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Offline metaslugx

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Problem with shields/ smoke
on: July 29, 2008, 02:06:56 pm
I recently upgraded my default copy of mediavps to the Zeta release.  All in all, it works well, but has two major problems. The shield and smoke effects (though not the damage flame on capital ships and ship trails) all appear inside a reddish black box that is presumably meant to be transparent when rendered.

What do I need to do to fix this? Did I delete a wrong file, and if I did, where an I get it/ what  is it?
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #1 on: July 29, 2008, 02:18:43 pm
OpenGL (Launcher's Video tab) and jpg/tga textures (Launcher's Features tab).
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

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15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline metaslugx

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #2 on: July 29, 2008, 02:30:36 pm
I already have it set on OpenGL, and in .9 tga/jpg is on, still jacked up, .10 does it auto and it's still jacked up.
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #3 on: July 29, 2008, 02:53:43 pm
Hmm. Delete \mediavps\data\cache\. And possibly \freespace2\data\cache\. Are drivers up to date? Did you also get the patch vps (the ones starting with mp-710)?
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline metaslugx

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #4 on: July 29, 2008, 03:09:41 pm
Caches have been wiped already.
I don't know about the patch, I used the installer that auto- downloads everything online.
I installed it (into the directory that had my reatil copy of FS2)
Ran it with whaever MediaVPs it was (really low res, but nice features)
Tried upgrading it to Zeta
Boxs showed up
Cleared caches and launcher .conf so it would realise it was in a differant mode.
 

Offline Jeff Vader

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #5 on: July 29, 2008, 03:14:14 pm
wat

1. If you used the Installer, you should have the patches, but it doesn't hurt to check. So, chekc if you have files starting with mp-710 anywhere near \freespace2\.
2. It is commonly appreciated to have any and all mods in their own subdirectories. So, move the MediaVPs (files starting with either mv_ or mp-710) to \freespace2\mediavps\. Then, use the Launcher to select the \mediavps\ folder as your mod.
3. If you had older MediaVPs, did you remove them or move them away? You should have.
4. Deleting launcher6.ini shouldn't affect this issue in any way.
23:40 < achillion > EveningTea: ass
23:40 < achillion > wait no
23:40 < achillion > evilbagel: ass
23:40 < EveningTea > ?
23:40 < achillion > 2-letter tab complete failure

14:08 < achillion > there's too much talk of butts and dongs in here
14:08 < achillion > the level of discourse has really plummeted
14:08 < achillion > Let's talk about politics instead
14:08 <@The_E > butts and dongs are part of #hard-light's brand now
14:08 <@The_E > well
14:08 <@The_E > EvilBagel's brand, at least

01:06 < T-Rog > welp
01:07 < T-Rog > I've got to take some very strong antibiotics
01:07 < achillion > penis infection?
01:08 < T-Rog > Chlamydia
01:08 < achillion > O.o
01:09 < achillion > well
01:09 < achillion > I guess that happens
01:09 < T-Rog > at least it's curable
01:09 < achillion > yeah
01:10 < T-Rog > I take it you weren't actually expecting it to be a penis infection
01:10 < achillion > I was not

14:04 < achillion > Sometimes the way to simplify is to just have a habit and not think about it too much
14:05 < achillion > until stuff explodes
14:05 < achillion > then you start thinking about it

22:16 < T-Rog > I don't know how my gf would feel about Jewish conspiracy porn

15:41 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
15:47 < EvilBagel> butt
15:51 < Achillion> yes
15:53 <-INFO > EveningTea [[email protected]] has quit [Quit: http://www.mibbit.com ajax IRC Client]

18:53 < Achillion> Dicks are fun

21:41 < MatthTheGeek> you can't spell assassin without two asses

20:05 < sigtau> i'm mining titcoins from now on

00:31 < oldlaptop> Drunken antisocial educated freezing hicks with good Internet == Finland stereotype

11:46 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has joined #hard-light
11:50 < achtung> Surely you've heard of DVDA
11:50 < achtung> Double Vaginal Double ANal
11:51 < Kobrar> ...
11:51 <-INFO > Kobrar [[email protected]] has left #hard-light []
 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #6 on: July 30, 2008, 08:44:00 am
So if you used the installer over an old install, that means that the old files are still there. Delete the old MVPs.
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.
  

Offline General Battuta

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #7 on: July 30, 2008, 11:52:37 am
Yeah, it sounds like you need the 710 patchs, and if you have them, then do as Cole said and clean out any old mediavps in your main FS2 directory.
 

Offline colecampbell666

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Re: Problem with shields/ smoke
Reply #8 on: July 30, 2008, 12:11:14 pm
Run a debug build, and then post fs2_open.log from \data.
Gettin' back to dodgin' lasers.
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