When I pull up the SVN repository for SauerEnhanced (similarly with Red Eclipse) am I supposed to get a white page with a bunch of links? And if I am, do i just replace all of my currect SB files with ones on the SVN site? Thanks for any help.

Hi all,

I've been playing cube2 for a while now, and I would like to create some maps. I've already have some floorplans of maps I want to make, but converting a floorplan into the sauerbraten editor is quite a chore. You have to measure and count cubes, and when the proportion is either too big or too small, you have to start all over. Which got me thinking...

A long time ago, there was a conversion tool for the original Quake, which could quickly generate a Quake map from a .BMP file. The program would build the map based on certain colors that represented walls, doors and 'windows'. The program is still available, see the screenshots of it here:

http://user.txcyber.com/~si_slick/bmp2map/

I was wondering if something like that is also available for Sauerbraten?

Now, I understand that a tool like that could never create a finished cube2 map, with textures and lights and everything. But.. it would be pretty handy tool for setting up a floor plan as a starting point for new maps. You could easily create .BMPs based on..

- maps from other games
- google maps
- the floorplan of your house
- any new map ideas

..to create the initial layout of a map as a starting point. Right away you would have the basic layout, the corridor and area sizes, building placements, all the relative distances etc. You can use that as a starting point to edit into a better and more complete sauerbraten map.

regards,
BdR

ps: Alternatively, another question I have is; is it possible to edit a sauerbraten map using only console commands? So maybe commands like "select x,y,z" and "raise x,y,z" or something like that. If so, I think I could write a bmp2scipt tool myself.

I was wondering if there is any way to make water in-game look exactly like air, via cubescript? it would be good as I want to make a low-gravity themed map, and the player movement in water is just what i'm looking for. Any way to make this happen?

I've been noticing much of my responses are completely eliminated without rhyme or reason. I understand it is the job of the admins and moderators to uphold posters to a somewhat professional standard or etiquette. However, I find it offensive when accurate, direct, though slightly rude comments are removed. If my memory serves me, is there not a legend of a man (complete with bad grammar, and nasty spelling) who creates entire posts on why a map sucks, and my comments, which are much more upstanding and tame, are erased from memory... It strikes odd.