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Old 2008-11-17, 04:43   #1
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Exclamation [Mapper Info] Static Objects that should not be used in your maps

Hey all, I'm sick of having to tell every man and his dog that they should not be using such and such object in there maps due to bugs or w/e with the object so I'm going to write this list to with any luck prevent you guys from using these objects in the first place so if you plan on trying to get your map used officially in PR some how, its best to follow this advice.


ammoboxes
objects\staticobjects\pr\ammoboxes\ammoboxes
objects\staticobjects\pr\ammoboxes\ammoboxes_v2

Avoid using these ammoboxes in your map due to they are crappy models & textures which we are phasing out for new ammo dumps that will also have dynamic shadows are will not have the probs these do. They also have material probs where even metal boxes are made out of wood etc.


antenna_destroyable
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\anten na_destroyable

you can use this object, but it has no lightmap samples so may "glow" in your map.


fence_wood_destroyable
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\fence _wood_destroyable

best not to use this object, takes up loads of "networkables" that can make your map unstable (think of all the server crashes Al Basrah and Op Archer use to have).
You can instead use the other fences that look much nicer here: objects\staticobjects\pr\broken_fence\


radio_destroyable
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\radio _destroyable
do I need to state why you should not use this radio?
if you need a radio there is one here: objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\radio_v1


destroyable runway
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_end_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_end_1_nosupply
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_end_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_end_2_nosupply
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_end_3
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_end_3_nosupply
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_extension
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_middle
objects\staticobjects\pr\destroyable_objects\runwa y\runway_middle_nosupply

We are phasing out the destroyable runways from PR since we have come to the conclusion that they only encourage base raping and no nice SF tactics we where hoping for when we first put them in, and once they are down there is never any engys about to help repair them. All in all, you can use them, but we will most likely be making them non destroyable in a future release.


house_dest series of statics - \objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\barn_dest_pt1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\barn_dest_pt2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_1a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_2a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_3a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_4a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_5a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_5b
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6a_ part1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6a_ part2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6b_ part1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6b_ part2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_7a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_7b
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_pil lar_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_pil lar_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_3
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_4
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_5
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_6
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_7
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\hut_dest
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\shed_dest_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\shed_dest_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\shed_dest_3
================================================== ===

These objects where never fully finished, and as a result, some are buggy and in a later release we may plan on finishing them off with interior props etc which will mean any map that uses them will need to redo LMs etc for the new objects. Use them as you wish just be warned, buggy ones listed below:


barn_dest, part 1 and 2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\barn_dest_pt1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\barn_dest_pt2
this object is buggy in a seance that it will not only CTD your map, but also lightmaps do not work on it properly.


hut_dest
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\hut_dest

this hut has buggy LMs, there is anouther of these, non dest version here: objects\staticobjects\pr\shack\Quonset_Hut\


guardtower_steel_v1
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\guardtower_steel _v1

this object is buggy, mainly due to the fact its dest, if a ladder is put on it, and the tower got destroyed, the ladder would be just floating in mid air going to no where
If this was a critical object to a map we could make it non dest and let you put ladders on it.


guardtower_steel_v2
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\guardtower_steel _v2

this object is buggy, mainly due to the fact its dest, if a ladder is put on it, and the tower got destroyed, the ladder would be just floating in mid air going to no where
How ever there is a non dest version of this version already that is used on Op Barra that you can use here: objects\staticobjects\pr\military\guardtower_steel _v2\guardtower_steel_v2_non-des.con


hesco_cover_v2
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\hesco\hesco_cove r_v2

best to not use this since this is using the old crappy camo net texture which is all pixely etc and we hope to make a overgrowth version with the right texture in the future that will wave about in the wind.


