Soldat Map Packer v0.62 with extrarealistic map preview [hell yeah : D]

[rainrider]

Soldat Map Packer v0.62

Link: http://rrhp.info/site/index.php?id=projects&a=dl&f=smp

Changelog for 0.62:
added 'texture polys' button
added 'show sceneries' button
added 'show colliders' button
added 'show background' button
added game path in settings tab
added 'try smooth faster' check box
added hand cursor to map preview
removed 'fade background' check box
modified new spawnpoint graphics by freestyler
modified 'emulated' folder renamed to 'oldgfx'
modified map zoom limit = 0.04
modified numpad moving is now zoom independent
modified window size limits
removed zoom information
removed 'toggle' hotkeys in map preview
fixed map preview is now window size independent

Changelog for 0.61:
added 'remove non existsing' button in packlist popupmenu
added don't pack unused scenery option
added colliders in map preview
added reload confirmation
added reload button now reloads everything - parsers, settings.ini, buttons.bmp etc
modified new button graphics
modified %sceneries%, %maps% and %textures% identifiers now have leading folder (like maps\Arena.PMS), removable via $str_replace(xxx\,,%xxx%)
modified right button selects file and assign only that file to packlist, not every already checked
modified removed files not present in 1.4 from exclude list (for example ctf_chernobyl large bitmaps)
modified packlist is now 'packlist', not 'files to pack'
fixed added info about map pack parser identifiers to help file
fixed ':' character at end of 'pack mappack info' checkbox
fixed blinking messages titlebar when map preview is active
fixed mappack info parser
fixed buttons.bmp loading
fixed help.htm is now w3c correct

Changelog for 0.6:
whole code has been rewritten due to source lose
added soldat path autodetection; if u got two soldats for some reason - u can change path in .ini
added colors to file list page
added file list popup menu (sorting + manual scenery and textures adding)
added files can now be removed by selecting it and hitting delete
added multiple maps can be loaded at once = u can now create map- / scenery- / texture-packs
added when u want to add map to packlist now, u need to click it with right mouse button or select it and click 'assign to packlist' button
added exit confirmation
added keyboard shortcut for pack and maps list (ctrl+a and ctrl+c, alternative method for packlist = click copy button)
added filters.txt (u can create ur own map cathegories using filename filters)
added buttons.bmp (u can create ur own toolbar graphics.. it's very exciting)
added progressbar while packing
added new modifable spawnpoint graphics
added zoom limits (0.003..0.03) modified screenshot button now saves files to smp directory, if u want to copy screenshot directly to clipboard hold shift while clicking
modified new tab for settings (excluding game path which can be changed in .ini)
modified description is again read-only - nope, it was important for mappack creating process..
modified parser identifiers like ( * are now understandable :lbracket: :rbracket: etc
modified help file is now in html
modified new icon/logo
updated exclude list to 1.4
updated parser (latest esa) = more functions
fixed screenshot button making screenshots of tabs instead of map

Packlist


Map information tab


Map preview tab


Settings tab

[Psycho]

hmm I miss a little more detailed description of what exactly this program does. It seems like a software for packing maps along with the needed scenery tho, and it looks pretty good
alot of nice options

[Iq Unlimited]

pretty sexy, I still will keep VTTS MPA* with this.

[Se!kA]

Brilliant. A lot of devices and functions. Thx a lot. This app is the one of the obligatory apps of every soldat player.

[blackdevil0742]

Interesting program you've got there.

[GluLm]

Finally! Nice new version!
I've tested it and so far it seems to be bug free!
The manual is very nicely done too.
The "don't pack unused scenery option" is a great yet essential feature, good addition.

The only downward I found is the smooth polygons feature on the map preview which uses so much cpu for a useless rendering (except for screenshots, okay I admit it). Also, you should add an option to disable the blury effect when moving the map overview too.

A small thing though: the maps listed are not the maps in my current Soldat folder, but an older Soldat directory. Why is that?

Great job rr, as expected from you this is pure win!

[rainrider]

Well, big thx
GluLm: I'll add 'Disable blur effect' button in next version. About the path issue: SMP searches for Soldat directory automatically and if path is wrong you are able to change it in settings.ini file; in next version it will be available to change directly from settings tab. That thing usually happens if someone got two Soldats installed once.

I'll wait with releasing new version until some new ideas will come.

Atm I consider if I'm able to do realistic map appearance simulation = textured polys and sceneries. While realistic polys are easy to make, sceneries are much harder because SMP uses OpenGL instead of DirectX. DirectX has very easy to use texture loading which is not present in OpenGL unfortunately. So if I want to do sceneries viewing, I have to write my own texture loader or find some in internet (I'm rather not going to download huge DirectX SDK).

[edit] Hey! It's possible, I'll do it!

[Laser Guy]

thx!! I really needed that

[Blue-ninja]

Thought you'd post here again. Nice map packer. I haven't heard of it yet, which is amazing. I'll download it when I have my laptop. Right now, everything is shit on this computer.

[urraka]

A small problem i found is that when the preview map is zoomed, when you use the mouse to move the map it moves really fast. I guess a simple multiplication would solve that.

[rainrider]

0.62 is out

[urraka]

wow, the maps look awesome now, great job man

[Domokun]

hmm I miss a little more detailed description of what exactly this program does. It seems like a software for packing maps along with the needed scenery tho, and it looks pretty good
alot of nice options

I think its PolyWorks with new design ...

[urraka]

The link is broke!

[EnEsCe]

http://rrhp.info/index.php?id=projects&a=dl&f=smp

[Predator0520]

Huraaa, i love map packers!
I still remember when i packed my maps manually... it took 30 minutes...

[MR X]

Good job man. are you working on a new release. i just don't love the beta versions. i just want to have a stable. THIS APP RULEZZZZZZZZZZZZ  .

Can you please make a program that just can preview the map like in this program. but only with a bigger view. i beg you.  . I'm dying to get/create an app like that.

I got an idea maybe. Ad a .diz info file to the archive. so that comment is viewable in winrar itself and outside winrar in the properties window

[rainrider]

It's rather final version. However, it's no longer beta.

[BombSki]

Nice program
I tried to pack my mappack with it, just over 500 maps. What ive noticed is that its slower than soldat MPA. Also it said 'Step 3/3 packing files' even after the pack was completed (i tested it with winrar and there were no errors). I couldnt close the popup without closing the entire program through process management. Later i found out the scenery and texture folder was still in the TMP folder, which is wrong i guess.

previewing maps is great though, i always used SMP for that and with this version its even better.

Some features that Id like:
- Generate missing files list
- Generate map error list (filename too long, map not compiled, no alpha/bravo/flag spawns, scenery/polygon limit exceeded)

[Se!kA]

Hell yeah! Whos gonna stop him now?