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The '''Map file format''' | The '''Map file format''' | ||
files are certain [[Level Files]] located in a mission's level folder. These control all the major properties of a the level. All of these can either be opened using a [[Hex-Editing Program]] or more preferably using the [[RRU Level Editor]] or the [[Map Tool]]. In the base game files they are often paired with [[.BLX file]]s (which are possible leftovers from the [[Rock Raiders Beta]], which are not necessary to run the map). | |||
There are nine different types of map files for the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]]: | There are nine different types of map files for the [[LEGO Rock Raiders]]: | ||
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The Map file format files are certain Level Files located in a mission's level folder. These control all the major properties of a the level. All of these can either be opened using a Hex-Editing Program or more preferably using the RRU Level Editor or the Map Tool. In the base game files they are often paired with .BLX files (which are possible leftovers from the Rock Raiders Beta, which are not necessary to run the map).
There are nine different types of map files for the LEGO Rock Raiders:
Block Pointers Map
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CryOre Map
The cryore map, usually found as cror.MAP, is the .MAP file that designates the locations of materials such as Energy Crystals and Ore in a mission, hence the name (Crystals and Ore). Note that this only applies to materials found in walls defined in the terrain map; materials found lying around or in caches are defined in the object list.
Coding
There are several different values that are used in this file:
00 00 - No Material
01 00, 03 00 - One Energy Crystal
02 00, 04 00 - One Ore
05 00, 07 00 - Three Energy Crystals
06 00, 08 00 - Three Ore
09 00, 0B 00 - Five Energy Crystals
0A 00, 0C 00, 10 00 - Five Ore
0D 00, 13 00 - Eleven Energy Crystals
0E 00, 14 00 - Eleven Ore
11 00, 17 00 - Twenty-Five Energy Crystals
12 00, 18 00 - Twenty-Five Ore
Emerge Map
The emerge map, usually found as emrg.MAP, is the .MAP file that designates the locations of emerging monsters. There are two things defined in the emerge map: trigger points and emerge points. All the trigger points of an identical number are tied to the emerge points of the number one above the trigger point's. When a Rock Raider walks over a trigger point, a monster will emerge from the emerge point tied to that trigger. The emerge point must be on a wall defined in the terrain map or no monster can be triggered; if all the walls located on an emerge points of the same number are mined or destroyed, the trigger point will cease to function. Emerge points can be on any wall except for Solid Rock.
Coding
Like the block pointers map, every emerge block is given a different number, in sequential order. Unlike the block pointers map, however, the numbers go up in increments of six instead of one, so that, for example, 02 00 and its trigger 01 00 are the first emerge in the map, but 08 00 and its trigger 07 00 will be the second, instead of 04 00 and 03 00.
00 00 - No Emerging on this block
01 00 and higher in increments of 6 - Trigger on this block
02 00 and higher in increments of 6 - Emerging on this block
Erode Map
The erode map, usually found as erod.MAP, is the MAP file that designates the locations of eroding lava paths.
Coding
Like the surface map, this file is coded so that higher numbers represent more dangerous erosion.
00 00 - No Erosion
01 00, 03 00, 05 00, 07 00, 09 00 - Blocks that only erode on a space adjacent to lava. 09 00 being most fastest eroding, 01 00 being slowest.
02 00, 04 00, 06 00, 08 00, 0A 00 - Blocks that begin eroding at the start of the mission, regardless of whether they are next to lava or not. 0A 00 being fastest, 02 00 being slowest.
Fallin Map
The fallin map, usually found as fall.map is the .MAP file that designates the locations of cave-ins.
Coding
Like the Erod.map file and High.map file, the higher the number, the more dangerous or unstable the cave-in.
00 00 - No cave-ins
01 00, 02 00, 03 00, 04 00, 05 00, 06 00, 07 00, 08 00 - cave-ins, 01 00 being least dangerous, 08 00 being most dangerous.
Path Map
The path map, found as path.MAP in LEGO Rock Raiders, is the .MAP file that designates the locations of Power Paths and exposed rubble.
Coding
There are several known numbers used in this file:
00 00 - No Power Paths or rubble
01 00 - Rubble
02 00 - Power Path
Predug Map
The predug map, usually found as dugg.MAP in LEGO Rock Raiders's files, is the .MAP file that designates the locations of hidden or exposed caverns (as well as Slimy Slug holes).
Coding
There are five known values that are used in this file:
00 00 - No cavern (wall)
01 00 - Exposed cavern
02 00 - Hidden cavern
03 00 - Exposed Slimy Slug hole
04 00 - Hidden Slimy Slug hole
Surface Map
The surface map, usually found as high.MAP (and therefore often called the height map), is the .MAP file which designates the height of the terrain at various locations in a mission.
Coding
Like the erode map, the higher the number, the higher the incremented value - in this case, the higher a specific block is. For reference, the height from floor to ceiling in the unmodified game, with a rough depth of 40 and a ceiling height of 40, is 6 height units.
00 00, 01 00, 02 00, 03 00, 04 00, 05 00, 06 00, 07 00, 08 00, 09 00, 0A 00 - Height, 00 00 is lowest, 0A 00 is highest.
The file can also be edited directly with a hex editor for more extreme heights. The Map Tool allows a height of up to 40 00, which can cause parts of low ground to disappear as they end up out of draw distance.
Terrain Map
The terrain map, usually found as surf.MAP (and mistakenly called the surface map because of this), is the .MAP file that designates the locations of various walls, as well as water and basic lava.
Coding
There are many known values that are used in this file:
00 00 - Some form of ground
01 00 - Solid Rock
02 00 - Hard Rock
03 00 - Loose Rock
04 00 - Dirt
05 00 - Dirt, was most likely once Soil
06 00 - Basic lava
08 00 - Ore Seam
09 00 - Water
0A 00 - Energy Crystal Seam
0B 00 - Recharge Seam
The code can continue up to 11 00 without the game crashing, though the results are very odd.
It is suspected that 05 00 may have originaly been soil.
Other
There are also map files used for the Playstation Game:
- The Terrain.map (was undocumented on the old wiki)
Map files are encoded in Hexadecimal Code. Every different kind of square in the level is designated a specific number in a specific map file.
