Unable to set clouds in custom arena

[Brooke]

In a created arena, I cannot get clouds to upload.

For example, I have the file fjordfury.awa in chconfig\nrthseaw

I can select nrthseaw as the terrain, go offline, and type ".sweath fjordfury" to get it in an offline session.

When I create an online custom arena, select "nrthseaw" as the terrain, go in and type ".sweath fjordfury", it replies "cannot find nrthseaw/fjordfury.awa".

However, I do have fjordfury.awa in chconfig\nrthseaw and verify that it works offline.

[hitech]

Clouds can not be uploaded in custom arenas.

HiTech

[bustr]

Does that mean he has to build the weather file with the terrain each time he wants to change his weather?

[Brooke]

Clouds can not be uploaded in custom arenas.

HiTech

Thanks for the info -- that clears it up completely. 

[Brooke]

Does that mean he has to build the weather file with the terrain each time he wants to change his weather?

No, I can make cloud files for the special events arenas and for offline practice.  Those work just fine.

I was just wondering about custom arenas that players can make -- those you can't upload cloud files to -- but everything else works (and has been working) fine.

[hitech]

The reason is if anyone could upload those files, they could replace special event files with out anyone knowing.

HiTech

[bustr]

Brook,

My bad, I was not specific. For custom arena terrains do you then have to include the awa file in the build and change it with subsequent builds if you want a different weather file. In the SEA I've watched the CM's launch the awa file late becasue someone forgot to do it earlier than our launch time.

[Brooke]

Howdy, Bustr.  I'm not sure how you get clouds into custom arenas (the ones players can start up in the "player" tab).

[bustr]

Put the awa file in either the custom folder or the root project folder. Forget which. Run a build and that weather system will be incorporated and start up by default when you run the terrain.res file. To clear it out remove the awa file and run a build.

[hitech]

If you wisht to build a weather file in terrain, you put the file in the terrain folder with the same name as the terrain.

I.E. ndisles.awa in ah3terr/ndisles

But bustr man not be understanding the issue, does buster have privs in any arenas to know about the upload weather?

HiTech

[bustr]

bustr is my bad and apologize.