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  3. Posted

    On 6/28/2018 at 9:22 PM, borchardt said:

    I make maps giving the enemy multiple war factories and my friend and cousin play as allies against 5 enemies.    They send a lot of stuff, especially since they have 10 extra war factories (the AI players) each and when combined with the BRUTAL option on the setup screen, it is fun.

    The maps have been working great, but lately since some of these updates, towards the end, (even after killing off 2 of the enemies) we are attacking with our huge armies and the game will get a game crashed message.   

    This happens almost every game now when they used to be able to handle it.

    Is there just too much units and stuff on the map for the game to handle? 

     

    What do you think?

    Is it a exe internal error or recon error?

  4. Posted

    I am all for this. Sounds great to me. Would be nice to separate all my maps that have been tampered with from my original versions.

     

    What I have done myself to slow down this ever growing problem...

    1. I put a block on my maps that prevents 99%/if not all people from opening them with the editor FA2. Now i'm sure some people have bypassed it but at least i know the only way most will be able to edit my maps is from notepad. Now there is a lot of old versions of my maps that do not have this because I did not know how to stop it at all and people have edited them to the point they are ruined.
    2. I have text messages on all my maps while in-game playing saying "Map.Made.By.Dctanxman" | "You.Can.Download" | "All.My.Official.Maps" | "On...CnCnet.org/forums". I hope people read this message while playing and go find my thread which has a link to download all my original maps plus more.

     

    What I would like to see...

    • A game mode called 'Survival' (for survival map) and 'Custom' (for none survival maps) put in game (just like picking "Team Alliance" game mode).
    • When they pick this it will bring up sub categories that have map makers names.
    • Clicking on one of the names will bring up all his ORIGINAL maps.
    • To qualify for this you must have a certain number of maps made by you (Id say 10-20 or more). This way even if people edit the map it will not show up in "Survival"/"Custom" game mode, only the original ones will and everyone can enjoy the game play that was intended by the creator.

     

    Sometimes i feel like its pointless for me to make a new map because i know someone is just going to edit it and most likely cause unintended game play.

    One quick example of how bad this has got. I just made a new map and while testing it with some friends i get a PM from a player asking if he could join my game just to get the map so he could edit it. This player could not even wait for me to release the map first. I then offered to show him how to make his own maps so he would not have to edit mine lol.

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  6. Posted

    How am i splicing, ghetto rigging, using fancy tricks or not doing it the proper way? My work end up just the same as anyone else using the editor. I just do it in less time. I manually do what the editor does in less time. The end result is the same. This is called being efficient.

    Also I'm not even talking about anything with survival maps. That was just one example which you didn't even know was possible. That's how much more advanced I am then you. What is simple to me you have no clue it was even possible.

    Keep doing it how you want. I have said enough.

    Cheers...

  7. Posted

    Actual you are wrong. Its not the easiest or fastest way to test a mod.

    Lets break this down step by step..

     

    Your way...

    Step 1: Open FA2

    step 2: Open custom ini file

    Step 3: Open Yuri's to test map

    Step 4: Tweak ini (save it)

    step 5: Insert the ini into the map via FA2 (save it)

    step 6: Restart the map to test again

     

    My way...

    Step 1: Open the map in notepad

    Step 2: Open Yuri's to test map

    step 3: Tweak the map in notepad (save it)

    step 4: Restart the map to test again

     

    You proved me right without even knowing it.

    Less steps === faster and easier? Seems like simple math to me.

    While you insert the ini file into the map via FA2, I am already in game testing.

    Every edit you make to the ini file can be done directly to the map via notepad. Why do we need FA2 again?

    I can do it your way just as fast. That's the way i used to do it and its the way most learned first.

    Have you done it without FA2? Don't say one way is faster or easier when you can't do it both ways.

    Sure you might have done some nice work. I never questioned that, but the speed at which you did it i would question that. btw, i have never seen any map with your name on it before. Can you show me?

  8. Posted

    If you could double click a custom shortcut to load yuris directly to skirmish and it picks the map you want plus starts the game.

    You would rather double click the exe and then click skirmish and then pick the map and then hit start?

    All I'm trying to say is using the editor for ini is the old way to do things mate. Its 2018, don't you want to do things faster and more effective?

    What if all of the editors just vanished? What program would you use to do the work for you?

