Flatzone map (+ release)

Hi, I was researching how nif map works and ended up in making a interesting map. Is just flat. If you want to make a entire new map, I suggest you to download it, maybe it helps you to understand how colision and groundobject works.

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RegenX: 6600 RegenY: 6600 (for mapinfo.shn), Minimap scale: 0,5 EndX: 511 EndY: 511 (for mapviewinfo.shn)

There are 2 rocks, grass and a big door in center of the map to test the placement of ground objects, you can remove them using the FlatZone - noobject.shmd.

All the nif data explained (only read if you want to make a map):

NiHeader Header. Contains version info and block types
NiNode (scene root) Its the only node that has the map. I attached the colision and flat ground
NiVertexColorProperty Contains some vertex modes (unknown)
NiZBufferProperty (unknown)
NiTriStrips (#CD 01) Colision data (CD)
NiMaterialProperty CD material
NiTriStripsData CD polygon data
NiTriStrips (plane 03) Flat ground data (FGD)
NiVertexColorProperty Contains some vertex modes of FGD (unknown)
NiTexturingProperty Contains the texture attachements. There are two textures but in the example I use the same texture 2 times.
NiSourceTexture Contains the external texture link.
NiPixelData Internal nif texture (unused). If you load it, texture will be tears of marsh ground.
NiMaterialProperty FGD Material
NiTriStripsData FGD polygon data

If someone knowns how to convert external textures into PixelData post here pls. I get a strange red and yellow texture when I do.

You can make a whole new map only using nifs. And that doesn't only include a flat world, it can be however you want it to be. Of course that's only if you have an understanding of how maps work and whatnot.

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Originally Posted by Dragonluck4

You can make a whole new map only using nifs. And that doesn't only include a flat world, it can be however you want it to be. Of course that's only if you have an understanding of how maps work and whatnot.

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In order to load a map, you must place collision data on the spawn point. An example is the map "TimeGap", its only a small floating island in the middle of the sky. You can walk on the sky but if you disconect on the sky you will recieve a loading error, because the game cannot find collision data.

PD: Still cant figure how to convert textures into pixel data, got a rubbish texture this time.

What's time gap?

Apparently it's a map but I haven't heard of such map?

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Originally Posted by Dragonluck4

Apparently it's a map but I haven't heard of such map?

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Is the smallest map in the game, just a island with a flat CD (like my flatzone). Seems to be a unused part of lvl 60 promotion (there are also a lvl 20 promotion unused map, is just a small room)

If you want to go, type &linkto Job2_TimeG


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Oh okay. I never noticed. That's cool, thanks.

Also what program do you use to make stuff?

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Originally Posted by Dragonluck4

Oh okay. I never noticed. That's cool, thanks.

Also what program do you use to make stuff?

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Blender with nif scripts and nifscope. Most of the data blender exports is crap, you need to known witch blocks fiesta map uses, you can read the 1º post to understand the arquitecture (scene root, nodes, strips, stripdata)

It's not in my field.txt can you give me it's line?

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Hi, I was researching how nif map works and ended up in making a interesting map.

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You have interesting definition for interesting e.e

Correct me if I'm wrong there should be credits to Lugapha on this post Chess Field looks familiar

But still a good post

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Correct me if I'm wrong there should be credits to Lugapha on this post Chess Field looks familiar

But still a good post

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is the first texture i came up in my head, probably is a coincidence.

time without update this post, here the last phase of my project

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9122/2m2x.jpg

added cliffs water and sky. Camera and fog hacks are enabled. Project ended up here because i have no fucking idea how to do light and a good .shbd

I don't think there is any lighting systems in Fiesta, all the lights use a picture glow. As for .shbd file it's pretty difficult but try zooming out really far and then taking a picture?

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I don't think there is any lighting systems in Fiesta, all the lights use a picture glow. As for .shbd file it's pretty difficult but try zooming out really far and then taking a picture?

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Yeah I tried the photo thing, but for odd reasons a shbd has 8 separated images, and if you put the same on the 8 images, the character can walk throw walls (is a bit dificult but not imposible). Probably needs yellow areas instead of blue, i have no idea...

@dontknown: "Probably needs yellow areas instead of blue, i have no idea..."
If you SHBD Editor then using any other color than blue, means its walkable, no matter the darkness of it.
It has a warning: "Keep the dimensions and use only blue color"