diff --git a/includes/maputils.h b/includes/maputils.h
index 9d9a4ff..b462ef2 100644
--- a/includes/maputils.h
+++ b/includes/maputils.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ typedef struct s_mapdata
 	char	*EA_texture;
 	int		f_color;
 	int		c_color;
+	int		mapheight;
 	char	**map;
 	char	**mapflood;
 	bool	isvalid;
diff --git a/ressources/testmap.cub b/ressources/testmap.cub
index f83f2a9..4660b9f 100644
--- a/ressources/testmap.cub
+++ b/ressources/testmap.cub
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ EA      ./path_to_the_east_texture
 F 220,100,0
 C 225,30,0
 
-1111111111111111111111111
-1000000000110000000000001
-1011000001110000000000001
-1001000000000000000000001
+        1111111111111111111111111
+        1000000000110000000000001
+        1011000001110000000000001
+        1001000000000000000000001
 111111111011000001110000000000001
-100000000011000001110111111111111
+10000000001100000111011111D111111
 11110111111111011100000010001
 11110111111111011101010010001
 11000000110101011100000010001
diff --git a/src/map/map_checker.c b/src/map/map_checker.c
index c77b51b..cf74bfb 100644
--- a/src/map/map_checker.c
+++ b/src/map/map_checker.c
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 /*   By: tchampio <tchampio@student.42lehavre.      +#+  +:+       +#+        */
 /*                                                +#+#+#+#+#+   +#+           */
 /*   Created: 2025/06/06 17:54:42 by tchampio          #+#    #+#             */
-/*   Updated: 2025/06/16 17:03:00 by tchampio         ###   ########.fr       */
+/*   Updated: 2025/06/17 16:33:43 by tchampio         ###   ########.fr       */
 /*                                                                            */
 /* ************************************************************************** */
 
 #include "../../includes/maputils.h"
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "../../includes/libft.h"
 
@@ -110,11 +111,10 @@ bool	add_textures(int fd, t_mapdata *map)
 		line = get_next_line(fd);
 	}
 	free(line);
-	print_mapdata(map);
 	return (true);
 }
 
-bool	check_filename(char *file)
+bool	check_filename(t_mapdata *map, char *file)
 {
 	int		filename_size;
 	int		i;
@@ -133,17 +133,76 @@ bool	check_filename(char *file)
 	}
 	if (ft_strncmp(end, ".cub", 5))
 		return (false);
-	else
-		return (true);
+	map->filename = ft_strdup(file);
+	return (true);
+}
+
+void	free_tab(char **tab)
+{
+	int	i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (tab[i])
+	{
+		free(tab[i]);
+		i++;
+	}
+	free(tab);
+}
+
+void	get_map_height(t_mapdata *map)
+{
+	int		fd;
+	char	**splitted;
+	char	*line;
+	int		i;
+	int		count;
+
+	fd = open(map->filename, O_RDONLY);
+	line = get_next_line(fd);
+	splitted = ft_split(line, ' ');
+	i = 0;
+	count = 0;
+	while (splitted[i] && splitted[i][0] != '1')
+	{
+		free_tab(splitted);
+		free(line);
+		line = get_next_line(fd);
+		i++;
+		splitted = ft_split(line, ' ');
+	}
+	free_tab(splitted);
+	while (line)
+	{
+		free(line);
+		count++;
+		line = get_next_line(fd);
+	}
+	map->mapheight = count + 1;
+	close(fd);
 }
 
 void	populate_maps(t_mapdata *map, int fd)
 {
 	char	*line;
+	int		i;
 
+	get_map_height(map);
+	ft_printf("%d\n", map->mapheight);
+	map->map = malloc(sizeof(char *) * map->mapheight);
+	if (!map->map)
+		return ;
+	map->mapflood = malloc(sizeof(char *) * map->mapheight);
+	if (!map->mapflood)
+		return ;
 	line = get_next_line(fd);
+	ft_printf("%s", line);
+	i = 0;
 	while (line)
 	{
+		map->map[i] = ft_strdup(line);
+		map->mapflood[i] = ft_strdup(line);
+		i++;
 		free(line);
 		line = get_next_line(fd);
 	}
@@ -152,17 +211,28 @@ void	populate_maps(t_mapdata *map, int fd)
 
 bool	check_walls(int fd, t_mapdata *map)
 {
-	bool	last_first;
-
-	populate_maps(map, fd);
+	(void)fd;
+	ft_printf("%d\n", map->mapheight);
 	return (true);
 }
 
+void print_map(char **map)
+{
+	int		i;
+
+	i = 0;
+	while (map && map[i])
+	{
+		ft_printf("%s", map[i]);
+		i++;
+	}
+}
+
 bool	check_cubfile(char *file, t_mapdata *map)
 {
 	int	fd;
 
-	if (!check_filename(file))
+	if (!check_filename(map, file))
 		return (ft_strlcpy(map->error, "File is not a .cub file", 25), false);
 	fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
@@ -172,9 +242,12 @@ bool	check_cubfile(char *file, t_mapdata *map)
 				"Map started before all the textures", 37), false);
 	if (map->error[0])
 		return (close(fd), false);
-	if (!check_walls(fd, map))
-		return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error,
-				"Map is malformed (invalid chars or missing walls)", 51), false);
 	close(fd);
+	fd = open(file, O_RDONLY);
+	populate_maps(map, fd);
+	//if (!check_walls(fd, map))
+	//	return (close(fd), ft_strlcpy(map->error,
+	//			"Map is malformed (invalid chars or missing walls)", 51), false);
+	print_map(map->map);
 	return (true);
 }
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