zr-packer

An automated Age of Empires 2 Zipped Random Map packer. This tool automatically detects changes in your RMS, SCX or SLP files and packs them into a ZR@ .rms file.

Download

https://github.com/abductedPlatypus/zr-packer/releases/download/0.0.1/zr-packer.zip

Usage

1. Unzip the zr-packer.exe into your active Script.RM folder.
2. Create a folder with your prefered mapname (without ZR@ and .rms) in that folder*
3. Place your RMS and optionally SCX and SLP files in that folder
4. Run zr-packer.exe
5. Happy editing and watch your ZR@maps appear in the Script.RM folder automatically.

*You can also make one or several folders to organize your ZR maps a bit better, and place your folders there:

MyZRMaps
  MyMap1
    MyMap1.rms
    MyMap1.scx
    15007.slp
  MyMap2
    MyMap2.rms
    MyMap2.scx
    15007.slp
    15010.slp

Build

1. Install nodejs (from https://nodejs.org/en/ - version 10.13 LTS was used during development)
2. Navigate to the folder in your favourite console
3. Run npm install
4. Run the application with node index.js to test if everything works.

Then to pack it into a exe file:

1. Install pkg (npm install -g pkg, https://www.npmjs.com/package/pkg)
2. Run pkg index.js

Authors

abductedPlatypus - Original Author