Guide to the ETW map

[ForteS]

There is other file with the same name but in .xsd format that seems the code to the other one:

?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!-- edited with XMLSpy v2006 rel. 3 sp1 (http://www.altova.com) by Alan Blair (Creative Assembly) -->
<xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified">
	<xs:element name="Model">
		<xs:complexType>
			<xs:sequence>
				<xs:element name="calendar">
					<xs:complexType>
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element name="start_year" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
							<xs:element name="start_season" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:annotation>
									<xs:documentation>Defaults to summer</xs:documentation>
								</xs:annotation>
								<xs:simpleType>
									<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
										<xs:enumeration value="summer"/>
										<xs:enumeration value="winter"/>
									</xs:restriction>
								</xs:simpleType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="rounds_per_year" type="xs:positiveInteger" minOccurs="0">
								<xs:annotation>
									<xs:documentation>Defaults to 2</xs:documentation>
								</xs:annotation>
							</xs:element>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
				</xs:element>
				<xs:element name="World">
					<xs:annotation>
						<xs:documentation>Setup of the world</xs:documentation>
					</xs:annotation>
					<xs:complexType>
						<xs:sequence>
							<xs:element name="Faction" maxOccurs="unbounded">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="Leader" type="Character"/>
									</xs:sequence>
									<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
									<xs:attribute name="starting_treasury" type="xs:positiveInteger"/>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
							<xs:element name="Regions">
								<xs:complexType>
									<xs:sequence>
										<xs:element name="region" maxOccurs="unbounded">
											<xs:complexType>
												<xs:sequence>
													<xs:element name="id" type="xs:string"/>
													<xs:element name="owning_faction" type="xs:string"/>
													<xs:element name="faction_capital"/>
													<xs:element name="base_population">
														<xs:simpleType>
															<xs:restriction base="xs:int">
																<xs:minInclusive value="0"/>
															</xs:restriction>
														</xs:simpleType>
													</xs:element>
													<xs:element name="base_max_population">
														<xs:simpleType>
															<xs:restriction base="xs:int">
																<xs:minInclusive value="0"/>
															</xs:restriction>
														</xs:simpleType>
													</xs:element>
													<xs:element name="base_gdp">
														<xs:simpleType>
															<xs:restriction base="xs:int">
																<xs:minInclusive value="0"/>
															</xs:restriction>
														</xs:simpleType>
													</xs:element>
													<xs:element name="population">
														<xs:simpleType>
															<xs:restriction base="xs:int">
																<xs:minInclusive value="0"/>
															</xs:restriction>
														</xs:simpleType>
													</xs:element>
													<xs:element name="road_upgrades">
														<xs:simpleType>
															<xs:restriction base="xs:int">
																<xs:minInclusive value="0"/>
																<xs:maxInclusive value="2"/>
															</xs:restriction>
														</xs:simpleType>
													</xs:element>
													<xs:element name="canals" type="xs:boolean"/>
													<xs:element name="railways" type="xs:boolean"/>
													<xs:element name="town_wealth" type="xs:int"/>
												</xs:sequence>
											</xs:complexType>
										</xs:element>
									</xs:sequence>
								</xs:complexType>
							</xs:element>
						</xs:sequence>
					</xs:complexType>
				</xs:element>
			</xs:sequence>
		</xs:complexType>
	</xs:element>
	<xs:complexType name="ArmyType">
		<xs:sequence>
			<xs:element name="Unit" maxOccurs="unbounded">
				<xs:complexType>
					<xs:attribute name="type" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
					<xs:attribute name="soldiers" type="xs:positiveInteger" use="optional"/>
				</xs:complexType>
			</xs:element>
		</xs:sequence>
	</xs:complexType>
	<xs:complexType name="Character">
		<xs:sequence>
			<xs:element name="Type">
				<xs:simpleType>
					<xs:restriction base="xs:string">
						<xs:enumeration value="thinker"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="spy"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="missionary"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="settler"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="explorer"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="general"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="colonel"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="admiral"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="captain"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="bandit"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="pirate"/>
						<xs:enumeration value="dissident"/>
					</xs:restriction>
				</xs:simpleType>
			</xs:element>
			<xs:element name="Position" type="PositionType"/>
			<xs:element name="Army" type="ArmyType" minOccurs="0"/>
			<xs:element name="Child" type="Character" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
		</xs:sequence>
		<xs:attribute name="name" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
		<xs:attribute name="surname" type="xs:string" use="required"/>
		<xs:attribute name="age" type="xs:unsignedInt" use="required"/>
	</xs:complexType>
	<xs:complexType name="PositionType">
		<xs:sequence/>
		<xs:attribute name="x" type="xs:float" use="required"/>
		<xs:attribute name="y" type="xs:float" use="required"/>
	</xs:complexType>
</xs:schema>

Not related, have somebody tried to connect theaters like the connection between India and Europe, I've tried to do the same with other theater but all times that I change the start coordinates of a theater to be the same of the end of other, the game crashes, no idea of why since it seems execly the same as the vanilla contention (India - Europe), I've even checked the transition areas but nothing, any ideas?

[Primergy]

Very likely. It is true for many other games. We don't need a confirmation, but the build script as you said. But I think we won't obtain it. If we were able to decode esf files, game would be almost open source

In this case... i would ask a CA Member (as it was already suggested).

Hinkel was at the sega event in munich and of course asked what's going on with modtools. The CA staff said that they won't release "proper" tools (besides the announced uniform and db editor) but they are willing to help as long as it doesn't break any rules (eg exe editing, or editing of 3rd party files [eg. spt of the speedtree middleware]) . They also said that they want to release something were it is explained how the campaign map works..but first in the second half of 2011.
So we can wait till then or we ask a bit earlier.

