Can't load custom map

SpedyRF · Post by **SpedyRF** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 7:58 pm

For some reason I can't get my custom map to load on my server. When ever I try to connect to my server, it won't let me enless I use "random map." How do I fix this?

Spedy

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:33 am

1) what version are you using
2) do you get any errors on the clinet or server? if so what are they?

Post by **bryjen** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:33 am

I also noticed this the other day. Trying to start a server from the client GUI. It lets you select from .bzw files in ~/.bzf/worlds, but it didn't seem to work unless you left it at the default of "random". I didn't dig into it to see what was up.

SpedyRF · Post by **SpedyRF** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:14 pm

my version is 2.0.4.
the only only error I got was a problem connecting to the custom map server. I used the "start server" thing in the client.

^nightmare^ · Post by **^nightmare^** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:44 pm

You cant use that for a custom map, usually you do command line to run it.

Winny · Post by **Winny** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:46 pm

but why are you given the option if it doesn't work for anything else than the "random" map

Post by **bryjen** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:38 pm

^nightmare^ wrote:You cant use that for a custom map

That's called a bug. You are supposed to be able to use it that way. It's just not the way the developers or persons running a dedicated servers do it, so that feature doesn't get much attention. It's probably broke and no one had noticed...

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:22 pm

it was not thought out well when it was implmeneted, it uses secret hidden magical folders for maps, sadly not the same secret hidden magical folder that the client saves maps in.

Winny · Post by **Winny** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:50 pm

in the next versoin could your mcke this work ? or maybe allow us access to the secret hidden magical folders to change out the map ?

Post by **bryjen** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:26 pm

The "secret hidden magical folder" is .bzf/worlds in your home directory on linux. Probably in your My Documents, My BZFlag Files\worlds on Windows. The client does both save worlds in (Options->Save World) and look for files to load (Join->Start Server->World Map) from this folder. After fiddling with it a bit, it looks like using one version of the client to save worlds may result in files that have an options block that doesn't load right on another version.

Winny · Post by **Winny** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:28 pm

I can save my maps in the world file folder where is the random map stored ?

Post by **bryjen** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:50 pm

heh. The "random" map is created new by the server every time it is run. It exists only in memory, not saved in a file.

Winny · Post by **Winny** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 7:51 pm

damn that sucks

but the random map is the same every time on my pc

A Meteorite · Post by **A Meteorite** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:37 pm

Win Xp wrote:damn that sucks

but the random map is the same every time on my pc

It's random only when you restart the server. (ie: turn it off then turn it back on)