Crazycarl at 21:07, 13 April 2010

2010-04-13T21:07:43Z

Crazycarl: New page: {{Infobox mapping}} ==Introduction== You've made a map, now you probably want people to play it, right? ==Finishing touches== Before you compile, remember these finishing touches: * Sound...

2009-06-30T15:45:35Z

New page: {{Infobox mapping}} ==Introduction== You've made a map, now you probably want people to play it, right? ==Finishing touches== Before you compile, remember these finishing touches: * Sound...

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{{Infobox mapping}}
==Introduction==
You've made a map, now you probably want people to play it, right?

==Finishing touches==
Before you compile, remember these finishing touches:
* Soundscapes
* Cubemaps
* [[location triggers]]
* [[path_mapguide]]
* info_intermission
* Show all visgroups in Hammer

* Compile with full vis, -final lighting, and HDR if you wish.
* Build your cubemaps.
* Bspzip files if you wish.

==Files to include==
Only the first three files are strictly needed, though all are recommended

* maps\mapname.bsp --the map
* maps\mapname.lua --The game script
* maps\mapname.res --A list of all files; used for downloading the map from servers
* maps\mapname.txt --A short description of the map
* materials\vgui\loadingscreen\mapname.vmt --loading screen material
* materials\vgui\loadingscreen\mapname.vtf --loading screen texture
* materials\vgui\maps\mapname\overview.vmt --overview material
* materials\vgui\maps\mapname\overview.vtf --overview texture
* materials\vgui\maps\mapname\interest.vmt --point-of-interest material
* materials\vgui\maps\mapname\interest.vtf --point-of-interest texture

Finally, include any custom textures, models, sounds, etc. your map uses--unless you've used bspzip.

==Zip it up==
Pack all your files for easy distribution. .zip and .rar are popular compression formats. If you include the directory structure as listed above, users can simply unzip the archive into their FortressForever folder, and they will be ready to go.

==Host it==
Put a list of hosting sites here?

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 ==Finishing touches==
 Before you compile, remember these finishing touches:
-* Soundscapes
+* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Soundscape Soundscapes] and other ambient sounds.
-* Cubemaps
+* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Cubemaps Cubemaps]
 * [[location triggers]]
 * [[path_mapguide]]
-* info_intermission
+* [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Info_intermission info_intermission]
 * Show all visgroups in Hammer
-* Compile with full vis, -final lighting, and HDR if you wish.
+Then compile with full vis, -final lighting, and HDR if you wish. You want this version of the map to look and play as well as possible.
 * Build your cubemaps.
-* Bspzip files if you wish.
+* Bspzip any files you want to imbed into the map.
 ==Files to include==
-Only the first three files are strictly needed, though all are recommended
+Only the first two files are strictly needed, though all are recommended.
 * maps\mapname.bsp --the map
 * maps\mapname.lua --The game script
-* maps\mapname.res --A list of all files; used for downloading the map from servers
+* maps\mapname.res --A [http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Resource_list Resource list] of all included files; This is used for when players download the map from a server.
-* maps\mapname.txt --A short description of the map
+* maps\mapname.txt --A short description of the map, contact information, etc.
 * materials\vgui\loadingscreen\mapname.vmt --loading screen material
 * materials\vgui\loadingscreen\mapname.vtf --loading screen texture
-Finally, include any custom textures, models, sounds, etc. your map uses--unless you've used bspzip.
+Finally, include any custom textures, models, sounds, etc. your map uses--unless you've already used bspzip.
 ==Zip it up==
 Pack all your files for easy distribution. .zip and .rar are popular compression formats. If you include the directory structure as listed above, users can simply unzip the archive into their FortressForever folder, and they will be ready to go.
 ==Host it==

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Crazycarl at 21:07, 13 April 2010

Crazycarl: New page: {{Infobox mapping}} ==Introduction== You've made a map, now you probably want people to play it, right? ==Finishing touches== Before you compile, remember these finishing touches: * Sound...