[uanime5]

Irishguy11 CA most likely removed the factions listed because they would control very small regions, so the problem may have been that these factions were just too small to be viable.

Fortes were you trying to connect two theatres, such as Europe and America, or a theatre and a trade theatre, such as America and Brazil? ETW may have a problem if you try to connect different types of theatres.


As several CA employers are on the Shogun subforum to explain how S2TW works I'd recommend looking for who posts most frequently and ask them. I did ask Jack Lusted about the parts of the pathfinding.esf I didn't understand but since it's a complex file he didn't know the answer.

[Heavy Weapons Guy]

Irishguy11 CA most likely removed the factions listed because they would control very small regions, so the problem may have been that these factions were just too small to be viable.

Fortes were you trying to connect two theatres, such as Europe and America, or a theatre and a trade theatre, such as America and Brazil? ETW may have a problem if you try to connect different types of theatres.


As several CA employers are on the Shogun subforum to explain how S2TW works I'd recommend looking for who posts most frequently and ask them. I did ask Jack Lusted about the parts of the pathfinding.esf I didn't understand but since it's a complex file he didn't know the answer.

Or CraigTW, he is pretty active and tends to answer more to questions.

[Irishguy11]

In this case... i would ask a CA Member (as it was already suggested).

Hinkel was at the sega event in munich and of course asked what's going on with modtools. The CA staff said that they won't release "proper" tools (besides the announced uniform and db editor) but they are willing to help as long as it doesn't break any rules (eg exe editing, or editing of 3rd party files [eg. spt of the speedtree middleware]) . They also said that they want to release something were it is explained how the campaign map works..but first in the second half of 2011.
So we can wait till then or we ask a bit earlier.

Isn't DB already out?

Uniform editor! Must see that when it comes out!

[Hinkel]

Isn't DB already out?

Uniform editor! Must see that when it comes out!

Many parts of the db tables are unknown stuff.. so it would be helpfull to get some help for the unknown parts

[ForteS]

I was trying to connect Strait of Madagascar with Ivory Cost, also IIRC I've tried to connect America and Europe in the past as well.

[Irishguy11]

I was trying to connect Strait of Madagascar with Ivory Cost, also IIRC I've tried to connect America and Europe in the past as well.

And a good job you've been doing!

[PietroMicca]

I was trying to connect Strait of Madagascar with Ivory Cost, also IIRC I've tried to connect America and Europe in the past as well.

connect? do you mean how to link two different theatres?
in this case take a look to post #454

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...355187&page=23

[ForteS]

connect? do you mean how to link two different theatres?
in this case take a look to post #454

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showt...355187&page=23

No, that I know how to do What I was asking for help is, when you are in Europe and scroll to the right side you can directly go to Indian Theater and vice-versa, I've tried to do the same with other theaters but it didn't work.

[Choki]

its posible make south america? Or Is Unmodeable?

[uanime5]

At present South America cannot be made because we don't know how to add regions.

[Zigus Maximus]

Uanime, do you think it will NOT be possible to add new regions? Or does it just require more work and digging?

[Hinkel]

Uanime, do you think it will NOT be possible to add new regions? Or does it just require more work and digging?

You might have to wait till christmas..

[uanime5]

Uanime, do you think it will NOT be possible to add new regions? Or does it just require more work and digging?

At present I believe that it is possible to add more regions because the Warpath expansion had more regions (though it also disabled all the regions outside of America). I feel that the main stumbling block is the pathfinding.esf which needs to edited in order to add settlements, towns/ports, resources, and probably to add regions. Sadly the pathfinding.esf can't be unpacked correctly so it's difficult to figure out how to edit it.

[demostene]

At present I believe that it is possible to add more regions because the Warpath expansion had more regions (though it also disabled all the regions outside of America). I feel that the main stumbling block is the pathfinding.esf which needs to edited in order to add settlements, towns/ports, resources, and probably to add regions. Sadly the pathfinding.esf can't be unpacked correctly so it's difficult to figure out how to edit it.

Isn't this a .esf => .xml converter by Fortes?

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=438835

[ForteS]

Isn't this a .esf => .xml converter by Fortes?

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=438835

By Taw, I've just done the tutorial.

[uanime5]

Isn't this a .esf => .xml converter by Fortes?

http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=438835

Yes it is and when I unpack the pathfinding.esf it looks like this:

  <rec type='grid_cells'>
   <bin6>1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f</bin6>
   <ary type='boundaries'/>
   <u>4279304464</u>
   <u2>0</u2>
   <bin6>1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff</bin6>
  </rec>

The bin6 parts are impossible to understand as they're in hex-code format, rather than an image file. That's why I said that the pathfinding.esf can't be unpacked correctly and not that I didn't know how to unpack it.

[taw]

Yes it is and when I unpack the pathfinding.esf it looks like this:

  <rec type='grid_cells'>
   <bin6>1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f</bin6>
   <ary type='boundaries'/>
   <u>4279304464</u>
   <u2>0</u2>
   <bin6>1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 1f 10 01 11 ff</bin6>
  </rec>

The bin6 parts are impossible to understand as they're in hex-code format, rather than an image file. That's why I said that the pathfinding.esf can't be unpacked correctly and not that I didn't know how to unpack it.

I tried it a few times, but I couldn't find any structure in this binary data.
It looks like 8-bit bitfields, but what they are I have no idea.

[uanime5]

Could it be using the same map as the climate maps? So rather than creating a new map it just adds areas onto the existing maps.