Map Z Coordinate

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Sep 26 2014, 10:36 am
(See the best response by LordAndrew.)
It seems the Z coord for a map is the number in which it was loaded. Is there a way to code a map to have a specific Z coord?
Sep 26 2014, 11:06 am
Best response
You could name the maps in a way that they'll load in a certain order, like:

001-town.dmm
002-castle.dmm
003-dungeon.dmm

(Though, this won't work as well if a particular map has multiple Z levels within it).
Sep 26 2014, 11:57 am
You could also use AirMapster's MapName library, so as to not have to actually remember the z co-ordinate. Using this library, you could place an object on the map and use the map_Locate() proc to get a position on the map, as such:

    var turf/T = map_Locate(50,50,"Spongebob's Pineapple")
    if(T)
        src.loc = T // assuming src is a mob or obj here


Of course, you'd need to place a map_name object on the map and set the tag accordingly.