Wiki: item_worldmap (Counter-Strike: Deleted Scenes)

item_worldmap - Brush Entity

This entity activate the 'World Map' mission selection GUI for Counter-Strike: Deleted Scenes.

Attributes

Name (targetname) - Name is a general attribute used to identify entities.
junk (junk) - Unknown purpose.

Flags

None

Notes

This entity, when triggered, activates the world map GUI from within a map. Because the VGUI element that makes up the world map, as is all VGUI elements, is accessible only in-game, the workaround used is to have the main menu item load the map cz_worldmap.bsp which immediately drops the player into a trigger that triggers an item_worldmap in order to show it. Hence this entity appears only once in the entire game, inside cz_worldmap.bsp.
- When in game, a different menu item with the same name triggers the display of the world map GUI directly.
The VGUI element for the world map loads its content from the resource script located at resource/UI/WorldMap.res and the world map tiles are loaded from gfx/vgui/worldmapx_m_n.tga (where x="" or "2"; and m and n are numbers).
This wiki entry is for information purpose only. There is no way to affect the world map in any way by editing this entity or its keyvalues.

Issues with customizations

The file resource/UI/WorldMap.res can be edited to add cosmetic elements such as ImagePanels (e.g. to add higher-res world map tile).
However, attempts to add custom missions by adding additional MissionButton elements fails as there is a hardcoded list within the game that only specifies the missions included within the game and has a specific order in which they unlock. Thus, rendering the added custom missions permanently locked.

kimilil

Commented 4 months ago2023-11-28 13:27:01 UTC Comment #105667

[Speculation] (pop)

Because this brush entity is oddly named as item_ it might reflect an earlier game mechanic where it's an item in your inventory that you need to select in order to interact with.

Not putting it in because, speculah.

I have a plan

Commented 4 months ago2023-11-28 14:04:24 UTC Comment #105668

@kimilil I appreciate the redo of the page.
In regards to the "junk" KV, not sure how it functions as of yet. The decompile of the DLL is here for reference. I doubt it will give us any clues tho.

void __cdecl CWorldMap::KeyValue(CWorldMap *const this, KeyValueData *pkvd)
{
  bool v2; // zf@1
  signed int v3; // ecx@1
  int v4; // edi@1
  char *v5; // esi@1

  v2 = 0;
  v3 = 5;
  v4 = (int)"junk";
  v5 = pkvd->szKeyName;
  do
  {
    if ( !v3 )
      break;
    v2 = *v5++ == *(_BYTE *)v4++;
    --v3;
  }
  while ( v2 );
  if ( v2 )
    pkvd->fHandled = 1;
  else
    CBaseToggle::KeyValue(&this->baseclass_0, pkvd);
}

Also should have mentioned, custom mission are not a thing one can make appear or function on the world map. This is due to the way that missions are unlocked within the game progression (complete X, unlock Y). This can be attributed to a 32 bit int or something of the sense.
A workaround for this is for mods to make the world map button in the menu, load into a different a hub-world type map.

kimilil

Commented 4 months ago2023-11-28 17:00:41 UTC Comment #105669

alright, let's add back "junk".

I did suspect that there's a 32-bit limit on the tracker for mission progression, as a community-made mod that stitches all the extra official missions into the main campaign has the mission locks bugging. In the stock game where these extra missions are standalone they appear as unlocked. I'll update that on the notes as well.

some other ideas to use the world map for custom missions would be to have a separate mod that falls back to czeror, and that mod can perhaps have its own missions on the world map. other than that, a separate hub map is unavoidable, but it should be its own map and not overwrite the training map as was done previously.

I have a plan

Commented 4 months ago2023-11-29 04:03:09 UTC Comment #105671

Yeah, I agree. The true function of "Junk" is not really exposed to us yet. Always good to have it there if someone figures it out.

The 32-bit limit was a surprise to me as well. I even tried using an empty entry called "Sniper" (cut map) that was on the list, but not on the actual world map. It didn't work as I thought it would and remained locked. I think you are right about the Custom missions dir thing though.

item_worldmap (Counter-Strike: Deleted Scenes) Last edited 4 months ago2023-11-28 17:21:35 UTC

item_worldmap - Brush Entity

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