Giant Maps?

[Wolf]

Just got the Tale of the Dragon DLC for the giant map mode. But it seems like it's no different from normal sized maps. Are there any maps in particular that apply to the "giant" size and the rest stays like they were without DLC and "giant" map mode?

[nottud]

It is down to the individual maps coding for it - I not looked at normal maps regarding support for it but my recent RMS maps I have coded support for it in most cases.

[PrinceFryderyk]

Some of them really are giant! Takes forever to get across the map...try the "core" maps (tundra, alfheim, oasis, etc.)

[Wolf]

Oh yea the core maps really do show a difference. Good to know, thanks!
How easy is it to "convert" other maps to use the larger scale? I know my way around XML and the AOM editor so if anyone knows some concrete steps to do that, let me know. Or is there something like this already in the workshop?

[nottud]

When designing RMS scripts there is a constant the user can access which provides the selected map size called cMapSize. This takes the value of 0 when normal is selected, 1 for large, and 2 for giant. This can be used to adjust your script based on the chosen size such as making the map bigger or having more resources.

[Wolf]

Ah it's in the C script, not XML. Alright got it, thanks a lot!

[Wolf]

Oh something else I forgot:
There are several version folders in the rm2 folder, from 1.0 to 2.8. Some maps are duplicates with the scripts a little altered it seems. Which maps are loaded by the game in the end? The ones with the highest version number?

Example: The script for the map Vinlandsaga in version 2.0 has adjustments for the giant map size, the one in version 2.4 does not anymore. Ingame I also see no size difference for that map between large and giant. So I assume only maps from later versions are loaded.

[nottud]

Yea basically that.

[Wolf]

Okay cool. I mean it's weird but good to know. Thanks again.