Basic Texture Problem

[memphisbelle 99]

Hello guys,

I already asked for some help in certain Threads and recieved some help,

thanks for that. But I still have a Problem with my Island and the Textures.

Back in ArmA1 it wasn´t a big deal to paint a 3DModell of a Island. But the

way I know has totally changed, cause it´s no more working. I think I have

basic Problems in understanding what happens now with the Textures.

All the new different files, related to hundrets of rvmat files, strange definition

of layers.cfg and massive amount of hpp files within the config are a bit confusing.

So if it´s possible and some of the experts around here could help me, so I´d apriciate this pretty much.

My Problem:

I have a map which shall run only one texture at the time to figure out the basic

handling with Textures. The layers.cfg and the rvmat file seems to be OK.

The Sat-and the mask_lco files as well. While importing process I have no

Vis crashes but no Textures on the ground.

an Example:

Those images were alreaqdy posted in another thread, but to make

it complete I do here again. So may be this thread will help other guys with

the same problem.

This is how it looks like after import:

My Project:

Textures stored in: MB_Tarrafal/Data/ ( I´m using one texture set

from Chernaurus Map and renamed from cr_les1_....paa into les1_....paa)

terrain.pbl stored in: MB_Tarrafal/Source/Terrain

Sat_LCO and Mask_LCO stored in: MB_Tarrafal/Source/

These are my files I´m using: (just testing around with 1 texture only)

layres.cfg

class Layers

{

class les1

{

texture = "MB_Tarrafal\Data\les1_mco.paa";

material="MB_Tarrafal\Data\les1.rvmat";

};

};

class Legend

{

picture="MB_Tarrafal\Source\mapLegend.png";

class Colors

{

/// color names should correspond to surface layer names

les1[]={{226,229,6}};

}

};

(I just checked the RGB code, but it´s correct)

And the respective rvmat file

ambient[] = {0.9,0.9,0.9,1};

diffuse[] = {0.9,0.9,0.9,1};

forcedDiffuse[] = {0.02,0.02,0.02,1};

specular[] = {0.0,0.0,0.0,0};

specularPower = 1; // specular interpolator must be enabled

emmisive[] = {0,0,0,0};

PixelShaderID = "NormalMapDiffuse";

VertexShaderID = "NormalMapDiffuseAlpha";

//surfaceInfo="landtext\bumps.bisurf";

class Stage1

{ // normal map

texture="MB_Tarrafal\Data\les1_detail_nopx.paa"; <-- Change this for different textures

uvSource="tex";

class uvTransform

{

aside[] = {10,0,0};

up[] = {0,10,0};

dir[] = {0,0,10};

pos[] = {0,0,0};

};

};

class Stage2

{

texture="MB_Tarrafal\Data\les1_detail_co.paa"; <-- Change this for different textures

uvSource="tex";

class uvTransform

{

aside[] = {10,0,0};

up[] = {0,10,0};

dir[] = {0,0,10};

pos[] = {0,0,0};

};

};

Edited August 20, 2009 by MemphisBelle

[Waterman 0]

When you import your satellite and mask images, where are these stored?

They should be in: P:\MB_Tarrafal\Data\Layers\

[memphisbelle 99]

Yes it is. The Island is stored directly in the virtual drive as you wrote. I only renamed the drive from P to M in the mapdisk.bat, as described in the BIKI. So my usual path is always M:\....

[[aps]gnat 28]

M ?

Why didnt you leave it as P ?

These tools are very touchy ...... little things like that could make a huge difference.

Is the loooooog O2 conversion process actually working? (takes minutes and minutes right?)

Can you manually load the textures it generated? (ie into TexView2)

[memphisbelle 99]

So funny it sounds, but P is already in use. And BIS says that it´s basically possible to change the virtual drives´s name, cause basically it´s just a name. That´s possible by assigning another drive´s name in the mapdisc.bat. All things are working....but not the Textures....There must be another reason. Shall I upload the project and send the link by pm?

The Visitor conversion is running without any problems...and takes indeed some minutes. And yes, I can load the Textures in TexView2.

Edited August 20, 2009 by MemphisBelle

[Mean 10]

I have been having the same problem as you MemphisBelle. I have deleted all my stuff yesterday and gonna re-install soon. But before i deleted i was thinking my issue might be with the maplegend.png? i opened it and saw it had the old texture names from Arma1 written in there.

I couldnt find a new one, so i un-installed, gonna start over, and hopefully by that time an updated sample map or something will be out that i can compare to will be out. This way i can figure out what's different and what i didn't do correctly.

I also never played arma1, so this is all new to me and i wasnt sure how relevant the maplegend.png is or how to change it correctly, since most if not all the tutorials were written for Arma1.

[memphisbelle 99]

I dont think that it´s up to the maplegend.png. If it would be so kju, Waterman and co wouldnt be able to create a Map, and Aussie also hasn´t presented his awesome ingamescreens of his Australia. So there must be another reason for this problem.

