im confused about downloading maps.please help

[jakjakisbak]

right im trying to download maps fopr my nexuiz but when i do download them it dosnt show up.

i know PK3 files arnt the map files but they are the only ones i can get for any map.

please help

if you want more infomation please ask ok:)

[C.Brutail]

First of all, this is "General discussion". We will help nonethless, this is just moderator rant from me...

pk3's are renamed zip files, that contain all the media a map file needs. They should go into:

Nexuiz/data/

where dataxyz.pk3 (the very large file) is located too.
If they are properly packaged, they should show up in the create new multiplayer server window ingame.
Ingame downloaded maps are stored in the dlcache directory. You haven't said what kind of OS do you use, but there's already an answere for this problem for windows/mac/linux somewhere here on the forum. You can use the search function of the board too.

Welcome to Nexuiz!

[jakjakisbak]

sorry i didnt know where else to put this post in to. because theres ones about editing and map releases but none that have any thing to do with downloading.

thank you for your time

[Fevix]

Okay, this seemed like the right place to put my problem, as I, too have a problem with downloaded maps.
When I try to use the console to change maps, I type the following:
chmap mapxyz

The console responds with:
SpawnServer: no map file named maps/ mapxyz.bsp

I thought they were supposed to be in .pk3, not .bsp

So i went into the folder with the map and changed the .pk3 to .bsp (don't worry, I copied it first, then changed it)
Me:
chmap mapxyz
Console:
Mod_LoadModel: model "maps/mapxyz.bsp" is of unknown or unsupported type. Couldn't load map mapxyz.bsp

So I have them in the right place, but the console is calling for the wrong extension. is there a way to change this?

Additionally, my downloaded maps aren't showing in the create section.
If it helps, I am running Vista. I know, Vista is not that great, but my parents...

[Sepelio]

The easiest way if you are just playing around with maps is just to go:
"map symdusty_v2r1" or whatever. Sometimes the pk3 filename is different to that of the map, but we try to discourage this.

Remember the maps have to be in the DATA folder not the DLCACHE folder if you want to play them in singleplayer at all.

[Fevix]

English, please?

[Mr. Bougo]

pk3 files are zipped archives, containing the bsp files.

When you download a map from a nexuiz server, it ends up in your dlcache directory. Files in that dlcache directory are only loaded (here, unpacked) on the server's request. In comparison, the files in your data directory are loaded on startup, so you can actually play them locally.

What you want to do here is to move the pk3 file from the dlcache directory to its parent directory (data), and restart nexuiz (or use the fs_rescan command) to load it. The bsp file will then be available to the game.
You can list all the available maps using this nexuiz command:

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ls maps/*.bsp

You can then use chmap to load the map using the names from that command's output (without the .bsp, and the maps/ prefix)

An alternative solution to this is using tab completion: pressing the tab key after you typed chmap in the console will show you a list of maps, and autocomplete your input if possible.


As Sepelio stated, map names often match the pk3 name, but not always.

[Fevix]

Thanks! I can play them now!