Resource Repository Maps

[mahlers2008]

how do i play a map off of the resource repository i followed what wiki said and all it did was change the server and client to the map i wanted not the actual map. what do i type in counsol to let me play on those maps. and is there any way to find out what maps are on there?

[mahlers2008]

for mac os

[DDMJ]

Follow this format for selecting maps using console commands:

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MAP_FILE Author/category/name-version.aamap.xml

Example: For a long and skinny map enter this into the console:

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MAP_FILE groundpig/Basic/corridor-0.0.1.aamap.xml

Notice how the Author is groundpig, the category is Basic, the name is corridor, and the version is 0.0.1

Here is the link to see the maps in the resource repository:

http://beta.armagetronad.net/resource-browser/resource

[wrtlprnft]

If you follow Durka's link and click on the map previews you get a detail page that contains the exact command you need to enter to use it.

[DDMJ]

That resource browser was made by the wonderful wrtl

[mahlers2008]

Follow this format for selecting maps using console commands:

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MAP_FILE Author/category/name-version.aamap.xml

Example: For a long and skinny map enter this into the console:

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MAP_FILE groundpig/Basic/corridor-0.0.1.aamap.xml

Notice how the Author is groundpig, the category is Basic, the name is corridor, and the version is 0.0.1

Here is the link to see the maps in the resource repository:

http://beta.armagetronad.net/resource-browser/resource

it says file not found

[wrtlprnft]

Are you sure you spelled it correct, including UPPER- and lowercase?

[mahlers2008]

Are you sure you spelled it correct, including UPPER- and lowercase?

thanks so much that was my problem

[mrg]

hey thats all good but if i want to use a map i have created myself and i have set it on my server(using lan so not sure if that makes any differeance) but when i get friends to join my "server" it keeps comming up with "map not found in chache"

do i need to upload it to the resource repository?


and if i do how do i do this????

[ed]

You could upload the map to the resource repository, as long as your clients have internet access, that should work. Do a search for Luke-Jr, he will set you up with a user/pass to upload the map.

Or, you could set up a http server on your machine, put the map there, then set RESOURCE_REPOSITORY http://ip_address_of_your_machine/path/to/map/folder
on the clients.

Or simply copy the map into the resource folder of the client machines, to the same place you put it on yours. If it's just a lan game, you may need to add MAP_FILE mapname to the clients also.

[mrg]

Or simply copy the map into the resource folder of the client machines, to the same place you put it on yours. If it's just a lan game, you may need to add MAP_FILE mapname to the clients also.

i tried this but it comes up with "map load fail"

[ed]

What happens if the client just goes into local game?
If it's set up correctly they should play your map locally. If not, ensure their set up is identical to yours.

[mrg]

locally the same message comes up, and i have made sure the set up is the same.

[ed]

locally the same message comes up, and i have made sure the set up is the same.

That there's your problem. You want to check their settings, get the map working locally using the same map path, etc the server uses, my bet is it'll work.

[epsy]

did you read about the path where you should put the mep?

see this paragraph for more info:

name
The name of the map, mandatory.
type
The only valid type is "aamap". This field is defaulted "aamap" when absent.
version
The version of the map described in this particuliar file. This value needs to be modified each time a change is applied to the map to ensure everybody have the proper copy.
author
The current maintainer of this map, usually the author who produced it. This either should be a user name registered with the central resource repository, or, for lone wolves who don't want to register, a valid email address encoded in the spambot safe as "unofficial/mailto/<Domain>/<User>", where "<User>@<Domain>" would be the address.
This field is defaulted to "Anonymous" when absent.
commisioner
The entity who dreamt, requested or even inspired in any way this map. This field is optional and has no default value.
category
How this map should be categorised. This field can have any number of sub categories, each separated by a "/" (a forward slash). An example could be "category/subcategory/subsubcategory". This field is defaulted to "unsorted" when absent.

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The filepath is formed by the attributes in the following syntax:

<Author>/[Category/]<ResourceName>-<VersionNumber>.<ResourceType>.xml