[SOLVED] I Lost my map file and now i only have the bsp file

[razgriz]

Hi i created a map for Jedi Knight Jedi Academy several months ago. I recently reformatted my computer several times and lost a few things including this map. I was wondering if someone could convert the .bsp file to a .map file for me because i try to do it myself and i could not. Link is: http://hdnetpatrol.tripod.com/planetary_base_V1.0.zip

The bsp file is in the map folder.



please PM me for my email address.



As a side note:

dose anyone know of a scripting Tutorial for Star Trek Elite Force 2
The quality of witch is equal to this Tutorial for jka (http://www.richdiesal.map-craft.com/tutorials/)

[5NIPER_WOLF]

you could try renaming it to .map, other then that you would have to create the map again.

[razgriz]

Renaming the file would not work because the file structure is different.
For example to view a bsp file a person would need a program like XVI32. However to view a map file a person would need any old hex editor.

[Aus_Karlos]

Decompiling is a very touchy subject amoung map makers, i suggest this tool is used sparingly and only on Maps you have permission for.

The only reason to decompile a map is to learn how things are done.
to find out what entities were used how they linked and such forth.
Please do not "PORT " from maps if an author catches you porting ,
you will probably never hear the end of it.Porting is copying pieces of maps from different sources them bringing them together in one map.
If you need to do this , do it to learn by all means but dont expect to publically release your creations.
So by all means experiment but be careful, and try to obtain permissions from authors before decompiling Most will probably give you access to the original map file.

Here is the tools required. You must have GKT radiant installed to use this.


:firstly make sure the map you wish to decompile is in the base folder.

now u have to go to start menu and run and put this command in it with the quotation marks

"C:\Program Files\GtkRadiant-1.4\q3map2.exe" -convert -format map -fs_basepath "C:/Program Files/LucasArts/Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy/GameData/" -game ja "C:/Program Files/LucasArts/Star Wars Jedi Knight Jedi Academy/GameData/base/maps/mymapname.bsp"


replace the words mymapname.bsp with the bsp name of the map you wish to decompile.

As i do not own Jedi Knight nor Gradient you will have to try this out your self. Hope it goes well.

Source - http://www.setbb.com/phpbb/viewtopic...&mforum=aussie

[razgriz]

Thank you i got it to work

Side Note


I created the map in 2007

i lost the map file when i reformatted my computer