flaME -- The Warzone 2100 Map Editor [pre 1.10 thread]

[Merowingg]

Please.. can someone explain to me what those red lines in roads menu are for ??.. how to use them ??

[Buginator]

The way warzone works is, it looks for the unique name, if it can't find it, then it requests the map from the host.
Currently, it does a file size check, and that is all, it will then overwrite the old map with the new map, as long as the maps have the same external name if the file size is different.
If it does find the unique name, then.. well, yeah, Houston, we have a problem.
Yeah, this needs to be improved upon.

Houston, we have a problem. I'm not sure i've understood this post correctly, but i've just found that an updated map is NOT downloaded even if its file size is different.

Right, if it finds the same name, then it doesn't even get to the file size check.
The file size check is for when it can't find the same unique name, but it does have a file with the same name.
I know this is poor, but, add it to the tons of things that needs to be rewritten for Warzone.

[Buginator]

Flail13, do you have any enhancements in mind for the editor ?
Like, are you thinking of adding support for custom textures and or decals ? Something else ?

[Flail13]

I haven't been working on those things. Are they needed?
What do you mean by "decals"?
The only thing I've been trying to make recently is a random map generator. Currently it only makes a heightmap.

[Mysteryem]

I haven't been working on those things. Are they needed?
What do you mean by "decals"?
The only thing I've been trying to make recently is a random map generator. Currently it only makes a heightmap.

Decals are things like roads, craters and rocks. They are the little details that make an area more interesting.

[Merowingg]

I agree, I have been using roads especially, I was tought here that the details are very important, maybe even the most

[BrickTop]

I haven't been working on those things. Are they needed?
What do you mean by "decals"?
The only thing I've been trying to make recently is a random map generator. Currently it only makes a heightmap.

Hi all its time to say thank u flail13 for this great work.all my maps are made with flame.and i like it.
And ya i need those things.because it would be good, to use own custom textures and maybe more decals, so youre allowed to make the maps looking much nicer.

regards BrickTop

[Flail13]

ok... ill work on adding in custom textures.

im assuming these things about how to implement it:
- they need to be loaded in the tileset\tile-##.png format
- the custom texture folder would need to be copied to a new "tilesets\" folder in the flaME directory by the user
- tile-17.png is the water graphic for all tiles with transparency on any tileset?
- texture number 17 means that a tile will be all water on any tileset?
- the custom texture graphics folder, .radar file, changes to .lev and a wrf file would need to be included in the .wz file
- would need the ability to make custom brushes to use with the custom tilesets.

you should be able to use custom features by replacing the files in the "default\" folder. Does something else need to be done there?

[Buginator]

ok... ill work on adding in custom textures.

im assuming these things about how to implement it:
- they need to be loaded in the tileset\tile-##.png format
- the custom texture folder would need to be copied to a new "tilesets\" folder in the flaME directory by the user
- tile-17.png is the water graphic for all tiles with transparency on any tileset?
- texture number 17 means that a tile will be all water on any tileset?
- the custom texture graphics folder, .radar file, changes to .lev and a wrf file would need to be included in the .wz file
- would need the ability to make custom brushes to use with the custom tilesets.

you should be able to use custom features by replacing the files in the "default\" folder. Does something else need to be done there?

I was asking, since we are changing things around, and I didn't want you to work on this stuff before we have a 'final' version done.
Basically, there will be no more updates for 2.3.x, (at least, I am 95% sure of that) and we are moving on to the newer rendering engine.
I have externalized support for the textures / tiles, so the way things get drawn is a bit different from how 2.3 handles things.
That is why I wanted to check with you to what your plans are.

I would say hold off a bit for this stuff, and I'll let you know when we have the new releases out.
Sorry about the confusion.

[NoQ]

I have one tiny question. The following set of houses doesn't seem to overlap:

Houses (:

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But FlaME complains there's an overlap here, and draws the warehouse's rectangle incorrectly. The warehouse is rotated.

I wonder if it's just a little bug in FlaME, or the game will complain about this as well.

[macuser]

Yeah AFAIK thats a flAME bug.

[Flail13]

I haven't tested it much, but I doubt Warzone rotates the base of a unit. AFAIK, how it is in flaME is how it is in-game.

[Antonio]

has another program that replaces the. workframe.because net, I can not install it, I wanted to see if there was another.
until then thanks.

[Merowingg]

Ok I have just downloaded 1 10 I hope it will be a good tool to work with

By the way I think it is better to think things over and do not rush with releases

But the best way to check the flaMe for example is to give it to mapmakers

[tmp500]

hey i tried the flame editor and got frustrated with how the cam works.... ill might try it again, once its intuitive to rotate and move around. i guess im just used to the normal 3d programs where you either rotate with middle mouse button move with alt+left button or something like that. the brush features look good tough! one last thought on the height brush. it would be nice to just have an inverse of the buildup brush mapped to ctrl. so modelling the height with lets say +100 would give you -100 with the ctrl key. but that would be a minor feature that would be nice. but i think it would speed up the process.

keep it up, nice work, tmp