Merging the speedmaps into the sp map database?

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## Merging the speedmaps into the sp map database?

Having the speedmap session zip files in the same directory as the main singleplayer archive zips is very annoying. Moving them away would break many links so that is no option. Adding them all to the main listing (and the Quake Injector) is not perfect because there were deathmatch map sessions. It would also mean a lot of new work to do as they would need descriptions (thankfully negke wrote short ones for most of them), screenshots et cetera.

So, I need your thoughts. Shall I go on a link breaking rampage and move them into their own directory? Or should I merge them into the main archive and have some DM maps in there for good measure?

15.11.2009 in quaddicted.com | 9 Comments »

### 9 Responses to “Merging the speedmaps into the sp map database?”

1. spy Says:
   15.11.2009 16:37

   Spirit, please don’t do it (ie merging)
   if its possible just keep ‘em into separated SM directory,

2. negke Says:
   15.11.2009 16:51

   Or put them on the main list as an addendum below all the regular maps. The deathmatch maps aren’t such a big problem then.
   Adding the SM maps to the Quake Injector seems like wasted effort anyway.

3. Spirit Says:
   15.11.2009 19:51

   The thing is that some speedmaps are of great quality, better than half of the other maps in the SP archive.

   negke, what why? The Injector is awesome and will go as far as no Quake frontend ever went. Having the SM maps would make playing them easier AND provide more maps.

4. Trinca Says:
   16.11.2009 11:06

   move them into their own directory

5. negke Says:
   16.11.2009 15:32

   Spirit: Fair enough. But then it’ll be a shitload of work defining which map is DM and which SP. It would mean opening each zip and get the information from the text file (and not all packs have one).

   I don’t see why having both SP and SM files in the same directory is annoying though. It’s all about how you integrate them into the listing.
   And would it really break so many links if you changed the directory? IIRC, there aren’t too many packs linked directly to /filebase/, only some 15 maybe. The rest was at spawnpoint/leveldesign.org

   Hi Trinca.

6. Spirit Says:
   16.11.2009 18:45

   Good call. I will check my logs.

   Check http://www.quaddicted.com/speedmapping.html though, someone already did all the categorisation work a long time ago. Wasn’t it you? Blimey!

7. Spirit Says:
   16.11.2009 19:18

   You are right, the number of external direct links is very low. Low enough to contact those site’s admins directly. :)

8. negke Says:
   16.11.2009 19:47

   Re: catalogisation
   Yes, I mean for the mixed packs.

9. erc Says:
   16.11.2009 19:57

   My log of played maps shows which packs contain sp maps and their names respectively. May send if needed.

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