{Tutorial} Adding maps to BRgunz client

[HotPockets]

Alot of players/staff can't use custom maps, when they add it to their client.
This is still a new concept, since MAIET staff didnt add it very long ago (just 3 months ago), this was to solve that most players made their own maps and could hack easy since the staff couldn't add the game, since they didnt have the map.
Anyway, only the official staff can add maps, which is really usefull.

How do I add New maps to the client?
You're gonna do 3 things:

- add the map to client/maps
- Add the map to client/system.mrs/channelrule.XML
- Add the map to client/system.mrs/filelist.XML

Adding the map to the client/maps ain't really a big deal, just drag it in there.

Now, here comes a harder part. adding the map to client/system.mrs/channelrule.XML

Under every gamergroup (seperated by lvl), you'll see a specific list of maps:

        <MAP name="Mansion" />
        <MAP name="Prison" />
        <MAP name="Prison II" />
        <MAP name="Island" />
        <MAP name="Garden" />
        <MAP name="Station" />
        <MAP name="Battle Arena" />
        <MAP name="Factory" />
        <MAP name="Town" />
        <!-- <MAP name="Ruin" /> -->
        <!-- <MAP name="Port" /> -->
        <!-- <MAP name="Castle" /> -->
        <!-- <MAP name="Dungeon" /> -->
        <!-- <MAP name="Lost Shrine" /> -->
        <!-- <MAP name="Stairway" /> -->
        <MAP name="Snow_Town" />

So, you're gonna have to add the map to the client. Use 1 of these codes:

<MAP name="Battle Arena"<map>" />
OR
<!-- <MAP name="<map>" /> -->

That's pretty much it.
Now, the hardest part, adding your map to client/system.mrs/filelist.XML

You'll need to unpack your map first, and add all of the map''parts'' to your filelist.

Castle:

    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle.minimap.xml" CRC32="b54393ff"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle.RS" CRC32="e9032b99"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle.RS.bsp" CRC32="9ddd3b99"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle.RS.col" CRC32="fd3c2542"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle.RS.lm" CRC32="fea6f4d7"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle.RS.xml" CRC32="a1395ee9"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 01.elu" CRC32="11bcec51"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 01.elu.ani" CRC32="b23001a4"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 02.elu" CRC32="cab6bcea"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 02.elu.ani" CRC32="9a0f7852"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 03.elu" CRC32="cbb4da74"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 03.elu.ani" CRC32="34caad3f"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 04.elu" CRC32="bf313f29"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/Castle_obj_txa_fire_a 04.elu.ani" CRC32="ca718bbe"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_bluff01.bmp.dds" CRC32="af862c2"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_deco01.bmp.dds" CRC32="d92f5c5d"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_door01.bmp.dds" CRC32="2cf33ed5"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_door02.bmp.dds" CRC32="712cb7e4"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_floor01.bmp.dds" CRC32="9531f0f4"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_roof01.bmp.dds" CRC32="25a22d67"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_wall01.bmp.dds" CRC32="888cdb7f"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_wall02.bmp.dds" CRC32="88f45be3"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/gzd_map_Castle_wall04.bmp.dds" CRC32="d4af5995"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/minimap_castle.bmp.dds" CRC32="6e10e594"/>
    <FILE NAME="maps/Castle/spawn.xml" CRC32="40bc207a"/>

That's how castle is added, you'll see that EVERY FILE IN THE .MRS IS ADDED.
You'll need to do the same with the maps you'll be adding.

How to find out the CRC32-part?

Well, I found this thanx to ThievingSix's .mrs viewer, so most credits go to him/her, I just found it.
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I marked the CRC32-code-part, just add it behind the file in the filelist.xml

That's it guys,
Hope you know how to add maps from now on.

[MentaL]

[MAXTRAXv4]

hmm..i tryed this before didnt work for me...

[HotPockets]

Well, in the end of the lines ''CRC32="11bcec51"' '' also have to be added, so it only works with edited maps or edited maps.

[UkRaiNeR]

awsome guide thx.. i wonna add dusk to br client

[HotPockets]

Added part ''how to find out about CRC-code''

[RepublicOfAstra]

Dude, this doesn't work. I've tried it, and so have others.

Have you even verified that the map works? Because so far, no one has gotten this to work.

[HotPockets]

I've verified that the maps worked. It doesn't always work, but at least on some of the maps. This tutorial is based on experience, not on actual facts. Instead of nagging you can try to find other ways and post your experiences as reply.

[emisand]

This won't work.

Gunz.exe blocks custom maps from being used.

[MAXTRAXv4]

can some one close this to stop confusion for other noobs..plz

[ThievingSix]

I am indeed a "him".

Also, I have tried doing this. Never works for me.

P.S. Please just link to my original post instead of reuploading it.

[WGFreak]

This doesnt work, because this is not the problem. Its the Gunz.exe that is locking the maps.
Maybe it worked for you because you are using July server?

[ThievingSix]

It has indeed been found that the mrs file header is to blame.

[WGFreak]

But why the headers? Although they have different headers, but gunz would still read them.

[ThievingSix]

But why the headers? Although they have different headers, but gunz would still read them.

Ok let me explain, the files inside the mrs "package" each have their own file header. After the file name is shown there is extra text that is is much different between the newer and older.

[7331Squall]

Sorry by double post, i didn't mean it exactly, is my micro who bugged.

Why losing time putting it on filelist and finding out CRC?

just create a new!

here's the link for a program that makes it all alone:

http://forum.ragezone.com/attachment...-xml-maker.rar

Extract it on GunZ Online folder, or The Duel folder, i don't know the name, it's the one where gunz.exe or theduel.exe is. And then run it and it'll make the filelist alone. Then' it's just pasting it on server and system.mrs.

but... is there any way of making every map run in client, even if it's not on server, like before?

[emisand]

Ok let me explain, the files inside the mrs "package" each have their own file header. After the file name is shown there is extra text that is is much different between the newer and older.

So why when I unpack an original map, and then repack it with MRS Compiler, it still works?

[ThievingSix]

So why when I unpack an original map, and then repack it with MRS Compiler, it still works?

Same data is being reused.

[DF08Said]

guys How should this look like....should it look like this
<FILE NAME="maps/mine/Mine.RS" CRC32="05185702"/>
what should be changed the CRC32 or 05185702...?

[Khanna]

@DF this is an old post, try looking at the dated they were created before saying anything.

[gregon13]

one missing crucial step you need to also add it to the server.

Decompile it copy the folder into Maps (server sided)
then delete all the files except for spawn.xml that should fix it. (can't test it at the moment but i think thats how i did it for my old Dec 2005 client)