Buldozer: Cannot load texture "data\layers\s_000_002_Ico.paa"

[vastiny 21]

Yeah, all the layer files are there, both mask and satellite, in .png format - which is why I'm so perplexed as to why Buldozer can't find them

Nothing changes if I tick the .paa conversion when generating layers either

[lappihuan 178]

I'm pretty sure thats your issue.
So when you tick the checkbox convert to .paa no cmd windows opens with imgToPAA that converts the pngs -> paa?

I can vaguely remember someone else having the same problem but i'm not sure what fixed it.
Maybe a new install of the tools...

[vastiny 21]

I'm pretty sure thats your issue.

So when you tick the checkbox convert to .paa no cmd windows opens with imgToPAA that converts the pngs -> paa?

I can vaguely remember someone else having the same problem but i'm not sure what fixed it.

Maybe a new install of the tools...

It does successfully convert all the .paa files, but I mean the error still happens, no matter if it's .pngs or .paas 

I'll try a fresh install I suppose, even though this pretty much is a fresh install

[lappihuan 178]

hmm

how did you set up your p drive?

[badluckburt 78]

Just to get all the facts straight, what is:

 

The width and height of your heightmap in pixels

The horizontal scale of your heightmap

The width and height of your satellite map in pixels

The width and height of your mask image in pixels

 

On top of that, could you post a screenshot of your current Sampler's tab settings? A few settings are way off on the screenshots you posted earlier in this thread but since you've switched to other terrain data, we might as well go with those settings.

[vastiny 21]

hmm

how did you set up your p drive?

Via Arma 3 Tools, I don't recall any super special way to do it other than doing it all via the options given in Arma 3 Tools, by first installing Buldozer and then extracting game data.

My P drive is linked to a folder called Arma 3 Projects in My Documents folder on the same drive that Arma 3 and Arma 3 Tools are installed on.

 

 

Just to get all the facts straight, what is:

 

The width and height of your heightmap in pixels

The horizontal scale of your heightmap

The width and height of your satellite map in pixels

The width and height of your mask image in pixels

 

On top of that, could you post a screenshot of your current Sampler's tab settings? A few settings are way off on the screenshots you posted earlier in this thread but since you've switched to other terrain data, we might as well go with those settings.

 

These are my settings for trying a completely new terrain, 100% identical to the Atlas guide instructions

 

My heightmap is 2048x2048 pixels, my satellite map is 2048x2048 pixels, my mask map is 2048x2048 pixels

These are the properties of all 3

[vastiny 21]

Wow, well that's embarassing (although I didn't know any better  :o )

The single thing I was missing the whole time, was an editor.sqs file in my P:/scripts folder. I was putting the editor.sqs file straight into my terrain's folder instead, the Atlas never told me where to put that as far as I'm concerned.

 

lappihuan I used your improved editor.sqs, that I found while browsing other Terrain builder threads in here  :)  No more missing textures and I can see my gloriously low res satmap over my terrain, and my mask works fine - so I'm happy!

 

 

On an unrelated note, I was looking into creating a heightmap via L3DT, is there any way to overlay the satellite map texture ontop of a new blank heightmap in that program?

[badluckburt 78]

the Atlas never told me where to put that as far as I'm concerned.

 

Nice that you got it working. But page 5 of the Atlas tells you where to put it:

 

Move the files that came with this tutorial to their appropriate location.

i. Move the files from the “textures†folder into “P:\yourtag\yourproject\dataâ€.

ii. Move the files from the “source†folder into “P:\yourtag\yourproject\sourceâ€.

iii. Move the files from the “configs†folder into “P:\yourtag\yourprojectâ€.

iv. Move the file “editor.sqs†from the “scripts†folder into “P:\scriptsâ€.

v. Leave everything else where it is for now.

[RoF 241]

On an unrelated note, I was looking into creating a heightmap via L3DT, is there any way to overlay the satellite map texture ontop of a new blank heightmap in that program?

 

 

File>import>new map layer. Choose RGB after picking your file you want to use. Once your in 3D mode choose options>terrain>select texture

[lappihuan 178]

Wow, well that's embarassing (although I didn't know any better  :o )

The single thing I was missing the whole time, was an editor.sqs file in my P:/scripts folder. I was putting the editor.sqs file straight into my terrain's folder instead, the Atlas never told me where to put that as far as I'm concerned.

 

lappihuan I used your improved editor.sqs, that I found while browsing other Terrain builder threads in here  :)  No more missing textures and I can see my gloriously low res satmap over my terrain, and my mask works fine - so I'm happy!

