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[ghost101]

... my map checker on Gridarta doesn't check my maps. Any suggestions? Links to maybe a separate download for the Atrinik Map Checker?  I'm tired of sending in maps with errors 

[Mamoru]

What do you mean by, it doesn't check your maps?
Does it give an error? Does it do nothing at all?
~Kiana~

[ghost101]

Nothing! Just like when I'm watching TV.

[Mamoru]

Then it hasn't detected any errors.
Note that Gridarta (the editor) doesn't check for even half of the common mapbugs.
Cleo just told me I has a plant on a tile without a floor behind a wall.
That's something Cleo's mapchecker script does check, I guess.
If I could just get that to work..
~Kiana~

[ghost101]

Oh. Mkay while my internet was down I've managed to make lots of maps. [connected to embar] but will not be added to the new .zip file i'll put in the embar topic

[Mamoru]

Looking forward to new maps
As for common mapper mistakes, don't use creators for mobs. Use spawn points.
~Kiana~

[ghost101]

IDK what creator is for and usually I don't use something I don't know about.

[Mamoru]

Creators are used for creating items.
Can be connected (e.g. food in jail),
or inside a mob (e.g. campable items).
~Kiana~

[ghost101]

Hm. might test it out. See if i can get the hang of it and hey maybe ill add it to the maps of the graveyards

[ghost101]

Now there is something terribly wrong! IDK I haven't done anything to the script directory or the artifact directory or anything else!

[Mamoru]

Open up w32_start_editor.bat (in the mapmaker folder) in notepad and replace it's contents with this:

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cd editor
copy AtrinikEditor.jar.tmp AtrinikEditor.jar
java.exe -jar AtrinikEditor.jar
cd ..
PAUSE

When you still get the error, copy the contents of the console window and paste it here.
To copy, right-click in the console window and "select all", then press Enter.
~Kiana~

[ghost101]

It caused one small error expand

[Mamoru]

I had the same problem, did you install a new mapmaker?
~Kiana~

[ghost101]

I will do that.

[Mamoru]

If that doesn't solve the problem try this:

In vista go to:
C:\Users\Username\.gridarta
In XP go to:
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\.gridarta

Then open atrinik.conf in an editor such as notepad.

Search for
archDirectory

Then change the path to your arch directory, for example:
archDirectory=C:\\atrinik\\mapmaker_package\\arch

~Kiana~