Mirroring Decals/Props/Units

[Tokyto]

Hello fellow mappers.

If you are a mapper you most likely already hit the ''can't mirror across a center line'' limitation. For those who didn't, the official Map Editor doesn't support mirroring decals and props across center-line, it only supports rotating them around map center. this ia HUGE limitation, becouse we can make only maps that are symetric over a diagonal line.

But good news! I figured out a way to do it, but I NEED HELP!

I need someone to write a code that searches for values in a document and replaces them. More info on what values needs to be changes and how are in this document:

https://goo.gl/si1vGJ

For now it would be nice to have a basic script in any language the coder prefers. Later on it would be nice to have an application so users with no coding experience can use this tool as well. I will be more than happy to provide any testing for this!

Thanks for reading and i hope someone will help me in this dire situation

credits: Exotic_Retard for help with mirroring values

[Paradoxon]

Funny that this pops up three days after i start messing around with the .scmap file, trying to mirror props
I didn't know you could export them....

So depending on your standards and how fast you want that i could help

[b2ag]

Yesterday I posted this:
viewtopic.php?f=45&t=14381

[nine2]

I think lionhardt made a script for this, there's a post somewhere

[Paradoxon]

Do you mean this one: Object Coordinate Transformation Script

I don't think it is made to mirror objects, but maybe you could use the resize function for that.

[b2ag]

After some playing around with scmap files I found it impossible to mirror props and decals correctly. Main problem is, that one would have to flip the textures of decals and meshes of props. I couldn't get the SC engine to do that for me

One way this still could work is to create flipped versions of every decal outside of SC and maybe don't give to many fs about the props. But new decals would increase map size dramatically.

[nine2]

You can balance a map through rotation, not via mirroring. Because of decals

[Paradoxon]

You can balance a map through rotation, not via mirroring. Because of decals

Does it affect balance and gameplay if decals are not perfectly mirrored? If you mirror them it will require a considerable effort to edit or replace them to fit the map, but is there any significant impact?

... and maybe don't give to many fs about the props. ...

I don't know how the reclaim range of props is determined, but i guess as long as you choose somewhat symmetrical ones and their symmetry axis intersects with the location coordinates this too should not be a major problem.

[nine2]

Does it affect balance and gameplay if decals are not perfectly mirrored?

it looks stupid

[b2ag]

You can balance a map through rotation, not via mirroring. Because of decals

I wrote a script to mirror decal positions, rotations and even the textures (with ImageMagick) just to see it's not possible.
The culprit is that decal textures have a "sun is coming from this direction" information rendered into it. Mirror and I guess even rotate are messing with that.

Sources: https://pastebin.com/TEsrGcJf