Mapdev:Main

Map Development

Maps are the fields on which the battles are fought, made with the implicit contract that they shall not alter game mechanics. They are made up of images and text files which describe the environment and its features, such as height, colour, background, details features, atmosphere and lighting etc. These images and text files are then compressed into a 7zip archive for distribution.

[put some images here] I'm thinking a couple of minimaps and perspective views. of the prettiest maps.

Beginners Tutorial

This beginners tutorial is split into three parts, the basic stuff, the more advanced basic stuff, and how to compile and create a map archive for distribution. It is intended to get you started, when you are comfortable with the concepts, please look over the technical documentation to further your knowledge.

• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Finalizing

Blueprint

Due to the amount of boiler plate files needed to create a fairly feature complete map, Jk has created a blueprint map to get things started

• Link to blueprint zip

Technical Documentation

File Formats

• mapinfo.lua
• SMT format
• SMF format

Texture Images

• Mapdev:height
• Mapdev:diffuse
• Mapdev:specular
• Mapdev:normal
• Mapdev:parallax
• Mapdev:detail
• Mapdev:detailsplat

Attributes

• Mapdev:minimap
• Mapdev:skybox
• Mapdev:resource
• Mapdev:terraintype
• Mapdev:grass
• Mapdev:water
• Mapdev:lighting
• Mapdev:atmosphere
• Mapdev:features
• Mapdev:sounds
• Mapdev:borders

Scripting

• Mapdev:MapOptions
• Mapdev:LuaShaders

Howto's

• Mapdev:Howto_voidwater/space

Tools

• MapConv
• MapConvNG

Common Problems

• Mapdev:Pink Map
• Mapdev:solid archive

Map Devopment Wiki

• Mapdev Wiki Guide