Playing Maps without the map command

[gotcha8903]

This is my first map and I cant get it to appear in the multiplayer map selection screen. I have been using Rich Diesels tutorials and the .arena file isnt working for some reason. Any solutions?

 

-thx

Master Carter

[GothiX]

Can you post the arena file you're using?

[gotcha8903]

it is:

 

map yavinffa

longname Yavin Courtyard

type duel ffa team

 

and the file is located in gamedata\base\scripts and called yavinffa.arena, and is saved as a .txt file.

[Business_Eskimo]

It is saved as a txt file? So, the filename is yavinffa.arena.txt? That won't work, it needs to be yavinffa.arena. Other than that, it looks fine.

[Lil Killa]

you forgot your quotes...

 

{

map "yavinffa"

longname "Yavin Courtyard"

type duel ffa team

}

 

Also it is easier to save it as a .txt and rename it to .arena.

[WadeV1589]

"Also it is easier to save it as a .txt and rename it to .arena."

 

Unless you're one of those people who has "Hide file extensions for know file types" enabled, then you'll never get anywhere

[Lil Killa]

Originally posted by WadeV1589

"Also it is easier to save it as a .txt and rename it to .arena."

 

Unless you're one of those people who has "Hide file extensions for know file types" enabled, then you'll never get anywhere

 

your right... forgot about that

[gotcha8903]

whenever i save the yavinffa.arena file it automatically makes it a .txt! is there anything I can switch off to fix this?

also, what would you put under type for a power duel game?

-thx

[Business_Eskimo]

Originally posted by WadeV1589

"Also it is easier to save it as a .txt and rename it to .arena."

 

Unless you're one of those people who has "Hide file extensions for know file types" enabled, then you'll never get anywhere

 

Doesn't Windows have this ON by default? How stupid of them.

[Merovingian]

Shouldnt it be:

 

{

map "yavinffa"

longname "Yavin Courtyard"

type duel ffa team

}

[Lil Killa]

Originally posted by Merovingian

Shouldnt it be:

 

{

map "yavinffa"

longname "Yavin Courtyard"

type duel ffa team

}

 

 

yeah but I though he/she would have stuck them in... I'll edit my post.

[idontlikegeorge]

Originally posted by gotcha8903

whenever i save the yavinffa.arena file it automatically makes it a .txt! is there anything I can switch off to fix this?

 

Make sure when you save it, in the file type window, make sure "All Files" is selected - it will then use the file extension you give it, and not add a common one to it.

 

Yeah, M$ Winblows keeps pissing me off, all the crap. Oh man, I've messed with XP a few times, and that's probably the shortest I've ever gone from "oh, hello there new computer" to "I damn you to the deepest reaches of computer hell you god damn POS!!!"

 

heheheheh. Sorry.

[GothiX]

Just type "yavinffa.arena", WITH the quotes..

[WadeV1589]

For those of you wanting to disable the stupid hide file extensions thing (in XP):

 

Go into any folder

In the Tools menu go to Folder Options.

Click the View tab

Find "Hide extensions for known file types" and uncheck it.

Click OK

[Lil Killa]

Originally posted by WadeV1589

For those of you wanting to disable the stupid hide file extensions thing (in XP):

 

Go into any folder

In the Tools menu go to Folder Options.

Click the View tab

Find "Hide extensions for known file types" and uncheck it.

Click OK

 

 

same for 98SE too

[gotcha8903]

thanks, the "yavinffa.arena" wih the quotes worked. Anyone know what the type name is for power duel?

-thanks again

[Lil Killa]

powerduel

 

 

yeah.. simple. I just looked in the .arena file in assets0.pk3

[gotcha8903]

ok thanks, i didnt know you could the .arena files.