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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / BSP Compilation

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Ravey
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2002 21:22
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Hi

Anyone know what the rules are for compiling BSPs?
I have tried a few .x files without any success - i keep getting a "Failed to select splitter" error. Ive just made the test .x file in Milkshape.

Thanks for any help
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JimB
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2002 21:53
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All bsp's must be totally enclosed must have roofs,no open doors or windows.All textures used must be in the bsp convertor directory along with your .X file for conversion.

JimB

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Ravey
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2002 21:56
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Thanks for the reply JimB - I'll give it a go
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JimB
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2002 22:19
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BTW the tool I like using for creating .X for bsp's is Cshop2(anxiously waiting Cshop3).

JimB

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Ravey
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2002 22:32
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can you have lightmaps with bsp's created? also - are they q3 bsps? or q2?
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EdzUp
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Hi Rav,
CShop maps seem to compile ok. Although I havent lightmapped one yet to see if it works with lightmaps.

I think they are Q3 BSP's although I havent had a closer look at them. One thing to remember is complex levels can crash the compiler.

-EdzUp

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JimB
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Posted: 2nd Nov 2002 22:40
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I have'nt got as far as lightmapping yet,the bsp's created are as far as I know are DBpro's own.

JimB

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Ravey
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Posted: 3rd Nov 2002 00:20
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Dazzy
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Nope the DBpro compiler doesn't produce Q3 BSPs or Q2 bsps!, their a native format to DBpro, of which the format structure hasn't been released.

You may be wondering why it compiles to a native format but it will allow much tighter intergration with DBpros special effects in the future!!

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Thanks Dazzy
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Mike Johnson
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If anyone gets any errors when trying to compile their maps please send me the model with textures and I will be able to find out what is going wrong. My email address is mike@darkbasic.com

There is some info about creating maps that can be downloaded from [url]www.thereptilecorporation.com/BSP1.zip[/url] The zip is around 8 mb. It also contains an updated version of the BSP compiler which fixes several bugs.

Lightmaps aren't supported from CShop just yet but will be in a future patch.

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