[Map] Phu Nguoi (2km) [WIP] (PR:V)

[Amok@ndy]

it does not affect OG Objects, it works for UG but not for OG

[Nightingale]

Thanks Amokandy.

So now that I know UG is not a viable way to give concealment to infantry, I revamped the foliage. The willow trees and almond trees should provide better concealment for infantry without wasting drawcalls like the tall jungle trees. Just though I'd put up a pic in case anybody's curious what will replace the jungle trees.


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There are two problems that have been bothering me for a few weeks now:

1.) Where the hell is the directory containing the .dds files for all the different sky textures? According to the BF2 editor, there are somewhere in .../common/textures/sky/, but I can't find such a path in /pr_edit/.

2.) The old "maps" for the different "material types" are persisting no matter how many times I re-paint the terrain. So for example, if a player walks on where a muddy road used to be, a squelching sound will be made even though the road isn't there anymore. And if I try to paint new roads on, they do not take on the "muddy" material type that I have assigned to it. (I am doing my roads Ia Drang style; that is, not with splines. I think painting them on makes them look more fitting for the jungle.) Can someone explain to me how the "material types" system works? Is each material tied to each detailmap? Or is it like the colourmaps, where any number of material types can be painted anywhere on the terrain? How am I meant to edit the placement of these material types?

[AfterDune]

The sky files are in your common_client.zip (located in the "content" directory). You should be able to select them in the editor, right? Or are you looking into introducing a new one?

Regarding your under-/overgrowth, make sure to check your map in-game after a while. Having too many jungle stuff introduces frame drops and such .

[[R-DEV]​Ason]

The old "maps" for the different "material types" are persisting no matter how many times I re-paint the terrain. So for example, if a player walks on where a muddy road used to be, a squelching sound will be made even though the road isn't there anymore. And if I try to paint new roads on, they do not take on the "muddy" material type that I have assigned to it. (I am doing my roads Ia Drang style; that is, not with splines. I think painting them on makes them look more fitting for the jungle.) Can someone explain to me how the "material types" system works? Is each material tied to each detailmap? Or is it like the colourmaps, where any number of material types can be painted anywhere on the terrain? How am I meant to edit the placement of these material types?

I don't know but it looks like you didn't generate low detail? After you paint you need to click "set low detail type" and then choose the one in the list and then press generate. (they are located in the bar to the right) This might fix the material problem.

I also think materials are tied to the layer, so if you have grass material/sound on layer 1 you will hear grass on all areas with layer 1 painted, no matter what color or detail.
I'm not 100% sure though.

[Rudd]

as Ason says, material types are dependent on which of your 6 detailtextures has been assigned to that area with the material set in the tweakbar per detailtexture.

When you add or remove roads, you need to save and recompile colortextures and detailtextures for the game to understand that the material has changed due to a road.

[Nightingale]

Thanks for explaining the material type system, guys.

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]AfterDune

The sky files are in your common_client.zip (located in the "content" directory). You should be able to select them in the editor, right? Or are you looking into introducing a new one?

Yes, I want to photoshop my own sky texture and put it in my map.

[AfterDune]

I assume you're working in a "pr_edit" environment. In that case, simply make your sky and put it inside common_client.zip .

[Nightingale]

Oh, so that's how it works. Thanks Dune.

I'm going to have to ask a favour now, because my editor always crashes if I open Hill 488... Can someone open up Hill 488 in their editor and then tell me: what is the name of this tree, and where is it located?
I think I've gone through literally every single vegitation object under /objects/ and I still can't find this tree.

[Amok@ndy]

thats because you should not use this object as its quite bad quality and performance.
so we removed it and would not like to see it on a new map.

[Rudd]

you'd be better using the ones from xiangshan

to find what you are looking for, open the staticobjects.con

the top of the file lists every static in the map and it's file location, the OG are listed last on that list