How to add multiple maps into one folder (tutorial)
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:16 am
:jango: Well, here's a tut I wrote on how to put multiple maps in one addon folder, like the 607th or the convo pack. I tried to add as much detail as possible, so it would be easy to understand.
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How to add multiple maps in one addon folder
By Commander_Fett
So, you want to know how to add more than one map in an addon, eh?
Well, here's the simple-ish steps on how to do so.
Step 1: Well, make your maps. Mine will be AOH and MAB in the examples.
Step 2: Make a new map. Give it only one mode, It doesn't really matter what it is, as it's going to be taken out later annyway. Mine will be 347.
Step 3: Copy the LUAs from your other to maps to your new one's common/scripts/347 folder, with the other LUAs.
Note: These are the LUAs that will setup the game, the old LUAs don't affect it anymore when you're done with this tutorial.
Step 4: Make (or copy) the LUAs' reqs from your other two maps. These reqs will be located in your data_AOH/common/mission folder, they will be the same name as the LUAs. Make (or copy them from your other 2 maps) in your data_347/common/mission folder.
Step 5:Now, open up your mission.req located in your data_347/common folder. It should look something like this:
Change it to read your maps' LUAs, like so:
Step 6: Now to Edit the addme scripts. Go to your data_347/addme folder and open up the addme.LUA.
It will look something like this:
Copy it for our 2 maps, like this:
Now, just so it's easier to read, split up the map section like this:
Now edit the mapluafile = "347%s_%s", part of the addme to read your map, like mapluafile = "AOH%s_%s", .
Then, add your modes and eras to your addme.LUA, like I have. Change it to match your LUA setup. So, in
my AOH map, I have extra large mode for clone wars, and conquest for galactic ciivil war and clone wars.
In MAB, I have galactic civil war and clone wars conquest, and galactic civil war hero assault.
My addme would look like this:
Now, almost done with editing the addme. at the part that says:
make it read your maps, like so:
Step 7: okay, now that you have your LUAs, their respective reqs, have edited your mission.req and set up your addme.LUA, it's time to munge!
Step 8: Okay, now that you've munged your map (make sure to munge localizations for the maps and sides too, I'll explain this at the bottom)
It's time to head on over to the gamedata folder.
Go to the directory where you installed the game and open up the Gamedata folder.
(default is C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Star Wars Battlefront II)
Go to the addon folder, and open up your other 2 maps (MAB and AOH).
Now, go into data/_LVL_PC and copy over the map's folder (will say MAB or AOH) to the 347/data/_LVL_PC folder.
Once you've copied over the maps, copy over your custom sides .lvl files into your 347/data/_LVL_PC/SIDE folder (make the folder).
Now, copy any custom Loadscreens into a LOad folder (note: loadscreens must have different names, or else one will overwrite the others)
Now, you have a working mappack folder! Yay!
Instructions on setting up the localization for your maps:
in your data_347 folder, open up the editlocalize.bat.
Go to the section that says mapname, then right click on descripton.
Select "add key" (scopes open up, keys are what's being localized).
Name the key MAB (or whatever the map's 3 letter initial is) and type the name of the map in the box on the right.
Do it for all the languages in the dropdown box.
Repeat this process for the other maps in 347.
Next, go to "description", add the keys, and write the map's description.
Next, munge and make sure you select the "localize" box and after it's done, your maps have names. :bobba:
link
or, the posted version:
How to add multiple maps in one addon folder
By Commander_Fett
So, you want to know how to add more than one map in an addon, eh?
Well, here's the simple-ish steps on how to do so.
Step 1: Well, make your maps. Mine will be AOH and MAB in the examples.
Step 2: Make a new map. Give it only one mode, It doesn't really matter what it is, as it's going to be taken out later annyway. Mine will be 347.
Step 3: Copy the LUAs from your other to maps to your new one's common/scripts/347 folder, with the other LUAs.
Note: These are the LUAs that will setup the game, the old LUAs don't affect it anymore when you're done with this tutorial.
Step 4: Make (or copy) the LUAs' reqs from your other two maps. These reqs will be located in your data_AOH/common/mission folder, they will be the same name as the LUAs. Make (or copy them from your other 2 maps) in your data_347/common/mission folder.
Step 5:Now, open up your mission.req located in your data_347/common folder. It should look something like this:
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It will look something like this:
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Then, add your modes and eras to your addme.LUA, like I have. Change it to match your LUA setup. So, in
my AOH map, I have extra large mode for clone wars, and conquest for galactic ciivil war and clone wars.
In MAB, I have galactic civil war and clone wars conquest, and galactic civil war hero assault.
My addme would look like this:
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Step 8: Okay, now that you've munged your map (make sure to munge localizations for the maps and sides too, I'll explain this at the bottom)
It's time to head on over to the gamedata folder.
Go to the directory where you installed the game and open up the Gamedata folder.
(default is C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Star Wars Battlefront II)
Go to the addon folder, and open up your other 2 maps (MAB and AOH).
Now, go into data/_LVL_PC and copy over the map's folder (will say MAB or AOH) to the 347/data/_LVL_PC folder.
Once you've copied over the maps, copy over your custom sides .lvl files into your 347/data/_LVL_PC/SIDE folder (make the folder).
Now, copy any custom Loadscreens into a LOad folder (note: loadscreens must have different names, or else one will overwrite the others)
Now, you have a working mappack folder! Yay!
Instructions on setting up the localization for your maps:
in your data_347 folder, open up the editlocalize.bat.
Go to the section that says mapname, then right click on descripton.
Select "add key" (scopes open up, keys are what's being localized).
Name the key MAB (or whatever the map's 3 letter initial is) and type the name of the map in the box on the right.
Do it for all the languages in the dropdown box.
Repeat this process for the other maps in 347.
Next, go to "description", add the keys, and write the map's description.
Next, munge and make sure you select the "localize" box and after it's done, your maps have names. :bobba:
