Post 19 Jan 2008, 02:57 by Lewin
Hi,
The "Fake Fog of War" bug is caused by a problem in the mission file, not the map. Kroms map editor has nothing to do with these bugs. Also, if you have the Fog of war then units will walk over mountains and all sorts of strange things, once again, not Krom's editors fault.
The main thing that causes the fog of war is if you have a building, the place where it is must be explored. If you just place a building somewhere then it will fail.
You must put a
!CLEAR_UP <X> <Y> 15
on every building. I think there are other ways to cause the bug but none that I have found.
The only problem in Krom's map editor that I have seen is a problem with the top row. At some places troops will sometimes walk over mountains on the very top row. (just the top row, no others) However, this is not a big problem as you rarely notice it. I have notified Krom about this problem and he say he will try to fix it.
You shouldn't have a problem because you use TSK, it works anyway. I think I know what you mean about 254 and 255, these are unused terrain tiles, they might have put something there in a later version.
I think that is a solution for all of your problems in Krom's editor. If it isn't please tell me.
Remember, a lot of problems like fog of war are caused by bugs in the mission. As far as I can see there are no real bugs in the map files krom's editor makes. If you still have a problem with Kroms map editor please reply, I would like to discuss it.
About modified maps and my missions page:
I am not going to fix all your maps for you. I will fix the tutorial remake, (as I think mining the stone to find the enemy is clever) and The Gantlet, as it is already on the site so I can't really remove it, I will fix it.
However, your multiplayer mission 3 foes is almost exactly the same as three continents so I won't post it.
You can still upload missions like that but I probably won't accept them unless the edges are ok and they are a bit more unique.
Lewin.