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[Mattn]

imo we should remove the devmap command completely - this is just a hack - please let me know why skirmish is not the best for testing pathfinding.

[Mattn]

the devmap command is just settings sv_ai to 0 - this can be done better by a macro definition in autoexec.cfg imo.

btw. do you know g_notu and g_nodamage (useful for maptesting, too)

[Duke]

btw. do you know g_notu and g_nodamage (useful for maptesting, too)

No, not yet. I can imagine what g_nodamage does.
What does notu do ? Set alien's TU to 0 ?

Skirmish problems are:
- can't select all the maps I need
- selection of maps need lot's of clicks / time
- aliens interfering (solved by sv_ai ?)
- turns take too long (solved by sv_ai ?)

[Mattn]

g_notu will not waste TUs while walking around in the map. useful for debugging pathfinding.

[Duke]

IC. Thx.

Oh, and I just noticed that ctrl-g works again (rev 23426). Thx to whom it concerns

[bayo]

If you dont like to click, you also can run a skirmish map from the command line, but i dont remember how, sorry.

[Duke]

@bayo: afaik that's what 'map <day|night> mapname' does (devmap is just a specialized form). Or did you think of another command ?

@mattn: I also found out how to start the other maps. Stupid me. I once scrolled through the list and didn't get beyond the point where you have to click 4-5 times on the same mapname, so I thought the list ended somewhere around the letter 'g'...

[BTAxis]

When called from the main menu, map doesn't spawn actors, as far as I know. Skirmish kind of creates a temporary campaign for that.

[TrashMan]

Just re-compiled and got this:

Node behaviour 'airfightmap' doesn't exist

I updated the contrib folder and the dlls, re-compiled the exe...am I missing something?

[RudolfoWood]

airfight was actually removed from code again (because there is no progress at all and it won't be in 2.3 at all), perhaps some part was not removed correctly.

[TrashMan]

Yeah, it was left in my folder from the former SVN update.
I removed it and the game works.

I can't compile maps anymore tough.
Neither compile.py (sez bunker.map doesn't exist, but it's there) or ufomap.exe (provide argument: map filename) work.

[Kildor]

> I can't compile maps anymore tough.
Use compile_maps.bat from contrib/scripts

[odie]

Yeah, it was left in my folder from the former SVN update.
I removed it and the game works.

I can't compile maps anymore tough.
Neither compile.py (sez bunker.map doesn't exist, but it's there) or ufomap.exe (provide argument: map filename) work.

Hi Trashman, did u managed to compile the maps in the end?
Or did u encounter issues with compiling (such as they refuse to update the bsp files?).

If so, maybe try to do this painful step:
Recompilation of all maps from fresh. Be warned that it can take some well...... 1 to 2 hrs or more depending on the processors and speed ur PC has.

I am assuming u r running Win32 or in Dos mode (i.e Windows environment).
1) Goto windows explorer (Windows Command Key - the key between your Left CTRL and Left ALT, press that Key and E simultaneously once). (Or Start, Programs, Accessories, Windows Explorer).
2) Browse to ur SVN directory and search for all "bsp" files (i.e. *.bsp).
3) You will get a return on bsp files from within various directories inside - /svn directory/base/maps
4) Delete all the bsp files.
5) Call your command prompt (Start, Run, (or Windows Command Key + R once)), key in "cmd"
6) Browse to your SVN directory (Cd C:\SVN Directory Name here\contrib\scripts)
7) Run the file : Compile_maps.bat (compile_maps <Carriage Return or the Enter Key>)

Wait for the script to finish.... yawns, make coffee, watch an anime or 2, come back and u r done when it says complete.

Cheers!