Guys,
I am working on a tool to create/update the map's desc file. I have the basics down for a standard BF2 map and once I get all the bugs worked out, I would like to customize it for project reality. Currently the way it works is it parses the game modes and creates a list then it reads the the map's desc file, it it exists. It will then go through the standard possible game modes for the a standard map and check to see if the map has that game mode. If it does it will then check to see if it read it from the current desc file. If it doesn't or it is not a standard entry, then it will allow a choice. This would be mainly to make sure that the map types and locid are set to stardard options, that the game modes are all set up correctly, and that the format is indented using tabs so that it will display in an easy to ready format, instead of the run on mesh that sometimes happens.
I am trying to start off simple, but some options that I might add eventually are a list of music file options if the music is blank or to allow a user to enter a custom map briefing if it is blank as well.
Now for the custom version for project reality, I have questions on the project reality map desc file format.
- Some PR maps, like Al Basrah have a gsid setting, but most don't have it. I understand that gsid is used for stat tracking. All the standard BF2 maps have it. Does PR use the gsid?
- Some PR maps have a map type entry even though they don't have the listed mode type. Al Basrah has gpm_cq, gpm_cnc, gpm_vehicles and even a blank mode. Do these need to be listed even if the mode does not exist?
- Looking at gamemode descriptions and types, it looks like the custom game modes have custom types and custom descriptions, but for cq and coop the type is always "headon" but with custom GameMode descriptions. Is this correct?
- Also it appears that only coop is used in PR, not single player modes. Is there a reason for this? Sure COOP is better because it has more customization options, but is there are reason that SP mode is specifically not enabled?
- It looks like COOP usually has the following game descriptions for the indicated player level:
16 = coopinfantry
32 = coopalternative
64 = coopfullassets
and CQ is normally:
16 - aasinfantry
32 - aasalternative
64 - aasfullassts
128 - aaslarge
Is this a requirement or just a convention? What I am asking is something that I could check for and force a change or at least throw up a message to alert the mapper when updating the desc file with this tool?
Also it looks like the following text in the briefing screen:
map description for modders maps not localized (english only)
and this text in the map type tag:
Unlocalized test for this mode on this map
Are comments and not actually needed.
I am working on a tool to create/update the map's desc file. I have the basics down for a standard BF2 map and once I get all the bugs worked out, I would like to customize it for project reality. Currently the way it works is it parses the game modes and creates a list then it reads the the map's desc file, it it exists. It will then go through the standard possible game modes for the a standard map and check to see if the map has that game mode. If it does it will then check to see if it read it from the current desc file. If it doesn't or it is not a standard entry, then it will allow a choice. This would be mainly to make sure that the map types and locid are set to stardard options, that the game modes are all set up correctly, and that the format is indented using tabs so that it will display in an easy to ready format, instead of the run on mesh that sometimes happens.
I am trying to start off simple, but some options that I might add eventually are a list of music file options if the music is blank or to allow a user to enter a custom map briefing if it is blank as well.
Now for the custom version for project reality, I have questions on the project reality map desc file format.
- Some PR maps, like Al Basrah have a gsid setting, but most don't have it. I understand that gsid is used for stat tracking. All the standard BF2 maps have it. Does PR use the gsid?
- Some PR maps have a map type entry even though they don't have the listed mode type. Al Basrah has gpm_cq, gpm_cnc, gpm_vehicles and even a blank mode. Do these need to be listed even if the mode does not exist?
- Looking at gamemode descriptions and types, it looks like the custom game modes have custom types and custom descriptions, but for cq and coop the type is always "headon" but with custom GameMode descriptions. Is this correct?
- Also it appears that only coop is used in PR, not single player modes. Is there a reason for this? Sure COOP is better because it has more customization options, but is there are reason that SP mode is specifically not enabled?
- It looks like COOP usually has the following game descriptions for the indicated player level:
16 = coopinfantry
32 = coopalternative
64 = coopfullassets
and CQ is normally:
16 - aasinfantry
32 - aasalternative
64 - aasfullassts
128 - aaslarge
Is this a requirement or just a convention? What I am asking is something that I could check for and force a change or at least throw up a message to alert the mapper when updating the desc file with this tool?
Also it looks like the following text in the briefing screen:
map description for modders maps not localized (english only)
and this text in the map type tag:
Unlocalized test for this mode on this map
Are comments and not actually needed.