Dmap (console command)

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Description

This command compiles a level so it can be played.

Usage

At the console type...

dmap [Option] [Filename]

Parameters

• [Option] - Optional compilation filter.
  • editorOutput - Converts messages to the DoomEdit output window.
  • draw - Not functional.
  • lightCarve - Split polygons along light volume edges.
  • glView - Not functional.
  • noAAS - Doesn't create AAS files.
  • noCarve - Doesn't cut any surfaces as if they had the noFragment global keyword.
  • noClipSides - Doesn't clip overlaping solid brushes.
  • noCM - Doesn't create collision map.
  • noCurves - Makes curves invisible but their collision model is still generated.
  • noFlood - Skips the flooding of the level allowing it to have leaks.
  • noLightCarve - Doesn't split polygons based on light volume edges. Default behaviour.
  • noModels - Not functional.
  • noOpt - Doesn't merge/remove redundant polygons.
  • noTJunc - Doesn't create T-Junctions and also auto-forces noOpt.
  • v - Shows additional information whilst compiling.
  • verboseEntities - Shows additional information on entities like removal of degenerate polygons.
  • shadowOpt [int] - Sets the static shadow computation optimisation type.
    • 0 - No optimization.
    • 1 - SO_MERGE_SURFACES. Default behaviour.
    • 2 - SO_CULL_OCCLUDED.
    • 3 - SO_CLIP_OCCLUDERS.
    • 4 - SO_CLIP_SILS.
    • 5 - SO_SIL_OPTIMIZE.

dmap shadowopt 3 <mapname>

• [Filename] - Name of .MAP file (without the extension). If your map is in a subfolder of the /maps directory you will need to include the relative path to it, for instance:

dmap <subfolder>/<mapname>

Notes

This command will take a .MAP file and generate a .CM, .PROC and sometimes one or more .AAS files. See also the map formats page and the testmap console command.