Map Merger

Before any change to a map, it is good to use the Map Merger tools. What these do is cut down the number of lines which Dream Maker thinks have changed, since it usually interprets any change to the map as a rewrite of all ~8000 lines.

The Map Merger tools presently only work for windows as they utilize .bat files.

If you have difficulty using these tools, ask for help in #coderbus

Using the tools

1. Install Java	If you don't have Java already installed it can be downloaded from: [1]
2. PATH Java	To test if Java is in your PATH, open Git Bash and type "Java". If it says "unknown command" you will need to add JAVA/bin to your PATH. See here for how: [2]
3. Prepare Maps	Run "Prepare Maps.bat" in the tools/mapmerge/ directory.
4. Edit your map	Make your changes to the map here. Remember to save them!
5. Clean map	Run "Run Map Merge.bat" in the tools/mapmerge/ directory. Don't worry if it says there are ~8000 differences, just ignore that for now.
7. Check differences	Use your application of choice to look at the differences between revisions of your code. If it's reading ~8000 line differences then you've done something wrong, go back and try again.
8. Commit	Your map is now ready to be committed, rejoice and wait for conflicts.

Contribution guides
General	Hosting a server, Setting up git, Guide to working with tgstation as an upstream repository, Downloading the source code, Guide to contributing to the game, Reporting issues, Game resources category, Guide to changelogs
Database (MySQL)	Setting up the database, MySQL
Coding	Coding standards, Understanding SS13 code, SS13 for experienced programmers, Binary flags‎, Getting Your Pull Accepted, Text Formatting
Mapping	Guide to mapping, Map merger
Spriting	Guide to spriting
Wiki	Guide to contributing to the wiki, Wikicode, Maintainer Assignments