Map pk3 layout and information about .mapinfo

[[-z-]]

Have you checked out 'Docs/mapping.txt'?

[Dokujisan]

Ahh...

http://svn.icculus.org/nexuiz/trunk/Doc ... ortby=date

ok, so I see under the Advanced mapinfo section that you can do something like

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settemp_for_type ctf g_balance_laser_primary_force 200


Is there a limit on which cvars can be set through that? I assume it's only server-based settings, but other than that? In the meantime, I'll do some of my own testing to figure it out.

[divVerent]

currently any cvar, but only on server side

[Spaceman]

Some of the maps in the Multiplayer / Create menu don't display an image, yet when you open the maps PK3 you will usually find a suitable jpeg or tga inside it somewhere. Usually this image has the wrong name or is in an odd location. Could this location be added to the mapinfo?

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map_image = /map/foo/bar.jpeg

The following are the maps that I have without an image

arboriabeta2
aurora
brokenworld_r2_s3over2
ctctf6
darkzone_nanlbeta2
darkzoneNANLtest1
dm_docs_deep_drill
docs_deep_drill_insta
facing_worlds_nex
Figure8
gasolinepowered_v1r1
hightide
mmkitch
obscure
test16
thedojo
thedojo_v1r2
thedojo_v1r6
thedojo_v1r7
turret-0-rama

[esteel]

It worked similar like this in the old map system, but i think its better to not do things too complicated and as its only a few maps, those pk3 files should be fixed by renaming the images..Also even with the change you propose it would be necessary to change the pk3 files.

[fabz0r]

nice one divv, I look forward to seeing it in the next release

[divVerent]

mapinfo intentionally does not contain a path to the jpg, or anything else referring to the map's internal name (file names), so it is easy to rename a map (which was a LOT of work with the mapcfg system because of all the names everywhere... change the jpg names in all txt files, change the changelevel line in all mapcfg files... rename all files properly... ugh).

Also, most maps DO follow the convention jpg name = map name, so I simply decided to force this convention for all maps. It's not hard to rename a single jpg after all.

[Gego]

[...] CTF is reliably autodetected.[...]

no...
I made a CTF map, and I can not get it to do CTF...
tried:

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g_jetpack 1 #my map needs it
g_ctf 1
restart


but it did not work...
am I suppose to put that info in to the worldspawn?

the flag is /item/item_flag_team1 and .._team2?

how do i set so that the map starts with g_jetpack 1?

[morfar]

no...
I made a CTF map, and I can not get it to do CTF...

Not if you tested your map in Nexuiz BEFORE you added CTF entities (flags)!
Because the game auto-generated a .mapinfo in your data/data/maps/ folder without CTF support.

[Gego]

thanx... that worked...