Writing Maps to text format

posted on February 13th, 2011, 2:11 am

yes, megadroid is correct. also file size is a factor. the (regular) binary format is better for armada to read while the ascii format (achieved through the command line parameter) is better for us to read

posted on February 13th, 2011, 3:58 am

I could extract the file format using the text version of the BZN file.  Then I could use a HEX editor once I got the format memorized.  For now, I have a wormhole that's not cooperating with me and I don't know the format.

Thanks for the command line though.  Oh, and in a binary format only uses 4 bytes per variable (if it's integer or float) where the text format of the same number can use up to who knows how many bytes.

posted on February 13th, 2011, 11:27 am

thanks for the knowledge megadroid and doca.

hey dom is this in the guide map making section?

posted on February 13th, 2011, 3:46 pm

It is not - I'm not sure how useful it is  . I can put it in there though if wanted

posted on February 13th, 2011, 4:01 pm

Please do.  Under the "Advanced" section.

posted on February 13th, 2011, 5:09 pm

Added here
Introduction to the Map Editor - The Hitchhiker's Guide to Fleet Operations

posted on February 16th, 2011, 9:36 pm

For some reason, the command isn't working for me.  I used

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"C:Program FilesActivisionStar Trek Armada II Fleet OperationsDataarmada2.exe" /loadsavetext

but it's still saving my maps to the binary format.  Why?