SE4 Editor

[Drax]

My mod is a load of data files stripped bare at the moment (found a bug in my program - DONT delete all the techareas, components, or facilities, the program will crash). It will get some work done on it later.

A map editor? I will have to at that. How do you make a map normaly?

[dogscoff]

The map files are encrypted, so a user-made map editor is impossible, or at least very very difficult.

It would be nice to see though, so good luck...

You can normally make map files with the map-editor program included with SE4 (well, with se4 gold or with one of the patches if you have classic)

[Slynky]

Originally posted by dogscoff:
You can normally make map files with the map-editor program included with SE4 (well, with se4 gold or with one of the patches if you have classic)

Only recommended for people who enjoy root canals, have a good supply of alcoholic beverages, a carton of cigarettes, no spouse or children, a few available days off work and food for a similar amount of time, and the patience of Job.

[dogscoff]

C'mon, it's not that bad. I made a map from scratch for my O&C universe, it only took me several hours to do something that should have taken 10 minutes...

The truth is, the map editor is just that- an editor, rather than a map creator. It's designed for tweaking maps already generated by the game (or by FQM or whatever).

[Drax]

Wow...malfador really didnt want people messing around with the maps did they

I may have to let that one go

[dogscoff]

I guess it's to stop in-game cheating, but I'm sure an equally effective solution would have been possible while still enabling players to write their own map editors.

The best you can do for now is to tweak the game's map generation files, keep making maps until you get one that nearly fits your requirements and then save it out and tweak it.

[tesco samoa]

http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=23;t=006349

DavidG's editor

Edits everything...