Aragorn2002 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Is it possible to convert a map from CMFB to CMRT? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyberg Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I believe it can be done - but you have to edit the map to remove all incompatible tiles, flavour objects and so on, then edit part of the binary header (there's a reference to the game-specific marker sequence in map buried somewhere in the forum). I tried it and found it a huge hassle - it's more fun and probably quicker just to make a new map 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Freyberg said: I believe it can be done - but you have to edit the map to remove all incompatible tiles, flavour objects and so on, then edit part of the binary header (there's a reference to the game-specific marker sequence in map buried somewhere in the forum). I tried it and found it a huge hassle - it's more fun and probably quicker just to make a new map Thanks. Sounds indeed like a huge hassle. I asked it because I found this map at the Fewgoodmen. It looks very interesting, but it was made for CMFB, because the map maker, BornGinger, doesn't own CMRT. It is a map about the Battle of the Blue Hills. That was a battle in north-east Estonia between German forces and the Red Army during the summer and autumn of 1944. Lots of great pictures, maps and other information is included in the download. Really superb work by BornGinger. https://www.thefewgoodmen.com/tsd3/cm-final-blitzkrieg/cm-final-blitzkrieg-scenarios/the-blue-hills/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOS:96B2P Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 4 hours ago, Aragorn2002 said: Is it possible to convert a map from CMFB to CMRT? There are a few forum members who know how to make the map conversions. @sbobovyc and @DougPhresh are two that come to mind and could probably provide guidance. Below is a link to a thread discussing map conversion and I think it provides instructions and tools. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 2 hours ago, MOS:96B2P said: There are a few forum members who know how to make the map conversions. @sbobovyc and @DougPhresh are two that come to mind and could probably provide guidance. Below is a link to a thread discussing map conversion and I think it provides instructions and tools. Thank you! I will look into it. But if I'm going to try this I will of course first ask BornGinger for permission to convert his map. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) I'm absolutely sure it can be done, I'm using CM:FB maps in CM:BS for my 'Balkanistan' (formerly 'Fragmentistan') experiments: However you may need to pick out a few flavour objects and modify quite a few buildings to restore the map to full functionality. Edited January 8, 2020 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougPhresh Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Yes it can be done! You need a hex editor, and there can't be objects on the map that don't appear in the title you are converting to (BN hedgerows, MG bridges, BS buildings). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zveroboy1 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 On 1/8/2020 at 11:44 AM, Freyberg said: I tried it and found it a huge hassle - it's more fun and probably quicker just to make a new map There is no way in hell it is quicker to make a new map. A large map can take weeks if not months depending on the level of detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Zveroboy1 said: There is no way in hell it is quicker to make a new map. Damn right. 7 minutes ago, Zveroboy1 said: A large map can take weeks if not months depending on the level of detail. Easily. Even converting or adapting a ported map can be very time consuming, as you say, depending on the level of detail. Edited January 10, 2020 by Sgt.Squarehead 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freyberg Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 How sweet. Personally I find the map editor a great pleasure to work with; and it bewilders me that some would rather fuss around with the immensely frustrating job of a file conversion - in which virtually every square of the original must be carefully checked in case it contains an element that will cause the game to crash, in order to produce a map that is usually rather flakey and may well cause the game to crash anyway - rather than engage with one of the funnest parts of the game. But 'damn' and 'hell' chaps, if that's how you feel, then I wish you all the best. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Ummm.....We do both make maps you know. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn2002 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 16 hours ago, DougPhresh said: Yes it can be done! You need a hex editor, and there can't be objects on the map that don't appear in the title you are converting to (BN hedgerows, MG bridges, BS buildings). Great! Right now I'm too busy, but I intend to divert the H2H Blue Hills map, after asking permission of the talented map maker. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
com-intern Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I've done this several times and Freyberg is overestimating the amount of work it is.Flavor objects: Are not something you generally need to worry about. Each game has them 0-indexed so the most common issue is the flavor object changing type. Its not usually an issue because they tend to be relatively similar between games. I've yet to run into an out of range error.Unique Buildings: These need to be removed. On most maps it will take less than five minutes to index these buildings and then remove them.Unique Terrain: This can be significantly more time consuming and is the only real stopper. But primarily occurs when dealing with games that are very far apart. E.G. CM:SF and CM:RT or CM:BN and CM:RT. But again you can usually fix maps up within an hour if they have unique terrain problems. If nothing else you could easily export the map as a height map with residential areas and forests intact which will save you significant time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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