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Original Comm-Bat Map Pack

What Is This?
A compilation of all the original, commercially-released Comm-Bat maps made for Rise of the Triad.

Why Did You Do This?
Because Night Dive Studios either forgot to do it, or simply didn't care to, I guess?

As I'm sure some of you are aware, the current Comm-Bat map pool consists of 10 maps:

• 3 Maps from The HUNT Begins (Shareware Episode)
  
• 2 Maps from Dark War (Standard Edition)
  
• 1 Map from Dark War (Super Triad CD or Powerpack)
  
• 2 Maps from The Ohio RTC Pack (BBS-exclusive)
  
• 2 Maps from Ludicrous Edition

Considering that the original game, without any add-ons, came with three times as many Comm-Bat maps, well… yeah. That just doesn't work. So, I took literally a few minutes to combine "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚎.𝚛𝚝𝚌" and "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚎𝙴𝚇.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡" to make the "ultimate commercial map pack".

What All is Included in This Map Pack?

• 8 Maps from The HUNT Begins (Shareware Episode)
  
• 22 Maps from Dark War (Standard Edition)
  
• 10 Maps from Dark War (Super Triad CD or Powerpack)
  
• 14 Maps from Dark War (Site License CD)
  
• 3 Maps from The HUNT Begins (Deluxe Edition)
  
• 2 Maps from Ludicrous Edition

Where are the Reject Pack and Ohio RTC Pack Levels?
Since they weren't available commercially and released on their own, they aren't included here.

You can, however, find that map pack over here.

How to I Actually Use This?
There are a couple of ways to do this. One is a bit more "old-school" than the other, but it works.

This first method is basically for "preview" purposes. It's no different than opening the existing 𝚛𝚝𝚌 maps and testing them.

1. Subscribe to this map pack to actually download it.
   
2. Once it's downloaded, navigate to your Workshop folder for RoTT:LE and run a search for "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚏𝚏.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡".
   (Typically "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\1421490" under Windows.)
   
3. Copy that file into your Saved Games folder.
   (Typically "C:\Users\[username]\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\Rise of the Triad - Ludicrous Edition\" under Windows.)
   
4. Open the Map Editor and click "File -> Open Mapset In… -> Saved Games Dir"
   
5. Open the file "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚏𝚏.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡", pick a map, and test run it in Comm-Bat Mode.

This second method is… questionable. Since the game doesn't currently allow custom Comm-Bat map packs, you're going to be overriding your existing Multiplayer map pack. Sounds scary, I know. But, I'll walk you through it.

Please note: if you modify your game, you do so at your own discretion. I cannot and will not be held responsible if something goes wrong on your end.
(But of course, you can always uninstall and reinstall or "Check Integrity" if something goes wrong, so.)

1. Subscribe to this map pack to actually download it.
   
2. Once it's downloaded, navigate to your Workshop folder for RoTT:LE and run a search for "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚏𝚏.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡".
   (Typically "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\1421490" under Windows.)
   
3. Grab the file "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚏𝚏.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡" and put it into your RoTT:LE "Assets" folder.
   (Typically "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Rise of the Triad - Ludicrous Edition\assets" under Windows.)
   
4. Locate the file "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚎𝙴𝚇.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡" within that folder and rename it to anything. Please, do not delete it.
   (I'd recommend remaning it to "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚎𝙴𝚇.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡.𝚘𝚕𝚍" or something similar, for convenience.)
   
5. Rename "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚘𝚏𝚏.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡" to "𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚎𝙴𝚇.𝚛𝚝𝚌𝚡".
   
6. With all that done, open RoTT:LE and go to Comm-Bat Game.

Using this method, all options should work, provided other players are using the exact same version of the map pack. I tested this in LAN Mode and it worked just fine. (Luckily, the game is too "dumb" to realize the map pack was modified.)

Issues and Bugs

• These maps are provided as-is. They were imported directly from the official 𝚁𝚃𝙲 files found in the "Assets" folder and the only changes made were to the metadata to add the map authors and "campaigns". Some maps may not work correctly, but I genuinely have no idea.
  
• The maps are internally categorized as "Normal" maps rather than "Comm-Bat" maps. The Ludicrous Edition-exclusive maps have also been recategorized as "Normal" maps. This was done to maintain proper map order and categorize them into "Campaigns". For the end user, this means absolutely nothing. All they'll see is 59 maps in order of release. However, it's possible that it may confuse the game at some point down the road. If that happens, I'll make sure to update the map pack accordingly.
  
• Due to how the Multiplayer map list currently works, maps aren't categorized. It's just a raw list of 59 maps. I can't do anything about this. Sorry.

Credits and Legal Stuff
Original maps conceptualized and created by William Scarboro, Tom Hall, Mark Dochtermann, Joe Siegler, Joe Selinske, and/or Jim Dose for the Developers of Incredible Power and are copyright 1994-1996 Apogee Entertainment.

Original Ludicrous Edition maps created by Lexi Mayfield for Night Dive Studios and are copyright 2023 Apogee Entertainment.

Maps compiled in their unaltered forms by Jo Li KMC for entertainment purposes only.