Knux's Ultimate Guide to the Map Editor

[Knux57]

omfg, this is the third time I've had to make this guide. W/e, gives me something to do. This isn't in the guides section because people see this forum a lot easier. Unlike the other 2 versions of this guide, this guide is divided into chapters. I will be update this guide a lot.

Also, in case you need some extra assurance that I know what I'm talking about, I've made 41 maps (and counting), 15 of which have been servered.

1. Beginner Easy and necessary...
Getting Started
To start, you'll probably want to download the map editor. You can do so by clicking here (http://www.pawngame.com/pawntactics/PTME_v2-01_b1.zip). You might have to download the latest version of java if your computer doesn't already have it. Click here (http://jdl.sun.com/webapps/getjava/BrowserRedirect?locale=en&host=java.com:80) to download Java. For future reference, click here (http://www.pawngame.com/pawntactics/play.php?r=1&t=true) for the map tester; you may want to bookmark it. To use the map tester, you'll need to paste your map's code into it. To get the code, save your map in the PTME2.01>Maps folder, then open up Notepad or Wordpad. In Notepad or Wordpad, open up the .ptm file for your map, and there should be a random series of numbers and letters, that's the code. Select all (ctrl+A), copy(ctrl+C), and paste (ctrl+V) the code into the map tester, and click Go. You must have at least 1 spawn in your map, or else you'll get a bad map data error message.

Tools
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tools-1.png

Slopes and Levels
Before you even touch levels, you should know what the slope tiles are. The picture below shows what tiles are slopes, and what their bordering tiles should be:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/slopes.png
Levels are confusing. I don't get blank's logic when he said that the new map editor's height system is less confusing, but you'll have to cope like I did when adjusting to it. If this next pic doesn't help you, just keep testing your map until you can tell it works. Anyway, levels work like this: (The numbers in the pic resemble what level each part should be on)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/levels2.png

Tiles
This next picture will illustrate what each of the numbers on each tile represents. The pic after that shows the different appearances of tiles and what they mean.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tiledetail.png
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tiless.png

Spawns: To make a spawn, click the Spawn + button. How many times you click it changes the team that the spawn belongs to. 1 click = red, 2 clicks = blue, 3 = green, 4 = yellow, 5 = black, and 6 = white. Yes, there are black and white teams.

Special: Like making spawns, special tiles require that you click the Special + button a certain amount of times. Ignore special values 1-6, they make a tile a flag, which is standardized to the flag tiles. 7 clicks makes a victory zone tile for assault maps, 8-38 (even numbers) make normal capture zone for assault maps, and 9-39 (odd numbers) makes spawns that are originally blue spawns change to red spawns when a specific zone is captured. I will go more into detail with this in the Assault maps section later in the guide.

Naming a Map
I don't care if the name of a map isn't very important, it's just it is seriously killing me to see all these map names that make no sense, have nothing to do with the map, are just plain bad, etc..

Setting:
Analyze your map. What is the setting or overall theme of your map? Does it take place in a large pit like Gravedigger? Is it an invasion on a base like Conquest?

Spacing:
How cramped is your map? How open is it? If your map is close quarters like Death Sentence, name it based off of something to do with tight spaces. If it's more open like the old Dead Cross, name it something based off of something to do with open spaces.

Mode:
If you make a CTF map, don't name it something like "The Slaughterhouse", that's a deathmatch name. If you make an Assault map, make the name have something to do with an invasion, raid, etc..

Features:
If your map has a lot of lockers, crates, etc., you might think about naming it after a type of storage building. If there's a big hill or building in the center of the map, name it based off of that.

