Gamemode or script maker

Install

• Clone or unzip the zip file in : 'your_unreal_project'/Content
• Rename the folder to 'baseMapping' , you should know have a Content/baseMapping folder
• Start the unreal project

Initial Setup

• Rename the baseMapping folder in unreal to a name corresponding to your package : eg : vzombiesMapping
• Open ?/Generator/WBP_BaseMapConfig_Generator
• Go to Graph
• Edit CALLED_EVENT_NAME default value to an unique value of your choice
• 

Creating Placeholders

• There are some examples in Placeholders/Examples (you can duplicate them directly and edit them)
• Right click on Base_Placeholder and click "Create Child Blueprint Class"
• Open it
• Enable Show Inherited Variables
• 
• You can add config keys in the corresponding type, for example let's create a string config key
• 
• You can place it and edit it's string config (Mapper side)
• 
• Generator output :

test_C = {
    name = "test_C",
    data = {},
}
table.insert(test_C.data, {
    somestrconfig = "not_def",
})



Package.Subscribe("Load", function()
	Events.Call("BASE_MAP_CONFIG", test_C)
end)

• Gen behaviors bool : Actor Loc, Actor Rot, Actor Scale (Do you need that actor loc, rot and scale exported for that placeholder ?)

Distributing the mapping tool

• Put your unreal Mapping folder (in Content) on github
• Tell the mapper the folder name so he don't put a wrong name and breaks all references
• Small tutorial on your wiki on how to use it (placing placeholders and exporting map config)
• documentation about your placeholders

Updating the base mapping tool

• At your own risk