Map bundling

thewaver · Post by **thewaver** » Sat Oct 05, 2019 2:08 pm

Hello everyone.

I have just finished work on my first Doom 2 map using ZDoom Builder and I am starting work on the second one soon.
My issue is: how do I package them together? Right now, each individual map is it's own .WAD file.
Previously I was working on a balance mod and I simply created a .ZIP file containing my DECORATE.txt and MAPINFO.txt (I needed MAPINFO only to specify player class) and changed the extension to .PK3 and everything was golden - how do I bundle my maps with that mod now?

(PS: if it's possible, I'd rather just write down the "package contents" by hand on a text file rather than installing SLADE just for this)

Post by **Kappes Buur** » Sat Oct 05, 2019 10:29 pm

Un7zip your pk3 file into its constituent folders.
Open Maps and add your second pwad as MAP02.wad. Make certain that it is actually MAP02 and not also MAP01. If it is still MAP01 then reopen the pwad in the editor and change the name to MAP02.

[imgur]https://i.imgur.com/ApYvMAQ[/imgur]

Re7zip as a pk3 file.
Done.

Post by **Enjay** » Sun Oct 06, 2019 2:13 am

From memory, if the PK3 is set up.prpperly (i.e., maps in the maps folder) it's actually just the wad file name that is used - not the mapspace name inside the wad. I always set the name inside the wad too, but I don't think you need to.

CBM · Post by **CBM** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:59 am

what about the map sequence? or will gzdoom automatically assume that map02 comes after map01 etc... ?

btw. great fan of your work enjay! GeneTech is among my favorite mods!

MFG38 · Post by **MFG38** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 1:29 pm

CBM wrote:what about the map sequence? or will gzdoom automatically assume that map02 comes after map01 etc... ?

Yes.

Post by **Enjay** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 4:45 pm

Also don't forget that you can set up your map sequence however you like it using MAPINFO or via the parameters on your exit lines in your maps. Maps do not have to run in the normal 1, 2, 3, 4 etc order.

thewaver · Post by **thewaver** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 4:16 am

Sigh... I can't believe that I missed all these replies for a week because these antiquated forums don't do reply notification by default...

Will try your solution ASAP, Kappes - thank you so much!

Also, thanls, Enjay - I have seen from the available action list that I can specify which map to transition to, or if I want it to be the end of the game. (but I'm using the normal sequence for now)

PS: I already had my maps named correctly - glad I got that one right, at least

Post by **Rachael** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 6:03 am

thewaver wrote:Sigh... I can't believe that I missed all these replies for a week because these antiquated forums don't do reply notification by default...

Antiquated? We like it that way.

Just because it's "modern" doesn't always mean it's "right", especially with web development.

Darkcrafter · Post by **Darkcrafter** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 11:28 am

Hope it doesn't break a rule.
I've ran into a problem when bundling my maps recently:

G_ParseMapInfo: Load map definitions.

Execution could not continue.

Script error, "HellRen.pk3:mapinfo" line 101:
SC_GetNumber: Bad numeric constant "08".

map MAP08 lookup "The Cave"
{
LINE 101: levelnum = 08
titlepatch = "WILV00"
next = "MAP09"
secretnext = "MAP31"
sky1 = "SKY3", 0
cluster = 1
par = 30
sucktime = 1
music = "D_COUNTD"
UsePlayerStartZ
}

map MAP09 lookup "Radar"
{
levelnum = 09
titlepatch = "WILV00"
next = "MAP10"
secretnext = "MAP31"
sky1 = "SKY3", 0
cluster = 1
par = 30
sucktime = 1
music = "D_AMPIE"
}

The same goes on with Map 09, as soon as these two mapinfo definitions are removed from the general MAPINFO file everything else works fine. I have checked up everything, the mapinfo definitions are identical, the map numbers are correct in the coresponding wad files, mapinfos inside the wads are identical to the common MAPINFO (I keep separate mapinfo inside the map wads to test them out of GZDoom Builder). What can be wrong?

Post by **Kappes Buur** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 4:26 pm

Try

levelnum = 8
levelnum = 9

Darkcrafter · Post by **Darkcrafter** » Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:44 pm

Thanks a lot this worked! But now it's getting interesting why there was an error

MFG38 · Post by **MFG38** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:10 am

Darkcrafter wrote:Thanks a lot this worked! But now it's getting interesting why there was an error

Perhaps because of the 0s? Just a wild guess.

Darkcrafter · Post by **Darkcrafter** » Wed Nov 20, 2019 11:43 am

the other definitions have zeros and they work.

CBM · Post by **CBM** » Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:34 am

wadsmoosh is also a great way to learn about map bundling...

thewaver · Post by **thewaver** » Mon Mar 29, 2021 5:34 pm

And I'm back, and I have finished my level pack (9 maps + 1 minimap) - getting ready to publish now

(still have to figure out where).
Just wanted to drop by and thank everyone again

PS: Rachael, I'm a professional developer with 15+ years of experience, a third of which in web technologies, and I have been one of the key contributors of an app with >300M users. If you'd like to have a discussion about the status quo of web technologies in a different medium then drop me a line

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