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dds,Here it will place the Textures
Maps
Obj, Here it will place the StaticMeshes
Rsk, Here it will place the SkeletalMeshes
Wav, Here it will place the Sounds


Just click Load and Export all Packages and let the program process all the packages..
This will take some time to complete.

  You've done such a good job! gotta love the obj. export part the materials are really open and truly easier to navigate thru and import in literally any 3D editor.

Does the game client work by itself? I mean, have you tried starting the game, and maybe even opening a map (e.g. typing  "start bridge" in the console) thru the game itself?

Just came back from work, as a matter of things i actually have a pretty small amount of spare time.

With AARE you can extract most objects, textures to *.dds, and Meshes to *.obj.
Perhaps you can add the objects from 28x that you are missing direct into you level(map)

I hope to complete the missing components later on this month, and to a proper release of a AARS(AA Recording Studio) including a new version of AARE and other tools I've utilized though the years

That is a solution for sure, but it really depends on the amount of materials he wants to include in his map (and keep in mind that it will make your file size grow quite fast). Also, those materials can be re-packed up in a package and included in a mAAp release, so they can be used in other maps aswell. (mAAp already features some 2.8.5 ported materials, there's a -285 tagged package for sound, meshes and textures).

Btw kudos for your work, you're talented

Have you given your terrain a layer with some sort of texture to start with? The picture doesn't show layers info so i can't tell. Don't forget to hit the Build all button when you assign new layers because otherwise you'll just see a wireframe object.

This is a beautiful tutorial if you have any doubts about those kind of things (and it really explains a lot of things,  - especially technical matter - down the way).

http://manual.americasarmy.com/index.php/Dusk_Tutorial

i know i alreaddy converted to a .txt file but without the 2.5 editor i can not copy back to a editor to finish the map

Not sure if you read and/or took a look at my post above.  Are you Patterson from 75thr? Is the map actually yours? Cause to me the pic you posted look very close to that specific map.

Now i see...i recall of this map. It's called Camp Gentry i think isn't it? It would be worthy, as it is a whole pack of training fields and exercises areas. Some things probably wouldn't be available or yet available but with limited features (e.g. humvees). Considering the limits of the 2.5 packages you'll probably also fall short of several static meshes and some textures too.

P.s. of course i'm looking at it as a squad training map, it's way huge to be a multiplayer one (except if you drive through on a hummer, and you would still take quite some time).

Btw, would you actually be willing to make it completely once again? Except for the terrain (using Eliz tool) quite a lot of the remaining looks way too modern to be part of the 2.5 packages. And honestly you can't ask the players to download a whole lot of additional data that's used in one map only, also because if i were to ask for downloading further data, it would be in a wider fashion and not limited to training scenarios materials, which are useful but up to a certain point - unless people find Camp Gentry entertaining as a multiplayer map (and despite its size, it might actually be).

The editor is still private, who originally gave me the editor asked for keeping it private (which means given to thrusted people only). Just prove your skill and especially care about quality.

2.5 Editor is 'private', maybe Koden can help you to convert the map

somethings in 2.8 aren't avaliabe in 2.5 resources and the file names are different, that's where you have to look while converting your map, I mean, remove resources that only exist in 2.8, find in what 2.5 packages some resources are in and then find how to map with 2.8 ED to 2.5, ex:use UTPT to look into the 2.5 pakages, when u found what your're looking for, copy the 2.8 file, name it as the 2.5 file and then use that one in the 2.8 editor,  I made a simple/noob map with 2.8 editor and then converted it to 2.5 with Eliz converter, worked fine

sry for any language error or if the text is confuse,  it's 5 AM here

http://aao25.com/maap/2-8-map-converting/45/
http://aao25.com/maap/2-5-map-made-with-2-8-editor/

I think i've already wrote this somewhere in this forum...anyway, packages starting with a single-letter with no digit in front of should be fine for converting your map with Eliz tool without much hassle. Avoid using AI (bots), 2.8.5 one can't be ported in 2.5 and anyway even the 2.5 counterpart is rather useless.

Btw, if you look at your sound, static mesh and texture folder you'll notice you have a s-285, a m-285 and a t-285...a few bits of the 2.8.5 materials ported, if you need them (and before you ask, you can't port all of them, it's a mess).

It is true that it is rather disturbing conversion 2.8.5> 2.5. Software and must be converted.
Editor for 2.5, I think the version is private to avoid mass distrubution. So mappers Reserved elite or those showing devotion?

Also, remember that it is the community that makes to live 2.5, then it will anytime soon blockages for the creation, the community will be less map.
You see? Of course, this is my opinion, and I hope not to attract the wrath of the moderators

I always do or bring a little something for the games I liked (level design, texturing, modeling) ex: NWN 1 and 2, dod, dod source

I do not know if it is possible that a benevolent soul can deliver packages of conversion, or the dev team leaves the editor out of his safe

Have you taken a look at the server list? Barely a handful of custom maps get actually played every day (and by a tiny amount of players). Custom maps are worthy, but let's not exhaggerate how much they're worth to the game itself (or rather to the players). I would love to see em played but they aren't, really.

You used to create maps/levels for NWN1? That's cool, i pretty much started there aswell. 

Shapo Koden, I must say that I'm surprised how siriously you doing your new job here

I would have posted the same, even if i weren't a moderator...