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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => FS2 Open Coding - The Source Code Project (SCP) => Topic started by: gevatter Lars on January 20, 2004, 08:51:00 am

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 20, 2004, 08:51:00 am

I have got a strange problem with HTL...everytime I play with HTL the game starts normal and everything is smooth...but then all objects become more and more bright and the game becomes very very slow.
When I shot near an object the scene changes back to normal, but only for a short time..then it starts again.

Here are some pics
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/HTL_problem_light00.jpg)
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/HTL_problem_light01.jpg)
(http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/HTL_problem_light02.jpg)

Using the Luncher with 12_05_2003_fs2_open_r.exe

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: Bobboau on January 20, 2004, 09:15:19 am

uhg, that shouldn't be happening, is anyone else still getting that?

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: Lightspeed on January 20, 2004, 10:29:44 am

doesnt happen anymore here.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 20, 2004, 12:01:13 pm

What can be the problem...could it be the models or is it the code that produces that effect?

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: phreak on January 20, 2004, 12:03:52 pm

what are your system specs?

also, try a newer exe.  theres one from 12/15/03 that should work

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: Sticks on January 20, 2004, 01:01:17 pm

Yes, I'd say try that, although I'm sure Bob's and my lighting code went in far before that, IIRC.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: ChronoReverse on January 20, 2004, 01:06:59 pm

Use a newer build, I used to have this problem too.  The code wizards fixed it.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 20, 2004, 01:57:21 pm

Well an where do I find that new release?
Inh the thread that is sticked in the forum there is only the build I have got.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: Trivial Psychic on January 20, 2004, 02:10:57 pm

I agree... I've never seen a 12/15/2003 build before.  I've only seen 12/05/2003.

Later!

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 20, 2004, 04:10:13 pm

I have it too.
Latest build (12_05_03) and it still does that.
I could post a picture, but how?:D
:)

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: cyavhn on January 20, 2004, 05:46:02 pm

publish your foto to the web...then put the url inside the [img] tag...

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 20, 2004, 05:47:01 pm

To post pics you could use this:
http://www.fattonys.com/images/

after the upload use the url shown there and replace the FILENAME with the name of the file you have uploaded and place the entire thing into the (// ) tags.

Something like this should be visible without spaces in the tags->
[ img ] http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/FILENAME [ /img ]



Well if there are some other people with the same problem then it seams that the scp team should work on that problem first...cause it is a quite troubleing problem.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 20, 2004, 07:24:08 pm

cannot upload file and your example gives a 404 error.:confused:

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 22, 2004, 07:08:09 am

Make sure that the pic you want to upload is smaller then 500kb...then you should be able to upload them.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 23, 2004, 05:15:46 am

Back to topic...has anyone else problems like me and does anyone knows a solution?

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 25, 2004, 05:15:52 pm

Edit: deleted stupid pictures

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: RandomTiger on January 25, 2004, 05:24:24 pm

Quote

Originally posted by jdjtcagle
There's my problem.

(http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/screen00.jpg)

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 25, 2004, 05:52:08 pm

(http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/screen01.jpg)

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: StratComm on January 25, 2004, 06:53:35 pm

Hmm... this one I REALLY thought had been nailed down.  Does this still happen with -nospec?

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 25, 2004, 07:06:59 pm

yes:nod:

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: RandomTiger on January 25, 2004, 07:27:05 pm

Sounds like the number of lights is not getting set back to zero. Does this happen in OGL or D3D or both?

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 25, 2004, 07:53:13 pm

only in D3D, but I have a strange bug with OGL, ships will disappear and then reappear. I got pictures if you want.:)

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: gevatter Lars on January 26, 2004, 05:17:39 am

Well I have tried different settings in the Luncher...now I have a real odd thing....

When I turn off the effect (nospec, noglow, no htl, etc) I have got wonderfull specmaps, glows and all these nice htl effects.
New problem is

a) it is slow like hell (when more then a few fighters are in the pic)
b) its crashing at randome, but sometimes it runs without problems

and all I have done was turning everything on that can be turned on in the luncher (even if it where Devtools) then started the game...waited till it crashed.
Turned off everything and started the game again.

Beside that I have got another thing that bothered me that much, but  I have got a GR/GB for every word in the menu...I have got no problem with that, but it looks strange.


I am using D3D and with OGL I got the problem that the ships engine trails and the ship itself are going different ways...means if the ships turns left the trails go right and after a short time both dissapear.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: RandomTiger on January 26, 2004, 06:46:48 am

It will be slow because htl is off

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: Starman01 on January 26, 2004, 10:00:36 am

Quote

Originally posted by RandomTiger
It will be slow because htl is off

Hm, how comes that older versions (i.e. unofficial 3.5.3) are very fast
even if they are 10 or more capships (no beams)  in a battle and
several fighters ? I still have around 30-40 fps, when using the old
*.exe, but turning off HT&L in the new versions, the game becomes a
dia-show (not to mention, that it will crash shortly after start). Could
this be a problem with the starfield-code ?( Can this be turned off also ?)

(If it not were for those cool engine-trails, I would not even change
to a new *.exe, cause I don't like the new light-effects at all, but
that is only my personal feeling :)  ).

Besides that, I haven't noticed the problem yet, that you mentioned
here, but It seems that sometimes my targeting-crosshair is not
visible, when the targeted objects is a few thousend klicks away.

BTW, Lars, I guess that's why your jumpnode in the mission above
is not shown either.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: RandomTiger on January 26, 2004, 01:02:35 pm

Oh.. I didnt release older versions were OK.

Title: Got problem with HTL and Light
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 26, 2004, 05:03:58 pm

Problems over with, now that I have my Radeon 9600:)