newb question, how to make my map "hostable"

(bobolepu) #1

hey I have completed my map but I keep failing when I try to put it inot ET main so I would like to know how to put it in there and host the game not (using /sv_pure 0, /g_gametype 2, and /devmap *Name)

(psyco_mario) #2

you need to make a .arena file for it, and if you want it to be downloadable, you will need to make a .pk3

for help, have a look at this topic: http://www.splashdamage.com/index.php?name=pnPHPbb2&file=viewtopic&t=2513

oh, and i might write a guide/tutorial for this

(bobolepu) #3

that thing is not helping!

how do i make a pk3 or arena file?!

I need to know exactly!!

just list instructions!

(Shaderman) #4

There’s at least one thread about making a pk3 in this sticky thread.

(psyco_mario) #5

i linked the one out of it

(Shaderman) #6

Ah yes - sorry :slight_smile:

(bobolepu) #7

well I after reading the sticky again I still don’t quite understand it.

I haven’t seen any .arena files in my pak0.pk3 (zip) there are objdata files though, perhaps they are them?

I also don’t understand how to make a pk3 out of it, I dont really need the tga’s or the other stuff witht the loading menu all I need to do is make it so that I can play it in the computer lab.

sry about bothering you for such a newbie predicament

(pakalatak) #8

objdata is used to describe the state of the objective in the limbo menu …

you have arena files in the pak0.pk3 il the “scripts” folder
for instance fueldump.arena :

{
map “fueldump”
longname “Fuel Dump”
type “wolfmp wolfsw wolflms”
timelimit 30
axisRespawnTime 30
alliedRespawnTime 20
lmsbriefing “Axis and Allies clash in the previously peaceful surroundings of a winter woodland fuel depot. The snowy wooded hills and valleys will be the scene of a mortal battle. Face to face, it’s a fight to the death, only the victor will survive.”
briefing “The Allies are attacking an Axis fuel depot and must escort their Churchill AVRE Demolition Tank as it blasts through the defenses. The Axis can disable and delay the Tank with Panzerfausts, grenades, mines or explosives.”
axiswintext “Skilful victories such as this prove that it will take much more than just numbers to defeat the Axis. Their troops demonstrated a heroic determination and skill that leaves them masters of the battlefield and the Allied forces a shambolic defeated rabble. For the Allies to have any hope of eventual victory they cannot let their resolve falter so pathetically.”
alliedwintext “Stylish victories like this indicate that the tide appears to be turning in the Allies’ favour. Superior Allied valour, aggression and expertise have left the Axis forces deservedly demoralised and defeated after their own meagre effort. The Axis must acquire the habit of repelling Allied attacks on their own doorstep or the doorstep may no longer be their own.”
mapposition_x 520
mapposition_y 585
}

you have to create one for your map in the scripts folder. Mapposition are athe coordinate of the map name in the ET splash screen.