Looking for some help / tut: adding map to warband module via py

[Hellsing]

As title nails it perfectly - I'm looking for your guys help:
I'm realy often in scene editor and editing creating but never find a good explained tutorial what tasks it takes to add.


"scn_dtv_newlycreatedby.sco" file check
scenes.txt also okay

but what steps do i have to take after the usual scenes.txt code and scn.sco it self?
Please provide me noobisch step by step lections - would realy realy help me and our dear community...

With these small digression I would be able to send nashingra the fully edited map files rdy to put onto the server and he just needs to compile (work split)

I found tutorials but most lead to edit modules.py but Creating a Multiplayer Map - (From Script to Hosting) ((Updated!) - Taleworlds.
I didnt figuered it out on my own so i beg someone who maybe can lead ma to an proper tutorial or even better create one it would be hilourius help.

Short:
I need a tutorial howto add multiplayer crpg maps with right strings, etc. via .py

What does it bring you to help me?
Well actually u may noticed I did take much evolving part in DTV, and most of the content available there is there for you through my fingers, lifetime and madness.
This is kind of the last thing I can't prepare myself before sending it to live updates..
So when I got it I will defnetly start working on scening in general. This means new rotations - new content - old content - disable several maps

Also my personal goal is to change those Orders once all two weeks or something, so players have  not that dejavu as nowadays...


-> So please teach me pls -  that we can actually start again and change the maps on server - the whole feeling.
and also get rid of those sometimes f.e.  empty dtv random scenes...

Looking foorward for positive response
-Spanky / Celeboran

edit://sry if my english dosnt make sense at some points, 5a.m. here but I give up so maybe there is soon an idea / tutorial / link

[Teeth]

My knowledge about this only extends to what is useful for adding maps into the cRPG mod, but that seems to be all you want to do, so I guess I can explain. I am no code wizard and I do not understand everything I do, I am basically just following instructions that I received when I became a Scene Manager years ago.

As you are a mapper you are probably aware that you need to provide an .sco file and a terrain code whenever you want to get a map submitted. For example:

dtv_terrible_map.sco
scn_dtv_terrible_map dtv_terrible_map 256 none none 0 0 100 100 -100 0x00000002200005000005f57b00005885000046bd00006d9c 0 0 outer_terrain_plain

Implementation of this map into the mod requires 4 steps and a patch. The .sco needs to be placed in the module's SceneObj folder and three .py files need to be edited. The module_scenes.py, module_scripts.py and module_strings.py. For this you need to have access to the most recent .py files, and you need to open them in some editor. I use Notepad++, much more user friendly than standard Notepad. Below I will explain the edits you have to make for each file.

Module_scenes.py

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I believe what you are doing in this file is linking the .sco file to the correct terrain code. Basically this entire file is filled with the same type of lines, split over different categories. Find the right category and create a new entry. Below are the latest 4 entries from the DTV category.

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  ("dtv_motte_and_bailey",sf_generate, "none", "none", (0,0),(100,100),-100, "0x000000052000460780059d67000005f8000062dc00005a3d",[],[],"outer_terrain_plain"),
  ("dtv_lichens_island", sf_generate, "none", "none", (0,0),(100,100),-100, "0x00000005500009e38004d13600001d5e80002318000060a1",[],[],"sea_outer_terrain_2"),
  ("dtv_desert_ruins",sf_generate, "none", "none", (0,0),(100,100),-100, "0x0000000151065463000689a6000000fe00000c690000276a",[],[],"outer_terrain_desert_b"),
  ("dtv_celtic_ruins",sf_generate, "none", "none", (0,0),(100,100),-100, "0x00000001b004c563c006559500001c9e000010b4000035f9",[],[],"outer_terrain_beach"),

What you want to do is create the exact same type of entry and place it at the bottom, but with the name of your .sco, your terrain code and outer terrain type. Which would look like this (bold parts are changed, the rest is just copypasta)

  ("dtv_terrible_map",sf_generate, "none", "none", (0,0),(100,100),-100, "0x00000002200005000005f57b00005885000046bd00006d9c",[],[],"outer_terrain_plain"),

Module_scripts.py

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What you are doing here is linking the .sco file to the right game mode, I think. Lots of code in this file, what you need to find is the multiplayer_fill_map_game_types categories near the end of the file. Once again long lists of similar entries, split by different game modes. Find the right game mode and create a new entry. Below are the last entries from the DTV category.

