create and compile wmp-files at runtime?

Is ist possible (maybe just with the pro license) to compile a wmp-file to a wmb and load it at runtime?

I like the smooth lighting of block levels but want to create them at runtime (like with models) by script.
So it would be usefull to create a wmp at runtine (in ASCII mode), compile and load it...

I don´t know the command lines, but you can do it with command lines i think. you just have to use the wwmp2wmb.exe.
Maybe JCL will tell you the command lines.
And after the level is compiled, you can load it via level_load.

This is theoretically possible. GED works this way. You can either use a WED command line, or call wwmp2wmb.exe directly. The wwmp2wmb command line options are not dicumented, but you can see them when you compile a map with Log option enabled.

This leads automatically to another question:
Are we allowed to distribute the wmb-compiler with our products, without the need to include "WEDS" ?

With the pro version the Level editor is "distributable" (but what's part of the level editor?)

Yes, the distribution right of the Pro edition includes the map compiler.

"Yes, the distribution right of the Pro edition includes the map compiler."

...see next post...

What paramter disables the final dialog?
I tried -quiet but the dialog still appears.




...and it looks like I need to know how to create the $$w file! (any documents?)

You're right - you need the $$w file, so you can't call the map compiler directly. You must use the WED command line then.

WED -w level.wmp

resp. WEDS when you use the distributable level editor.

I believe the dialog can't be switched off. Level compiling needs a lot of CPU resources - without dialog the user would not know why his PC is suddenly so slow.

I believe the dialog can't be switched off. - PLEASE!!!!!
In fullscreen the player can't access dialogs and it looks not pro if such a dialog pops up ingame.

We'll add an option to switch off the dialog when the map compiler is revamped the next time. I've just seen that this option is already on our list - apparently another user has requested this already.

thanx!

Are the WEDS issues fixed by now?
Did anyone try to create a WEDS executable, run it and build a level with it?

I reported some issues a while ago, but haven't heard about it since then.