    I have been doing this from day one and at some point you need to break free. Get more advanced and start doing stuff on your own.

    But you can keep doing it how you know how to do it if you want. Just trying to help you advance to the next level man.

  9. Posted

    7 hours ago, McPwny said:

    what? you literally paste the stuff onto an empty ini and insert it. no ghetto rigging the map file with notepad involved. you can change values and check and tweek the mods in game almost instantaneously there is a reason that is a function in the map editor.

    Why do extra steps? When you can skip the middle man and just put it right onto the map manually. You can change all the values there also.

    Its not ghetto rigging lol. Its called being advanced. The function was made for those that don't know what they are doing and so you don't make mistakes. When you know what you are doing which is not hard to figure out. Its much better/easier/faster to use notepad++.

    So think of it this way. When you paste it into the ini. You could have just pasted the same stuff right into the map yourself. No need to load the editor. All the editor serves for is to hold your hand and do all the work for you but slow you down at the same time. Sure it seems easier but when you get rid of that crutch it opens up so much more.

    The whole point is to save time. You spend more time using the editor and you are limited.

    When i make a survival map, 95% of my work is done in notepad++. You really think i make all my scripts/taskforces/teams/triggers in the editor? A normal survival map will take someone about 12+ hours in the editor but i can cut that down to under 4 hours not using the editor and using notepad++.

  10. Posted

    Don't take this the wrong way but...

    Never use the FA2 ini editor. Never make a ini file yourself to insert into a map. Both are a huge waste of time.

    it hurt's my brain to see people still doing stuff like this the hardest way possible and others still telling/showing people the hardest way possible to do it.

    Just open the map with notepad++ and copy/paste each air unit inside and save. Nothing else. 1 minute max and done.

    Even flyingZ said this 10+ years ago. https://sites.google.com/site/flyingzmaps/tutorial-on-map-making

    Q: How do I edit INI a map?
    A: Never use the INI editing offered in FA2. Open the map in NotePad and add your new editing anywhere.

    Learning from one of the best will only make you better.

  13. Posted

    21 hours ago, McPwny said:

    doesent that create overwrite stupidities for the next person to open the map in FA2?

    Not sure what you mean to be honest. You are overwriting every script/taskforce/team/trigger with new ones. Then you just need to get the right waypoints on the map.

    Anyone that opens the map will not even know this was done.

    Now if you mean adding every script/taskforce/team/trigger on top of what the map already has then yes it could cause that and chances are if you don't know what your doing you will just break the map anyways.

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  16. Posted

    9 hours ago, Alpaca said:

    Thaks a lot! I will look it if it fixed. I was trying this map for 2 years :D

    UPDATE: I looked and its still walking ai :(


    BTw this video shows how AI attacks on ver 3.93 YOu can see AI walks for (probably) spysat

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv0smBxy5WQ

    Yeah, I don't think you will be able to fix it without starting over.

    Something you have done is causing it for sure.

    I will put in a little time on my version of the map okay. Maybe you will like it.

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  17. Posted

    9 hours ago, Alpaca said:

    Thanks for reply!  Spawnpoins are nearby because of my problem! Because AI just "walks" for it...
    Spysat doesnt has the most kills or conyard.  Sometimes AI  go for Slave miner. Just sometimes AI goes for most ranked.
    When they ALL go for one specific (building, miner, tanks etc) unit, AI just walks, does not attack to anything else while moving specific target. You can use Yuri Psychic Radar
       for that and see where ALL goin. Thats the real problem. With patrol script, Still, Ai gets hit from players units but JUST walks for its selected one target. :((

    BTW there is 4 seperate wave spawns but it just doesnt work right, still.

    I wiped all your scripts/taskforces/teams/triggers and move the enemy position onto the visible map. Added in a simple copy paste of one of my maps scripts/taskforces/teams/triggers. Everything works perfect.

    So the problem is within one of the scripts/taskforces/teams/triggers for sure.

    Try this version of your map. I deleted a trigger that should not be there and put the enemy on the visible map.

    Also i recommend moving those spawn points back for testing. See if the problem is fixed. If not, the map might just be toast.Start over from scratch.

    If you want the version i put together for testing, let me know. You can test it also and see that everything is fixed.

