World Editor Maps Page open!

[SD_Ryoko]

We have added a new map server on the tutorial site!

Anyone who is a member of our forum community may submit maps.

You must be logged on with your forum account to use the map submission form and leave comments.

Each submission includes your map file, a preview image, a short description, and a detailed view.

You can also edit your map submission, and comment on other peoples maps.

If you have any problems, encounter errors, or have comments about the new map page, you can post here or in the bugs and features forum.

Happy Mapping!

World Editor Map Page

 

[DM Cross]

Just a question but does the preview image have to be under 100x100?

Would this question be answered if I just shut up and tried it?

 

[1cRaZyFooL]

Nice, good job with this

 

[SD_Ryoko]

It will take any size.

You can give it a full screen size if you like. It will resize for you.

For best appearance, try something square. And it resizes to 180, so anything smaller may look a little distorted.

 

[Shadowy Fear]

Can you add a feature/requirement that tells you whether or not the map is protected?

A basic rating system would be good, too :shades:

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Features that open map files and 'sniff' them may be added later. But I am not 'byte-knowledgefull' of the MPQ format.

As for ratings, here was my thoughts.

Rating

Wasn't going to include. Ratings don't tell much. A good map always gets 'downvoters' from player-haters who tack a '1' into the average. Unles 1000 people rated it, for a true general idea. If five rated it, with 1-2 down voters, there goes your rating.

On the motorcycle forum, I put my bike in there. For two weeks, I was #1 rated bike. Oddly enough, two people voted me a 1 out of 10. Unless your motorcycle was the shittiest rat bike you ever seen, why would someone do that? To bring you down. Downvoters. ******.

Wc3sear.ch has ratings. One of the skin mods abosultely hates me. In submissions, and in forums. Everything I submit on wc3sear.ch he finds it and gives me a 1. Fairness indeed. Ah well, *****.

 

[Shadowy Fear]

Actually, I just meant that you could ask people to tell whether it was protected or not No MPQ stuff

 

[SD_Ryoko]

Oh ask them on the submission form?

Could do that. How honest would that be?

 

[Shadowy Fear]

LOL! Well, why bother lying? People can still open up the map (indeed, some people intend for others to open up their map)

It would just be a simple courtesy (we already have 3 [had 4, but now 3] maps up! Yay! )

 

[SD_Ryoko]

I'd rather have an automated system

We'll see if one of the top guru's can give me some insite.

In the mean time, I allowed spaces in comments.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

I would also like to hear about things such as the detailed view layout, fonts, colors, readability, etc.

If you have any thoughts, please forward them.

 

[DM Cross]

Just curious

Yesterday I resubmitted the Vampire Slayer map, and today, there's three new maps up, Vampire Slayer NOT being one of them... And since this is brand new, I don't know what happened, so:

If a map gets rejected, do you tell the person that, and why?

If I'm being paranoid Feel free to whack me one.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

No, there are no maps in the queue, and no sign of your files on the server.

Did your map make it through submission, or recieve an error?

Did you recieve your temporary link to view and edit your submission?

Try again, I say.

 

[SD_Ryoko]

On the note of rejection, I did code the script to post in our forums by altering the forum database directly.

So perhaps I will 'teach' it how to PM someone with a rejection reason as well.

Future thoughts.

 

[DM Cross]

Did your map make it through submission, or recieve an error?

The first time I did, something about the wrong file type, so I went back and re-did it and it seemed to go through...

Did you recieve your temporary link to view and edit your submission?

No.

Try again, I say.

And so I shall! Just not now.

 

[Jindo]

This is brilliant, now i can remove my labyrinth of wonders map from the hosted maps thread!

~Jindo

 

[SilverHawk]

Great job Ryoko! My CTF will be there soon!

 

[SD_Ryoko]

-Comments accept carriage returns now.
-Comments parse font style tags also.

Happy mapping.

 

[DM Cross]

Just tried re-submitting it, and this time I DID get a link, so I'll assume it works.

When I check on it in a few days, if it's not there, I'll let ya know

 

[XXXconanXXX]

When editing a map, I get a MySQL error when hitting the link to the map.

Also, edited maps are removed from the list when you edit them. I suggest keeping the old one then updating it when it's approved.

Also, it is ok if I upload a new map if it's a new version? Or should I edit the old one? (Would only upload the big changes)