[Map] Kurram (2km) [WIP]

[Rudd]

if you follow this tut - you can go quite a while

its adding new kinds of UG that really piss the editor off, or when it recalculate memory usage

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f189-m ... rowth.html

just be patient with the editor, if you say, add a new geometry, give it about 15 seconds once its done to calm down and you'll get less crashes

[=]H[= JakCurse]

Yeah, I've noticed that I crash a hell of a lot less if I only work with one type at a time. Making some headway now ^^ Are buildings and such done in the level editor?

[Rudd]

yep, level editor is for statics, gameplayobjects (do that near the end mate), ambient objects (sounds, birds etc) etc.

[=]H[= JakCurse]

Yeah, roads is going to be a fun part How much undergrowth is appropriate, I mean, I don't really want ANY undergrowth higher up on my hills, if I were to just place rocks up there and nothing else, would that be alright?

[Rudd]

it would probably be fine, though the method that myself and others use is this

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f189-m ... nment.html

this has the advantage of matching detailmaps to undergrowth, and undergrowth to overgrowth

[=]H[= JakCurse]

gnyaaaah, complexity!

[Rudd]

its really simple


get your terrain basically how its gonna be

run bf2_tpaint so generate your detailtextures and colourtextures

terrain editor

set your ground textures, steep, high, low

go to undergrowth

import detailmaps

then exit the editor

copy the undergrowth.raw to the overgrowth folder, delete overgrowth.raw, rename undergrowth.raw to overgrowth.raw

reload map in the editor, and presto, you have the basis for your maps overgrowth and overgrowth, and it all matches your terrain's features

[=]H[= JakCurse]

Hrm. I'll look into it! I'm noticing that whenever there's terrain in between me and the undergrowths, I see a high brightness version of it THROUGH the terrain, is this normal?

I also can't seem to place two types of undergrowth in the same place :S

[AFsoccer]

H[= JakCurse;1392201']Hrm. I'll look into it! I'm noticing that whenever there's terrain in between me and the undergrowths, I see a high brightness version of it THROUGH the terrain, is this normal?

Yeah, that's normal in Editor and it will be fine in-game. Although its a trade-off, the way to get rid of it looking like that in Editor is to switch from high texture to regular texture viewing (go to render -> texture mode instead of render -> detail texture mode).

I also can't seem to place two types of undergrowth in the same place :S

You can't place two types of UG or OG on the same square, but there are two solutions:

1. Click on render -> undergrowth mode so you can see the squared off undergrowth colors and then paint interconnecting squares where you want the two types to merge.

2. Create a new UG type that has a mixture of the two types you're trying to merge, then use that new UG for the transition areas.

This goes for OG too.

[=]H[= JakCurse]

Thanks!


When generating an overgrowth atlas;

Ignored Warning[Overgrowth] : Overgrowth atlas generation failed
Ignored Warning[TextureAtlas] : Couldn't open TAI file "levels\kurramv01\overgrowth\OvergrowthAtlas.tai"

[Rudd]

have you moved your map to a new folder or something?

OvergrowthAtlas.t ai"

whats with this space?

[Rudd]

go have a look at you overgrowth folder, might be that something has gone wrong in there

[=]H[= JakCurse]

the space wasn't there in the actual warning, I noticed when I posted it. Hitting a brick wall here, I Can't place ANY overgrowth at all D:


In my levels/kurramvo1/editor/tmp folder i've got;

Overgrowh.con
Overgrowth.raw
OvergrowthCollision.con
OvergrowthShadowmap.raw
Undergrowth.cfg
Undergrowth.dat
Undergrowth.raw
UndergrowthAtlas.tai
UndergrowthAtlas0.dds

[=]H[= JakCurse]

Sorted, via sheer luck, overgrowth is well underway. I've been playing with statics but I can't seem to find any buildings, where are they located?

[Amok@ndy]

objects/staticobjets ? thats why the folder is called like that

[=]H[= JakCurse]

objects/staticobjects/pr/mapping_tools/reminder/reminer1(file)


that's the only path that's there...?

[Rudd]

AHhhhhH! I see whats happened! I've PMed you the solution, looks like your objects haven't unzipped properly

go to pr_edit/objects/unzip all those files to the objects folder, and then reload the editor

and btw I really like that screenshot

however I recommend using bf2 tpaint/a program like geocontrol at this point so that your terrain is textured acording to its characteristics, this is a nice canvas for you to start working on.

but I think you're off to a good start

[Rissien]

Good ol' reliable Rudd

[=]H[= JakCurse]

I love him. He's a beauty, isn't he? With regards to my texture, so far I'd say it looks peachy, that's really not a good screen to demonstrate how it looks, I just wanted to mock up that ref pic


Also, still can't place any statics (it's one hurdle after another, eh? ^^)

[Amok@ndy]

you are in the LevelEditor? not in the Terraineditor?