Read this first! Map Making Tutorial old

Hi everyone! I'm having some major issues with my map....so I did what you said and saved the map into the console, put the custom map into my map cycle etc. etc. but when the map loads on my server and I respawn, I fall from the sky in the middle of the map continuously. So I looked in my console and it read "(Rcon) No respawn point found for runner (team 0)" I never messed with the tents or anything around the tents. Any idea why this is happening?

 

Attach your map to a post on here so I can look at it.

 

@ Rayne, how do you set spawns?

 

Of course I read it! :p I thought he was only talking about using paint.net, or other programs like that when making maps. I was making mine on my server which already had tents.

...I'm sorry if I sound stupid, this is all new to me.

 

I understand. People and there lazy ways. But I definitely read this entire post multiple times before commenting! Lol And every time I re-read this post, everything seemed to get more confusing!

But anyways, I did figure out the problem. After 14 HOURS of trying to figure out what was wrong, I finally figured out how to edit my map in paint.net...and how to load the correct color panel in...which then lead to me realizing my tent colors were wrong! X3 I feel so silly. Thank you so much for all your help! Now I can make beautiful maps View attachment 2947

 

Well. I can't seem to find out how to open up the actual map file. I've saved the maps in right folder and everything I know you you said you don't need premium but I'm wondering if theres a different way for premium to open maps? Sorry for any inconvenience.

-Kyle

 

In game bring down the console with the home key and type /loadbitmap filename for .png maps and /loadmap filename for .kag files.

 

HE I've made a map in paint.NET 24 bit depth and all that jazz it works great until I try to mine, I destroy a block and the whole crashes to the ground. Thany you fro your time.

Kyle

if this helps heres the map

 

Just tried it and when you break a dirt block the whole MAP collapses. Try added a layer of bedrock to the bottom of the map.

EDIT: Also its good practice to place spawns one tile off of the ground with a dirt backwall between it and the ground.

 

Well I just tried this with 2 layers of bedrock and the same result maybe I'm doing something wrong with the bedrock? just in case heres the update .png


Kyle

 

I dont know I have made a lot of maps similar and not had this happen. The only thing I can think of is to try and maybe add a few dirt background caves in the dirt.

 

were some of the colors changed with the last build? seems to me that either my color chart on paint.net is foobar, or kag's wiki color chart is. Or maybe just my peripherals

 

I have no idea actually but if you manage to find some changes pls update the wiki-page. :)

 

I dont understand how to open a map in KAG.

When i play the game and when i click Sandbox (on the Solo menu) it generates the map (wich is normal)
Then i press ESC and i see Editor. When i clicked it i see Start Editor, Save Map and Map Filename, but i can't see Load Map.

Can somone please explain me how does the premium editor work? Cause i dont understand how other people can destroy blocks in 1 hit, etc, etc...

By the way i bought KAG yesterday on Desura (and i redeemed my code at my profile page on kag2d.com).

DG

 

I use a Mac and thought I'd post a couple of tips that would make a mac user's life a bit easier when making maps for the first time:

1. Mac computers (at least mine) show only one item when you open the kag_mac folder: KAG.app. To get to the correct folder to place your custom map file you must right-click KAG.app and select "show package contents"

2. The "Home" key on a mac is FN + Left Arrow