General:
•Avoid the use of "The" at the beginning of your map's name unless it makes it look weird without it. If you name a map "The City of War", it doesn't look nearly as good as "City of War".
•Don't make the name too long. It looks dumb if the name of the map is a full sentence. Keep it down to 1-3 words, including "of", "the", and other connecting words.
•Make sure the name has something to do with fighting, death, blood, war, chaos, or just overall violence!
•Be creative! You don't want to name your map something generic like "Battleground" or "Warzone", or definitely not a name of a map that has already been taken!
•You should only base your map's name off of 1 or 2 of these things, not all of them. Don't make it too hard on yourself.

Misc. Tips
•You'll definitely want to activate the grid feature before you make a map, as it is very useful for lining things up. Just press ctrl+G to toggle it on/off. If the grid is too dark for you, you can go to Edit on the map editor's toolbar and click Preferences, then click the Grid tab, and adjust the opacity of the grid. My preferred opacity is around 50%, which is in the middle of the adjust bar.
•The minimum map size is 20x15, which is the size of 1 screen on the 800x600 resolution. If you make a map smaller than 20x15, it'll glitch out, and wont be testable.
•20x15-30x30 is a small map, 40x40-50x50 is medium, and 60x60 and up is large. Dimension combos in between the given dimensions are small-medium and medium-large accordingly.
•A very annoying glitch that you'll find is when you copy a tile that is level -1 with the eyedropper, the copied version of the tile will automatically change its level to 5. You will have to change its level to -1 yourself.
•The cement walls w/barbed wire tiles are standardized to level 5, which makes them perfect for anti-grenade and spray barriers, and even borders of maps. This means that you don't have to set them on level 1 or whatever when you're placing them at higher elevations. Luckily, they also fit just about any theme you may be using.
•Scroll wheel click and drag on the map editor to be able to quickly scroll the screen in any direction.
•The more spawns for each team the better. It is a good tactic to eliminate spawn camping as much as possible.

2. Intermediate Gettin' good at this...
Region Copying
Region copying is one of the more obscure, but also one of the more helpful things in the new map editor. This feature lets you copy a whole area of tiles, so this can save you a lot of time when you know how to use it. On the downside, you cannot flip or rotate the copied region, so no, you can't make a 4-way ctf in 2 minutes. Anyway, to copy a region, all you need to do is right click, and then drag across the area you want to copy while still holding right click. If you just right click on a tile without moving to another tile, you can quickly copy a tile. One good and bad thing about this feature is that it transfers whatever level you currently have selected onto the tile that you start dragging from. The good thing about this is that you can actually transfer a level directly onto a tile. The bad part of this feature is exactly what I just said; you could do it on accident, because this is automatic.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/copy.png

Universal Map Tips (regardless of mode)
•Make sure teams can't spray too much. This can lead to very choppy and cheap gameplay, and overall annoyance. You especially want to make sure teams cannot spray into spawn areas.
•Spawn areas should always have quite a bit of defense to minimize spawn camping.
•There should be a "good" amount of space between bases. This means make it so you can't get to another team's base in 2 seconds, but also make sure it doesn't take 30 seconds. A good distance to try for is about 5-7 seconds, 8 and up is pushing it, but it might work.

Deathmatch Maps
Deathmatch, also known as Free For All, is an "every man for himself" mode. These kinds of maps can be asymmetrical (unbalanced layout), or symmetrical (balanced layout). For a Deathmatch map, I recommend you set the size of the map from anything 20x20-40x40, usually not as big as a Team Deathmatch, and definitely smaller than an Assault map. You also want to scatter the spawns around the map evenly, so all parts of the map are fought on (unless of course you want a specific part of the map to be the focus of the fighting). Make the spawns all the same team. A good example of what an FFA map should be like is The Pyramid, although I usually don't put too much of a height advantage on my FFA maps for fairness.

