Fun with(out) gifs- ctf_tw_Gorkamorka

[Grimbad]

This map formulated as an idea when I first heard that GIFs were to be added to Soldat. This, I thought, would make for some interesting map concepts--in this case, a car chase. Unfortunately, I lack the know-how to insert the animated sceneries, so the map is supplied with static ones. If anybody who does have the know-how to insert the animated ones (attached seperately, including smoke for exhausts and dust spouts for wheels, and moving ground), feel free to.

w/ spawns

w/o spawns

Polys- hitting the ground kills you sooner or later, you fall a ways first as corpses lying on the ground would ruin the movement effect. Note that jet fuel is set to extremely low, so escape would be difficult.
Sort of a post-apocalyptic theme, in this case more specifically the Warhammer 40,000 spin-off Gorkamorka, and so best played with a 40k mod including orks. I'm actually working on a Gorkamorka mod, but it's a ways off. If someone puts the GIFs in, I'd be more than happy to make a human driver so y'all can have ctf_tw_RoadWarrior or whatever. I've got the waypoints semi-functional for alpha team, sometimes they make it to the second truck. Bravo team I've given up on. Feel free to use the idea, I'm not sure I'm the first to have it. I searched but found nothing.

[Thinkto urself]

Polyworks doesn't support GIF's atm, but they can be added manually if I remember.

[zakath]

you can hexedit the map and change them to .gif for example using hex workshop and the pms file structure found here

[Grimbad]

Thanks for the link. I'm away from my computer for about a week starting today, but I'll be working on this when I get back.
However, I was posting it more for feedback on the idea than help.
Thanks anyways.
...I'll change the topic title.

[DarkCrusade]

Do I hear right? Animated Soldat?? omfg, lets see whether it changes gameplay dramaticly (positive or negative)

[zakath]

well you can download the 1.5 soldat beta and for example get my animated mappack from here to see how it works

[DarkCrusade]

I think I won´t do that, because I like Soldat how it plays at the moment

[Grimbad]

Unexpectedly, I find that I do indeed have access to my computer, for today and tomorrow morning. I downloaded Hex Workshop and am trying to figure it out. The hex structure in the wiki isn't working, however. There's and error on line 87.
The obvious issue with that is that there is no line 87-- it finishes on line 41.
I have no idea what I'm doing here, so if anyone who does can help, it would be appreciated.

I did notice that among the 'gibberish' of the PMS file when opened in Notepad, there are complete file names for the sceneries. Would it work if I just changed the .bmp's to .gif's in Notepad?

[DarkCrusade]

I think you should just TRY it

[zakath]

notepad won't work, you need to use an hexeditor you don't need to load pms file structure btw you can just search for the filename and change the ending

[DarkCrusade]

Why is this sooo complicated