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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 12:05:00 pm

Title: aargh - me pof
Post by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 12:05:00 pm

Wierd problem i thought I outa chuck to guys....

I have my cob file with all the debirs, LOds, etc.  TS1 isn't preserving the ,1 (etc) at the end of the sub-object name, so pof2fs2 gives me a bit lump of 4 LODs in 1 (Debris is ok, though)

so I tried Kazans' POF proggy, and it converts fine (LODs in the right place, etc) - except the bounding box es for the sub-objects were shifted away form the main object (eek).

Also, either pof crashees FRED2.

Any comments, ideas?

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Title: aargh - me pof
Post by: Eth on May 29, 2001, 09:14:00 am

Get the newest version of PCS, the bounding box problem was a bug that Kazan has since fixed.

Crashing issue...
Polys that aren't flat (all vertices must be coplanar)
Too many polys in a single subobject
Polys that don't have a texture applied
Textures that aren't the right format


Quickest way to see if a POF is going to immediately crash FS2 or Fred2.  Rename your POF fighter01.pof (the Uly).  Go into the tech room and see if it displays.


Isolation methods: Save the COB under a different name.  Edit the COB and take out everything but the base model.  Convert it to a POF and see if she works.  If so, add the next section (next LOD, debris, etc.).  Continue until you find the one with the problem.  If the main LOD crashes it and you have textures applied to all surfaces and you are sure the textures are 256 color PCX files, triangulate the model and retry.  If it works then, you have a problem with a face or faces that aren't flat.

Title: aargh - me pof
Post by: aldo_14 on May 29, 2001, 11:21:00 am

Cheers.  I'll see what I can dio tof fix it, but this should be a big help  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: aargh - me pof
Post by: Setekh on May 29, 2001, 04:49:00 pm

Are you the Eth Warlock has been raving to me about for the past few months?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Title: aargh - me pof
Post by: Eth on May 30, 2001, 09:55:00 pm

Did he go and forget to take his medicine again?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif)  Since I don't know what conversations he has had with you I'll answer your question thusly:

In the Fred2 forum on the VBB I'm Eth...
When I fly multi it's EtheralEntity but people either call me Eth or EE ( amongst other things  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) )

Title: aargh - me pof
Post by: Setekh on May 31, 2001, 03:41:00 am

Yeh, you're the one.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)