    -survival- skynet.map

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  18. Posted

    2 minutes ago, Alpaca said:

    Thanks for testing it! :) Problem is ai units mostly still attacks to specific one target. sometimes attacks nearby as  I wanted but sometimes and there is no pattern I caught..  And when AI decide to ALL IN to specific target, it is mostly SPYSAT or main conyard. sometimes most ranked unit or airport lol.. Idk why :/  

    Its because they like to attack the target with the most kills. In all my testing the computer had most kills.

    What i don't understand is why you have the spawn location so close. I just mass build around the spawn spots. Everything just about dies instantly and there is no way for it to go attack anything but me.

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  19. Posted · Edited by Dctanxman

    10 hours ago, YosefAnan said:

    Hi Dctanxman how are you?

    I want to ask why some survival crashed or make re-connection error. :confused:

    can you take a look to my map maybe you can find something to fix that error.. :(
    I will appreciate that.
     

    yosef anan - ws dylan survivals 4 players v14_2.yrm

    Which error are you getting? Crash with eternal error? Or Re-connection error?

    Does the error happen at the same time every time?

    -----------------------------

    After opening up the map i see a possible recon error. Might not happen every time but it will happen sometimes.

    The grand cannons. When they turn the first time to attack something the turret hits the gattling cannons, flak cannons and or prism tower. The grand cannon need to be farther way.

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  20. Posted

    8 hours ago, Alpaca said:

    1)  Thanks! I tried the map. Its not fixed :(
    Here is updated version with patrol thing: 

    -survival- skynet enhanced v3.93 alpaca hard_4p.map

     

    2) Oh u changed map author info, cool. can u tell me where?

     

    3) yosef if map has bad TRIGGER it causes error. (for example, bad waypoints, wrong defined things etc) 

    IF it happens at very start u look for primary belongings, if it errors durings waves then trigger error.

     

     

    To be honest, i'm not sure what the real problem is. Those waves you wanted fixed spawn 2 feet away from the player and you say they wont attack the players they spawn by? They just run to one player only and attack?

    I played the map in skirmish and i don't see the problem. The conscripts and tanks attack the target they spawn by. Even when i leave one spot open. Those waves move to the waypoint and then attack.

    I don't see the problem.

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  22. Posted

    5 hours ago, Alpaca said:

    Thanks. I guess I tried that patrol script before but Im not %100 sure, I tried lots of thing..
    My survival map is here:
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1OnL9xVwqZYsoqTaM6rmf_QM9_A0py5Nu

    Ill be glad if u can check it out. Could u please fix  first  "conscript" attack WT001a, WT001b, c,d  .... and one tank wave WT003a, WT003b, c,d

    Ill do rest Thanks!
     


     

    Here, try it out and tell me if your problem is fixed.

    https://www.dropbox.com/home/Skynet

  23. Posted

    On 3/11/2018 at 4:13 AM, Alpaca said:

    Hi. good maps! I played  ??stompcomp map it was fun and mostly ok ai attack. 
    I have a problem with making AI hard. AI is focusing one target on my map.  I tried lots of things but still it has the problem... I want to AI attack always nearest enemy. Do you / anyone know to how to fix it?

     

    My guess is the AI are doing what they normally do. Attack the player with the most kills.

    Most maps people use the script "Attack" for all waves. This will cause what you are talking about.

    What you can do is use the script "patrol to waypoint" and then attack.

    With script "patrol to waypoint" the waves will move to the waypoint you pick while searching for enemy's. If they find one they will attack.

    This is what i do with most of my maps and the result is every player gets the same amount of enemy units at them and the enemy does not focus one target.

    But this take tons of time because you have to make a different script for each spawn location and several teams for each wave.

    For example my map (Face Of Death II v1.4). I made 6 different scripts for the 6 spawn locations and 6 different teams for each wave with a total of 29 waves. That's 174 teams for just the 29 waves. Not including the battlefortress waves and what needs to be done with every trigger picking a new team.

    If i seen your map i might be able to help you more.

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  25. Posted

    On 12/15/2017 at 9:35 PM, Kikematamitos said:

    Some maps have waves in guard mode so the waves attack the nearest objetives, for example if i have an elite unit sometimes the waves are focused in that objetive and that make it easy to beat map. 

    Not everything can be super hard :D

    But i still have several maps that have never been beat before in the current state they are right now.

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