First off you will need the city patch which removes the city
limit.
1. put your map in the fallout2datamaps directory ( editor should
do it automatically but if it's not your map then put it here..
)
2. unpack the master.dat file to fallout2data directory.. using
datmanlite or other suitable utility. ( so you would end up with
all files from the dat in their sub directories in ..data ie fallout2dataart
and so on..)
If you are using the official patch also, you need to unpack
the patch000.dat after you unpack the master.dat and let it overwrite
any files it wants, then re-name / delete the patch000.dat before
doing the following..
( The reason for deleting / renaming the patch000.dat is that it
overrides the files in the data directory. )
3. open the file called maps.txt which is found in fallout2datadata
( if you unpacked it correctly..)
4. scroll to the end of the list and copy / paste one of the entry
blocks at the end.. so you would end up with..
[Map 150]
lookup_name=Bess Dead
map_name=rndbess
music=07desert
saved=No
[Map 150]
lookup_name=Bess Dead
map_name=rndbess
music=07desert
saved=No
5. re-number the entry block you just pasted as the next in the
list (ie 151 )
6. change the name after map_name= to the name of your map..
7. set any music you want in the music= line.. ( see other entries
for examples of what music you can use.. )
8. change saved=No to saved=Yes ( this makes the game save the
status of the map when you ave the game.. so you can drop things
and not lose them.. )( i think.. i may be wrong... ) so you would
end up with..
[Map 150]
lookup_name=Bess Dead
map_name=rndbess
music=07desert
saved=No
[Map 151]
lookup_name=Bess Dead
map_name=yourmap
music=07desert
saved=Yes
9. The lookup_name is what the city.txt file references the map
with.
so you would end up with..
[Map 150]
lookup_name=Bess Dead
map_name=rndbess
music=07desert
saved=No
[Map 151]
lookup_name=YourMap_Entrance
map_name=yourmap
music=07desert
saved=Yes
10. save the file ( duh!! )
11. open the file called city.txt. This is where the map is put
on the worldmap, and set the "town map" art that comes
up for you to choose a shortcut to a part of the town when you enter
the map from the worldmap..
12. scroll to the end and copy / paste the last entry again.. so
you would have..
[Area 48]
area_name=Reno Stables
world_pos=953,882
start_state=Off
;lock_state=on
size=Small
townmap_art_idx=-1
townmap_label_art_idx=-1
entrance_0=On,130,410,New Reno Stables,-1,-1,0
[Area 48]
area_name=Reno Stables
world_pos=953,882
start_state=Off
;lock_state=on
size=Small
townmap_art_idx=-1
townmap_label_art_idx=-1
entrance_0=On,130,410,New Reno Stables,-1,-1,0
13. change the area number to the next in the sequence ( so in
the example it would be Area 49.
14. set the co-ordinates of where you want the town to show up
on the map in the line world_pos= ( but read the rest to make sure
you don't overlap any existing towns... )
15. set the start_state to on ( so it shows on the worldmap.. )
16. set the size= to whatever size circle you want..
17. the townmap_art_idx= should be left as -1 ( for none.. it references
an external txt file to look up the name of the townmap artwork..
) as should the townmap_lable_art_idx=
18. The line "entrance_0=..." sets whether the location
in the town is available or not, the location of the triangle on
the townmap ( x,y coordinates ),the map to go to when the triangle
is clicked, elevation, destination hex, and rotation on the map.(
in that order. )
19. Substitite xxx,xxx with the worldmap co-ordinates, and YourMap_Entrance
with whatever you put for the lookup_name in the maps.txt file.
so you would get..
[Area 48]
area_name=Reno Stables
world_pos=953,882
start_state=Off
;lock_state=on
size=Small
townmap_art_idx=-1
townmap_label_art_idx=-1
entrance_0=On,130,410,New Reno Stables,-1,-1,0
[Area 49]
area_name=yourmap area name
world_pos=xxx,xxx ( your town position on the worldmap
)
start_state=On
;lock_state=on
size=Small
townmap_art_idx=-1
townmap_label_art_idx=-1
entrance_0=On,130,410,YourMap_Entrance,-1,-1,0
20. save the file ( duh!! )
21. open the file maps.msg ( found in fallout2datatextenglishgame
) and scroll to the end..
22. copy / paste the last line..
so you would get..
{1540}{}{Guardian of Forever}
{1541}{}{Toxic Waste Dump}
{1542}{}{Pariahs}
{1543}{}{Mad Brahmin}
{1544}{}{Caravan}
{1545}{}{Vault 13}
{1546}{}{Fake Vault 13}
{1547}{}{Random Encounter}
{1548}{}{Stables}
{1548}{}{Stables}
23. re-number the line you just pasted to the next number and change
the label to your town label..
{1540}{}{Guardian of Forever}
{1541}{}{Toxic Waste Dump}
{1542}{}{Pariahs}
{1543}{}{Mad Brahmin}
{1544}{}{Caravan}
{1545}{}{Vault 13}
{1546}{}{Fake Vault 13}
{1547}{}{Random Encounter}
{1548}{}{Stables}
{1549}{}{My Cool Map}
24. find the last entry before the 1500's start and copy / past
it below itself..
# 148. Shi Temple
{644}{}{Shi Temple}
{645}{}{Shi Temple}
{646}{}{Shi Temple}
# 149. In Game Movie
{647}{}{Desert}
{648}{}{Desert}
{649}{}{Desert}
# 150. RndBess
{650}{}{Desert}
{651}{}{Desert}
{652}{}{Desert}
# 150. RndBess
{650}{}{Desert}
{651}{}{Desert}
{652}{}{Desert}
#
# Short City names
#
{1500}{}{Arroyo}
{1501}{}{Den}
{1502}{}{Klamath}
{1503}{}{Modoc}
{1504}{}{Vault City}
{1505}{}{Gecko}
{1506}{}{Broken Hills}
25. re-number the entry you just pasted to the next number/s (
as shown below.. easy to figure out.. ) and change the name to your
map name...
# 148. Shi Temple
{644}{}{Shi Temple}
{645}{}{Shi Temple}
{646}{}{Shi Temple}
# 149. In Game Movie
{647}{}{Desert}
{648}{}{Desert}
{649}{}{Desert}
# 150. RndBess
{650}{}{Desert}
{651}{}{Desert}
{652}{}{Desert}
# 151. yourmap
{653}{}{Desert}
{654}{}{Desert}
{655}{}{Desert}
#
# Short City names
#
{1500}{}{Arroyo}
{1501}{}{Den}
{1502}{}{Klamath}
{1503}{}{Modoc}
{1504}{}{Vault City}
{1505}{}{Gecko}
{1506}{}{Broken Hills}
26. save the file ( duh!! )
as i said at the beginning, you need to have the city patch to
remove the city limit..
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