Noobish mapping questions post here

[cephalos]

What victory point actually shows up in multiplayer games?

ebps/gameplay/victory_point ( it's on the end of the ebps/gameplay list)

[SnappingTurtle]

I'm having trouble with hedge splines: There's always gaps between them, even if I set the spacing to a minimum it doesn't seem to stop this. The best I've been able to do is duplicate and displace hedge splines - about three splines for each hedge. Even still, the random rotation, and the fact I have the spline choosing between 3 hedge objects, means there are still gaps. Can someone tell me how to do hedges properly? Thanks.

[Cranialwizard]

Sorry, I don't have an awnser for that one. But could someone describe to me how to set the ground on fire, or even just embers? I have a few areas that need to look like fire took the area down, especially on buildings.

[cephalos]

I'm having trouble with hedge splines: There's always gaps between them, even if I set the spacing to a minimum it doesn't seem to stop this. The best I've been able to do is duplicate and displace hedge splines - about three splines for each hedge. Even still, the random rotation, and the fact I have the spline choosing between 3 hedge objects, means there are still gaps. Can someone tell me how to do hedges properly? Thanks.

set 'spacing' to -0.50 to -0.50 and wall mode on.

Sorry, I don't have an awnser for that one. But could someone describe to me how to set the ground on fire, or even just embers? I have a few areas that need to look like fire took the area down, especially on buildings.

Maxi made another topic about visuals. Go search there, I'm sure it'll be there.

[SnappingTurtle]

Oh, spacing can be negative. Thanks dude!

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Sorry, I don't have an awnser for that one. But could someone describe to me how to set the ground on fire, or even just embers? I have a few areas that need to look like fire took the area down, especially on buildings.

Maxi made another topic about visuals.

Yep, he did, most likely.

[SnappingTurtle]

Another hedgerow question: Should I worry about adding a deform to my hedge splines, i.e. is it something done in, say, Angoville? Also, what's the best shape profile to use? Thanks.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

There is now problem with adding a deform to your hedgerow splines, try to round the deform, using the tool which appears after you click on the "Edit profile" button.

[SnappingTurtle]

What's the difference between a decal and a splat?

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

splats can have cover decals can't.

[Killar]

How to remove the impass sectors?

There are orange impass and red ones. I can only remove the orange ones.

[beagletank]

The red ones can´t be removed, because they appear as a result of placed map objects (so you have to remove the map object).
The other ones are part of the Impass Editor, so you can remove them manually.
 

[Killar]

But i removed the objects as you see and the red areas are still there 

[SnappingTurtle]

splats can have cover decals can't.

If I want a purely visual effect on the ground, is it better to use decals or splats? I opened up the Angoville map that I found in one of the EF folders and noticed it had no decals; it was all splats.

[Walentin 'Walki' L.]

But i removed the objects as you see and the red areas are still there 

Either update the impass map (Overlay > Regenarte all pathfinding)
or there are some objects under the earth or they are part of a object spline.

splats can have cover decals can't.

If I want a purely visual effect on the ground, is it better to use decals or splats? I opened up the Angoville map that I found in one of the EF folders and noticed it had no decals; it was all splats.

I think decals are "cheap" versions of splats and may be disabled on low graphic settings.