MapMaking Tool: Wood creation
Hi!
With a little help from Lewin and a lot of help from Google, I've made this little tool that helps in the creation of woods.
I think it will be useful to me, and I'm uploading it here too in case someone else thinks it would be useful for him/her too.
It lets the user use Beacons to randomly add trees to an area.
How to use:
First of all, it needs a one-time setting up: just copy the folder CopyWood (it will be with a ReadMe.txt file and a PrintWood.script file, wherever you extracted the archive) in your KaM Remake folder; then, create a shortcut to the file CopyWood.bat inside of it, and place this shortcut somewhere handy.
Now, every time you want to create a large, randomized wood:
Attach the script PlantWoods.script to the map you want to edit (that is, copy the script in your map's folder and rename it, giving it the name NameOfTheMap'sFolder.script)
Start a game on that map.
Follow the on screen instructions.
Please note that you can save and load the game anytime you wish, at this point.
When you're satisfied with the result of the randomization, print the area. (Instructions are included in-game as overlay messages)
Then, run CopyWood.bat (or its shortcut) and wait.
After the pop-up saying it's done appears, you can now click "ok" and go back to the map editor, where you can simply Paste the area you created and selected.
Remember to remove the Wood creation script when you're done!
Please note that restarting KaM Remake before running CopyWood.bat or running it without having printed data in your last KaM Remake session will not work.
The file includes the portable versions of XVI32 Hex Editor (http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/f ... /xvi32.htm) and of Inside Clipboard (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/inside_clipboard.html), and a .exe file made with AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/)(the .exe file actually does nothing: I just needed something that could generate a "done!" pop-up).
WARNING: AS THE LOCATION OF THE SAVED TEXT FROM Actions.Log(); IS CHANGED, THIS TOOL NO LONGER WORKS DIRECTLY
P.S. This tool will create Trees even on water or on stone... but in my opinion it's a lot easier and better to have to remove a couple of extra trees now and then than to code this out.
With a little help from Lewin and a lot of help from Google, I've made this little tool that helps in the creation of woods.
I think it will be useful to me, and I'm uploading it here too in case someone else thinks it would be useful for him/her too.
It lets the user use Beacons to randomly add trees to an area.
How to use:
First of all, it needs a one-time setting up: just copy the folder CopyWood (it will be with a ReadMe.txt file and a PrintWood.script file, wherever you extracted the archive) in your KaM Remake folder; then, create a shortcut to the file CopyWood.bat inside of it, and place this shortcut somewhere handy.
Now, every time you want to create a large, randomized wood:
Attach the script PlantWoods.script to the map you want to edit (that is, copy the script in your map's folder and rename it, giving it the name NameOfTheMap'sFolder.script)
Start a game on that map.
Follow the on screen instructions.
Please note that you can save and load the game anytime you wish, at this point.
When you're satisfied with the result of the randomization, print the area. (Instructions are included in-game as overlay messages)
Then, run CopyWood.bat (or its shortcut) and wait.
After the pop-up saying it's done appears, you can now click "ok" and go back to the map editor, where you can simply Paste the area you created and selected.
Remember to remove the Wood creation script when you're done!
Please note that restarting KaM Remake before running CopyWood.bat or running it without having printed data in your last KaM Remake session will not work.
The file includes the portable versions of XVI32 Hex Editor (http://www.chmaas.handshake.de/delphi/f ... /xvi32.htm) and of Inside Clipboard (http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/inside_clipboard.html), and a .exe file made with AutoHotkey (http://www.autohotkey.com/)(the .exe file actually does nothing: I just needed something that could generate a "done!" pop-up).
WARNING: AS THE LOCATION OF THE SAVED TEXT FROM Actions.Log(); IS CHANGED, THIS TOOL NO LONGER WORKS DIRECTLY
P.S. This tool will create Trees even on water or on stone... but in my opinion it's a lot easier and better to have to remove a couple of extra trees now and then than to code this out.
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Last edited by Esthlos on 10 Dec 2014, 09:59, edited 1 time in total.
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