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Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 3:32 am**

My question is that as you can only have 1'-world' file in a config, is there a way to create the Structure of a map in BZEdit and still use a txt file that adds water to it?

I have just started hand coding, trying to work out how to add materials and, I don't even know what a 'meshbox' is

I've added water and I want to make the Buildings in BZEdit as it's faster and easier for me.

So all in all, have '-world \path\to\map\mapstructure.bzw' and '-world \path\to\txtfile\detail.txt' which would include all the materials, meshes and water.

Can I do this or not untill this new BZMap Maker Program comes out (Google Summer of Code). Or is my only option for the moment to "completely" hand code it

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 5:23 am**

Err, If I understand correctly, you're looking for the 'include' option. Just enter "include" <filename>, and that bit of code will be included. So you can add include world \path\to\map\mapstructure.bzw to the other file, making the structure editable in BZEdit, while having materials etc. in the other file. If you plan on texturing the BZEdit boxes, than you need to switch the include statement (e.g. put it into the structure file with the other address) and change the boxes to meshboxes. This will make it uneditable in BZEdit.

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 5:28 am**

Ah ok kewl thx.

Sry. I replied to what you wrote above only what you wrote above was very short, maybe you pressed submit accidently before finishing what you were writting

Thx I getcha now

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 5:36 am**

Put it into the map file. It does almost the same as copy/paste, but the included objects can't reference the materials found in the file that has the include statement in it.

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 5:58 am**

im getting errors when trying to run it.

This is what I've done.

I have 1 txt file which includes all the boxes, archs and water

That is my first hand coded little map thing.

I have a config that I use which includes shot limit, a password and a -world "Here goes the path to the above world".

When running the Config, it runs the map with all the options just fine. Now, which file do I add "include" to and how do I add it?

World Options.txt

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-world "C:\Documents and Settings\Grace\My Documents\My BZFlag Files\worlds\myhandcoded.txt"
-password mymap
-a 50 38
-ms 4
+r
-j
+f WG{2}

Should I add it there?

or here in the Map Structure.txt

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world
 size 600.0
 flagHeight 10.0
end
waterLevel
 height 1
end

box
 name Red Floor Castle
 position 0 -500 40
 size 100 100 2
end

etc etc.

Thx for helping, but I need a little more clarification

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 7:07 am**

First of all, don't put anything in a .txt tile, I have no clue what you are going to use that file in. If it is a bzflag server configuration file, which World Options seems to be, make it "WorldOptions.conf", and use it like this:
bzfs -conf "WorldOptions.conf"
If it is a world file, which Map Structure seems to be, use the .bzw extension, like "MapStructure.bzw".

Most map makers don't use multiple files. What you are doing doesn't seem like anything most map makers don't do with a single file (if any do, then they merge their files before distributing them).

Command line:
bzfs -conf config.conf

config.conf:

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-world world.bzw
-set _rainType show
...etc

world.bzw:

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world
   name "My world"
   size 400
end
include "worldLevel1.bzw"
include "worldLevel2.bzw"
...etc

worldLevel1.bzw
etc...

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 7:25 am**

AAA wrote:First of all, don't put anything in a .txt tile, I have no clue what you are going to use that file in. If it is a bzflag server configuration file, which World Options seems to be, make it "WorldOptions.conf", and use it like this:
bzfs -conf "WorldOptions.conf"
If it is a world file, which Map Structure seems to be, use the .bzw extension, like "MapStructure.bzw".

MapStructure isn't a .bzw file though
I hand coded it on NotePad.

AAA wrote: Most map makers don't use multiple files. What you are doing doesn't seem like anything most map makers don't do with a single file (if any do, then they merge their files before distributing them).

That's what im trying to do, merge them. I want to create the map, boxes and all that on BZEdit and merge with my txt file that contains water and world weapons.

AAA wrote: Command line:
bzfs -conf config.conf

config.conf:
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-world world.bzw
-set _rainType show
...etc
world.bzw:
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world
   name "My world"
   size 400
end
include "worldLevel1.bzw"
include "worldLevel2.bzw"
...etc
worldLevel1.bzw
etc...

I added this:

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world
 size 600.0
 flagHeight 10.0
end
include "sdfsdf.bzw" <----
waterLevel
 height 1
end

I got it to work - I moved around where I saved my .bzw to where I was running my .conf and .txt

Thx.

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 1:33 pm**

Grace F wrote:MapStructure isn't a .bzw file though
I hand coded it on NotePad.

So? Just save as file.bzw.

Grace F wrote:That's what im trying to do, merge them. I want to create the map, boxes and all that on BZEdit and merge with my txt file that contains water and world weapons.

Uh... Copy and Paste ???

Posted: **Sat May 26, 2007 9:47 pm**

uh...I didn't know it was that simple.

It's all working good now so it doesn't matter now.

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2 -world files?

2 -world files?