- Jan 28, 2022
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Hi everyone,
I've looked around and I can't find a solution to this issue which I'm sure many of you have faced with trying to repackage your maps, so I thought I'd ask for help here.
As part of the criteria for submitting a map for testing as layed out in the map test guide, we need to repack our maps.
The guide on how to do this (https://tf2maps.net/threads/repacking-your-maps.24822/) says to use the BSPZip executable in the tf>bin directory. In order to execute this program, the guide says to shift-right-click in an empty space and select “Open Command Window Here”.
Here lies the problem.
I am running windows 10 on my machine, as I am sure many of you are. The guide for repacking our maps was published in July of 2015. Microsoft has continued to fade out the Command Prompt in favor of changing to PowerShell.
When I shift-right-click, there is no option to "Open Command Window Here”, only "Open PowerShell Window Here". I have tried following the instructions in the guide but doing them in PowerShell instead, but I keep getting an error where the BSPZip is not recognised properly and the command fails to execute.
Previously, I was able to repackage my maps with no problem by opening a Command Window by adding 'Open command window here' to the folder context menu, however I am working off a different machine and doing this is extremely risky as you can potentially brick your machine.
How are people repacking their maps in the current day? What's the best way for a person to repack and compress their .bsp files in Windows 10 or 11?
Thank you.
I've looked around and I can't find a solution to this issue which I'm sure many of you have faced with trying to repackage your maps, so I thought I'd ask for help here.
As part of the criteria for submitting a map for testing as layed out in the map test guide, we need to repack our maps.
The guide on how to do this (https://tf2maps.net/threads/repacking-your-maps.24822/) says to use the BSPZip executable in the tf>bin directory. In order to execute this program, the guide says to shift-right-click in an empty space and select “Open Command Window Here”.
Here lies the problem.
I am running windows 10 on my machine, as I am sure many of you are. The guide for repacking our maps was published in July of 2015. Microsoft has continued to fade out the Command Prompt in favor of changing to PowerShell.
When I shift-right-click, there is no option to "Open Command Window Here”, only "Open PowerShell Window Here". I have tried following the instructions in the guide but doing them in PowerShell instead, but I keep getting an error where the BSPZip is not recognised properly and the command fails to execute.
Previously, I was able to repackage my maps with no problem by opening a Command Window by adding 'Open command window here' to the folder context menu, however I am working off a different machine and doing this is extremely risky as you can potentially brick your machine.
How are people repacking their maps in the current day? What's the best way for a person to repack and compress their .bsp files in Windows 10 or 11?
Thank you.
