ZoneTool
A lightweight tool to automate Zone file generation
(https://www.ugx-mods.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FvgaIF9r.png&hash=1f202fe5859e41411f2aac936f154b0f415711dc)
After investigating the mod tools for a day, I realised that Treyarch has modified the zone_source system from being CSV files to zone files. While they are essentially the same thing, there have also been some changes to the keywords understood by the linker. I created this tool in lieu of anything similar in the official mod tools launcher so that creating a valid zone file for building maps (and standalone mods!) will go smoothly.
Usage
- Upon initial launch, the tool will ask you to locate your Black Ops 3 installation. This will set up the environment later for mod and file parsing.
- Once the main UI has loaded, select a mod from the Mod dropdown box and you should see the Mod Browser box populate with the contents of your mod.
- Select a Zone file to edit from the Zone File dropdown menu depending on your gamemode.
- Select the files you wish to include in your mod from the left box and press the ">>" button to add it to the Zone file.
- If you have made any errors in adding files, you can click the "<<" button to remove the selected item from the Zone file.
- Once you have finished editing the Zone file, click the Save Zone File button and specify a location to save the Zone file.
- Open the Mod Tools Launcher and tick the Zone file you just finished editing (either core_mod, cp_mod, mp_mod or zm_mod).
- Tick the Compile checkbox on the right and click the Build button to compile your mod.
- If everything completed successfully, you have successfully built your mod!
Bugs
Presumably, there will be some asset type mismatches due to inconsistent naming conventions (e.g. scriptbundles normally have _bundle suffixes, but there zm_teleporter is also defined as a scriptbundle). Please report errors that you find and I will attempt to fix it.
Credits
Treyarch - Mod Tools
Azsry - Tool Development
LilRobot - Telling me the raw files' location
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Double Post Merge: September 29, 2016, 12:01:08 pm
Quick hotfix to stop file listings from appending to old file lists.
Double Post Merge: September 30, 2016, 01:47:14 am
Hotfix v1.02
Added support for usermaps zone editing
MEGA Mirror (https://mega.nz/#!ccQlEDKA)
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