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V. Testing and Playing Your Mesh

    Do the following before making the plug-in:


    When you have a mesh with all its image maps imported and some units placed, it's time to open Fear. With Fear running, open its "meshes" folder. Inside, you should find the name of your mesh somewhere in the list. Double- click its name to open your mesh tag. Down on the lower left is a box that says "is complete". Check this. If it's a single-player map, check that box. If it's a netmap, check "body count" under 'game scoring types'. Unless you've placed the flags and balls for other game types, leave them unchecked. Make sure that the 'team count' (number of starting locations) is correct. You don't need an overhead map or pregame picture yet, since you're doing a basic test here. We just want to see if your mesh loads and works. Click the 'ok' button and Fear will save any changes to your mesh tag.


    To build a plug-in, select "build plug-in" from the main menu in Fear. Name it. Ignore the URL box. Below is a list of all the stuff in your local folder. If there's more there than the stuff for the mesh you're making the plug- in for, you have to check only the boxes for the tags that apply. If your mesh is named "Blood Swamp", your plug-in should at least have tags for 256.Blood Swamp and mesh.Blood Swamp. These are your image map collection and mesh tag. If you've made them already, the reference tags for your overhead, pregame, and any string list will also be there, and should go into the plug-in. Check the boxes for all the tags that apply, and click the ok. Fear builds a plug-in right into your plug-ins folder.


    Start up Myth2. If your map is a single-player job, click "new game" while holding the shift key. It should appear in the list. If it's a netmap, you have options. You can try it in an unranked room on Bungie.net if you're testing with a friend. To test it by yourself, all you need to do is "host" a game with the TCP/IP or Appletalk multiplayer option. You don't actually have to be connected to the internet. No one else is playing anyway. In your game options screen, your map should appear in the list. Body Count will be the only game option, unless you set it up for other game types already. Start the game. Myth2 will probably say that it's loading " ", instead of "Blood Swamp". You can fix that later by making a new string list tag. Unless you've made your overhead map already, the game should load up with an error message "overhead map preprocessing failed" but be otherwise normal. Now you can play body count, except that there's nobody to fight. Run around the map and see how it works. You may find glitches in passability that you'll want to fix, or other areas you'll wish to improve. You can keep making changes and testing until you're satisfied. Build a new plug-in for each new version, and delete the old one, or at least move it from the plug-ins folder.