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         (troop_set_slot, "trp_multiplayer_data", multi_data_maps_for_game_type_begin+18, "scn_dtv_mein_bridge"),
         (troop_set_slot, "trp_multiplayer_data", multi_data_maps_for_game_type_begin+19, "scn_dtv_motte_and_bailey"),
         (troop_set_slot, "trp_multiplayer_data", multi_data_maps_for_game_type_begin+20, "scn_dtv_lichens_island"),
         (troop_set_slot, "trp_multiplayer_data", multi_data_maps_for_game_type_begin+21, "scn_dtv_desert_ruins"),
         (troop_set_slot, "trp_multiplayer_data", multi_data_maps_for_game_type_begin+22, "scn_dtv_celtic_ruins"),
         (assign, ":num_maps", 23),

Once again very simple, copy pasta an entry and modify the number and input your .sco file name, this time preceded by scn_. Place this at the bottom.

(troop_set_slot, "trp_multiplayer_data", multi_data_maps_for_game_type_begin+23, "scn_dtv_terrible_map"),

One more thing you need to do is edit the very last line I copied so it displays the right number. This number always one higher than the number you put in in your map entry, because the first map does not have a number, the second map is +1.
(assign, ":num_maps", 23), becomes (assign, ":num_maps", 24),

Module_strings.py

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I think what you are doing here is linking the .sco file to a proper display name that will be used ingame. This file contains credits and once again, long lists of similar entries split over different categories. Find the right category and make a new entry. Below are the latest DTV entries as examples.

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  ("dtv_motte_and_bailey", "DTV Motte and Bailey"),
  ("dtv_lichens_island", "DTV Lichens Island"),
  ("dtv_desert_ruins", "DTV Desert Ruins"),
  ("dtv_celtic_ruins", "DTV Celtic Ruins"),

First bit is the .sco name and the second bit is how you want the map to be named ingame.
("dtv_terrible_map", "DTV Terrible Map"),

These do not have to be the same or anything. If someone submits a map with a dumb name, you could just rename it to anything you find suitable, as far as I know. For example:
("dtv_adolf_hitler", "DTV Einstein"),

Easy, just make sure you copy the .sco file name carefully into any of these files as the wrong name leads to issues. Capital letters matter, though most people luckily use lower case letters exclusively. The empty dtv scenes are most likely a result of the .sco file not being found because somebody entered the name incorrectly. To fix that, find out what the name is of the map and check whether the scripts entry has the correct .sco file name, or perhaps the other entries.  Anybody who knows more about this, please correct or comment if I got anything wrong.

Adding the map to the rotation

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If you did the above correctly and a patch has occurred, the map is usable in the module until it gets removed from the .py files. This is not the same as the map being in the rotation, which requires editing of the server config files. All maps that are in the rotation are in the module, but not all maps that are in the module are in the rotation. This means that to add old maps to the server, you usually do not need to edit .py files, as nobody ever bothers to remove old maps from the mod.

To add the map to the rotation, you need to open the right config file, create a new entry and wait for a server restart. Below are the latest entries from server7.cfg.

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add_map dtv_village_64
add_map dtv_village_65
add_map dtv_village_79
add_map dtv_pine_forest
#add_map dtv_nexusmap_pitfalls#needs fix

You simply add the following at the bottom:
add_map dtv_terrible_map

Don't forget to always do your edits in both the EU and NA server.cfg's, unless you want to only adjust one!

Other things you need to know if you want to edit the rotation as a whole is that lines that contain "#" will be ignored. The first map on the list is named set_map instead of add_map, don't forget that sneaky bugger. If you remove any maps, it is customary to move them to the map graveyard at the bottom of file, add a # and provide a reason for the removal. I see there is no map graveyard in the DTV file, but siege and battle have them. Rotations are shuffled, you can turn this off in this file by changing set_auto_shuffle_maps to 0, but you probably shouldn't. Changes to the server.cfg's require only a server restart to take effect, not a patch

There is a Dropbox for the latest .py and cfg. files. Get access to that and this info should be everything you need to know to manage the entire rotation.

[Hellsing]

Okay I think I understand you explanations many thanks for this lovely tutorial.
Ah now I see why I wasn't able to find those files on crpg module  . Ok ty for this advice I will try to get those files.
Many thanks I think I understood how it works, never though that those files were not included and also it's a good step by step advise I appreciate 

[Krex]

Teeth bascily got everything right, but you have to make sure to add maps in module_scripts in the same order as you did in module_scenes.