• From: Grong, Norway
  • Registered: 2006-07-25
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Re: Mapping Q&A

1. If you mean that you cannot choose objects etc. to place, then after you have put everything in the right folder (see the map setup guide and post 5 in this thread), open the editor and go to Mod/Mod Manager.../Editor Content. Check all the text boxes and hit OK. Wait an eternity for all the goodies to load, then start mapping smile .

If you mean that you have loaded a map, such as Ryloth, and cannot see anything on it, that's really strange. Make sure that you have options such as "Toggle Draw StaticMeshes" enabled in the "Render" drop-down menu.

2. I have been told that the easiest way is to simply copy a space map and take it from there, rather than making one from scratch.

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  • From: Grong, Norway
  • Registered: 2006-07-25
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Re: Mapping Q&A

Why is all my layer one terrain suddenly really bright (as if the sun was shining right at it), regardlessly of where on the map it is? This only affects layer one (rocky terrain, not that it matters, I guess), but nothing else.

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  • Zyth
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Re: Mapping Q&A

Safe-Keeper wrote:

Why is all my layer one terrain suddenly really bright (as if the sun was shining right at it), regardlessly of where on the map it is? This only affects layer one (rocky terrain, not that it matters, I guess), but nothing else.

I don't know if you've solved this problem yet or not Safe-Keeper so I'll just give the most typical solution to this type of problem.

Make sure that you are in "Detail Mode" while painting.  With "Both" selected as the Paint Mode and either the "Texture" or "Color" box selected.  Select "Texture" if you want to paint with the "ColorTexture" from the Tweak bar.  Select "Color" if you want to paint with the "Color" from the Tweak bar.  This is assuming that you are painting using the editor. 

Finally, after you're done laying down your layers make sure to click on Set Low Detail Texture then Generate Low Detailmap in the Texture box on the right side of the editor.  Then save.

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Re: Mapping Q&A

How do you lock vehicles to teams?  I thought it was only a matter of turning on TeamOnVehicle.  However, when I went to test it the map crashed. 

As a rebel I tried to enter an Imperial vehicle and I wasn't able to.  Great!  However, when I try to enter another Imperial vehicle the map crashed.  I went back and double check the object spawner settings for each and they were the same.  Any ideas?

12 Reply by Safe-Keeper (edited by Safe-Keeper 2008-08-16 03:32:44)

  • From: Grong, Norway
  • Registered: 2006-07-25
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Re: Mapping Q&A

Zyth: Actually the reason for everything being bright was that I had enabled the "EnvMaps" checkbox, which makes the terrain reflective. Thanks anyways.

How do you lock vehicles to teams?  I thought it was only a matter of turning on TeamOnVehicle.

It is TeamOnVehicle. However, it only seems to work with some vehicles, for some reason. I've locked a Mortar Freerunner and it works fine. Locking a Combat Speeder, however, causes the game to crash with a "Debug assertion failed" error box when an imp jumps in. Hoping someone (Un-COooooooo! tongue ) can elaborate.

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  • Gwynzer
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Re: Mapping Q&A

Does it have something to do with the fact you can see who the pilot is?  In a freerunner, when a person enters a vehicle, the vehicle stays the same but becomes mobile.  With a speeder, when you get in it, vehicle becomes mobile and the pilot is shown.

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  • krenyo
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Re: Mapping Q&A

how do i test play a map ive made? I've followed all the instructions and that on the other threads, got the editor set up okay, made a small map; compiled the map; copied the folder over too the battlefield2142 firststrike level folder, and when i boot up 1st strike my map doesnt even show up in the list, when i got on lan game. am i missing sumthing?

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