[Help] how do i change a map's name?

[darkfuryex]

i have searched the forum and found that u need hex editor to edit it..but after i edited the map name using hex editor and when i load the map on local area games the system will pop up a error saying "the map is not found etc etc" but the name of the map is changed..help pls how do i edit the name without the error "map not found"

edit: more info..the map name is xxxV3.2Beta and by editting it i modded it to xxxV3.2.1 Beta and when i loaded it on local games it says map not found but i can see the edited name..weird..help pls

[Ozzapoo]

i have searched the forum and found that u need hex editor to edit it..but after i edited the map name using hex editor and when i load the map on local area games the system will pop up a error saying "the map is not found etc etc" but the name of the map is changed..help pls how do i edit the name without the error "map not found"

edit: more info..the map name is xxxV3.2Beta and by editting it i modded it to xxxV3.2.1 Beta and when i loaded it on local games it says map not found but i can see the edited name..weird..help pls

The process is a bit more complicated than that... You increased the length of the name. So you have to remove the same number of bytes from the 0s.

So if I change "MapName" to "MapNamee", i have to remove one of the 0s from the end of the 512-byte heder, because I increased the length +1.

[darkfuryex]

i have searched the forum and found that u need hex editor to edit it..but after i edited the map name using hex editor and when i load the map on local area games the system will pop up a error saying "the map is not found etc etc" but the name of the map is changed..help pls how do i edit the name without the error "map not found"

edit: more info..the map name is xxxV3.2Beta and by editting it i modded it to xxxV3.2.1 Beta and when i loaded it on local games it says map not found but i can see the edited name..weird..help pls

The process is a bit more complicated than that... You increased the length of the name. So you have to remove the same number of bytes from the 0s.

So if I change "MapName" to "MapNamee", i have to remove one of the 0s from the end of the 512-byte heder, because I increased the length +1.

oh i see..by the way issit 1 0s or 0s?? cause evertime i insert 1 thing 2 digit comes up...its 2 right

[Ozzapoo]

Uhm...Use the hex code on the left. Don't enter it on the right.

[darkfuryex]

Uhm...Use the hex code on the left. Don't enter it on the right.

haha thanks dude i got it..btw ignore my previous question..i realize i was asking a dumb one haha sorry xP