 

 

On an unrelated note, I was looking into creating a heightmap via L3DT, is there any way to overlay the satellite map texture ontop of a new blank heightmap in that program?

 

Oh, well that script does not affect anything related to your issue :D

I bet there was some pdrive fuckery as i don't know the new pdrive setup BI provides.

Hope you enjoy this version of the script, there is more to come ;)

[dragonsyr 21]

you must make the sizes of all your layers 20480  .....  not 2048.000

 

try again

 

edit: also try resolution m/px = 10

and texture layer 40X40 (if you have problems with grids ingame)

[mazoris 0]

Hello vastiny im a newbie to. I had the same erro with buldozer not being able to open texture s_000_002_Ico.paa. its a problem related to buldozer configuration paths in Object builder and in terrain builder.

Make sure you first copy arma3.exe to your p:/ DRIVE and renameit to buldozer.exe delete the buldozer.exe preaviously.then go to OB and in options under buldozer path select the buldozer.exe in your p drive. Run buldozer in OB. Close and go to TB and in options buldozer path select the same path as in OB for buldozer.exe (YOUR P DRIVE). THAN ITS READY TO LOAD THE TXTURES WITH NO ERROS.

SORRY I CAN EXPLAIN BETTER LATER IN IN PHONE LIMITED KEYBOARD

BEST REGARDS

MAZORIS

[lappihuan 178]

you must make the sizes of all your layers 20480  .....  not 2048.000

 

try again

 

edit: also try resolution m/px = 10

and texture layer 40X40 (if you have problems with grids ingame)

10 m/px is quite low...

1 m/px is pretty much standard

[RoF 241]

Hello vastiny im a newbie to. I had the same erro with buldozer not being able to open texture s_000_002_Ico.paa. its a problem related to buldozer configuration paths in Object builder and in terrain builder.

Make sure you first copy arma3.exe to your p:/ DRIVE and renameit to buldozer.exe delete the buldozer.exe preaviously.then go to OB and in options under buldozer path select the buldozer.exe in your p drive. Run buldozer in OB. Close and go to TB and in options buldozer path select the same path as in OB for buldozer.exe (YOUR P DRIVE). THAN ITS READY TO LOAD THE TXTURES WITH NO ERROS.

SORRY I CAN EXPLAIN BETTER LATER IN IN PHONE LIMITED KEYBOARD

BEST REGARDS

MAZORIS

 

 

I've never had to do that, why would loading it in Object Builder make it work ???

[vastiny 21]

Nice that you got it working. But page 5 of the Atlas tells you where to put it:

Damn, guess I missed it or thought it was just texture related and skimmed over it ;) Thanks!

 

 

File>import>new map layer. Choose RGB after picking your file you want to use. Once your in 3D mode choose options>terrain>select texture

Thank you! I'll be trying that out soonish. L3DT seems like an invaluable tool for heightmaps from what I've seen

 

 

Oh, well that script does not affect anything related to your issue :D

I bet there was some pdrive fuckery as i don't know the new pdrive setup BI provides.

Hope you enjoy this version of the script, there is more to come ;)

I do enjoy it :P The whole roads thing helps either way as I'm starting to lay those out soon.

 

 

you must make the sizes of all your layers 20480  .....  not 2048.000

 

try again

 

edit: also try resolution m/px = 10

and texture layer 40X40 (if you have problems with grids ingame)

Nah it wasn't a layer size issue. Was just missing an editor.sqs file in the right place. I'm now working on a full size 20480x20480 satmap and mask in full HD glory :)

 

 

Hello vastiny im a newbie to. I had the same erro with buldozer not being able to open texture s_000_002_Ico.paa. its a problem related to buldozer configuration paths in Object builder and in terrain builder.

Make sure you first copy arma3.exe to your p:/ DRIVE and renameit to buldozer.exe delete the buldozer.exe preaviously.then go to OB and in options under buldozer path select the buldozer.exe in your p drive. Run buldozer in OB. Close and go to TB and in options buldozer path select the same path as in OB for buldozer.exe (YOUR P DRIVE). THAN ITS READY TO LOAD THE TXTURES WITH NO ERROS.

SORRY I CAN EXPLAIN BETTER LATER IN IN PHONE LIMITED KEYBOARD

BEST REGARDS

MAZORIS

Already solved it, but thanks for the tip, didn't have to do any of that convoluted stuff though. Was pretty easy to set up aslong as you go through the Arma 3 Tools way of setup