Editing mainmenu.map and adding maps with previews (easier?)

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:23 pm

Hey guys I know how to add a map to the mainmenu.map but not sure about how to add a preview. I have used a hex editor and dothalo to add a map to mainmenu.map but it just replaced over an existing map, however I probably did something wrong. There isn't a program by any chance. I know with Serenity you can only do one map and not a bunch. I know XBOX War3z was working on a program over at angrycamel.com and that was a while ago. Thanks..

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:35 pm

As of yet, there isn't a program to do so, your best bet would be to inject an image with DotHalo or some other program, and then hex it so all of the maps dont reference the same image.

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:40 pm

yeah thanks tural, I was just watching your tut vid about adding a preview. However can you actually add a map rather then just replacing it over one. I probably just did it wrong when I tried it a few days back.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:42 pm

12 is the first free slot (no map already added) in the mainmenu, and you can add up to 50, so you have 38 slots free, that don't replace a map already in the mainmenu.

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:50 pm

Alright Thanks Tural I will just try it again. Thanks for the help I will tell you how it goes. One more thing, do you know how to change the mainmenu's text etc? I guess hexing? but what are the offsets?

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:13 pm

Alright I tried it again and it still went over zanzibar, it did indeed switch the picture. I followed your tut exactly and I used slot 12 and got the scenarios from the modded map on the hex editor. Could it be doing what is doing because I have the new maps like relic etc. So I switch it to slot 22 but that didnt work ethier any suggestions?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 4:25 pm

If you have the 1.1 Auto Update and TDATA maps, you can't add maps to your mainmenu, you have to disable the update and add the 9 maps to your mainmenu.

And dont double post.

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:05 pm

Sorry about the double.. Okay I got it loading right with the preview and in the right spot (I delet the update and new maps) but instead of loading the mod its loading the org. level (foundation). Here's what the mod said for the scenarios: scenarios\multi\marathon\foundation\foundation

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:10 pm

You need to change the modded map's scenario value, otherwise it's just going to load the original map.

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:31 pm

Tural wrote:You need to change the modded map's scenario value, otherwise it's just going to load the original map.

Alright I did that I switch the modded map to scenarios\multi\marathon\whatever\whatever then I saved the moded map from the hex editor then I switch the mainmenu.map in dothalo to that and now it says failed to load map, others wise everything is working

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:35 pm

Did you sign the modded map and mainmenu?

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:36 pm

Yes, but let me resign again. Maybe I forgot main menu, pretty sure I didn't.

*resigned both and it still doesnt work*

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:42 pm

Perhaps it's a problem with the patch, what map is it?

Fierce_Gaming · Post by **Fierce_Gaming** » Sun Mar 05, 2006 5:47 pm

P8ntball

I got it I changed it again in the hex, dont know what I did different but it works now, thanks for all your help.