Converting original RA maps to OpenRA

SteamsDev · Soldier **Joined**: 12 Mar 2017

So I'm on Ubuntu 16.04 and I want to port an original RA .mpr map into OpenRA. The commands on Github don't seem to work and all I can see in ~\.openra is what I created when playing. Is there anything I can do?

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pchote · Rocket Infantry **Joined**: 06 Feb 2015

The utility will output files in the current working directory. If you run it from the (read-only) install directory then the output will disappear into the void.

Here's an example (assuming Linux, since you mention ~/.openra)

Code:

paul@ubuntu-gnome-vm:~/mapexample$ pwd
/home/paul/mapexample
paul@ubuntu-gnome-vm:~/mapexample$ ls
123100ea.mpr
paul@ubuntu-gnome-vm:~/mapexample$ mono /usr/lib/openra/OpenRA.Utility.exe ra --import-ra-map 123100ea.mpr
123100ea.oramap saved.
paul@ubuntu-gnome-vm:~/mapexample$ ls
123100ea.mpr 123100ea.oramap

You can then move the oramap to the normal map directory.

SteamsDev · Soldier **Joined**: 12 Mar 2017

Cool. Thank you!

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