BatchMap version 1.0  .MAP -> .BSP front end
                        (C) Copyright 1996 Darrell Esau

WHAT IS IT?

Have you ever had 2 or 3 fairly large .maps to process, each one taking an
hour or two?  You know that each of the three utilities will take 30 minutes
or so to run.  So you start QBsp and let it run...come back half an hour later
and start Light...come back half an hour later and start Vis.  Then you do it
all over again with the remaining .maps.  Ok...maybe you've made a batch file
to run all three utils at once...but you still have to run that batch file
on each .map.  I got tired of doing that, so I wrote BatchMap.  BatchMap will
allow you to process up to 30 different .maps, all with their own separate
command line arguments.  You can load BatchMap up, input the desired command
line arguments, and let it go.  When you come back hours later, it'll have
processed each .map with it's own arguments and have each .bsp waiting for
you with a little ribbon on....well...no ribbon.

SO HOW DO I RUN IT?

Just put the BatchMap.exe file in whatever directory you would like, and type
BatchMap.  Oh...give it a few .maps to chew on.
  ie:  BATCHMAP JRBASE1.MAP COM28.MAP WOOD.MAP
BatchMap needs a config file to run.  It's just a text file with all your own
personal settings in it.  If it doesn't find one residing in it's directory,
it'll ask if you want it to create one.  After it creates a config file, it'll
ask you where you keep your QBsp.exe, Vis.exe, and Light.exe utilities.  It'll
also ask you where you want your .bsp files dumped to.
After you give it all the information it wants, it'll give you the menu screen.
From here, you can turn the command line args on and off by pressing the
letter corresponding to each arg.  If the argument needs additional information,
such as -threads, you will be prompted to put in the info.  You can scroll
through the supplied .maps by pressing the N key for next, or the P key for
previous.
There are several other options you can select for each .map...such as weather
or not to delete the .h1, .h2, .prt, and .pts files, or weather or not to run
Vis or Light....
You can change the output directory, or the utility directory from here as
well.
If you like the current settings and would like to set them as default, just
press the S key to save.  If you want to pull up the default settings for the
current .map, just hit the R key for restore.  You can also redirect the
screen output to file (so you won't miss any of the cool errors that QBsp will
give you), just select that option, and put in the name of the output text
file.
A word on redirecting:
I just used the DOS double greater than symbol (>>) to redirect, so any text
will be appended on the file if it already exists.  If you use the same file
for redirection, you will want to delete it after each use, or it'll get quite
large.  
If you chicken out and decide not to run the .maps, just hit the Q key and
you get dumped out to DOS.

COMPATIBILITY:

Will it work on my Power Mac?
NO...unless you're an idiot with an emulator...in which case you're just in
denial and really wish you had a PC.

It was written for DOS so all you Windows-haters would be able to use it.
If you do use Windows, you can drag multiple .map files and drop them on the
BatchMap icon.
If you have a fairly late DOS (5.0?) and a computer with ample resources you
should be Ok.  I believe you need at least 16 megs of RAM to process larger
.maps...that's all I've got and it runs fine for me.

BUGS/BUG REPORTING/TECH SUPPORT:

If you've got any questions, or found any bugs, just mail them to:
              desau@toocool.itslab.calpoly.edu
There shouldn't be any bugs, but hey, who's perfect?  If you find a problem,
email it to me and I'll try to fix it and send a "closer to perfect" copy
back to you.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

If you use the program for more than 3 days, you are required to register it
for $299.95.    :)
Actually...like any good utility, it's free.
If you use it a lot, and would like to compensate me for my pain and agony
of programming it, just send anything to:
   Darrell Esau
   805 Boysen #13
   San Luis Obispo, CA 93405

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
I'm just a poor, starving college student at Cal Poly, SLO.  Naw...life's not
so bad...
if you wanna check out my web page, go to:  http://toocool.itslab.calpoly.edu/~desau

ADDITIONAL CREDITS:
Scott McNutt for testing.  Check out SM Levels at: http://www.best.com/~smmcnutt
Scott Lyon for testing.  Check out the Gamers Corner at: http://www.cyberlynk.com/~scottl
id Software for the awesome game, and for making it so easy to edit.

DISCLAIMER:
BatchMap is provided as is, and the user accepts any and all risks of using it.


NOTICE OF COPYRIGHT:

QUAKE is a registered trademark of id Software.
QBsp, Vis, and Light are all property of id Software.
BatchMap is Copyright 1996 by Darrell Esau