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Maps:
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More and more often you (the users) ask for premade
maps for downloading. For sure this is nothing I can do
on my own, esp. as I dont mud since I've started to
write SMM to ease my mudding;).

But if __you__ have mapped an area you are encouraged
to send in your map(s). I will provide them from my
website. Feel free to build up an own site too! If you
provide me a link, I can point back to you. I would
really appreciate it, if you would participate! I do my 
part of the job and you could join the effort at a
cheap price; you have maps ready anyway,...

You can use the export map functionality to save maps
in an export file. Later others can download the those
files and import them.


Guidelines 
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OK,.. every game has its rules;), so its more enjoyable.

1) Concerning quests
''''''''''''''''''''
Please, dont provide questing instructions with your
maps! I and you(!) dont want to spoil the efforts of
area and quest makers and I wont provide such maps from
my website. Of course there is a somehow fuzzy border
and I wont be too stringent. But for sure I cannot
accept maps with instructions: 1) go there, do that 2)
go there do this 3)...

You may also want to ask your admins, if its ok to 
provide maps, because I wont provide maps of mud, which
dont want me to do that.

2) Format
''''''''''''
Exported map files should have the extension
'.smap'. Always compress (either zip or gzip or tar.gz)
whatever you send in. If you provide more than one map
(e.g. you mapped a tower with levels 1-100, or an area
with lots of submaps) please put all maps into a
directory and send in the compressed/packed directory.

3) Additional information:
''''''''''''''''''''''''''
If you send me your maps, please provide me also some
additional information. Otherwise providing those maps
makes only limited sense.

 - creator(s):
 - contact email(s):
 * mud name:
 * mud ip and port:
 - mud base:
 - area name or describtion:
 - map name(s) and level(s):
 - map group id:
 - comments:
   
creator(s): who ever should be credited. You may give
  yourself or your group an alias/group name and still
  your real names. If you dont give this information
  nobody will be credited (I will protect your
  privacy). Please note, that I cannot support 
  harrasing, rasist, adult oriented or in 
  general offending names on my site.

contact email(s): obvious. You can leave it blank.

mud name, ip and port: obvious too. This information is
  mandatory! I you dont give or cannot give this 
  information, please tell me your reason.

mud base: if you know it, please provide it too. Muds 
  of same base often act quite the same, so its an 
  useful information.

area name or describtion: whats the name or here is 
  the area located in the mud.

map name(s) and level(s): the names and levels of
  the maps you provide.

map group id: give maps, that will work together the
  same map group id. So people know, that they can
  use maps with the same id problemless together 
  (e.g. mapped city and outlands and exits match)

comments: I will provide your comments from the website 
  too. But, please, dont write books.



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