New Waypointer

[Huntkillaz]

u know what i was thinking....if we could make a bot map db..where we take good maps modify it slightly to be bot compat

and release em with good wp's

all this though requires the author's permission though but it would be nice

n we could just add an extension on the map '_bot' (de_dust_bot.bsp) to make it diff so ppl don't get confused.

what u guys think?


(ps: if we do do it...it should be after bot's get ported to hl2..)

[biohazerd87]

That is a great idea!!! I would go along with it. But I'm not that great at mapping so someone else would have to do that but I could waypoint them!

[Huntkillaz]

of course maps that are already comp won't be relabeled like that ..just ones that have been fixed ..since there's no wp work around

[biohazerd87]

True. but the problem would be getting permission. Some maps are map by people from Germany who don't speak english and other things as of that nature.

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

Ummm... I just can't find it right now, but we had all this discussion here already - about maps modified for bot usage, I mean. We had kind of agreed on the suffic "_bc" for "bot-compatible". But somehow the whole story got lost...
Anyway, THE person to ask when it comes to modifying maps is Austin. He can remove annoying buttons faster than you can say "bot". He can also change door types from rotating to sliding or whatever you want. Or unstick hostages like he did with cs_rio. I'm not sure about ladders, but ladders are entities, so I guess it's possible to change them, too.

About the problem contacting mappers: I think most of them speak English, and if they don't, they're at least likely to come from one of the stronger mapping communities in countries where English isn't the official language: Mostly France and Germany. I can translate English <=> German <=> Spanish (covering 75% of South America as well, hehe), so if we got someone who could translate English <=> French, we'd already be quite well-prepared. Maybe a guy who knows Russian, though. Yes, there are some great Russian mappers, and not all of them speak English...

Back to the map: Yes, all in all you did a good job (not mindbogglingly excellent IMHO, but good). You're right about the button flags, they don't help. I posted that. Just put them there for a test, saw that it didn't help and left them there, since my modifications were not meant for a public release but just for you to have a look at - and not at that spot, because there I couldn't contribute anything valuable.

[Hot-Doc]

Hi >BKA<T Wrecks,

just want to help, the thread you mentioned can be found here:

http://forums.bots-united.com/showth...3&page=4&pp=10

(BTW, it was the start of your great waypointing project - hope you still remember it...)

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

*narf* /me bangs head against wall
Of course... yes, THAT thread! Oh boy, I must be growing old. Thank you for helping me out, Hot-Doc! And heck, no, I haven't forgotten about this project - in fact, more is in the works...

i know a fair amount of french....

[biohazerd87]

but why have I never run across a map with the _bc added to it.

[SoUlFaThEr]

i think you cant say yer "as good as " someone with 4 years of waypointing exp if you've waypointed one map.

its cute tho

plus ill do the map you waypointed in about 1 hour with less mistakes.....no map is hard to waypoint.

T Wrecks said "need a Partner"

sorry dude im not much on it like i was a while back because of my mapping things.......i have a shitload of creative energy right now that must be released or i will go nuts....please bear with me