Divide, to boot.

I haven't learned how to properly package a map for Spring; I just symlink
the .smd, .smf and .smt into the maps directory.

1: The sample map that seems to have come with mapconv, historically.
Old file names:

257f.bmp -> feature.png
257h.bmp -> height.png
257m.bmp -> metal.png
2kt.bmp -> texture.png

2: A tiny map with one feature on it named myFeature, made for testing
converting models to s3o.

The metal patch under the feature is probably pointless. :)

=== example 1 ===
go to '''trunk/tools/MapConv/samples/1''' and type '''make''' which should build the sample 1 map. the output should be:
-rw-r--r-- 1 joachim users 2091 Jul 9 18:17 test.smd
-rw-r--r-- 1 joachim users 913468 Jul 9 18:23 test.smf
-rw-r--r-- 1 joachim users 1392 Jul 9 18:23 test.smt
the smd file is a normal text file which has interesting map parameters. you'll find a complete documentation in this wiki somewhere (maybe in different tutorial).
the smf and smt file is your graphical representation of the sample 1 map.

=== testring the map ===
basically you could copy those three files test.smd, test.smf and test.smt into your maps directory which is ~/.spring/maps/ in case of linux and in windows it's the c:/programms/spring/.../maps directory.

if you want only one compressed file this is what can be done:
mkdir -p map
cp test.smd map/
cp test.smt map/
cp test.smf map/
zip -r9 random.sdz map
cp test.sdz ~/.spring/maps/

i think this code will be added to the sample 1 and sample 2 script but the original author didn't know that or didn't care when the document was written.