A few newb mapper questions Created 19 years ago2005-05-05 19:14:30 UTC by bio13346

hey, your local newb here...i have finally, after countless errors and lighting problems to get a really basic map up and running in DoD to test some stuff out with. I had a few questions im hoping you experts can answer.

first of all...when the game boots up, im able to pick whether i want to be axis or allies and then i sit around in the spectator kinda mode for a few seconds before the guy yells out "platoon stick together!" after he says that i cant move anymore, i can look around but not move. i can go to spectator mode and move around but i never spawn...what am i doing wrong? i have info_initial_player_axis and allies type entities in there.

the last question i have is about how far you can see in the map. again im in spectator mode but i cant see very far at all. its not too dark or anything, i just cant see as far as i can in normal maps. is there some kind of setting i havent changed or set yet?

thanks in advance for the help, this site is the biggest help ever!! let me know if you need any more information.

For teh first problem, Make sure your player entities are not partially in a brush.

As for the second issue, in the Map Properties (In Hammer, Map - Map Properties...) you can set a max view distance in scale units.

what would you recommend setting it to?

Try twice the default value. (Which would be 8184, if I remember correctly?)

8192.

i have info_initial_player_axis and allies type entities in there.

The initial entity set up for DoD is really important.
You must have:
info_observer
info_player_allies
info_player_axis
It is also a good idea to have an info_doddetect.

If you post the map in the Problem section of the Map Vault I will look at it.

"platton stick together" means that you have spawned... so something is wrong with your spawn point.
The problem sounds as though you are stuck in a brush, or forgot to hollow the sky

If you can wait a month, I will be posting a "Mapping Day of Defeat" tutorial series at RUST, that shows the basics.