Worldfiles, NPCs.

[irawyatttay]

Worldfiles, NPCs.

Mkay. I don't have to lie i've always used uox. I have became addicted to this runuo team that actually gives a shit if ultima online survives. I had a few questions. I am trying to find out how to make a custom map.. easily. I hear revelations will have one but I'm still thinking diffrent. Basically wanna start from scratch. Second are there files i can download anywhere that will put the doors and npcs in place or am i gonna have to travel around and do that prior to testing ideas? Any help is appreciated.

Ira

 

[Pure Insanity]

If you're going to use a custom map, you'll have to spawn it and decorate it manually. There's no way around that, sorry. That's just how it works when you use a custom map.

 

[irawyatttay]

World Map

Basically I know it kinda defeats the purpose of building a new world but i was wondering where a worldfile is located that is not the original world. Preferable at least towns in place I can do the rest of the work im not worried about that. If anyone knows of worldfiles people have compiled that are not in use I am interested and willing to see your plans through. I read on another forum that someone has invested 2000+ hours of time into a map they are building and honestly i wish i had that kind of time to settle this matter. Custom shards I feel will be the future of ultima online I doubt the original world will last another five years. But as stated above if u basic world map files please let me know.

-Ira

 

[Pure Insanity]

If by world files you mean decoration, they are located in the Data folder. For decorations it's in the Decorations folder inside that folder. You can always create your own decoration files. I'm not sure how to go about generating them easily though.

 

[Sythen]

...I read on another forum that someone has invested 2000+ hours of time into a map they are building and honestly i wish i had that kind of time to settle this matter....

Well I'm guessing you read my post on Orbsydia. lol. Let me just say that the map has been taken down and re-edited for the millionth time. I've re-posted links so you can see what map I was talking about; not sure if the link over on orbsydia worked for you, but here ya go:

Fantasy Real-World Map [Total Time 2000+ Hours]

The time I've invested in this map spans over a year; I started January of last year. I kept a time record everytime I worked on the map simply because I wanted to see how long this particular map was going to take me. That said, this map almost found itself deleted 10 times throughout its history because a lot of times making a map can be a tedious process and I'm too much of a perfectionist. In the end I'm happy I didn't delete the map because I think it came out quite well; minus the editing hell I'll have to go through with CentrED fixing up transitions.

After reading this thread I just got that you're looking for an easy way to obtain a map. The truth is that no one is just going to give you a custom map; its way too much work. The only way you're going to obtain a map is to go to Darkshard and purchase one of his maps or his entire collection. Otherwise you might be able to work a deal with one of runuo's many map makers; maybe they can give/sell you a completed or half done bitmap and you can compile it or something. Any way you look at it there is definite work involved. If you're interested in building your own map from scratch, maybe I can help. I've released a bunch of Adobe Photoshop Brushes that will easy your map making experience. I'm constantly updating these, time permitting, but you're free to take a look and use them if you'd like.

 

[capra.aegagrus.hircus]

I've been building a custom map for a couple of months. Let me say doors are your least concern. I can door a massive city in less than a half hour, using Pandora. But building the city has taken me months and still in progress. As for the map, it has gone through three major transformations and I am still cleaning it up. There are lots of helpful tools around, like CentrED (Best tool I have ever come across) and Architect. Apart from Orbsydia I have found this site an great resource. Ultima Online Builder

Good luck on your project

 

[palaxe]

We have a custom map.. Lost Realm... We have been working on this project now for a year and a half. There is way more to it then just change the map0-4 , staidx0-4, statics0-4, ect. I had to remove and change all the regions, then theres the mulitmap for your treasure map. the core wants to see Brittian... lol. It goes on and on. Then all the new buildings and dungeons and spawns its a huge huge project. We have 2 of us that have been building on it.. Really its quite impressive. But it has been a lot of work. And the scripting has been endless. If your going to do this I would recommend getting a team. If anyone would like to view what we have done just p.m. me. Were having a friend test our spawns and game play now. But we still have a ton of building.

If you decided to do this... plan on taking a few years... But I have learned more from this then anything I have done I would say do it!

P.S. Thanks You RunUO team... and all the great and wonderful community for your posts and shared info...

 

[irawyatttay]

avoiding scams?

OK I see what yer saying. basically im gonna have to purchase a custom world or spend 2000 hours building one. What would the files be called if i was to purchase it i mean it would be unfortunate to get jacked on the whole thing. I mean map.mul? what files would i be looking to replace to make this work out.

 

[Thilgon]

OK I see what yer saying. basically im gonna have to purchase a custom world or spend 2000 hours building one. What would the files be called if i was to purchase it i mean it would be unfortunate to get jacked on the whole thing. I mean map.mul? what files would i be looking to replace to make this work out.

You don't have to purchase a map or spent 2000 hours on it (i wonder, however, how he calculates time... 2000 hours for that map is just ridicoulus)... I made some maps, in the past and now too, i spent barely 3 hours making the basic outline for it, than about another 6 hours adding details, and other 3 hours working on the altitude map only (using UOL), so 12 hours before compiling the map itself...
Most of the time is then used decorating the world with statics (houses, cities and dungeons decorations, etc), this is the only part that will take much time away, even if, if you have cler ideas about what you want, it might take from a week up (using centred makes this part much faster)... so, don't be descouraged, go around and search for a guide about mapmaking (there are many around, depending on the program you want to use), and free your imagination...

 

[irawyatttay]

the extensions though

What are the files im looking to replace though i have to start somewhere in order to figure this out i dont even know what the file is

 

[irawyatttay]

.mul

obviously its client side i think** its static0 stadix0 map0.mul i think!
input please

 

[Thilgon]

obviously its client side i think** its static0 stadix0 map0.mul i think!
input please

Yes, that's what you are looking for.
I also told you to google/search for a "Map Making Tutorial for Ultima Online", since the argument is so vast and depends mostly on your choices that i cannot give you any quick example. Look for the guide, it will clear you all doubts.

 

[Sythen]

Map#.mul | Static#.mul | Staidx#.mul and the bitmaps in case you want to edit and recompile the data files. These are what will be given to you if you buy from DarkShard.

 

[kerryadelfred]

Hello

THIS IS KERRY AND I AM FROM USA
AND I AM DOING SOME ONLINE WORK
SO PLEASE KINGLY HELP ME ABOUT THIS TOPIC



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