Compiling:q3map2/BSP
|
This page is work in progress! |
Contents
- 1 BSP phase minor switches:
- 1.1 -custinfoparms
- 1.2 -debuginset
- 1.3 -debugportals
- 1.4 -debugsurfaces
- 1.5 -fakemap
- 1.6 -flares
- 1.7 -flat
- 1.8 -fulldetail
- 1.9 -leaktest
- 1.10 -meta
- 1.11 -mi <N
- 1.12 -mv <N>
- 1.13 -nocurves
- 1.14 -nodetail
- 1.15 -nofog
- 1.16 -nohint
- 1.17 -nosubdivide
- 1.18 -notjunc
- 1.19 -nowater
- 1.20 -np <shadeangle (1 through 179)>
- 1.21 -onlyents
- 1.22 -patchmeta
- 1.23 -skyfix
- 1.24 -snap
- 1.25 -texrange <N>
- 1.26 -v
- 1.27 -verboseentities
BSP phase minor switches:
-custinfoparms
- Enables custom surfaceparms for game mods without the need to recompile Q3Map2 itself. Custom surfaceparms are stored in custinfoparms.txt, in the "scripts" directory. Custom surfaceparms follow the format:
{
surfaceparmName 0x0000 //whatever bitflag is used by your mod for said surfaceparm
}
-debuginset
- Enables debugging of surface triangle insetting. //I'm totally not sure what this is?
-debugportals
- Draws the portals into the bsp as translucent polygons. Omit -vis and -light for best -debugportals results.
-debugsurfaces
- Colors every surface a different color (very trippy). Omit -vis and -light for best -debugsurfaces results.
-fakemap
- Creates a new .map file with a blank worldspawn entity and all the world brushes from your original .map file. //Don't know much about this one.
-flares
- Enable support for flares. They are used to generate a glare effect over bright light sources. Only supported by certain versions of the Quake3 Engine like those used in Raven's titles or ioQuake3.
-flat
- Forces all texture coordinates for a given surface to the pixel that best fits the average color of the assigned texture.
-fulldetail
- Will cause all detail brushes to be handled as if they were structural.
-leaktest
- Will cause Q3Map2 to abort compile if a leak is encountered.
-meta
- At one time, there was a clear definition as to what, exactly, the -meta switch did. Now, it has become the "magic" switch that is required for most of Q3Map2's advanced features. Always -meta, and always -v.
-mi <N
- Sets the maximum per-surface index count to N.
-mv <N>
- Sets the maximum per-surface vertex count to N.
-nocurves
- Will not compile patch meshes into the .bsp.
-nodetail
- Will not compile detail brushes into the .bsp.
-nofog
- Will not compile fog brushes into the .bsp.
-nohint
- Will not compile hint brushes into the .bsp.
-nosubdivide
- Visible surfaces will not be split. TessSize is ignored.
-notjunc
- Will not fix T-Junctions (can cause sparklies and LOD cracks).
-nowater
- Will not compile liquid brushes into .bsp.
-np <shadeangle (1 through 179)>
- Forces all planar shaders to become nonplanar with the shadeangle specified.
-onlyents
- Only changes the entities in the compiled .bsp. Needs a compiled .bsp and a new entity file (.ent)
-patchmeta
- Creates meta surfaces from patch meshes. This "bakes" a set LOD into patches in your .bsp.
-skyfix
- Enables fix for buggy ATI GL_CLAMP behavior. Always use this.
Sidenote: ATI's behavior is correct. The bug was with *NVIDIA* drivers not distinguishing between GL_CLAMP and GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE, and Q3 using the wrong one: since Q3 development was done predominantly on nVidia hardware, nobody noticed it until too late.
-snap
- Enables axial bevel plane snapping to reduce clipped model plane count (use with care). //I totally don't know a thing about this.
-texrange <N>
- Limits per-surface texel count to N.
-v
- Enables verbose mode for the bsp phase. Always use this.
-verboseentities
- Outputs more information about compiling entity sub-models into the .bsp.