Destructible Sandbags
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\sandbags\sandbag corner_4m
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\sandbags\sandbag corner_8m
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\sandbags\sandbag wall_4m
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\sandbags\sandbag wall_8m

these should not be used since mixing and matching these sandbags with vbf2 ones just dose not work out and as they are dest they add to the overall networkable count of your map and also offer more or less pointless protection since they can easily be destroyed which that is not what sandbags are about.


camo_net_v1
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\camo_net_v1

this camo net is being phased out of PR since it looks like rubbish compared to our OG version and it also dont wave about in the wind like the OG one. please use the OG version that can be found here:
objects\vegitation\PR\camo_nets


PR Crates
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\crates_group1_pr
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\crates_group4_pr
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\crate_4m_pr

these are clones of the vBF2 crates but with a slightly different texture. The problem with these is that they have buggy light maps and will turn black after use, so use the vBF2 ones found in objects\staticobjects\common\com_objects\crates\


Oildrums
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\oildrum_v1
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\oildrum_v2
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\oildrum_v3

As you can see from the pics above, the UVs on these statics are screwed and the top of the drums look like the sides and not even the sides line up correctly. Best to use the new oil barrels that look and work much better: \objects\staticobjects\pr\common\props\oil_barrels \


Oildrums #2
objects\staticobjects\pr\new_misc\oildrum_white
objects\staticobjects\pr\new_misc\oildrum_yellow

These two oildrums have now been replaced by very similar looking ones but in a lot more colours, including the two colours above. The only real difference is the new oil barrels have much more optimized lightmaps and as such, should be used over these ones.

These new oil barrels can be found in: \objects\staticobjects\pr\common\props\oil_barrels \
Download for the new oil barrels: http://realitymodfiles.com/rhino/sta...5_25-04-13.rar
These files are the property of Project Reality and are only for use in maps that are planned to be used in Project Reality.


drumstack_v1
staticobjects/pr/misc


This object doesn't have lightmap samples so you can't lightmap it in editor... and when lightmapped in 3ds max, it shows up very dark with stripes[/URL] due to bad lightmap UVs. If you really want something like this, you can create your own using the pallet object and oil drum objects.

pallet_v1
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\pallet_v1

there is nothing really wrong with this pallet just IMO the vBF2 pallet is better which can be found here:
objects\staticobjects\common\com_objects\pallet


tent_v1
objects\staticobjects\pr\misc\tent_v1

This tent has bugged lightmaps in lod1 and up where there is a big black mark right on the front and on other places, it also looks like its made out of plastic with the amount of reflectiveness it has, best to use the tent_v2b or tent_v3 that can be found in objects\staticobjects\pr\military\tents\ (is green in woodland texture mode otherwise its sandy):


tent_v2
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\tent_v2
objects\staticobjects\pr\military\tent_v2_closed

There will be a new optimized version called "tent_v2b" which has better lods and more optimized lightmaps as well as a few other fixes. Once tent_v2b is released, mappers using tent_v2 will need to swap in the new ones.


target
objects\staticobjects\pr\target

this object has a very small draw distance and also has bad material (all of it is metal thin ), bad model, bad export, should avoid using.


rpg_static
objects\staticobjects\rpgstatic
this shouldn't be used as 1, it dont look anything like our current RPG and 2, players will think its a weapon and will want to pick it up.


Chi_2storeyopen
\objects\staticobjects\pr\chinese\Chi_2storeyopen\

This static has many issues with it and is planned to be fixed up at some point. If you plan on using this static in your map, keep in mind that when it is fixed up, you will need to redo lightmaps for it.


xp2_bush_01 & xp2_bush_02
\objects\vegitation\america\xp2_bush_01\
\objects\vegitation\america\xp2_bush_02\

These bushes have reported huge FPS and memory issues when used. Avoid using these bushes for the sake of performance.


rus_ind_aud_v1
staticobjects/pr/militia/rus_ind_aud_v1

lacks LODs, i.e. performance intensive unless you have a very short view distance (like REALLY short...)

afghan statics
\objects\staticobjects\pr\afghan

The Afghan statics are being phased out of the mod. This is because they're used to create buildings out of many statics. Meaning that one just one apartment block could ealisly consist of 40+ statics, which impacts performance.

iraqi_low_apt
\objects\staticobjects\pr\citybuildings\iraqi_low_ apt

This object causes low performance as it is high poly and not very well optimised.


ru_church
\staticobjects\pr\ru_church
I would recommend not using the ru_church static as it is horrifically unoptimized, 11 texture materials, no lods (lod1 is copy of lod0), high poly collision.





rus_ind_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\militia\rus_ind_2
bad cols, bad lods, not recommended

militarymast
objects/staticobjects/military/objects/militarymast/militarymast.con
objects/staticobjects/military/objects/militarymast/militarymast_dummy.con

No LODs, not UV'd/textured properly, _dummy version uses custom texture. Please avoid using.

