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Creating a New Map

Creating a new map is a simple process (but if you are coming from Sauerbraten, it is different from there). There are two ways: Using the wizard, and manually. Both methods are described below.

Using the Map Creation Wizard

The map creation wizard is the simplest way to create a new map and get started with it. It basically involves just filling in a small form on the Syntensity website:
  • Go to your account page.
  • Under Tools, click on Map creation wizard.
    • Pick a 'location' for the map, which is the path for the map asset. For example, base/my_new_map.tar.gz (all map assets must start with 'base/', and end with '.tar.gz' - this is explained later in this page).
    • Leave the 'original map asset' at its default value of emptymap (unless you want to start from another map). Emptymap is a simple, empty map, and a good starting point.
    • Leave 'Requisition and select a server' at its default value of checked, so that a server will be prepared for you.
  • Click submit.
    • The website may work for a short while, after which you will see a notice about success.
  • You can now connect to the server running your new map: Run the client program, log in to the master server, and then do 'connect to selected...'
That's it!

You can now work on your map. See the workflow page for some tips on saving changes and so forth.
  • Note that when you leave the server running your map, it will shut down (to save CPU, and to be ready to run other maps if people ask it to). So if you log into it later, it may not be running a map, or it may be running some other map. In order to continue working on your map, requisition a server. Also, don't forget to save changes to your map before you leave the server, by uploading the map, as explained in the workflow page.

Manually Creating a New Map

Creating a new map this this way takes longer, but you do learn some things about the platform along the way.

Updated on Oct 15, 2009 by Alon Zakai (Version 18)