[Request] Just strip the map camera code from xmap.

[FireSeraphim]

I would be deeply indebted to the person who can strip the camera code from xmap and just the camera code so I can use it in my worldmaps because I'm sick and tired of fighting camlock and xmap is too complicated to implement at this stage. Especially since Xmap hates organized graphics folders

[Emral]

I'm not buying this "stripping xmap cam code magically fixes everything" stuff. You should leave the decision making on what solution to go with to people who know how to code.
Instead of asserting some fictional solution, please properly post your wrong code, what you tried, what you see when you try it and how it differs from your goal. That way people can actually help you.

[deice]

you can minimize the amount of things xmap handles by only importing chocomap instead of the full xmap library. that way, you'll only use the lua overworld rendering and the camera zones
also, xmap doesn't "hate organized graphics folders", it loads images using the same file resolution method that the base game does. if you're having an issue with a graphic, it's either an issue that would also appear without xmap, or you're using legacy gif graphics which xmap doesn't support (but you can convert them using gifs2png which should still be bundled with your smbx2 installation)

[FireSeraphim]

@Deice: every graphic I'm using is a .PNG and I store and load my lua files in a organized lua folder as well. The map related functionality of my episode is stored in /lunalua/map/ and if your claims are correct then xmap doesn't like being loaded from my more organized lua folder. Do you have a discord account by the way? Be much easier to speak to you over discord.



This is the aneurysm it throws when I try to load chocomap from /lunalua/map/ in a sane and organized manner.

and to be sure, I do infact have the required files in the right place and the code should work but it doesn't



Added in 14 minutes 6 seconds:

Two steps forward, a hundred steps back. fixed the directory mismatch but it seems have throw out everything else that was coded for the worldmap system.

Added in 3 minutes 5 seconds:

Oh no, oh no. It's seems like it has thrown everything including the camera code out. Houston, we have a problem!

[deice]

libraries you intend to use globally should be placed inside your episode folder (along with your map.lua file in this case) and required by name only. i'm fairly certain that the lunalua specification does not guarantee any other arrangement to work. require is not your run-of-the-mill "load this file" function and relying on relative paths is far from best practice when using it.

[Emral]

May I also see your camlock code from your prior approach? Fixing that seems very simple and figuring out the issue might help you understand how to use it in the future.

[FireSeraphim]

My Map.Lua (I have since commented out the chocomap code for now)

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---- Costume Fixes ----
Player.setCostume(CHARACTER_MARIO,"Accurate-SMW-Mario",true)
Player.setCostume(CHARACTER_LUIGI,"Accurate-SMW-Luigi",true)
Player.setCostume(CHARACTER_TOAD,"Accurate-SMW-Toad",true)
Player.setCostume(CHARACTER_WARIO,"SMW-Wario",true)

---- Map Fixes ----
local playerManager = require ("playermanager")
playerManager.overworldCharacters = {CHARACTER_MARIO, CHARACTER_LUIGI, CHARACTER_TOAD, CHARACTER_WARIO}

local travL = require ("travL")
travL.showArrows = false  --this is disabled until camlock and travL compatibility is fixed--

local wandR = require ("wandR")
wandR.speed = 5

local mapBorder = require ("lunalua/map/mapBorder")

local map_trans_index = require("lunalua/map/map_trans_index")

---- Experimental Tweaks ----
--local handycam = require("handycam") handycam[1].zoom = 1.25

local pausemenu13 = require ("lunalua/gameplay/pausemenu13")

local jukebox_master = require ("lunalua/map/jukebox_master")

---- Camlock ----
local camlock_master = require("lunalua/map/camlock_master")


--local chocoMap = require ("lunalua/map/chocomap")

--local zones = {

--{-512, 2432, 960, 728, 1.0},--mint island--
--{-3072, 1952, 1408, 1216, 1.0},--lake shroomperior (hub world 1)--
--{2208, 2400, 1056, 1152, 1.0},--DK Island--
--{-2304, 576, 1200, 864, 1.0},--shipbreaker slough-- 
--{2240, 448, 1600, 1216, 1.0},--relic ravine--
--{-1056, 320, 960, 1216, 1.0},--cursed cryptlands--
--{68, 1280, 960, 892, 1.0},--wario's island--
--{64, -832, 1920, 1312, 1.0},--lost world--
--{-1568, 2432, 1024, 832, 1.0},--Chthonic Crossroads (hub world 2)--
--{-608, 3872, 992, 416, 1.0},--Mushroom Metropolis-- 
--{-3104, 3552, 1504, 4768, 1.0},--Dreamtartica--
--}

My camlock code, which I have moved to a separate file but has remained otherwise unaltered

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local camLock = require("camLock")

camLock.addZone(-512, 2432, 960, 728, 1.0)--mint island
camLock.addZone(-3072, 1952, 1408, 1216, 1.0)--lake shroomperior (hub world 1)
camLock.addZone(2208, 2400, 1056, 1152, 1.0)--DK Island 
camLock.addZone(-2304, 576, 1200, 864, 1.0)--shipbreaker slough
camLock.addZone(2240, 448, 1600, 1216, 1.0)--relic ravine
camLock.addZone(-1056, 320, 960, 1216, 1.0)--cursed cryptlands
camLock.addZone(68, 1280, 960, 892, 1.0) --wario's island
camLock.addZone(64, -832, 1920, 1312, 1.0) --lost world
camLock.addZone(-1568, 2432, 1024, 832, 1.0) --Chthonic Crossroads (hub world 2)
camLock.addZone(-672, 3744, 1120, 608, 6.0) --Mushroom Metropolis

[Emral]

Okay and which one of those is faulty? I downloaded your demo and they look to be working just fine?

[FireSeraphim]

@emral: this code is from my latest ongoing dev build and I redesigned Mushroom City again. that's the one at fault.