Quote from: Christmas Sy' on January 02, 2012, 07:54:33 AM
I'll give a try if i find the time for.
This is always online from 2nd to the 4th ?

Thanks. (:

Yes, it will stay up all the time for a few days.  But it is hard to know when others will be playing on it.  If I can arrange a specific time with a lot of players, I will let you know.

You can't really open the side.lvl file, but you can make a new one.

Read this topic very carefully:
http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?topic=8.0

If you use a 64 bit windows version.let us know--there is an additional step that must be taken.

Phobos also has standalone side builders--he can provide links to those.

Basically, there are text files *.ODF that contain all the settings for everything.  Editing them is fun.  Then you compile or MUNGE them to make the new side lvl file.

Quote from: jdee-barc on January 02, 2012, 12:36:12 AM
you're talking about when you were adding CW era to Hoth Escape, right?

yes

While looking at the droideka ODF, i noticed that it has lines for probability of dropping health and ammo:


DropItemClass = "com_item_powerup_ammo"
DropItemProbability = 0.40
NextDropItem = "-"
DropItemClass = "com_item_powerup_health100"
DropItemProbability = 0.30
NextDropItem = "-"
DropItemClass = "com_item_powerup_dual"
DropItemProbability = 0.10


However, I have never seen one drop any health or ammo in multiplayer games.  Any ideas why not?

I am trying to learn more each day.  I've made a WIP tutorial for things I find out while trying to work on the SWBFupdate.  That "EMPIRE" name thing really threw me for vehicle spawns.  I suspect you can name local units "EMPIRE" and get similar results too.

ok, i will delete the quote of the tutorial. thanks for the explanantion.

Degobah swamps converted by Sleepkiller

http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=407

ah, thanks for the info.  I will do so right away.

winrar also does 7zip files.

DC 1/2/12-1/4/12 69.246.184.48

Degabah:  new conversion made by Sleepkiller

see this post for map link:
http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?topic=4066.msg41401;topicseen#new

That's great!

1) do you mind if I upload this to SWBFgamers.com ?

2) I am hosting a DC for anyone that wants to try it--I will leave it up for a couple of days
69.246.184.48

This tutorial is a work in progress.  It contains items that I have found out by creating new mission files.



Existing Maps with Vehicle Spawns, assets not available:
These kinds of maps are typically downloadable content.

-In my opinion, releasing new missions in a separate release for these maps is fine.  Place a link in your documentation for the original author's map and instructions on how to install the new mission.

-some maps are set up for vehicles in one era.  The vehicles that spawn can determined by the name of the faction that controls the CP.  If you do a cross era mod, you name need to set the team name to match what is defined in the map.  For example:

-    Republic Stats
      SetTeamName(REP, "Empire");
      SetTeamIcon(REP, "rep_icon");
      AddUnitClass(REP, "rep_inf_clone_trooper",11)
      AddUnitClass(REP, "rep_inf_arc_trooper",5)
      AddUnitClass(REP, "rep_inf_clone_pilot",5)
      AddUnitClass(REP, "rep_inf_clone_sharpshooter",4)
      AddUnitClass(REP, "rep_inf_jet_trooper",3)
      SetHeroClass(REP, "rep_inf_macewindu")

Quote from: Unit 33 on December 30, 2011, 04:47:15 PM
From GameRanger it launches straight to "connecting" screen and then the map loading screen.
GR cuts out the "middle man" of that screen.

hmm, but you must be able to select a particular server somehow?

OK, here is the new mission file.  Note that due to reasons explained in the readme, it's still xwings and ties.

http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=406

custom mission for Rends Hoth Escape

http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=406



This is a new mission file for Hoth Escape by Rends.
Hoth Escape can be downloaded here:
http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=405





Basic mission script mod and stock map mod made by "{PLA} Led".

This mod uses the custom map Hoth Escape modified for CW era units with GCW era vehicle spawns.


How to use this mod:
The mission file is located here:
C:\Program Files\LucasArts\Star Wars Battlefront\GameData\AddOn\hoth6\Data\_lvl_pc

or in the appropriate location for MAC users.

Backup the original file first.  Place the mission.lvl file in this release in its place.



What it does:

-play as CIS and REP pilots.

known issues:

-I am not an sound expert.  The choices were to have gun sounds from the clone/cis and no
sounds from the xwings, or have xwing sounds and no gun sounds.  I chose the xwing sounds.
While not impossible to do, it would require more downloads to get all sounds working.


-The flyers are still GCW era units (x-wing, tie, etc).  In the end, I suppose this make the map essentially
the same as the original GCW era by rends.  Rends did not define flyers for the CW era in his map.
To put CW era flyers in the map would require the release of his map assets (which are not known
by me to be available) or it would require a hex edit of his map or a side recompilation, both of which
would take a more extensive involvement.


Some discussions of the development of this map lua (also included) are at
http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?topic=4060.msg41372#msg41372





Released on 12/31/2011.




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Thanks to the visitors of SWBFgamers.com for keeping SWBF modding alive.
Thanks to BattleBelk for making and releasing his mod tools.
Thanks to the players that are stilling playing this game.


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Hoth Escape by Rends

http://www.swbfgamers.com/index.php?action=downloads;sa=view;down=405