General

The maps consist of blocks, which have a standard outlook and size. They have certain dimensions and are used in certain parts of the city (slum, middle class and center). The blocks have predefined starting points, but all of them do not have to be used.

Size

The size of a map must be between 32x32 and 200x200. It is always a square and its width and height must be divisible by four. This means that valid map sizes are 32x32, 36x36, 40x40, 44x44 etc. up to 200x200.

Format

The format for the maps for Legal Crime is:

VER<version number>

XDIM <x-dimension of the map>
YDIM <y-dimension of the map>

<x-coordinate> <y-coordinate> <block number>
<x-coordinate> <y-coordinate> <block number>
<x-coordinate> <y-coordinate> <block number> etc...
-1 -1 -1

STARTPOINTS
<x-coordinate> <y-coordinate>
<x-coordinate> <y-coordinate>
<x-coordinate> <y-coordinate> etc...
-1 -1

The coordinates are always in "large city scale" and the topmost corner of the city is 0,0. The x-dimension is the northwest-southeast and the y-dimension southwest-northeast dimension of the map.

Starting points

Valid starting points within blocks can be found in the table on this page. So valid starting points in the scale of the whole city can be determined by adding the coordinates within the block to the topmost corner of the block. Note that all the starting points on a map do not have to be used.

Valid maps

• The map must be square and at least 32x32 size (the maximum size is 200x200).
• The width (and height) of the map must be divisible by 4.
• It is the responsibility of the map creator to ensure that the blocks do not overlap each other.
• The starting points in a city must be valid - they must be listed among the valid starting points within a block.
• You may check the validity of your maps with a little program that is free for you to download. You have to go into the DOS prompt and type "Checker" and the name of the map file. This program will not run in Windows, only in DOS.

Example map

Here is the map Small Town from Legal Crime...

VER01

XDIM 48
YDIM 48

BLOCKS
0 0 15
8 0 1
20 0 14
28 0 15
36 0 0
0 12 2
12 12 7
24 12 8
36 12 4
0 24 12
12 24 5
24 24 6
36 24 0
0 32 13
0 40 12
12 36 14
20 36 17
32 36 15
40 36 14
-1 -1 -1

STARTPOINTS
17 4
45 6
9 18
45 30
29 45
-1 -1

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Resources...

• James McCutcheon's Legal Crime map page
• Grendel's Legal Crime Page (includes a Legal Crime map editor!)
• Tony Salazar's Legal Crime Beta Team List

Table: the blocks in legal crime

Block number	Picture	City area	Dimension (X)	Dimension (Y)	Valid starting points
0		Middle Class	12	12	(9,6)
1		Middle Class	12	12	(9,4) (4,9) (9,9)
2		Middle Class	12	12	(9,6)
3		Center	12	12
4		Middle Class	12	12	(9,9)
5		Center	12	12
6		Center	12	12
7		Center	12	12	(9,3)
8		Center	12	12
9		Middle Class	12	12
10		Middle Class	12	12
11		Middle Class	12	12
12		Slum	12	8	(5,5) (8,5)
13		Slum	12	8	(5,5) (8,5)
14		Slum	8	12	(5,5) (8,5)
15		Slum	8	12	(3,9) (5,7)
16		Middle Class	12	12
17		Middle Class	12	12	(9,4) (4,9) (9,9)
18		Slum	4	4	(2,2)
19		Slum	4	4	(2,1)
20		Middle Class	8	8	(1,6) (6,2) (6,6)
21		Middle Class	8	8	(1,1) (6,1) (1,6)
22		Middle Class	8	8	(1,1) (1,6) (6,6)
23		Middle Class	8	8	(1,1) (6,1) (6,6)
24		Middle Class	5	5
25		Middle Class	5	5
26		Middle Class	3	4	(1,1)
27		Slum	3	3	(1,1)
28		Slum	3	3	(1,1)
29		Middle Class	4	4	(2,1)
30		Slum	3	3	(1,1)
31		Middle Class	4	3	(2,1)
32		Middle Class	5	5
33		Middle Class	12	12
34		Middle Class	1	1
35		Slum	4	4
36		Slum	4	4
37		Slum	4	4