While it's impossible to extend Worldcraft's mapping area without modifying the engine, "rescaling" HL to make the players and such smaller, thus creating the illusion of a larger map area, is quite practical and I believe it has been done on a number of mods. Here's a tutorial that explains how to go about it (written by our very own Omega and Corvidae):
http://www.nofadz.com/blackened/hltuts/rescale.html --- HateFace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Heheheh, yeah it's a pure mapping question. Thanks for the help. Reedbeta, > how are you so smart? You speak another language...yet it's English. > > JD > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Persuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 6:35 PM > Subject: RE: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > JD, perhaps another idea instead would be to make the size of the player > > models smaller. After all, if a unit represents six inches rather than > > one, it's a much bigger space. Or is this a pure mapping question? > > > > Persuter > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hlcoders- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of HateFace > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 5:55 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > > > Yeah, I did that door trick with my desert map. But, I didn't wanna > > just > > > do > > > that, I wanted to let the players actually run around way out there, > > and > > > hide out there...and just play out there. > > > > > > Oh well, if it's not possible, I'll just stick with the limit. > > > > > > JD > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tim Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 5:31 PM > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > > > > > > > Well you might be able to make it bigger, but what do you do when > > you > > > > compile and your build tools say you've got a brush taht goes beyond > > the > > > > +/-4096 limit? > > > > > > > > There is one trick people have done. Make a large brush that > > represents > > > > terrain or whatever you want beyond the "edge". Now make the brush > > a > > > > func_door. THen trigger the door to "move". Such items can go > > outside > > > > the +/-4096 limit and still will be drawn. > > > > > > > > The new DoD 2.0 map "dog1" does this. It visually extends the beach > > and > > > > water of the map beyond the "edge". > > > > > > > > > > > > HateFace wrote: > > > > > > > > > No, not Gearcraft... > > > > > > > > > > I read somewhere that you can make the editing area bigger for > > > Worldcraft. > > > > > I thought it said something about the registry, but I'm not sure. > > > Anyway > > > > > know how? > > > > > > > > > > JD > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Oskar 'Zoot' Lindgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 4:56 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Not GearCraft? > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>From: "HateFace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 11:49 PM > > > > >>Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >>>I thought I read somewhere that you can make it bigger with this > > > newer > > > > >>>Worldcraft. > > > > >>> > > > > >>>JD > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>>----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>>From: "Oskar 'Zoot' Lindgren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 4:28 PM > > > > >>>Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>>>decompile? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>>----- Original Message ----- > > > > >>>>From: "HateFace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >>>>Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 10:27 PM > > > > >>>>Subject: [hlcoders] Making WorldCraft's editing area bigger? > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>>>I want to make a big map. I need to make WorldCraft's editing > > area > > > > >>>>>bigger...how do I do this? > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>>JD > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>>_______________________________________________ > > > > >>>>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > > >>>>> > > > > > archives, > > > > > > > > > >>>>please visit: > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>> > > > > >>>>_______________________________________________ > > > > >>>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>please visit: > > > > >>> > > > > >>>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>>_______________________________________________ > > > > >>>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > >>> > > > > >>please visit: > > > > >> > > > > >>>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>_______________________________________________ > > > > >>To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > > >> > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > > > > >>http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > I think...I think it's in my basement. 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