Homeworld 2: MappingTutorialLevelInfo

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1. Creating the Map Directory

Create a series of directories in your "Homeworld2\Data\" folder, called "Data\LevelData\multiplayer\deathmatch\". This is where you should store all custom maps, since this is where HW2 will be looking for them.

2. Creating a “.level” File

Open up WordPad. Save a new file as “<xxx>.level” where <xxx> is whatever you like.
Tip: have Windows always open .level files in WordPad.
Tip: don’t name it "Test.level". HW2 does not like this for some reason.

3. Adding In-Game Level Information

This is stuff that will show up in multiplayer menus in-game. Add in this text:

levelDesc = "xxx"; maxPlayers = y;

Whatever you type instead of xxx will be the level name that is shown in-game.
The value you type in for y will be the number of players required to play the level.
Tip: while still testing the level, you should set the name to “A” so that it will be selected by default when you start a CPU skirmish (provided it’s a 2-player map, at any rate).

4. Adding Player Information

Add in this text:

player = {}

player[0] = { id = 0, name = "Vaygr", resources = 1500, raceID = 2, startPos = 1, } player[1] = { id = 1, name = "Hiigaran", resources = 1500, raceID = 1, startPos = 1, }

If you want to have more than two players, just add extra players, and remember: id should always start at zero and increase by one for each additional player. startPos should always equal 1. raceID should oscillate between 1 and 2 (or more, if there are any additional races) like you see above. The other values should be mostly left alone, as they are handled by in-game selections.
Tip: to add comments in your ".level" file, simply precede a line with two hypens: --