Team Deathmatch Maps
This mode is where the game has multiple teams in which players work together to kill the other teams. With that, you can tell that you'll want to make a TDM map symmetrical for balance most of the time. Each team should have their own base, and the spawn areas should USUALLY be pretty far away from each other between teams. I say usually because in some rare occasions, you could want to purposely put a few spawns for each team in the same area. The only time this has been used was on my old King of the Hill map, at the top of the hill. A good example of a TDM map is The Citadel, or for 4-way symmetry, Xing, which can be seen in my hall of maps. Fun Fact: For both Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch maps, you can actually put in "bonus zones", where people can race to capture at the beginning of a round for bonus points. This indeed HAS been confirmed to work in modes other than assault by a map that was SERVERED with this feature. The map was called "Hillsides".

Capture the Flag Maps
Capture the flag is slightly more tricky to make than a TDM or FFA map, because you ALWAYS want to make it symmetrical, you have to worry about how easy/hard it is to capture a flag for each team, and you'll also want to make multiple routes to each other team's base. A good example of what a CTF map should be like is Tactical Warfare, or for a 2-team CTF, Clash. Fun Fact: If you set the special tile value to a number 1-6, it will automatically turn into a flag tile in the map tester depending on what team you set it to.

King of the Hill Maps
King of the Hill (KOTH) is a new mode where each team competes for control over a capture zone (like in Assault maps) usually in the middle of the map. The hill can obviously be at a height advantage, but if you want to be creative, try making it more of a risk to capture the zone, for example, putting the zone in a pit where players going for the zone are at a height disadvantage, or maybe just plain no height advantage at all. As far as I can tell (I'm really not sure), all you do to make a hill zone is put a victory zone (+7 on the special + button) where you want the hill, then Blank handles the whole mode identification stuff (in case it only has 2 teams, in which case the map editor wouldn't be able to tell if it were an assault or not).

3. Pro Those hardest parts...
Assault Maps
Ever wonder how Assault maps work? Well you're about to find out! Assault maps, as the chapter states, are maps only pros can make. To start, you should set up an Assault map up asymmetrically, definitely. Usually, for a small assault, there's only 1-2 routes to take. But for a large assault, there can be several. A large assault can be extremely large, the Compound for example, was 80x80. Anyway, you should have an idea on how to design an Assault map, the real trick of Assault maps is the special tile values, which I will teach you.

Zones:
To make a zone, select a floor tile, and click the Special + button 8 times. This is the first zone. You don't have to have all the zone tiles connected to each other, which could actually make a very unique style of gameplay to your Assault map. Anyway, to make the second zone, you click the Special + button 10 times. Then for the third zone, click the button 12 times, and so on for the rest of the zones.

The Final Zone:
The final zone is different from the others in value. Instead of clicking the Special + button the number of times equal to the next even number after the semi-final zone like the rest of the zones, you only have to click 7 times. Make sure you remember this.

Blue to Red Spawns:
This part is a bit more confusing. First, make a blue spawn. Then set its value to the odd number that follows the zone that needs to be captured in order for it to convert to red. For example, the first zone's value is 8, so then the value for a convert spawn is 9. So when the reds capture the first zone, whatever tiles have a special value of 9 become red spawns. I'm not sure if the tiles actually have to be blue spawns before they turn into red spawns, meaning that a tile with the special value of 9, but they usually are. Yeah, pretty hard to explain in words, so here's a few pics:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/assaultspawns.png
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/assaultspawns2.png

6-Team Turmoil
You heard right, 6-teams. As stated before in the Tiles section, maps can have up to 6 teams. The last 2 teams are black and white. There are only 2 maps that have had 6 teams, one of which was servered. The Hexagon was the first 6-team CTF, and was servered (and then deservered), and Rumble was the first 6-team TDM, and first 6-team map in general. 6-Team maps are insanely hard to set up. First you have to worry about balance, then you have to worry about if the teams in the inevitable "middle" will be teamed up on, which is not good. To help out with setting up a 6-team map, here's a pic of what Rumble looks like:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/RumbleB.png
Notice how there is about an equal distance between the exits of each team's base. Try to go for that sort of effect as well as you can.

