.Bsp to .Map file

[Fireblast]

Is there any kind of converter that makes the original map Bsp's to map files? If is tell me the link :)

[kamikazee]

Try to search for decompiling, it has been posted quite some times. The only thing you need for it is Q3Map2 and a good reason to do so. (Decompiled maps can only be used for reference, not to make new maps out of it without permission from the original author.)

[Flippy]

A few things you should now about decompiling:

- Don't use it to steal stuff from someone's map if you don't have their permission. You can look at it and rebuild it, but blatantly copy/pasting is not apreciated in most cases...
- The quality of the .map file will be MUCH worse than the original map file. By that I mean for example: Textures will be unaligned, all brushes will be structural, things like that. If you want to decompile a map to add a few things and compile it again, you will be in ALOT of work.

[carnage]

A few things you should now about decompiling:

- Don't use it to steal stuff from someone's map if you don't have their permission. You can look at it and rebuild it, but blatantly copy/pasting is not apreciated in most cases...
- The quality of the .map file will be MUCH worse than the original map file. By that I mean for example: Textures will be unaligned, all brushes will be structural, things like that. If you want to decompile a map to add a few things and compile it again, you will be in ALOT of work.

yes you would have to actually be a quite skilled mapper just to repair the damage done by a decompile. if you are going to ask a mapper permission to decompile a map you might as well ask for the source .map instead, or at least the segment of it you are interested in

[TNR360]

I was going to post a .bat file for decompiling but he hasn't told us his intentions

(I used it on original six maps to learn a bit :) )

[Fireblast]

I was going to post a .bat file for decompiling but he hasn't told us his intentions

(I used it on original six maps to learn a bit :) )

Sorry my bad english :D but I just want structures of original maps, you can tell more decompiling. Is there a page where i can download for example oasis.map?

[chr1s]

Nope but the goldrush source is available, it comes with the editor, other map sources are also available by some mappers, ifurita released some of his map sources and I am sure they are few more out there.

[M8DNanite]

Drakir has released source for most of his maps:

www.drakir.tk

[Loffy]

Hi!

Yes, M8DNanite's advice is really good. Check out Drakir's map files since they are of high quality.

Also, there are maps files of a slightly lower quality available: The map called "Loffy's CTF Prefab 2" comes complete with .map file and all. You may use that .map file however you want.

Download map via this page: http://www.splashdamage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=8335

Now go make great maps for us!

//Loffy

[murka10]

well i always use decompile to learn how something is built...

[zivs]

Sadly Drakir's ET maps aren't aviable anymore..

[M8DNanite]

Uups thats bad, well I uploaded the Drakir sources what I could find on my hdd:
http://www.etqw.fi/etmapsrc/

Saberpeak sources:
http://home.comcast.net/~saberpeak/website/sourceFiles.html

[d3coy]

more source files here!!!

http://www.etdoa.com/viewpage.php?page_id=1

[TNR360]

ok not sure if this legal but wtf

here's battery---
not much to steal from here but plenty to learn from
http://files.filefront.com/battery_convertedmap/;6477526;/fileinfo.html

[Flippy]

I haven't downloaded the link (battery) but it says in the link "convertedmap"... is this the actual battery .MAP file or is it just a decompiled version, which everyone can do...?

if it's the .MAP file i highly doubt splashdamage would approve...

[TNR360]

its a decompiled battery

again you cant steal much from here and It would be VERY obvious if you did

[TNR360]

will remove on demand