WOW-- someone pleazzzzzzze help-- Trying to build my own maps/Missions!!!

[grambo112233]

God,
I consider myself a pretty smart and educated individual, but man i am at my wits end trying to figure out this Editor stuff!!!

I have C4 that came with the "Armed Forces" box, and it has what is called C4 MED.

Which is the Mission editing Tool, but i have read how to make maps and create them, but cannot get them to come up when i open the game. Now i am a systems admin, however i can build any enterprise network and program a Cisco router, but man PROGRAMMING evidently just AINT my bag!!!

Plus i have looked for a tutorial on this subject and get lost in looking for it.

I am wondering if anyone has any missions that they created for the single player part of the game that i may try out, and also if anyone has a tutorial that they can send me, i would be very much in their debt. I LOVE THE GAME, but have played the 6 or so missions that came with it and want more, whether created by someone else or myself!!!

ANYWAY, help would be appreciated.

PLEASE EMAIL ANY RESPONSE TO:

grambo112233@aol.com
as well as posting the reply.

THANKS A BUNCH IN ADVANCE, i am sure i will get some responses, as i have asked for help before and received it, most gamers are really helpful, decent people!!!

[LadyHawke]

Grambo,

At the very least, I think you may need the Unlocked Map Editor "c4medc3" created by Pappy at Novasheep, the revised C4 Tutorial, and the BMS 2 MIS Converter as well...

If you click on the Downloads Tab to the left, and then click on the Comanche 4 graphic, you can download any of the 13 tools and instructions guides you will need to create C4 maps.

Also, if you click on the Maps Tab to the left, and then click on the Comanche 4 graphic, you can download any of the 86 custom C4 maps posted by map makers.

I hope this information is helpful...

[Edited on 7-25-2003 by LadyHawke]

[StrayCat]

Hi Grambo ...
In addition to what LadyHawke has told you , just look in this forum. Below the C4 Expansion Pack are 2 very helpful topics . The C4MED help section and MAP EDITING section.
Here's a little help from EDWARD

the basic's for these tutorials will work for df2,lw,tfd,bhd,c4 and have been compiled from different df resource sits enjoy if i have missed a tutorial or you have 1 that should be included please add it here . please keep this thread only tutorials no question's in this thread . start a new post for any questions thx Ed

Step #1
editor is nowopen, but you see the black screen in the center, this is normal you have not picked a terrain yet. Goto the top left corner you seet his
[ File Edit Page Info ] under this you see show : this is the stuff stuff that will be seen on your map.


Step #2
Ok Goto edit in the upper lefthand corner click it and now a window will drop down. goto general info window now you may begain your map. choose your mission name, maptype, your name as mission designer. now move your mouse to the mission terrain window, hit the arrow. choose a terrain in the drop down window, click ok on bottom of general info box. now you will see the terrain that you just picked. Ok After you placed what you want on your new map if youwish to see it LOL. You want to look at your map and you still have to save it, do this upper left corner hit file,click save in the drop down window. this opens another small window towards bottom you will see file name with a blank box put your mission or mapname here. then click save, you are not done yet still one thing to do. go back up to the left corner click file again now click export binary mission then the same window opens just place your map name again and then click save. Yea you just made a saved and exported your First map. you must save and export all maps even when you add somethings to a map you allready. Hint " Save mis + export to .bms often incase your computer crashes for any reason. then your hard work is saved LOL"

[Edward]

get the unlocked c4 map editor from here our dnld's section for c4 also charger has done a good job at simplyfying the editor manual in the dnlds section also

[Macca]

There's a few single player missions that I've made at http://c4missions.com/ that you can have a look at for ideas.

Drop me a line if you need some help, my contact form is on the site.

Regards,
Macca