Water Tiles
Since the new editor came out with its standardized tiles, it's been tough work trying to make crazy tiles. After a while of map making, I've finally figured out a way to make water! Of course, none of the tiles currently in the field tileset look like they'd be anywhere near water, you can still try to make it work. To make water tiles, just make a grass or dirt tile with a capture zone on it. Of course, to make it look like water, you'll want to make it in large bodies. Make absolute sure nobody can actually capture the zone, or else the "water" will "evaporate", which looks insanely choppy. I prefer using grass tiles for water, as it makes a more blue color. Dirt tiles make somewhat of a dark indigo color, which can make it look deeper. Here is an example of what water can look like on a map, specifically what it looks like on my map, Tidal War:
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/TidalWarCTF.png
As you can see, I went for more of a boat effect on the map. I think making a river going across the map would probably look better, but I haven't tried it yet.

Making Your Own Tilesets
A new trend of making your own tiles has suddenly grown recently. To make a tileset, you not only need to be a good artist, but you also have to make sure you know how to actually make the tileset file. Here's what you gotta do:

1. Create your tiles (each tile must be 50x50). Make sure they look like they'd be in PT, not Halo (Cartoony kind of).
2. In the Map Editor, create a new map of any size.
3. Click on Tilesets up on the toolbar, and then New Tileset.
4. Enter your tileset's name and click OK.
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tiletut.png
4. Once you click OK, you will get a blank, tileless map. Now you have to click Tilesets on the toolbar again and this time click Tileset Manager.
5. There should be a column of icons on the right side of the box. Click the bottom icon called Edit. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/editbutton2.png
6. Click on the Images tab, and click Add Images. Find the image files of each the tiles you made earlier.
7. Once you're done uploading all the tiles, select your default ground tile (like the grass tile in the field tileset), and click Create Tiles.
8. After you've gotten your default ground tile made, then you can upload the rest of the tiles. Make sure you upload them in sets (such as a set of slope tiles) so it isn't confusing on the tile palette.
9. Now that your tiles are all on the palette, you have to give them properties. Go back to the Tiles tab and add all the correct properties by double clicking each category. This will be a tedious process. :P Double click the box under the Value column to edit the property.
10. After you're done putting in all the properties, click OK and then the top icon to save. http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/savebutton.png The file should automatically have been selected as a .ptx file.
11. Now that you've saved, close and reopen the Map Editor and click Tilesets, and then Import Tileset. Find your tileset's .ptx file and open it up. Congratulations, you've made your very own tileset. If you ever want to make edits to a specific tile, just make the edited version of the tile and upload it to the Images tab as usual. Then go to the Tiles tab and select the tile you're editing, and click Change Image. Select the edited version of the tile.

Here's a list of each kind of tile and what their properties should be (if you have them at the same default rotation as the ones in the field tileset):

Common
Floor
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilefloor.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Sand.png
Collidible Floor
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilecollidablefloor.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Water.png
Same-Level Cover
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilecover.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilecrate.png
Slope
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tileslope.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Slope2.png
Slope Wall
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tileslopewall.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Slope2wall.png
Slope Outer Corner
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tileslopeoutercorner.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Slope2corner.png
Slope Inner Corner
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tileslopeinnercorner.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Slope2corner2.png
Spray-Proof Wall
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilesprayproof.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilecement.png
Flag (You have to scroll down to get the Special property)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tileflag.png

Rare
Floor that slows you down (if you put 0 as the friction value, it will make whoever steps on the tile get stuck, and if you put anything more than 1, it will make you go faster)
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tileslowfloor.png
Outer Diagonal Slope
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilediagonalslope.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Templestairscorner4.png
Inner Diagonal Slope
http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/tilediagonalslope2.pnghttp://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p210/Knux5757/Tile-Templestairscorner2-4.png

You can also go to the Tileset Manager of the field tiles if you need any other information.

[FusiouS]

wow very nice guide. I think I could follow that and make a nice map =]
EDITOR: found it but is there a java version of the map editor?

