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slow~$ wine q3map2.exe -game et -convert -format map xlabs.bsp 
2.5.16
2 threads
Q3Map         - v1.0r (c) 1999 Id Software Inc.
Q3Map (ydnar) - v2.5.16
GtkRadiant    - v1.5.0 Oct  8 2004 08:08:27
Voter turnout
VFS Init: ..//etmain/

Loading (path)xlabs.bsp
--- Convert BSP to MAP ---
writing (path)xlabs_converted.map
(log log log log...)
slow~$ head xlabs_converted.map 
// Generated by Q3Map2 (ydnar) -convert -format map
// entity 0
{
    "classname" "worldspawn"
    "_color" "1 1 1"
    "ambient" "13"

    // brush 0
    {
        ( -1084.000 -768.000 82.000 ) ( -1084.000 -768.000 79.000 ) ( -1084.000 -680.000 79.000 ) xlab_wall/xmetal_m02a 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0 0 0

Important note: q3map2 damages BSP file in some cases when it fails. Probably 50% of failures was due to retrying on fucked up file.
Converted .map file loads smoothly in Radiant (but some textures are lost and it's kinda messy). Even if some data is lost and even if it's impossible to convert it back in some cases, it's still possible to use _converted map to place entities and copy their parameters - that's the point. I agree that in most cases it may be impossible to convert .map back into usable BSP (without h4x0ring q3map2), but IIRC it worked pretty well in case of crypt2 map (.bsp-.map-modify-.bsp-COOP).

You cannot change map elements at all.

BSP is just binary file... it IS possible, even without converting to .map (which is clear text). It's just terribly hard. So we can say that it's impossible for "regular" users (or sane ones).

Please learn english. Meanwhile, upload Your .ents and .coop.ai files here so we'll check for bugs.

Nope as long as You have good version of q3map2 and You know valid arguments.

Not really if You have mouse with scroll. It's all You need to use it effectively - You don't even have to touch nav windows.

Unless You want to change some elements of map itself. While it's possible to change it using notepad and q3map2 only, it'd be nightmare.

You probably forgot about -game switch.

WAN>DMZ should do the trick. Set Your IP do be DMZ.

I bed You have internal IP, but even in this case heartbet should be sent to server.
Have You created .cfg file for Your server, with all net_ip, net_enabled, sv_master1 and all?

Read my post again. After typing cmd and pushing enter You should see black window. In black window write: ipconfig /a , then copy results and send here so we'll check if You have external IP.

Do You have external IP? (or do You know what it is?)

It's pretty old and pretty trivial bug. Thrown away weapon doesn't have it's state (ammo left) saved. It allows You to get infinite ammo for any weapon, but it's of course most effective with panzerfausts - in case of Sten, for example, as only amount of ammo in clip matters, so in case of Sten, for example, first You have to run out of ammo completely and then keep throwing it on the ground. AFAIK ammo in clip is set between 1 and max clip size (I didn't read source code, it's by observation) so for Sten average is 16 rounds. It's not enough to effectively kick asses en masse.
Effective examples include: panzerfaust, snooper (PvE only, does only 25 dmg against players), mauser (in some cases), venom (due to big clip size, so big average rounds income).
You can fix it by saving weapon state, but it may be pretty hard and time consuming. Workaround is to automatically set clip to 0 for the most critical weapons (ones I mentioned). It's still not 100% good solution, though. You may also try to save clip size for each weapon in array assigned to player, instead of saving state of weapon itself, which may be much easier.

True.

Nobody cares. If others on server doesn't want to play "Your game", You're an ass.

Note that RTCW follows some plot line. Blackguards in tram, while making it (for some players) harder, are not plot-fitting. Edits in maps should be carefully crafted, not placed randomly (most of current versions of Challenger maps are good anti-example of following plot line - we never asked for including it to default COOP distro).

By the way, yet another weapon related bug: if You headshoot human NPC with snooper, it receives only 25 damage. As default damage is 400, shoot in head should take away 800. I'm not sure about case - I don't know where's 400 setted.

Actually tc-tram was playground level where we tested .ai and .ents. It's more like junkie's nightmare than Challenger-style level. In orginal idea, level is almost inact, with small exception - You start in the middle tower, but it was way too hardcore for casual players - required not only typical CH knowledge but also some TJ skills.

Jouhan is correct. Even if You'll place 100 blackguards here it's still possible to win using some tricks. Our intention was to change "run or sneak then shoot" game into brainstorm one. With 100 blackguards it'd be laggy as fuck, though.

Order doesn't matter at all here.

If You have problems with .ents, try GtkRadiant - it's newbie-friendly.

@Fretn, I already send PM (or rather mail, looks like we have PMs disabled here). I'll send it again now. I hope we have some sendmail / exim4 / stuff on server to handle mail().

@GMan, it was first modified map on Challenger. We tested things here, learning from orginal .ai, .script and .ents files and source code, without any tutorials or even Radiant (we didn't know where we can find such stuff). Orginal concept of Challenger's "Jouhan Styled" Tram is even more funny. Map is unmodified (just that additional enemies from highest COOP options), but You start in second tower with knife only. You have to figure out how to turn power on and finish map. That's comparable even to DAM. We think about replacing current Tram with this version.

(no, really, that verison of Tram is epic quest, just may be too cruel for casual players who doesn't have time and will for research, tests and dying 100000 times)

Almost forgot. After assigning everyone to AITEAM_ENDMAPBOSS, and removing that part from Heinrich's code:

     enemysight
    {
        resetscript
        attack player
    }

it should also stop bug that makes ghosts attack first player on server over and over again even if he just afks on spawn

And we have peace and party hard!