Garrison Builder - Cspots Versions (use those for editing the GB)

[Asdf64]

Note: The game can now load these levels for single-player testing only.  See the development organization thread for details.

Garrison Builder - Map Editor for Gang Garrison 2

Latest version: v1.1

https://code.launchpad.net/gg2garrisonbuilder/+download

Browse the source code here: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~cspotcode/gg2garrisonbuilder/trunk/files

I'll add info about downloading the source using Bazaar later.  Basically, if you set up a Launchpad account, you can create your own branch of the code and add new features or improvements.  Then, your version can be merged into the official code.  Check out launchpad here: https://launchpad.net/

HELL YES. MY LIFE HAS A PURPOSE NOW.

Er wait, nevermind, it doesn't. Doesn't work.

[ModSlayer]

How do you scroll the map? For now Ill I see is my corner...

[cspotcode]

HELL YES. MY LIFE HAS A PURPOSE NOW.

Er wait, nevermind, it doesn't. Doesn't work.

Easy there.  I did say this was a preliminary release.  I'm still working out the kinks.  I couldn't have discovered these problems on my own, since they don't happen on my computer.

How do you scroll the map? For now Ill I see is my corner...

Scroll by dragging with the right-mouse button or pressing the arrow keys.

[Genesis]

Nice job, this should help some people, though in game after getting the map to work, it seemed like the whole map was "solid," and I couldn't move out of the exact spot where I spawned.

[cspotcode]

Nice job, this should help some people, though in game after getting the map to work, it seemed like the whole map was "solid," and I couldn't move out of the exact spot where I spawned.

Was the pixel in the lower left corner the same color as the parts of the walkmask that represent open space (not walls)?  In the editor, you can toggle walkmask visibility on and off to make sure it's working correctly.

[cspotcode]

Problem (should be) solved.  Get v1.2, as well as the updated game download (b35, not b36).

It was a DLL issue.  The same problem happened on my friend's computer, and I fixed it by switching to static linking of the Microsoft VC runtime.

[AnDrEw]

This is totally incredible...

I didn't have much time, but I made this:



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[Genesis]

Make sure you are saving it as the same name as the .png file.

[AnDrEw]

Yeah.
Basically you load the background, the wallmask, and then put in the spawns and such.
Then, save the info into the background file, hit save and then click on your background file.  It will save the level data inside that background file, which is then a lvl file.  You can load that file by putting it into the maps subfolder of the GG2 folder, load map 10, etc...

[jujyfruit]

I got the updated versions of the editor and b35, but I still get redcap (and only redcap) errors.

I just made a tiny little arena to test the editor out:



Is the error my fault? Have I not made the level correctly?

Code:

ERROR in
action number 1
of Key Release Event for <no key> Key
for object CustomMapO:

In script CustomMapInit:
Error in code at line 1:
   // Initializes a custom level// argument0: filename{  // load the background  background_replace(CustomMapB, argument0, false, false, false);  background_xscale[0] = 6;  background_yscale[0] = 6;    // get the leveldata  var leveldata;  leveldata = GG2DLL_extract_PNG_leveldata(argument0);  if(leveldata == "") {    show_message("Error: this file does not contain level data.");    break;  }  // handle the leveldata  CustomMapProcessLevelData(leveldata);}

at position 321: Cannot compare arguments.

___________________________________________
ERROR in
action number 1
of Begin Step Event
for object GameServer:

Error in code at line 280:
   if global.redCaps ==global.caplimit || global.blueCaps ==global.caplimit && global.mapchanging==0

at position 12: Unknown variable redCaps

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ERROR in
action number 1
of Draw Event
for object ScorePanel:

Error in code at line 17:
       draw_text_transformed(xoffset+xsize/2-62, yoffset+ysize-30, string(global.redCaps),2,2,0);

at position 80: Unknown variable redCaps

[AnDrEw]

I used b36d and it worked fine, so maybe that'll work? 

[cspotcode]

Yeah, I'm almost positive that your problem is caused by the DLL issue, which is fixed and included in 36d.

[jujyfruit]

Thanks guys, I misunderstood cspotcode's "Get ... the updated game download (b35, not b36)" from an earlier post.

b36d fixed the problem.

[Genesis]

Nice job, this should help some people, though in game after getting the map to work, it seemed like the whole map was "solid," and I couldn't move out of the exact spot where I spawned.

Was the pixel in the lower left corner the same color as the parts of the walkmask that represent open space (not walls)?  In the editor, you can toggle walkmask visibility on and off to make sure it's working correctly.

No. It still won't let me get out.

[AnDrEw]

Genesis, re-do the level aspect (inserting spawns, etc.)
make sure that your spawn guy isn't touching any walls on the wallmask.