[Knux57]

OK, the guide's finished. Of course, I'll still update it a bunch.

[Blank101]

Good work Knux. Stickied.

[RaptorZ]

Can you give us some tilesets in there also?
i start off with none, and itd be a lot easier if you posted some tilesets, so that i can actually make a map. =)

[Knux57]

Can you give us some tilesets in there also?
i start off with none, and itd be a lot easier if you posted some tilesets, so that i can actually make a map. =)

Geez, am I the only one that never had problems with this file? Just FYI, the editor wont work unless it STAYS IN THE FOLDER WITH THE OTHER FILES. I dunno, try it.

[RaptorZ]

Geez, am I the only one that never had problems with this file? Just FYI, the editor wont work unless it STAYS IN THE FOLDER WITH THE OTHER FILES. I dunno, try it.

It stayed in same folder, and ur so lucky =p

[Jmoney]

Wow this guide helped me a lot. Thanks!!! Knux

[Firstmate]

Hmm, good guide :(
I havn't made PT maps in the map editor in a long time.

[MasterKillerGOD]

Looks good. I just might use it. xD
Thanks for the share.

[minipika12]

Very good guide...but I have 1 question:

Does it work on a Macintosh computer?

Thanks for answering.

[StealthReconX]

Best Guide Ever. Nice Job.

[turdmaster]

i just downloaded the map editor, but i dont know how to place tiles:eek: :o will somebody tell me how to place a tile in the first place please

[Paulcow]

could you please inclued something about the new tile?

[Knux57]

could you please inclued something about the new tile?

It's a tile, woohoo.

[Paulcow]

Knux i know on assaults that 7 is the last one what should i do spawn wise for the last one?

[Knux57]

Nothing. Just make regular blue spawns.

It's the LAST zone, which means the game ends when its captured, so it wouldn't matter.

[Inf3cted]

Thanks =) I'll go try to make some maps now! hope i do good :/

[kidblaze]

Yeah, guys I can't access the MapEditor Guide. Keeps on say "ACTION CANCELED!" every time I click for the tutorial.:confused:

P.S.: Wow this thing has like NO smilies...

[Souless]

Good work Knux. Stickied.

Holy hell. First time seeing Blank101 post in normal one... 0.0

[AlfaCharger]

Ok, does this work on a Mac?
Because i try to download the map editor, and it says 'Page Not Found' or something.
Great Looking Guide though.

[Tylord]

Ok, does this work on a Mac?
Because i try to download the map editor, and it says 'Page Not Found' or something.
Great Looking Guide though.

its not that it doesnt work on a mac. im using a pc and it still has error 404 "page not found" coming up when i try to download this. can someone help out? i would really like to try out this map editor. great guide btw knux :D

[BigTimeLoss]

This doesn't help me at all.

[Knux57]

This doesn't help me at all.

Especially if you don't play PT.

[Day]

Not Found

The requested URL /pawntactics/PTME_v2-01.zip was not found on this server.
Apache/2.0.63 (Unix) Server at www.pawngame.com Port 80

It says always like this.

[Leonardo]

PTME doesnt work on Linux.

[Knux57]

Maybe you should mention how to get the map code, because a lot of people don't know that.
(go to "start" click "all programs" go to "accesoires" go to "notepad" or "wordpad" go to "file" hit "open"
go to "all files" somewhere to be clicked and find the name you saved it on, next you copy and paste it into the blue Pawn Tactics map tester)

Silly, it's already in the getting started section.

[eduardoMEX]

i love the guide its really helpful

[RGU]

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[Specialist]

Umm ,When I open it For some certain reason it says "Could not find the main class Program will now exit
EDIT:Nevermind

[Knux57]

Added KOTH maps to the Intermediate section.

