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Hi I have been trying to make a .pk3

1st. I make a folder on my desktop and call it /maps and in it I put (mymap).bsp and (mymap).ass

2nd. I make a folder on my deskop and call it /scripts and in it I put (mymap).arena

3rd. I make a folder on my desktop and call it levelshots or screenshots I have tryed both and in them I have tryed both (mymap).jpg or I have tryed (mymap).tga

4th. I use winzip to zipit up and call it (mymap).pk3

it all zips fine as far as I can tell but the only way I can play this is by either using /sv_pure 0 /devmap (mymap) or by /map (mymap) I cant see it in the menu and I dont know how to play it multyplayerike this any help please

ALSO I have tryed using packscape to zip it as well nothing is working

The pk3 has to hold the same name as the .bsp/.aas and the screenshot in the levelshots folder for the map to show up right. Is all that setup right?

yes I named my map alpha3 so thair is a aplha3.pk3 and in it is>>>> ... scripts/alpha3.arena... maps /alpha3.bsp /alpha3.ass.. . screenshots/alpha3.tga /alpha3.jpg I am only using one pic at a time was just giving an example of what i've tryed If possible may I send this to some one mabey thay could tell me what im doing wrong keep in mind it isnt done and this is my first map was getting close to finishing so I wanted to try a .pk3...

I had a similar problem but it went away when I made fresh install of the game and placed the pk3 file there.

map/
****alpha3.bsp
****alpha3.aas

levelshots/
****alpha3.jpg (should be power of 2 dimensions - like 128x128, NOT 640x480)

scripts/
****alpha3.arena
****[any custom shaders you made]

textures/
models/
****[any custom textures or models in subdirectories]

If you did all of the above, check that Winzip is actually saving directories (open it and check that all the folders are inside) and otherwise, post your .arena file, I would almost be certain that there is something wrong with it.

I think im using q3map2toolz wrong cause If I fully compile with GTKRadiant I can make a PK3 but i still need to use Q3map2toolz for the .ass so if i could just figure out what im doing wrong with Q3map2toolz i think id be in good shape at least every so often I can make a usable.ass with it.


P.S.how would I convert this to this>>>
levelshots/
****alpha3.jpg (should be power of 2 dimensions - like 128x128, NOT 640x480

Just resize the screenshot of your map to 128x128 pixels in your photo/paint program.

BTW.... it's .AAS, not .ASS

I've made that typo alot

ok Still cant make a .aas file could anyone tell me how to use q3maptoolz2 to do it.
I still cant make a screen shop not sure if im doing it right Im using ms paint and I resized my shot to 128X128 but it was like so small of an area so I trywd just spelling out my map name in ms paint just to see if I could make somthing that would show but nothing im doing works the bot thing is formost though I could deal with no shot as long as I could test my .pk3 with bots ;(

Read The [you-know-what] Manual

Also make sure you actually have BSPC.exe on your computer and Q3Map2Toolz is pointing to it.

You levelshot can be 256x256 if you need it to be higher resolutions. Just make sure it's not too big and that it's in power-of-2 dimensions.

also check ya .arena file

ok I can make a .aas file now it was q3mapstoolz it wasnt upgraded so I found the best version I could and now I seem to have more options with this being one of them (bspc) -forcesidesvisible this make one really fast too