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Gonzo · Guest Offline

i have no sweet clue how to make them i got the toolzkit thing and i try to open my server.ini file with it but it says missing parameter outfile <defult> section
and i have no clue what that means plz help a nooby

Fuzzjdc · Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:45 pm Post subject:

ok you must have missed something somewhere.
but here's the quick way:

Grab the lvz toolkit
Download Bob Dole.. Bob Dole... Bob Dole...... bob dole.... bob... dole....'s LIE. click here
Make a folder for everything you want to go in the lvz. do this to keep everything organised.
Put everything you want in the folder i.e. sounds, grapics etc.
Open LIE and click on options. In the box the comes up click on the ... button and find buildlevel.exe. tick try to collect files and push ok
Under File Selection, click OutFile text box and type in the name of the lvz file e.g. main.lvz
Click on the Add button and find the folder with the files and go in to it and select all the files and push open button.
Save the ini file and hit the compile button, the lvz file will be created.
Find where the lvz was created and copy it to the same place you have your server folder (subgame.exe, server.cfg etc.)
Open the server.cfg anyway you please, in the game or in notepad and go down to the [Misc]/Misc section and under LevelFiles= write next to it what you called the lvz e.g. LevelFiles=main.lvz

if u are still confused i'll make a better guide with pictures and a tad more detail
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gonzo · Guest Offline

i can't get the lie2 thing

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gonzo · Guest Offline

i don't understand the part where u gotta open somthing in the lie thing
its after the step where you put wat files u want to put in it.

gonzo · Guest Offline

there is no place in my server.cfg file where it says levelfile=

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gonzo · Guest Offline

i wanna add some ships to my zone

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knightrider01 · Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2003 5:47 pm Post subject:

You can go here to choose a shipset and put it in your folder.

gonzo · Guest Offline

the file is called ships.bm2 but they are warcrft 2 ships
i wana know how to put them in my map
o yea, and when i add the levelfiles=hello.lvz then when i save it and...
i open the biller stuff and the other thing and it closes off the subgame2 right away,u don't get a chance to see wat it says

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Fuzzjdc · Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 3:28 am Post subject:

and did i once say edit the server.ini?!?!? hell no!
if u want a more detailed guide, i can make one! all u need to do is just ask!

in the server.cfg file it should be under

Code: Show/Hide

[Misc]
LevelFiles= *the name of the files or lvz*

and

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gonzo · Guest Offline

ok cool i got my ship sets working good.
i got another question for you....is it possible to make a background for your zone...like some maps got grass of a race track etc.
i want 2 make a grass background that my ships can go over.

gonzo · Guest Offline

o yea... is there a way u can take a picture and turn it into a tile set?

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Fuzzjdc · Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2003 8:00 pm Post subject:

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testforechozero · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 5:26 pm Post subject:

Yo, this is a really old thread, but...

Whenever I create the .lvz file with Buildlevel.exe, it doesnt save it as a .lvz file. I looked at its Properties and it says it is a "File". Thats all it says. So, can you tell me whats up with this?

Heres what I did:

Opened LIE2 and selected the picture I wanted, and selected the compiler.

Did everything in LIE2 and saved then compiled it. This created a .cfg file, and a "File" file.
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So.... problem?

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject:

What is the 'Outfile' setting?
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testforechozero · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 7:01 pm Post subject:

there is no extension. It just says File.

I think i figured what I was doing wrong, I will check to see.

testforechozero · Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:15 pm Post subject: Well

Solved one problem, and another came up.

I made the .lvz file, and I went in the game and hit Esc+C and went to Misc and put in under Level Files:

LevelFiles zerostart.lvz

I then saved and recycled the zone. I reentered and nothing happened.
So then I edited the server.cfg file, adding LevelFiles to the [Misc] section. I then typed the filename, saved, uploaded, recycled, and quit. I reentered and the picture still wasnt there (its a picture that is supposed to float for 10 seconds).

I then thought that maybe I wasnt adding everything I needed. So I added this (from the zerostart.cfg file):