how to make a simple map?

[imported_TheDragon]

I first made this post in the mods section
and was given many great links
I went to them all
and was OVER whelmed with the info to make NEW maps
I want something simple
I want to start with an EXISTING map
eg WAKE
and just ADD many tanks and helos and APC and Tows in certain spots
and shorten the spawn times to zero
can some one do this for me tell me how
thanks

[jdrou]

Re: how to make a simple map?

I believe you should be able to simply load the map into the editor and start changing things. One problem you may run into is that you probably won't want to overwrite your original Wake Island and there is apparently nothing as simple as a "save as" command in the editor to save it under a new name. To get around this you'd need to copy and rename the map before modifying it; basically change the folder name and then go through the zips and changing all references to the original name. See http://battlefieldsingleplayer.plane...showtopic=2998 .

[imported_TheDragon]

Re: how to make a simple map?

I will try it
and thanks for the link
but sadly, in so many posts there
there were many many contradicting ways to handle the problem
hard to imagine why EA is soooo dumb and does not have the "save as"
the grief it has caused all those programmes is mind boggling
oops
what am I saying? duh - EA

[jdrou]

Re: how to make a simple map?

I will try it
and thanks for the link
but sadly, in so many posts there
there were many many contradicting ways to handle the problem

For renaming vanilla maps you can just go by the first post and you should have no problem. The first time you do it it seems complicated but after doing it a few times it's really pretty simple. I've probably renamed at least 50 maps now I think. The lack of "save as" seems really stupid; it is something that should be an obvious function of an editor and really trivial to implement. It would be one thing that would make me actually use the editor instead of just modifying files directly.