OpenDAoC-BuildNav

A fork of the buildnav tool from the uthgard-opensource repository, originally created by thekroko.

How it works

1. The tool reads files from DAoC’s zones folder.
2. The processed data is immediately fed into Recast to generate navigation meshes.
3. The navigation meshes are used by the game server via Detour (needs to be built separately).

Recast integration

Recast is included as a precompiled executable in the base directory.
The base directory is copied to the output directly when the project is built.

It can also be used to inspect meshes:

1. Open buildnav.exe in the output directory.
2. Select "Tile Mesh" as the sample.
3. Select any generated *.gset as the input mesh.
4. The corresponding *.nav will also be loaded.

Usage instructions

1. Build and run buildnav.exe --daoc=<gamedir>. Use either --all=true, or --zones="id1,id2..." and/or --regions="id1,id2...".
2. Copy the generated *.nav files from the output directory into your server's /pathing directory.

Output folder structure

bin/Release/.../  
├── OpenDAoC-BuildNav.exe  
└── base/                  # Copied from `base`  
    ├── buildnav.exe       # Pre-compiled (and slighly tweaked) Recast executable.  
    └── zones/             # Generated intermediaty files and navigation meshes (*.nav)