I think that it has somethings to do with handling the rvmat files, may be with the texturefiles as well as some of that config crap. Have you already unraped the config file? Thats so much confusing. What we need is a logical and for beginners created explanation/Tutorial. But who wants to do somethings like this since this a shitload of work I guess.

[plumose 219 0]

its your rvmat file i think,nothing to do with your maplegend png.

[rstratton 0]

i get the same problem with my islands

[memphisbelle 99]

Hmmm...but what could it be? I got an example rvmat file from Waterman, so I just changed the path.

My current rvmat file

RVMAT file name:

---------------------------

cr_trava1.rvmat

ambient[] = {0.9,0.9,0.9,1};

diffuse[] = {0.9,0.9,0.9,1};

forcedDiffuse[] = {0.02,0.02,0.02,1};

specular[] = {0.0,0.0,0.0,0};

specularPower = 1; // specular interpolator must be enabled

emmisive[] = {0,0,0,0};

PixelShaderID = "NormalMapDiffuse";

VertexShaderID = "NormalMapDiffuseAlpha";

//surfaceInfo="landtext\bumps.bisurf";

class Stage1

{ // normal map

texture="MB_Tarrafal\Data\cr_trava1_detail_nopx.paa"; <-- Change this for different textures

uvSource="tex";

class uvTransform

{

aside[] = {10,0,0};

up[] = {0,10,0};

dir[] = {0,0,10};

pos[] = {0,0,0};

};

};

class Stage2

{

texture="MB_Tarrafal\Data\cr_trava1_detail_co.paa"; <-- Change this for different textures

uvSource="tex";

class uvTransform

{

aside[] = {10,0,0};

up[] = {0,10,0};

dir[] = {0,0,10};

pos[] = {0,0,0};

};

};

and the respective Textures (taken from unpboed Chernaurus_Data.pbo):

cr_trava1_detail_co.paa

cr_trava1_detail_nopx

cr_trava1_mco

Edited August 20, 2009 by MemphisBelle

[Mean 10]

Get rid of...

<-- Change this for different textures

maybe? :P

I did the same thing as you and noticed that i didnt remove that part. Once i did; it was still the same though.

[Whiskey Tango 10]

class Stage1

{ // normal map

texture="MB_Tarrafal\Data\cr_trava1_detail_nopx.pa a"; <-- Change this for different textures

uvSource="tex";

class uvTransform

{

aside[] = {10,0,0};

up[] = {0,10,0};

dir[] = {0,0,10};

pos[] = {0,0,0};

};

};

the paa bit is written with a space .pa a; maybe?

just a wild guess looking at the code you posted I'm still way behind in the map maker learning process :)

[rstratton 0]

i found out the problem from synide. you need to take your arma2.cfg and copy it to p drive and rename it to buldozer.cfg and edit the buldozer target line to -cfg=buldozer.cfg

[memphisbelle 99]

i found out the problem from synide. you need to take your arma2.cfg and copy it to p drive and rename it to buldozer.cfg and edit the buldozer target line to -cfg=buldozer.cfg

Are you sure that I´ve to copy it? Only a shortcut has a targetline, so you mean that I´ve to make a shortcut of the ArmA2.cfg?

Edited August 21, 2009 by MemphisBelle

[Synide 0]

Model's texture in buldozer with visitor 3 should give you enough information. Hopefully.

[memphisbelle 99]

Thanks Synide, it does, but what about the targetline? By deafult the copied .cfg file has no targetline as long I dont use a shortcut of the .cfg file. So my question. Do I have to create a shortcut of ArmA2.cfg and add respective command?

[[aps]gnat 28]

i found out the problem from synide. you need to take your arma2.cfg and copy it to p drive and rename it to buldozer.cfg and edit the buldozer target line to -cfg=buldozer.cfg

Per Tutorial;

[memphisbelle 99]

Sorry Gnat, I followed your Tutorial and got a copy of ArmA2.cfg and renamed it to buldozer.cfg and added the commandline into the targetline of Visitor3.

but I still have the same issue...black textures...I slowly start to belive that I should reinstall everything. But I´ll gonna do this in October, cause I get my win7 copie there and are used to install everythings anyway.

Or do you have another idea what it could be?

Edited August 21, 2009 by MemphisBelle

[Auss 208]

its your layers.cfg

[plumose 219 0]

have you tryed reinstalling v3, this could be the problem

[memphisbelle 99]

WHOLE EDIT:

I solved my Problems...thanks to el76 for his uploaded map.

I used paa Textures insted png Textures in the Data folder...Now its going on.....yeah..

Thanks for your patience and for your help guys..

Edited August 21, 2009 by MemphisBelle

[Waterman 0]

Glad to hear you got it sorted out. :)

[Auss 208]

good stuff no more hair pulling and swearing!!!

[memphisbelle 99]

good stuff no more hair pulling and swearing!!!

Hope so, now I need to get it ingame af first before I really much start panting the map, to see how this works, yet the game is always crashing by using el76´s config with replaced Island names, so I still need to figure out this reason. But I am working on it.

[plumose 219 0]

i made a new cpp file copyed el76´s config & then i put my own map name in,& it worked:)