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Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359905]

Sun, 03 May 2020 10:30

Zaphod

Messages:18
Registered:April 2017
Location: Hessen Germany

Hello at all,

The mod sog69, the new possibilities and the new aggressive AI from sevenfm have inspired me the last day to tackle a intelligence operations based mod within the vietnam war. Flanked by struggles between us-army (militia) and vietcong (enemy).
How far I get will be seen. I want to start first. A lot of maps haunt my head and want to be drawn.
I am currently using the Mapeditor 8776.
First of all: What map material would you recommend when you build a new mod? Vanilla, WF?
Or all use the same tileset's?

I played a little with the map editor and noticed that the tileset's are the limiting part. And it's not good to jump back and forth between the tilesets.
Can I assemble my own tilesets from the different tilesets and what do I have to watch out for, or could I use the xml-tilesets to avoid this? And if so how?

How can i place cow's on the map? I can't find them under merc's. Neither civilians nor creature included them.

What option do you use to test your new maps and the processes and simulations they contain?

Greetings

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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359906 is a reply to message #359905]

Sun, 03 May 2020 11:35

Hawkeye

Messages:2220
Registered:October 2005
Location: Australia

Using the XML tilesets is the way to go, it frees you from the limitation of the old JA2SetDat. Basically you can have a unique tileset for each and every map, if you wish.

Probably good to start off a stable base, have a bit of experimentation and then see if it encourages for you to go further or try something more ambitious. Vanilla has plenty of scope, but even 1.13 has some further expansions and you will probably want your mod or map set to be compatible with 1.13. Expanded tiles from UB will also provide more of a lushness in-keeping with Vietnam's jungle, though Vanilla had palm and bamboo tiles.

Cows are placed using the Civilian tab, or at least they are in the editor I use. You need to check 'appearance' and choose the 'Domestic Cow' bodytpe.

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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359907 is a reply to message #359905]

Sun, 03 May 2020 13:28

Scheinworld

Messages:974
Registered:December 2007
Location: Baltic Sea, Germany

Hello Zaphod,

if you would like to build a v1.13 mod in the Vietnam era I would start "playing" with SOG-1.13 itself:

https://tinyurl.com/yaoepcml

You could use these tilesets as base for your personal Vietnam campaign.

Btw some map makers of the past already improved some of the parts like maps of the original Vietnam-SOG'69 UB campaign. Maybe you want to check this out:

https://storage.rcs-rds.ro/links/4729f8d6-f44b-42b7-aa3e-e0ddc6deead6?path=%2FJA_UB%2FMods%2FVietnam_SOG69

Good luck for your project! Everything begins with a first step.

Best regards,

Schein...

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"a mod is never finished, only releasable"
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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359908 is a reply to message #359906]

Sun, 03 May 2020 14:47

edmortimer

Messages:1379
Registered:January 2015
Location: Home Free

Quote:

Using the XML tilesets is the way to go, it frees you from the limitation of the old JA2SetDat. Basically you can have a unique tileset for each and every map, if you wish.

I must be missing something when I try to mod the XML tilesets - the game always chokes and refuses to load. Can you point me to instructions?

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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359910 is a reply to message #359908]

Sun, 03 May 2020 15:33

Hawkeye

Messages:2220
Registered:October 2005
Location: Australia

Look here Ed. Though I've used the xml file to define tilesets I haven't expanded them like others have more recently where they can use a unique tileset for every map. Stavian and Kitty have;

http://thepit.ja-galaxy-forum.com/index.php?t=msg&th=24312&goto=359001#msg_359001

[Updated on: Sun, 03 May 2020 15:33]

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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359912 is a reply to message #359910]

Sun, 03 May 2020 18:48

Zaphod

Messages:18
Registered:April 2017
Location: Hessen Germany

Ui, I didn't expect so many answers so quickly. Thank you very much, I have a lot to look at and test.

In any case, the mod should be playable with 1.13. But I'll take a closer look at SOG69-1.13. I only know the SOG69 now.

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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359915 is a reply to message #359912]

Mon, 04 May 2020 10:28

Zaphod

Messages:18
Registered:April 2017
Location: Hessen Germany

@Hawkeye: Yep, i found the cow under civilians. Like the other bodytypes, it was hidden in a place among civilians that I hadn't expected.

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Re: Questions about Map-Editor and XML-Tilesets[message #359950 is a reply to message #359915]

Thu, 07 May 2020 16:01

Zaphod

Messages:18
Registered:April 2017
Location: Hessen Germany

Despite the very good instructions, I unsuccessfully tried the last few days to get the mod working. If I got a part up and running, it crashed at the next point. that brings nothing

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