Automatically convert old maps to well-textured mesh-maps
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 8:12 pm
Simple python script that renovates old maps.
Copy paste from the file:
# code written by KTL
# * skydome and referenced textures coming from Optic Delusion
# * referenced hills texture from Blaster Wisconsin
# * use this code freely to make life more complicated.
# * everyone free to deliver me pizza, no beer.
# code
# * usage: python convert.py <inputmap> [<outputmap>]
# if no outputmap specified it writes to out.bzw
# * the code runs through old style bzw files
# * boxes and pyramids become meshes
# * texture coordinates are put in such a way that textures from overlapping faces fit exactly on each other.
# this is true for horizontal faces (the easy ones) and for box-sides
# it still works wether the boxes are rotated or not.
# * It now also works for faces of pyramids. As long as the pyramids got the same height their overlapping faces should be aligned well.
# * elevated teleporters get a small doorstep box
# some buggy code does not allow passing through porters on elevated meshes.
# * no normals are inserted since boxes and pyramids seem to have trivial normals.
# * skydome and hills are placed around the map.
# * inside points are placed, 8 per box close to the corners, 5 per pyramid.
# * places 4 banners of the local dragon/god/pet, they fit nice on the modified mad city map.
# * it adds some default options
# * if it should copy what it does not touch (not box,pyr,tele,link) then uncomment the last 2 lines.
# * makes a difference between texture materials for boxtop, boxwall, boxwall shootthrough, boxwall drivethrough, boxwall passable, ceiling, pyramid, pyr shootthrough, pyr drivethrough, pyr passable
# * works fine with most maps, tested on modified mad city, badgerking's map, field and streams (aka the happy pinguin map)
# bugs
# .. all fixed?
# todo
# * better handling of secondary attributes like shootthrough and drivethrough DONE
# * add more decorations (shootthrough/drivethrough) DONE
# * change the sky periodically with dynamic colors, there are nice textures available.
# * there are pyramids with a negative height too... DONE
# * ...
Copy paste from the file:
# code written by KTL
# * skydome and referenced textures coming from Optic Delusion
# * referenced hills texture from Blaster Wisconsin
# * use this code freely to make life more complicated.
# * everyone free to deliver me pizza, no beer.
# code
# * usage: python convert.py <inputmap> [<outputmap>]
# if no outputmap specified it writes to out.bzw
# * the code runs through old style bzw files
# * boxes and pyramids become meshes
# * texture coordinates are put in such a way that textures from overlapping faces fit exactly on each other.
# this is true for horizontal faces (the easy ones) and for box-sides
# it still works wether the boxes are rotated or not.
# * It now also works for faces of pyramids. As long as the pyramids got the same height their overlapping faces should be aligned well.
# * elevated teleporters get a small doorstep box
# some buggy code does not allow passing through porters on elevated meshes.
# * no normals are inserted since boxes and pyramids seem to have trivial normals.
# * skydome and hills are placed around the map.
# * inside points are placed, 8 per box close to the corners, 5 per pyramid.
# * places 4 banners of the local dragon/god/pet, they fit nice on the modified mad city map.
# * it adds some default options
# * if it should copy what it does not touch (not box,pyr,tele,link) then uncomment the last 2 lines.
# * makes a difference between texture materials for boxtop, boxwall, boxwall shootthrough, boxwall drivethrough, boxwall passable, ceiling, pyramid, pyr shootthrough, pyr drivethrough, pyr passable
# * works fine with most maps, tested on modified mad city, badgerking's map, field and streams (aka the happy pinguin map)
# bugs
# .. all fixed?
# todo
# * better handling of secondary attributes like shootthrough and drivethrough DONE
# * add more decorations (shootthrough/drivethrough) DONE
# * change the sky periodically with dynamic colors, there are nice textures available.
# * there are pyramids with a negative height too... DONE
# * ...