Modding / Editting in Windows 7

(Askari) #1

Hello,

I’m new to this, but i already tried some stuff. It didn’t work out as well.

I’m using windows 7, and i just can’t open .map files in GtkRadiant 1.5, it’s really bugged, and it won’t show me anything.

I can open maps in Radiant 1.3, but i’m missing lots of textures, and much tutorials don’t work with 1.3.

I’d like to edit/mod fueldump, (to start, add health/ammo cabinets to fueldump spawn), but i just don’t get it working.

(I searched around many times, but i couldn’t find any usefull help for my problem(s).

Thanks,

Askari.

(stealth6) #2

You could try this:
http://www.exasm.net/wessel/sites/wolfenstein_mapping/tutorials/beginner/setup/index.html

Or Netradiant:
http://dev.alientrap.org/wiki/netradiant

And for learning the basics:
http://www.pythononline.co.uk/et/tutorial.htm

(Askari) #3

[QUOTE=stealth6;239044]You could try this:
http://www.exasm.net/wessel/sites/wolfenstein_mapping/tutorials/beginner/setup/index.html

Or Netradiant:
http://dev.alientrap.org/wiki/netradiant

And for learning the basics:
http://www.pythononline.co.uk/et/tutorial.htm[/QUOTE]

I already tried those 2 first links. Gtk just seems bugged on Win7, and netradiant doesnt load my maps completely, i don’t know what it is. That last link might be usefull when i can actually edit some maps, lol.

(Pray-N-Spray) #4

It’s not really bugged as it works fine for me. Try to switch to an older theme on desktop, it should work
at least it works for me.

(stealth6) #5

what do you mean doesn’t load your maps completely?
Have you checked that you have the correct path to your ET installation under preferences?
The only errors like that that I know of is that when you load a map with script_movers then it moves them like 20000 units away, but I don’t know why you’d be using those if you just started.

(Askari) #6

Ok, i took some advice from you guys, and changed my windows 7 theme, that helps a lot.

Now i’m able to load fueldump, but after editting, i can’t save it.

Errors are as following:

(stealth6) #7

Don’t see an error there to do with saving…

According to the SS it saysyou are missing the fueldump.pcx file

Not sure where it is, maybe in pak0.pk3, but put it in your etmain

(Askari) #8

Ok, it worked. I can now edit the maps.

Now i have the following problem (i don’t know if i can post it here, or have to re-open a new thread)

I have followed a video-tutorial to add an ammocabinet, but it’s empty. :o I just can’t find the ‘solution’ to make it work. The other ammo-cabinets that already are in the map, do have ammopacks…

(Destroy666) #9

Did you connect trigger_ammo with cabinet?

(Askari) #10

i fixed it, but ended up with a fatal error after some messing around… i’ll try it again later…

by the way, is it normal that an editted map can’t be loaded as map to host a local ‘server’ by just selecting it at ‘host game’ ? It returns errors…

(Destroy666) #11

Which errors?
Did you open ET.exe preferences and add +sv_pure 0 +g_gametype 2 at the game path end?

(stealth6) #12

ye probably not setting you local server to sv_pure 0, when it’s on 1 it causes errors.

Also it’s not so easy to take a map and add things, it’s easier to learn from scratch.