Map Rotation without 0.3

[LOVER$BOY]

Yes!

It's based around 0.2.8.3.2 and the sty+ct patch (Capture The Flag and other stuff). Even players using 0.4 trunk can get into it and play

[trevor]

And all I'll need to do to upgrade to it will be copy my .CFGs from the current server into the Alpha Project config folder and run it right?

[LOVER$BOY]

It's as simple as that Yes!

[trevor]

Well then, Applejack's Super Awesome Brony Server is about to get even more awesome with some map rotations. Thanks man!

[LOVER$BOY]

Your welcome

It was difficult to add in the stuff but with a stroke of good luck and fortune and my will to drive forward through the complexities of it all, I managed it

By the way, I have also added MAP_QUEING (I didn't spell it right when I was coded it in). I hope you'll find that command useful.

[trevor]

Do you have any syntax or a description of how it behaves exactly?

[LOVER$BOY]

Yes, I believe I it's in the english_base.txt file but it works like a queuing system.

When you add a map to the queue, the server will first run the queued maps before resuming it's original MAP_ROTATION. The only thing when adding maps to the queue is, the map first needs to exist in the MAP_ROTATION list.

In the future I have planned to add another command called

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MAP_ROTATION_LIST

.This command simply displays the list of maps currently in MAP_ROTATION.

[trevor]

Wait, it's in the english_base.txt? Does that mean I can't replace that file to use the command or that file just contains instructions on using it?

[LOVER$BOY]

Most likely but why are you working your language file settings in english_base.txt?

That's why we prefer to use custom.txt language file so the base english file gets updated. Create your custom.txt file in the language folder. Then open it and do the following:

custom.txt

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language Custom           # give it the name you want it to be called
include english_base.txt  # keep this in, otherwise you might find some errors.

# add your custom language stuff below...

Next, in your settings_custom.cfg or wherever you store your main config settings in, add the next line

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LANGUAGE_FIRST Custom    # Give this the name of the language you wrote in custom.txt

Just to make sure custom.txt will work, open up your languages.txt. It should look similar to this:

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# name of the game
game_name Armagetron Advanced Sty+CT+AP
program_name \g

# Note: Keep this list in reverse-alphabetical order for it to show up in the correct order in the languages menu.

include spanish.txt
include polish_transliterated.txt
include polish.txt
include french.txt
include deutsch.txt
include british.txt
include american.txt
include custom.txt
include ap_racing.txt

If the line include custom.txt doesn't exist, add it like how it is show above and save.

[trevor]

It isn't working, it says something about the map wanting to be somewhere else and defaulting to a square map.

[LOVER$BOY]

Well that problem will only occur if your maps aren't set properly. I mean, the codes inside your map files.

Can you post the <Resource > of that map and the MAP_ROTATION setting please?

[trevor]

<Resource type="aamap" name="repeat" version="0.3.2" author="Your_mom" category="clever">

MAP_FILE Your_mom/clever/repeat-0.3.2.aamap.xml

MAP_ROTATION Your_mom/clever/repeat-0.3.2.aamap.xml ;Your_mom/clever/inaktek-0.7.2.aamap.xml

[LOVER$BOY]

<Resource type="aamap" name="repeat" version="0.3.2" author="Your_mom" category="clever">

MAP_FILE Your_mom/clever/repeat-0.3.2.aamap.xml

mmm... that's strange. Your resource and the MAP_FILE match but I don't see why your getting an error.

Could you possibly take a screenshot of the error and post it here please?

[trevor]

Here it is. I don't see any difference between these file names...

[trevor]

Could it be that space after the .xml?