Map Editing - Revision history

RickHunter: /* Alien Art */

2023-12-12T16:46:19Z

‎Alien Art

RickHunter: /* Endorsed Art */

2023-12-12T16:43:06Z

‎Endorsed Art

RickHunter: /* Endorsed Art */

2023-12-12T16:39:59Z

‎Endorsed Art

Fire-hound: /* Release guidelines */ typo!

2018-06-17T08:34:28Z

‎Release guidelines: typo!

Fire-hound: /* Release guidelines */

2018-06-16T10:32:17Z

‎Release guidelines

Fire-hound: /* Release guidelines */

2018-03-17T17:12:40Z

‎Release guidelines

Fire-hound at 17:52, 13 February 2018

2018-02-13T17:52:54Z

Fire-hound: /* Release guidelines */

2018-02-02T22:49:08Z

‎Release guidelines

Fire-hound: /* Alien Art */

2017-12-24T19:53:19Z

‎Alien Art

Fire-hound: /* Endorsed Art */

2017-12-24T19:50:04Z

‎Endorsed Art

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 ==Alien Art==
-By the sole nature of this mod, it depends of an certain pool of assets that share little in common with the original game.
+By the sole nature of this mod, it depends of an certain pool of assets that share little in common with the original game. These assets are typically imported into the Sandbox2 Editor. Maps that have extensive use of external or alien art/assets are TC_LostHope and TC_UrbanJungle.
 Here we will deal with importing assets that are not already in the Game and the Sandbox2 editor. Those that are ''Alien'' to the installed files

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 ==Endorsed Art==
-Endorsed art, or, assets that exist in the game already. Optimized, tested and familiar objects that work. Compact map download size. Least overtime to map completion. There are many reasons to opt for endorsed art only in an map/level.
+Endorsed art, or, assets that exist in the game already. Optimized, tested and familiar objects that work. Compact map download size. Least overtime to map completion. Most MWLL maps use existing assets accessible via the Sandbox2 Editor without needing external art or external tools.
 [[Old Art|Endorsed Art]]

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 . [[Old Art#Setup|Setup]]
-. [[Old Art#Art_creation|Art Creation]]
+. [[Old_Art#Specifics|Tutorials - Videos/Documents]]
 ==Alien Art==

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 ==Release guidelines==
-[[Maprelese|Map Release Guidelines]]
+[[Maprelease|Map Release Guidelines]]
 ==Terminology==

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 ==Release guidelines==
-The actual release of an map is actually publishing the zipped archive, stripped of any source art, out of performance concern.
+[[Maprelese|Map Release Guidelines]]
 ==Terminology==

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:12, 17 March 2018
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	The same version is to be used in the XML file in the map folder.		The same version is to be used in the XML file in the map folder.
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		+	/TODO/ explain the fields in the XML file and where they are used and what for.
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	So it is obvious to the game server administrator, that a newer (or older) map is in question.		So it is obvious to the game server administrator, that a newer (or older) map is in question.

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:52, 13 February 2018
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	4. [[New_Art#Tutorials\|Tutorials]]		4. [[New_Art#Tutorials\|Tutorials]]
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		+	{{Navbox Mapping}}
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	[[Category:Mapping]]		[[Category:Mapping]]

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 ==Release guidelines==
-The map is to be named by game type, own name and version tag:
+The actual release of an map is actually publishing the zipped archive, stripped of any source art, out of performance concern.
- TC_Reference_V01
+Sources of the map belong elsewhere - the place for the repository is to be determined yet.
 So it is obvious to the game server administrator, that a newer (or older) map is in question.
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 Once a map has been finished, and it's layout is fixed and known, the map-loading image is to be defined.
-Either ''do it good''(tm) or do it ''the same'' - i.e. follow the already existing maps art. The file itself is to be of '''DDS''' format and to be placed alongside the XML where it is referred to.
+Either ''do it good''(tm) or do it ''the same'' - i.e. follow the already existing maps art. The file itself is to be of '''DDS''' format and to be placed alongside the XML where it is referred to by an arbitrary name.
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-It is customary to have an text on top of the screen providing a background story and an graph/text section providing info of the allowed assets (ground, mech, ASF, VTOL). But there are known (and liked!) exceptions to that.
+It is customary to have an text on top of the screen providing a background story and an graph/text section providing info of the allowed assets (ground, mech, ASF, VTOL). But there are known (and liked!) exceptions to this.
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-/TODO/
+The map archive has to be properly referenced in order to land in the right place on auto download.
-how to properly zip up the map for game-server deployment
+Once presented by the window in the archive name, replace the default '''multiplayer.zip''' with the proper file name:
 --there might be more guidelines to follow--

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 By the sole nature of this mod, it depends of an certain pool of assets that share little in common with the original game.
-Inherent to the way of the development of this mod, some of the key assets may still be missing.Meanwhile some others, maybe will come into consideration.
+Inherent to the way of the development of this mod, some of the key assets may still be missing. On some it is being worked on already, others are yet to receive an artist, maybe just You?
-Here we will deal with importing assets that are not already in the Game and Sandbox2 editor. Those that are ''Alien'' to the installed files
+Here we will deal with importing assets that are not already in the Game and the Sandbox2 editor. Those that are ''Alien'' to the installed files
 [[New_Art|Alien Art]]

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 ==Endorsed Art==
-Endorsed art, or, assets that exist in the game already. Optimized, tested and familiar objects that work. Compact map download size. Least overtime to map completion. There are many reasons to opt for endorsed art only in a map/level.
+Endorsed art, or, assets that exist in the game already. Optimized, tested and familiar objects that work. Compact map download size. Least overtime to map completion. There are many reasons to opt for endorsed art only in an map/level.
 Moreover, experienced mappers are already familiar with the quite extensive library of assets in the sandbox2 editor and didn't even had the chance to try all out, let alone dry the ideas of whats possible and at hand.