#2610: Fix map-mod support
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Reporter: Zarel | Owner:
Type: patch (an actual patch, not a | Status: new
request for one) | Milestone:
Priority: major | unspecified
Component: Engine: Resource Management | Version:
Keywords: map mod map-mod | git/master
Blocked By: | Operating System: All
| /Non-Specific
| Blocking:
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As we all know, one of the biggest annoyances in Warzone are map-mods.
When a mod is bundled inside a map, the map loader will load the mod
automatically and apply it to all your maps, not just the map in the map-
mod. This means that if you install a map-mod as a map, the mod will be
automatically loaded.
Since the mod will be loaded by the map loader and not the mod loader, the
multiplayer game system will detect it as a cheat and kick you out of
multiplayer games if you have a map-mod.
In short:
* If you have a map-mod, it is impossible to play a skirmish game without
the mod, unless you uninstall the map-mod.
* If you have a map-mod, it is impossible to play a multiplayer game on a
map other than the map-mod.
Maps can be installed automatically by joining a game hosted with it, so
simply clicking on a game in the lobby is enough to prevent you from
playing all other multiplayer games unless you know how to uninstall a
map.
This patch fixes both these problems. As a side-effect, it is now possible
to bundle a mod inside a map. So now Warzone support maps with custom
tilesets, and all those other things. And you can test mods by bundling
them inside a map and hosting it, no need to tell your testers to download
your mod anymore!
Since the current broken handling of map-mods can lead to crashes that my
patch fixes, I'm setting priority to major, and recommending that this
patch be backported to 2.3-branch.
The patch is here:
https://github.com/Zarel/warzone2100/compare/topic/mapmodloader
Comments?
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Ticket URL: <http://developer.wz2100.net/ticket/2610>
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