[Scotty]

Finally have access to a computer able to run BP smoothly (and the time to play it all the way through), and I'm coming up with a couple annoyances.  Neither encountered so far is a game-breaker, and one I found a somewhat-unsatisfactory fix for that does work.

1) Double-HUD.  I know this is a very much known bug, but it's annoying not being able to play on native resolution and have to set a launcher flag to fix it.

2) Weapon projectile bitmaps have been going crazy for me.  Initially I tried playing the retail campaign with BP2 as the active mod (I've done it before, so I know it can be done without any previous visible harm).  When I played the training mission to make sure all my controls were working right, I discovered that every time I fired my primaries, the left Subach bolt would display correctly, but the right would simply be a ball of white.  No detail, just a big ball (relatively, much larger than the normal projectile) of light, which still produced lighting effects.  Retrying on an AoA mission with the Prom S and Balor confirmed the issue on this computer.  Just in case, I checked with WiH, and the issue is there too, affecting the Vulcan I tested it on.

The general behavior seems to be replacing every other or every third (or sometimes more frequent) projectile with the aforementioned white ball.  In several instances, the projectile fired correctly, and reverted to the white ball mid-flight.

[General Battuta]

That's weird. Are you using animated glow VPs?

[Scotty]

Not sure; I don't know where that option is.  I haven't changed anything from how I was playing FS before.  I deleted all my BP stuff and used the installer (BPCompleteInstaller).

Debug log is attached.

Unrelated: When loading the first mission of WiH, I get a trio of errors relating to asteroids small, medium, and large.  Able to play through to the mission, which then crashes for reasons probably related to using a debug build.

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[General Battuta]

Those errors are retail or MVP errors, and also totally ignorable.

You should check your MediaVPs folder for animglow VPs.

[headdie]

not really relevant but was hoping for more bombers of doom level stuff

[Scotty]

MV_AnimGlows.vp

Yup, it's in there. 

[Yarn]

First, your BP build is outdated and has some severe bugs (seriously). Get the latest build here.

Second, the double-HUD problem is caused by an error in the BP2 HUD table. To fix it, save the following text to a file called "mv_root-hdg.tbm" and save that file to blueplanet2\data\tables (create those folders if they don't exist):

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$Load Retail Configuration: NO
$Font: 3
$Max directives: 8
$Max escort ships: 9

#Gauge Config
$Base: (1440,900)
$Required Aspect: Wide Screen
$Min: (1280,720)
$Gauges:
+Messages:
Position: (294,596)
Font: 0
Max Lines: 5
Max Width: 914
+Fixed Messages:
+Training Messages:
Position: (587,191)
+Multiplayer Messages:
Position: (216,306)
+Support:
Position: (667,346)
+Damage:
Position: (648,127)
+Wingman Status:
Position: (1348,210)
+Auto Speed:
Position: (1376,804)
+Auto Target:
Position: (1376,780)
+Countermeasures:
Position: (1296,734)
+Talking Head:
Position: (266,456)
+Directives:
Position: (5,344)
+Weapons:
Position: (1296,637)
Font: 3
+Objective Notify:
Position: (644,292)
+Squad Message:
Position: (1243,5)
+Escort View:
Position: (1281,462)
;+ETS Weapons:
; Position: (1296,780)
;+ETS Shields:
; Position: (1314,780)
;+ETS Engines:
; Position: (1332,780)
+ETS Retail:
Position: (1296,780)
+Target Monitor:
Position: (5,722)
+Extra Target Data:
Position: (5,684)
+Target Shields:
Position: (458,802)
+Radar:
Position: (619,722)
+Player Shields:
Position: (884,802)
+Afterburner Energy:
Position: (482,490)
+Weapon Energy:
Position: (874,490)
+Text Warnings:
Position: (720,341)
+Center Reticle:
Position: (701,436)
Firepoint display: YES
+Mini Target Shields:
Position: (705,536)
+Throttle:
Position: (554,335)
Font: 3
+Threat Indicator:
Position: (782,335)
+Voice Status:
Position: (5,231)
+Ping:
Position: (1104,5)
+Lag:
Position: (835,5)
+Supernova:
Position: (170,170)
+Hostile Triangle:
Position: (720,450)
+Target Triangle:
Position: (720,450)
+Missile Triangles:
Position: (720,450)
+Orientation Tee:
Position: (720,450)
+Target Brackets:
+Lead Indicator:
+Lock Indicator:
+Offscreen Indicator:
Position: (720,450)
+Mission Time:
Position: (1385,848)
+Kills:
Position: (1296,756)
+Custom:
Position: (464,236)
Name: BPstealthgauge
Text:
Gauge Type: CENTER_RETICLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: BPstealthgauge
+Custom:
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Name: BPMiscStatus
Text: Ship Status
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Y Offset: 2
Gauge Type: DAMAGE_GAUGE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: message1
+Custom:
Position: (625,328)
Name: BPMiscStatusA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Y Offset:   3
Gauge Type: DAMAGE_GAUGE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: message2
+Custom:
Position: (625,338)
Name: BPMiscStatusB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: DAMAGE_GAUGE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: message3
+Custom:
Position: (1256,316)
Name: BPTaccom
Text: TacNet
X Offset: 3
Y Offset: 2
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives1
+Custom:
Position: (1256,328)
Name: BPTaccomA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,337)
Name: BPTaccomB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,346)
Name: BPTaccomC
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,355)
Name: BPTaccomD
Text:
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives3
+Custom:
Position: (1256,370)
Name: BPLowerRightMFD
Text: MFD 2 Online
X Offset: 3
Y Offset: 2
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives1
+Custom:
Position: (1256,382)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,391)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,400)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDC
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,409)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDD
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,418)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDE
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,427)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDF
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,436)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDG
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (1256,445)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDH
Text:
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives3
+Custom:
Position: (645,562)
Name: BPVisibilityA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Y Offset: 3
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: objective1
+Custom:
Position: (645,573)
Name: BPVisibilityB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Y Offset: 0
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: blank
+Custom:
Position: (208,66)
Name: BPViewfinder
Text:
X Offset: 0
Y Offset: 0
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: viewfinder
+Custom:
Position: (600,316)
Name: BPSignalGaugeTop
Text: Signal Strength
X Offset: 5
Y Offset: 4
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: BPsignalgaugetop
+Custom:
Position: (600,326)
Name: BPSignalGaugeBar
Text:
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: BPsignalgauge
$End Gauges
#End