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Old 2010-02-13, 14:30   #2
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house_dest_6a parts 1 and 2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6a_ part1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6a_ part2

this building has buggy collision meshes that do not allow you to shoot in or out of the windows of this building, pic: http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5310/67369939nx2.jpg
This makes the building bad for gameplay and until its fixed, can not be used.


house_dest_6b parts 1 and 2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6b_ part1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6b_ part2

this building has buggy collision meshes that do not allow you to shoot in or out of the windows of this building, pic: http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5310/67369939nx2.jpg
This makes the building bad for gameplay and until its fixed, can not be used.
I have removed these two (well 4 really) statics from the list since I fixed there cols for v0.9 so they now work fine and you can use them but take note, of this:

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Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Rhino View Post
house_dest series of statics - \objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\barn_dest_pt1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\barn_dest_pt2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_1a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_2a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_3a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_4a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_5a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_5b
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6a_ part1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6a_ part2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6b_ part1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_6b_ part2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_7a
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_7b
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_pil lar_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_pil lar_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_3
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_4
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_5
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_6
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\house_dest_wal l_7
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\hut_dest
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\shed_dest_1
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\shed_dest_2
objects\staticobjects\pr\house_dest\shed_dest_3
================================================== ===
These objects where never fully finished, and as a result, some are buggy and in a later release we may plan on finishing them off with interior props etc which will mean any map that uses them will need to redo LMs etc for the new objects. Use them as you wish just be warned.



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Col0 fixed, col1 and col2 pretty much unchanged, made dummy cols for the wreck model and the main mesh isn't changed at all and nor are the samples etc so all LMs etc will be intacted.





Also please note the list above is still heavily out of date, all the objects in the list still shouldn't be used but also lots of others that are missing from the list that should be in there so check objects thoroughly before using them.

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Old 2010-09-15, 16:51   #3
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Added the Following statics to the list:

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Chi_2storeyopen
\objects\staticobjects\pr\chinese\Chi_2storeyopen\

This static has many issues with it and is planned to be fixed up at some point. If you plan on using this static in your map, keep in mind that when it is fixed up, you will need to redo lightmaps for it.


townhouse_1
\objects\staticobjects\pr\chinese\townhouse_1\

This static has many issues and also has some issues which can lead to exploitation, this static is planned to be fixed up at some point so if you do plan on using it, keep in mind that you will need to re-lightmap it at some point.

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Old 2011-02-28, 07:43   #4
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Posted this myself because no one else has been bothered to.

afghan statics
\objects\staticobjects\pr\afghan

The Afghan statics are being phased out of the mod. This is because they're used to create buildings out of many statics. Meaning that one just one apartment block could ealisly consist of 40+ statics, which impacts performance.

iraqi_low_apt
\objects\staticobjects\pr\citybuildings\iraqi_low_ apt

This object causes low performance as it is high poly and not very well optimised.

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Old 2011-03-30, 15:18   #5
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staticobjects/pr/militia/rus_ind_aud_v1

lacks LODs, i.e. performance intensive unless you have a very short view distance (like REALLY short...)


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Old 2011-04-01, 17:14   #6
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Added drumstack_v1

located at: staticobjects/pr/misc

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Old 2011-04-01, 22:04   #7
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Regarding the afghan statics, if some of us are making maps that need them, what should we do? I have heard things about a new set of statics, is there an ETA on them? Thanks,

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Old 2011-06-04, 19:24   #8
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Seeing this thread i have to lol hard, nearly every of these named items is in one of the PR maps and you often say to NOT use it. If this was clear, why were them placed in the official maps in first place?
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Old 2011-06-04, 23:21   #9
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Seeing this thread i have to lol hard, nearly every of these named items is in one of the PR maps and you often say to NOT use it. If this was clear, why were them placed in the official maps in first place?
because the issues came up after the map was already released, and to remove a building you have to relightmap the objects and compile a new LightmapAtlas


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Old 2011-06-04, 23:35   #10
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^ indeed

as well as a few of the objects being superceded by newer objects/game mechanics


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