PB4 Bug: AIP Autoreg files and MPI

[Steeveeo]

A bug that could use some fixing:

aip_<name>.autoreg files do not work for MPI AIP listings, only IA. Needs some looking in to if this was not intentional.

[GSH]

Note: if you're using a custom aiplist.txt file on a map, that overrides the autoreg files.

-- GSH

[Steeveeo]

Im not using custom maps (stated many times before, out of the scope of SRV), and I had to resort to the aiplist.txt method AFTER I found that autoregs do not work for MPI (not specifying a custom one, I mean I made an override by copying and modifying the file for the Beta phase of testing to still work). Having no custom aiplist.txt and only having the aip_<name>.autoreg files do not work to have the custom AIPs show up in MPI, only IA. And since it was said that autoreg files were supposed to kill the need for such files as aiplist.txt, ia_aiplist.txt, recylist.txt, etc, you can see where I found a problem.

Just trying to make that a bit more clear.

[mrtwosheds]

so why does pb4 list aips for mpi then?

[GSH]

I believe it's because aiplist.txt was deleted, but resurrected by accident. (Look in the patch13.pak). If it's present, it ignored the autoreg files.

Next full build (pb4a) will fix this by deleting aiplist.txt

-- GSH

[wug]

Sorry, it was my fault.  I'm glad Steeveeo caught the problem.

[GENERAL MANSON*]

Sorry, it was my fault.  I'm glad Steeveeo caught the problem.

About time.

[Warfreak]

0_O, that explains why Wug's was working this entire time 

[mrtwosheds]

This sort of links to my current point of confusion.
My 3rd race can use just about all of the stock maps, except the mpi maps for a variety of reasons, Aips/path points etc etc.
Can anyone think of a way to Not display non Legions Of skaro mpi maps in the map list, while retaining all the other strat/dm/ctf maps?

[Warfreak]

That is a good questions....... I know you can now avoid ALL maps, but each section of the maps13 folder i think cannot be selected individually......

Wait, try this in the .cfg:

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AddDirRecurse("@rootdir\maps13\Missions\Multiplayer\ST");
AddDirRecurse("@rootdir\maps13\Missions\Multiplayer\DM");
AddDirRecurse("@rootdir\maps13\Missions\Multiplayer\CTF");
// AddDirRecurse("@rootdir\maps13")


That SHOULD only include the Strat, Dm, and Ctf maps from the stock selection. 

[GSH]

Warfreak - sorry, but I don't think that'll work. The logic BZ2 uses is roughly this:

ForEach AddDirRecurse entry
- Take that path, add "Missions/Mutiplayer"
- Find all .bzn files under there, add to list

Your entries have no way to specify Missions/Multiplayer to it.

-- GSH

[Warfreak]

That's actually what i was afraid of, thanks for verifying GSH.

[mrtwosheds]

Using mm5 I can do this to remove the mpi maps.

RenameEX("bzone.cfg", "bzoneLOS.cfg", "bzonebak.cfg");
RenameEX("maps13\Missions\Multiplayer\mpi", "Los\Missions\Multiplayer\mpi", "Los\mpi");
RenameEX("maps13\Missions\Multiplayer\3rdParty", "Los\Missions\Multiplayer\3rdParty", "Los\3rdParty");

It also removes other 3rdParty maps, attempting to go further into the dir's to renameEX just "Greenhearts Map Pack", did not work.
I wonder if it has anything to do with the spaces in the folder names?

[CmptrWz]

The rename command passes things to an internal command that does not like spaces, apparently. I may be able to fix that.

[mrtwosheds]

Or someone could remove the spaces in pb4a