a question about mapmaking by hand

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JUR
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a question about mapmaking by hand

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hello,
I have a question about map making, i work with text editor, but i dont know how to see the results of my work.
i thought i had to type at "server" localhost ore something, but i actually dont know :?
While playing i ushually forget im in a tank;), awesome game.
http://www.gamebrew.com/game/madness-co ... eemer/play

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If your on windows, you can use blast's test launcher: http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=11785.
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yes i am on windows
While playing i ushually forget im in a tank;), awesome game.
http://www.gamebrew.com/game/madness-co ... eemer/play

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When you get done making your map and you want to see what it looks like, you can plug it in to blast's BZW tester.
http://my.bzflag.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t ... bzw+tester

Once it's tested and no bugs come about, ask somebody to host if for you, which most likely blast will do so.

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