how to change something in the map

(heretic) #1

so i got a map where there are a lot of bords with the clanlogo on of the clan that made the map so how can i change those into my own logo or text?

(kamikazee) #2

You could by “overriding” their image: look for the image’s name, extract it out of the pk3, modify it and pack it into a new pk3 with a name which sorts AFTER the original pk3.
This might be hard to understand from text, but it’s easy once you get it.

However, are you sure that the clan you are refering to made the map? And if they did, why do you want to replace it, don’t they deserve the credit?

(]UBC[ McNite) #3

And that works? Sounds funny.

I d suggest an etpromapscript with a remap of that texture/shader by a new shader. You need a small additional pk3 with the new texture and shader then and don’t need to care about the sorting of filenames i d say.

(heretic) #4

i don’t really now that they actually made it… but its a snipermap you see from the ae clan american elite and the mad is really FULL with images of name and recruitingstuff so i’d like to change that… they still got their name in the mapname so they get their credit :slight_smile: but it always feel like that i’m playing on a server not of my own when i see those things lol thx kamikazee :d

(d3coy) #5

hrmmm… seems you are wanting to change someone elses map to something that does not give them the visual credit they deserve. If you want it to feel like your playing on your own server with logos related to you or your clan then you should try building a map of your own. Dont just remove from someone elses creation. You might try contacting AE clan and get permission as well before you do such things. lol

(Graham) #6

I don’t particually agree with clan maps that have their logo on almost every brush visable. But it’s up to the author what they put in their map. If you want to change something then you need to ask their permission, I can understand you don’t like the advertising of the map but don’t steal, stealing is lame and uncalled for.

(Nail) #7

unless of course if they took someone else’s map and just splashed their logo all over it, then you could just remove their logo, but leave your logo off unless you contact the map maker and get permission

(Sauron|EFG) #8

Or simply search for the original…

(heretic) #9

oh srry i didnt really saw it as stealing cuz i’ve visited a lot of servers with that same map cuz its one of the most popular snipermaps and on a lot of them they changed those things to their own clanthings so i thought why don’t i do that to? srry i’ll try to find a way to contact them… thx everyone

(heretic) #10

so i tried to contact them through the site that was displayed on their map http://www.american-elite.com/ and i found out they apparently split up :frowning: so the part of the clan that made the map (i think) as you can see on the site (not the shadowclan but the american elite clan) seems to have stopped… kinda hard to ask them…

(Sauron|EFG) #11

Removing textures with clan recruitment for clans that no longer exist hardly qualifies as stealing; just don’t do it by modifying the original pk3 (and don’t claim that you made the map).

Exactly what is the map called anyway?

(=SC=Beef) #12

ae_sniper_challenge

(nUllSkillZ) #13

I don’t think that there is a problem with a “counter” mod.
Because the original map wouldn’t be touched at all.
You could also give full credit in the readme of the mod to the mapper.

As “counter” mod I think of a mod that replaces clan logo’s with textures not with other clan logo’s or logo’s of your clan.
For example:
wood, stone etc. (may be with some kind of drawings like the “Act painting” mod).

Edit:

You could also leave one of the original clan logo’s in the map.

(=SC=Beef) #14

if you changed the arena file and bsp name etc then that would be a differnt story imho

but i dont believe you plan too