A Mapper that Works?

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BrotherhoodOfFallout

First time out of the vault
I don't know if this was ever discussed or not, and I'm kind of new to your site. I have the Steam version of Fallout 2, and I've been looking for the Mapper program for Fallout 2. I understand that this is the tool used to create mods. Unfortunately, I get the Mapper, put it in the right directory, and it will not work either way. Even when it does work, the colors get all bad; and that happened to me last year. It also seems to have a problem with the texts and fonts.
I'm looking for the Fallout 2 Mapper again, and this time I'm looking for one that can work on a 64-bit Windows 7. The game itself seems to work on there. Along with that, I was wondering if you have a section somewhere in your forums that gives tutorials on Fallout 2 modding.
 
It's not like there are many mappers to chose from. Was the fan made mapper even ever really working?

So yeah, BIS mapper + hi-res patch and that's it, works perfect.

About text and fonts, open the mapper.cfg file and search for "language=english" - replace english with whatever language version your Fallout 2 is. You can see that in the fallout2.cfg file. Example: "german", etc.
 
Are the file paths correct?

critter_dat= points to critter.dat
critter_patches= points to the \data folder
master_dat= points to master.dat
master_patches= points to the \data folder
 
Lexx said:
Are the file paths correct?

critter_dat= points to critter.dat
critter_patches= points to the \data folder
master_dat= points to master.dat
master_patches= points to the \data folder
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Both cfg files for Fallout 2 and the mapper are the same. They read in the exact text I'm providing:

critter_dat=critter.dat
critter_patches=data
master_dat=master.dat
master_patches=data
 
Yup, there's your problem. Critter.dat and Master.dat files are in the Fallout2/ folder and not in Fallout2/BIS mapper/ so the mapper can't find the files.

Change the paths to direct links and it should work. Example:
critter_dat=F:\Fallout\Fallout2\ShatteredDestiny3\critter.dat
critter_patches=f:\Fallout\Fallout2\ShatteredDestiny3\data
master_dat=F:\Fallout\Fallout2\ShatteredDestiny3\master.dat
master_patches=f:\Fallout\Fallout2\ShatteredDestiny3\data

You can also do it the way I mentioned here, but eh... it's the mapper.
 
The link you provided was easier to understand. It works now. Thank you.

I also asked if there was a section in your forums that provided tutorials on how to use the mapper. Please understand that this is my first time.
 
There should be a Fallout_Editor.pdf or Fallout_Editor.doc that comes with the mapper.
 
The developers created the entire game using that mapper. I assure you, it works.
 
I can not get the BIS_mapper to start.
When I run mapper2.exe I get an error saying I'm trying to use sFall with an incompatible version of Fallout.
That I'm not using Fallout 1.02 US. I'm using the Steam version.

There is a technical error code. Fallout2.exe had an unexpected crc.
Was expecting 0xe1680293. But got 0xf4ab795e.
 
Sfall doesn't work with the mapper. You can't install it directly into your Fallout 2 folder. Put it in Fallout2/Mapper/ or whatever.
 
Lexx said:
Sfall doesn't work with the mapper. You can't install it directly into your Fallout 2 folder. Put it in Fallout2/Mapper/ or whatever.
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Forgot to say thanks for the fix! Before installing any mods, I made a backup of the base Steam folder. Dropped the mapper into it and deleted the Sfall files. Worked like a charm.
I've already edited Bunker 21. Added a lot and fixed a lot. It's now a proper base for the King of the Wastes.
 
Lexx said:
It's not like there are many mappers to chose from. Was the fan made mapper even ever really working?

So yeah, BIS mapper + hi-res patch and that's it, works perfect.

About text and fonts, open the mapper.cfg file and search for "language=english" - replace english with whatever language version your Fallout 2 is. You can see that in the fallout2.cfg file. Example: "german", etc.
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I don't know if I'm doing this right and I don't know if anyone's uses the mapper anymore,
So I finally got it to work but then I got this error
assertion failed node_frame != Null, file.. game\OBJECT.C, Line 5376
 
Probably a proto error. Did you set the proto folder to read only? Also is the mapper language set to the same as your Fallout 2 language?
 
I have an issue I can't change my Proto
Everytime I uncheck read only.
I open it up again and then it's set to read only I can't change it
 
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