[heavynoobkiller]

Knux, nice guide, i actually sent this guide to someone cuase they wanted to know how to use map editor. lol

[supersoldier37]

i dont see a button that says paint on my screen

[TheImportant]

i try to go one it but this stupid mesage keeps apearing
http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs47/f/2009/207/1/b/lame_by_VAMPERBITES.jpg
so i cant make maps cause i dont have the tiles to make them with

also when i try to use another map it sayes its an unknown file and canot find its criator (witch this is) so please tell me why this is doing that i have the best java available and everything

[BengalTiger123]

i downloaded thisguide onto my computer but it doesnt want to open on my mac. do u know if theres a version of the mapmaker 4 Mac users?
thx

[Nick]

i downloaded thisguide onto my computer but it doesnt want to open on my mac. do u know if theres a version of the mapmaker 4 Mac users?
thx

Sadly, Blank hasn't made a Mac version yet. http://firstmate.neo1211.com/pt/ is a JavaScript version of it, its online so you should be able to use it.

[pvtmac]

there map making now! wow awsome!

[ConArtist]

Thanks Knux, this helps a lot :D.!

[Buttercup]

I do not get this at all...

[Nick]

Make a section about filling up empty spaces.

[Knux57]

Added a large tileset making tutorial to the Pro section.

[Tipit]

i red the guide, but i doesnt say how to spawn a red in assualt, at the beginning of the game.

plz help.

[Knux57]

i red the guide, but i doesnt say how to spawn a red in assualt, at the beginning of the game.

plz help.

I thought it was obvious enough that you just put a regular red spawn...

[Tipit]

I thought it was obvious enough that you just put a regular red spawn...

oh. thanks.

but can you help me on this?

I am making a 4 base assault map, and i dont know quite well how to make the spawns, its confusing.

Captured zones 0
Objective zone 1

Red spawns:What should this one be? special? spawn?
Blue Spawns:What should this one be? special? spawn?
What should the zone be also?

Captured zones 1
Objective zone 2

Red spawns:What should this one be? special? spawn?
Blue Spawns:What should this one be? special? spawn?
What should the zone be also?

Captured zones 3
Victory Zone

Red spawns:What should this one be? special? spawn?
Blue Spawns:What should this one be? special? spawn?
What should the zone be also?

im a noob so i dont know.

When i finish the map i'll cred you too!

[cocopeach]

Grr...all my questions are answered...ty Knux, this thread actually helped me make a map :D
Edit: Um...Knux, i cant seem to find my map, i placed it where i can find it, does it HAVE to be in there, ima try
Still cant find it...

[killinspree100]

cool i made a noob map XD
http://i8.tinypic.com/ezhiza.jpg

[BioWeapon54]

This is a good guide. Now I know how to PWN better. Thanks Knux!

P.S. Peanut Brittle :p

[LambOfGod4218]

wow dude, how did you figure out how to do the conquest maps? Did you just stumble on it, or what? Oh an by the way, verda nice maps :) es muy bonito maps

[mreitz]

Umm this might be a very nooby question.. But, how do you make the height change, I put the stairs and stuff bit it wont change the level.

[Knux57]

Umm this might be a very nooby question.. But, how do you make the height change, I put the stairs and stuff bit it wont change the level.

In the top right corner is the level selector. Select what level you want the tile to be on and then place the tile.

[LuvHasSwagga]

Wow nice guide maybe i can Do Pt Maps better :) im kinda good :/

[Paradox]

I like the guide, Now if only I cared about making maps XD

[Dot]

yeah i tried to do it but every time i click new map it says TILE SET NOT FOUND

[FlippysKnife]

yeah i tried to do it but every time i click new map it says TILE SET NOT FOUND

Make sure you have the PTME2 and field.ptx in the same folder.
[Make a folder]

[lexh7]

tnx knux i come far with my maps now:)

[XburningNinjaX]

nice knuxy

[Dalek555]

It still doesn't make any sense.

[Diji]

nice! thats really good u r great at map making!!!