#Gauge Config
$Base: (1024, 768)
$Required Aspect: Full Screen
$Min: (1024, 768)
$Gauges:
+Custom:
Position: (256, 200)
Name: BPstealthgauge
Text:
Gauge Type: CENTER_RETICLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: BPstealthgauge
+Custom:
Position: (417, 250)
Name: BPMiscStatus
Text: Ship Status
X Offset: 3
Y Offset: 2
Gauge Type: DAMAGE_GAUGE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: message1
+Custom:
Position: (417, 263)
Name: BPMiscStatusA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Y Offset:    3
Gauge Type: DAMAGE_GAUGE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: message2
+Custom:
Position: (417, 273)
Name: BPMiscStatusB
Text:
Gauge Type: DAMAGE_GAUGE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: message3
+Custom:
Position: (840, 250)
Name: BPTaccom
Text: TacNet
X Offset: 3
Y Offset: 2
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives1
+Custom:
Position: (840, 262)
Name: BPTaccomA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 271)
Name: BPTaccomB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 280)
Name: BPTaccomC
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 289)
Name: BPTaccomD
Text:
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives3
+Custom:
Position: (840, 444)
Name: BPLowerRightMFD
Text: MFD 2 Online
X Offset: 3
Y Offset: 2
Gauge Type: WINGMEN_STATUS
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives1
+Custom:
Position: (840, 456)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 465)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 474)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDC
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 483)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDD
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 492)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDE
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 501)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDF
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 510)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDG
Text:
X Offset: 5
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives2
+Custom:
Position: (840, 519)
Name: BPLowerRightMFDH
Text:
Gauge Type: RETICLE_CIRCLE
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: directives3
+Custom:
Position: (437, 496)
Name: BPVisibilityA
Text:
X Offset: 5
Y Offset: 3
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: objective1
+Custom:
Position: (437, 507)
Name: BPVisibilityB
Text:
X Offset: 5
Y Offset: 0
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: blank
+Custom:
Position: (0, 0)
Name: BPViewfinder
Text:
X Offset: 0
Y Offset: 0
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: viewfinder
+Custom:
Position: (392, 250)
Name: BPSignalGaugeTop
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Y Offset: 4
Gauge Type: RADAR
Slew: NO
Active by default: NO
Filename: BPsignalgaugetop
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Text:
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Active by default: NO
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Font: 0
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Max Width: 650
+Fixed Messages:
;Position: ()
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Position: (379, 125)
+Multiplayer Messages:
Position: (8, 240)
+Support:
;Position: (459, 534)
Position: (459, 214)
+Damage:
Position: (440, 61)
+Wingman Status:
Position: (932, 144)
+Auto Speed:
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+Auto Target:
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+Countermeasures:
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+Talking Head:
Position: (100, 390)
+Directives:
Position: (5, 278)
+Weapons:
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Font: 3
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Position: (436, 184)
+Squad Message:
Position: (827, 5)
+Player Shields:
Position: (634, 670)
+Target Shields:
Position: (292, 670)
+Escort View:
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;+ETS Weapons:
; Position: (880, 648)
;+ETS Shields:
; Position: (898, 648)
;+ETS Engines:
; Position: (916, 648)
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+Target Monitor:
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+Radar:
Position: (411, 590)
+Afterburner Energy:
Position: (274, 424)
+Text Warnings:
Position: (512, 275)
+Center Reticle:
Position: (493, 370)
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+Mini Target Shields:
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+Throttle:
Position: (346, 269)
Font: 3
+Threat Indicator:
Position: (574, 269)
+Voice Status:
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+Ping:
Position: (896, 5)
+Lag:
;Position: (627, 529)
Position: (627, 5)
+Supernova:
Position: (170, 170)
+Target Brackets:
+Lead Indicator:
+Lock Indicator:
+Offscreen Indicator:
+Hostile Triangle:
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+Target Triangle:
Position: (512, 387)
+Missile Triangles:
Position: (512, 387)
+Orientation Tee:
Position: (512, 387)
+Weapon Energy:
Position: (666, 424)
+Mission Time:
Position: (969, 716)
+Kills:
Position: (880, 624)
$End Gauges
#End

Third, your version of Root_fs2.vp is out of date. Update it by opening this file and extracting Root_fs2.vp to your FS2 directory, overwriting the old file.

[Scotty]

That worked, as far as I can tell.  I'll be sure to put it through much more vigorous testing later tonight.

And that, kids, is what happens when your BP build is five months out of date.

[General Battuta]

If you still have the weapon rendering error try removing the anim glows.