Multiple server maps?

[kieran]

Hello MTA community  (And SAMP) I recently started a server and I am currently learning LUA through YouTube videos and editing resources!  but I have stumbled into a problem...

 

I have created 2 bases, both rather large, the problem is they are 2 different .map files, is there a way I may merge them?  I have tried simply copying it over and changing item IDs so no conflicts were there... But no luck!

 

 

please help! thanks  

Edited June 6, 2017 by kieran

[Captain Cody]

Keep the item IDs and stuff the same.

[kieran]

12 hours ago, CodyJ(L) said:

Keep the item IDs and stuff the same.

Hey man, thanks for the fast reply! :D but can you explain this a bit more?

Do I need to just copy the .map over and add it to the .xml to fetch it or copy and paste the .map under the already loaded one? if the last one, should I use new <map> tags or keep it inside one <map> tag?  

 

Oh! and another sort of unrelated mapping question.... I am using the item "gnhtelgrnd_lvs" to build bases with as it is a good big concrete texture and takes up small space....  But it doesn't load from a far distance and I have placed it where I deleted a building on default map, how would I get it to load faster so it wasn't a giant hole from far away?

 

 

Thanks again mate  

[Captain Cody]

Combine them under same<map/> tag, and use LODs

setLowLODElement

[kieran]

8 minutes ago, CodyJ(L) said:

Combine them under same<map/> tag, and use LODs

setLowLODElement

Thanks so much buddy!   Turns out I was editing the wrong map...