is Scripting neccisary?

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:24 pm

Hello again all. just one quick question. Can I make my map a.pk3 without any scripts? I've looked at every other map in pk3 form and they have close to 200 files in them and no folders to organize them. I just wanna know what the main files i need to add are, no more and no less. lol. thanks for the help.

Post by **Rookie One.pl** » Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:55 pm

Of course you can. It's just that scripts allow you to do more stuff with your maps.

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:14 am

Ok thats pretty cool. i wanna learn how to script but have really no computer schooling. Just what i've picked up on my own and what my dad taught me. but anyways. can someone tell me what the main files are that need to be in ur pk3? i just wanna send it to my clan members.

PKM · Post by **PKM** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:41 am

other than jv, rookie and a couple others...we all basically learned from what we picked up on our own . ask ask ask and search search search .

Post by **jv_map** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:20 pm

PKM wrote:other than jv, ...

I wasn't employed by EA or so

Maverick, to distribute your map, make sure to include:
.bsp
.min

The .scr is optional (but I advise adding one as a tdm/dm script is less than 5 mins work).

Do not include:
.prt
.lin
.vis

Ofcourse, if you used any custom textures, sounds, models or a loading screen, include those as well.

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:30 am

Thank u so much. im going to try it now. let ya know if it works.

maverick · Post by **maverick** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:35 pm

ok, i've been trying every single thing i can think of and my pk3 will not register in my mohaa main folder. Is there anyway i can just send my files to someone who could put the map into a pk3 for me? I can send all the files that r needed but i cannot figure out a way to make this work for the life of me. any help would b nice. u guys can even change my map up if u like just make sure that anyone know that the map was changed/edited in a readme.(haven't writen one yet. lol.)

PKM · Post by **PKM** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:51 pm

if all you have is a .bsp with no .scr file included , you can simply place the .bsp in YOUR mohaa\main\dm folder . you don't have to build a custom .pk3 until you wish to distribute it ( and even then you really don't ) .

hogleg · Post by **hogleg** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:28 pm

yeah, what he said^

Don't be scared of scripts, heres a very basic one, just keep messin with it.

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Okay, open up "note pad" and copy this:
// Rage <-----Title of you map!
// ARCHITECTURE: Nemesis <-----Who made it!
// SCRIPTING: Nemesis <-----Who scripted the map!

main:

// set scoreboard messages
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext1" "DIE" <-----A message if you have an OBJ map, but I just left it in!!
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_alliedtext3" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext1" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext2" ""
setcvar "g_obj_axistext3" ""

setcvar "g_scoreboardpic" "none" <-----Important to have set to none!


level waitTill prespawn

//*** Precache Dm Stuff
exec global/DMprecache.scr

level.script = maps/dm/rage.scr <-----point this to your ".scr" we are making!

level waittill spawn

end



There you go, save it as "yourmap.scr" in the directory where you map is saved!

Mine is "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\MOHAA\main\maps\dm\rage.scr"

You can keep this ".scr" in that folder and it will execute even if you do not ".pk3" it!

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Tazz · Post by **Tazz** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:59 pm

how r u making ur .pk3 file?.....r u putting in the paths as they should be?.....remember even in a .pk3 file u still need the correct path to work u cant just throw them all in there together...ur .bsp and .min need to go to a maps/dm folder in ur pk3 then if u have a .scr file that will need to go in there too....the same maps/dm folder....any custom textures will need to go to a textures folder and so on....