stupid pk3 problem and i really need help

[M&M]

1st of all i know how 2 make a .pk3,i have a map that i downloaded in .bsp format.but when i pk3 it i dont c it in the map selection window in free for all.here is what i have done

1\i put the map in the maps/dm folder then zipped it with winrar and changed the extension 2 .pk3.
2\i removed all files other than the map.bsp from the .pk3
3\i put the .pk3 in the main folder
4\started mohaa but i cant find it

ive searched using the search option but i got 2 many results that dont solve my question.i read somewhere that naming the map user_mapname.pk3 would help but it didnt .
so what did i miss or do wrong.

tnx alot in advance

[Jack Ruby]

Well I would say you once you have zipped it dont remove any of the other folders from it, it needs the directory structure to find the map. I am not sure if zipping with winrar is a good idea, I never tried to make a pk3 with it, you can use winzip or why not get your self a copy of Pakscape which is the simplest thing to use. Try searching for pakscape either here or google shouldnt be hard to find.

[M&M]

well i have a 56 so im looking 4 the lowest bandwith consuming solution i have winrar and i heard winzip does the job so i think winrar should do it.ive been adding files and removing them with winrar 2 many .pk3s without any problem.i could use winrar 2 make a .zip instead of .rar then change it 2 pk3 but i dont think this is the problem .
and i didnt remove any of the folders from the .pk3,just the other maps that were in the maps/dm folder.
if u have or any1 have any other solution i will be much obliged ,tnx again

[wacko]

u didn't make it a rar file and don't have a typo somewhere??
can u find the map, when the bsp is in main/maps/dm (not in a pk3)?
could we take a look?

[bdbodger]

Yes in winrar you choose to make it rar or zip format . I think you can name it pk3 when you save it from winrar . Also you can drag the bsp from the winrar window to the dm directory on your harddrive to unpack it it does not need to be in a pak but a pak is smaller .

[tltrude]

The problem is probably in the folders. Try this:

1. Make a new folder on your desktop named "User-MyPk3Name".

2. Inside that folder create another folder named "maps".

3. Inside the maps folder make yet another folder named "dm".

4. Place your bsp and script (if there is one) inside that dm folder and close all the windows.

5. Open the User-MyPk3Name folder and right click on the maps folder.

6. Now, create a zip file--it should already have the same name as the folder it is in.

7. Change the extention to .pk3 and you are done.

8. Move the pk3 to main and trash whatever files are left on the desktop.


Hope that helps!

[M&M]

i tried naming it from winrar directly mapname.pk3,then tried making it .rar and .zip,and renamed them 2 .pk3 .but still didnt work.i recieved this map as a .bsp without a script.and i had 2 make a script for the map 2 add player spawn points 2 it, but the script isnt activated (i think) if i stick it with the .bsp in maps/dm.so i figured maybe because it must be in a .pk3 (i havent seen any script outside the .pk3s).anyhow im sure my script is ok because i tried it on several other maps in .pk3 format.here are the contents of the pk3 . maps/dm/(here i put the map.bsp and script)

[rOger]

The pk3 need to be a zip file, so rar archives won't work. When you make the zip do you select to compress the maps folder or just the file?

I usually cerate a separate maps folder and then add that to the zip file.

[smartaiguy]

1. Make sure all of the file are in the pk3
2. Make sure its not saved as user-mapname.pk3.zip (If it is open it in Wordpad then save it as a document then rename it to .pk3. (You may have to create a file extension association))

[bdbodger]

What do you mean you had to add a script for player spwans . The map must have at least one to start then you can script more into it . It should still show up in the maplist menu though . I make pk3 's with winrar all the time so I know it can do it . Maybe if you have some web space you can put the bsp there and someone can pak it for you .

[M&M]

ive been using winrar 2 alot in editing .pk3s (i even made them open with winrar).the map came only as a .bsp without script (.scr) ,making a script for a map is optional (read the mohradiant documents) ,so i had 2 make a script(.scr) but its not activated i think(im sure the script is ok ).i tried making it user-mapname.pk3 but it didnt help.i zipped it with winrar with .pk3 extension directly but it didnt work.if any1 wants 2 help me send an email or somewhere that i can send the map 2(its' .pk3 is about 450 kbs,but it doesnt work ofcourse )

oh and as i said earlier the pk3 contains a folder called maps ,inside that folder is another called dm,inside the dm folder there is the map and the script with the same name but different extensions ofcourse

[tltrude]

It is pretty hard for us to tell what is wrong with out seeing the files first hand. You don't need a pk3 to test it, just place the files in Mohaa/main/maps/dm and start a Team Match server.

[M&M]

i know what u mean by seeing 1st hand,but where do i sen it 2?
and second thing is i already tried it in the maps/dm folder and the script isnt activated ,just the map.i have added spawn points 2 a few maps in .pk3 format (with or without an original .scr file) and they all worked except this one.when put the scrip with the .bsp in the maps/dm folder the script doesnt get activated,when i put it in a .pk3 the map doesnt appear in the list ,so what do i do?

as i said in my last post i need a destination 2 send the map 2 so some1 can take a look at it and c what i have done wrong (or havent done),so can any1 send me an email adress or something (if u dont want ur address public PM me)

[tltrude]

You can send it to me, but please use winzip--I don't have winrar. There is an e-mail button in my posts.

[bdbodger]

You must have a script error . Did you type logfile 1 into the console before you started the map and did you check the qconsole.log in the main directory after you quit the game ?