"Cannot load material file"

[jens198 0]

Hi guys,

work on my McKenna map is making progress. I'm learning every day, but as I'm learning, new problems surface.

Current problem is with the textures. After I imported the texture map (currently a 5120x5120 png with only one color for pisek/sand) everything seemed fine.

But when I start bulldozer I get an error message.

<table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td>Code Sample </td></tr><tr><td id="CODE">"Cannot load material file \ca\mckenna\layers\p_000-000_l01.rvmat"

Before the import, the layers directory was empty. After importing the texture map the layers directory was filled with all these rvmat, paa files and so on.

The "p_000-000_l01.rvmat" file is exactly at this location: P:\ca\mckenna\layers.

One thing I notice, when I start bulldozer the first time after the import of the texture map I didn't get the dos-style window where the paa files were converted (or whatever happens there. Saw that when I map some test with the BIS sample map).

Any ideas?

Jens

[-IC-Wedge 0]

It should be in P:\ca\mckenna\data\layers.

make sure the path in the Visitor Project Preferences points to

ca\Mckenna\data

[jens198 0]

Ah, just a typo in my posting. It's in P:\ca\mckenna\data\layers.

The projetct parameters also point to the right location.

Jens

[-IC-Wedge 0]

Just had a thought when i import sat & mask to empty layers it is all in PNG format and then when i access bulldozer it starts converting. You said that you had .paa files in there?? is this correct

[fitzee 7]

Hi.

One thing I can think of is when you first hit "import satellite and mask" you get the option "Save .rvmat files as:" check "text".

[jens198 0]

Ok, as I'm really stuck here I'll post some more infos on my setup. Maybe that helps.

Visitor Project Preferences

Directory Structure for my project:

examples of files in the "P:\CA\McKenna\Data\Layers" directory. Please note that the "p_000-000_l01.rvmat" is there it should be.

and finaly the evil message...

Jens

BTW I tried creating the rvmat files as text files and binaries as well. No joy so far.

[-IC-Wedge 0]

a couple of questions

Do you have the most recent version of Visitor as the old one did not use to convert.

I have nothing in my folder - objects section of the preferences (never have)

and is the path of your original rvmats correct

[jens198 0]

Wedge @ May 17 2008,17:49)]... and is the path of your original rvmats correct

... well, no it isn't.

Fixed it and volia:

THANKS A LOT GUYS!!!!

See you when I got the next problem

Jens