New TE bugs on my machine - ideas please??

[Sparks]

I hadn't used the old (0.92) editor much but it seemed to operate ok.

I have installed the new one and have the following problems:-

1. The joystick now does not operate as it should - button 1 gives forward travel and button 2 gives reverse but movement of the stick does nothing at all. In the previuos version it worked ok.

2. I have exported a map from MapMaker but when I load it into the editor it is just a terrain of flat grass or dark green tiles - no sea or relief.

I have questions as well:-

If I have two terrains in my editor file which I am working on how do I select which one I want to open when I load the editor - there doesn't seem to be a pick terrain button like in offline flying mode.

Ideas anyone ????

Sparks

[Sparks]

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.....or am I wasting my time......?????

[jihad]

1. The joystick now does not operate as it should - button 1 gives forward travel and button 2 gives reverse but movement of the stick does nothing at all. In the previuos version it worked ok.

 You have to hold down a button to move about the terrain, this was added to eliminate joystick drift.

2. I have exported a map from MapMaker but when I load it into the editor it is just a terrain of flat grass or dark green tiles - no sea or relief.

 Open the editor, click edit terrain, choose your maps size, then click build terrain.

 Then go to the AH editor directory and you will have a folder and res file named newterr, rename the typ and elv file you made with Mapmaker to newterr and place them in the folder AFTER deleting the elv and typ in the folder.

If I have two terrains in my editor file which I am working on how do I select which one I want to open when I load the editor - there doesn't seem to be a pick terrain button like in offline flying mode.

 In the settings folder open curterr.cfg with notepad and edit the file for the desired terrain.

[NUTTZ]

I hate pressing the button to move, It was easier to trim my joystick before i started.


NUTTZ P.S. did i mention i hate pressing the button to move?

[NUTTZ]

I just hit open terrain and type in something new and end that session and ,, reopen and i have a new terrain whatever I named it.  To veiw an older map i just type in the name of the map and it opens.. maybe some things work for me and not for others, and things that work for others don't work for me.  that first feild placement still has me puzzled.

NUTTZ

[jihad]

"That first field placement still has me puzzled"

 Place a field where you want it then use the field swap function to change it to field 1, then delete field 2.

[NUTTZ]

how do you delete anything? if i try, i get the blue screen O' death.
NUTTZ


 

Originally posted by jihad:
"That first field placement still has me puzzled"

 Place a field where you want it then use the field swap function to change it to field 1, then delete field 2.

[pokie]

Nuttz

All I do, is when I place the first field is select 1 ( not 2 new).  Then save, exit editor, goto the xxxxx.oba file which is in my terrain name folder, open it with notepad and delete the first tower.



(a)this is original tower
F01TWR0, twr1, 0.000,    0.000, 0.000,     0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 3328, 0, 1, -1.00,
-1.0, -1, 0, 0, 0

/////////////////////////////////////

(b)this tower is with airfield AFLrg-S.obg
F01TWR1, twr1, 5095.532, 0.000, -5424.021, 0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 3328, 0, 1, -1.00,
-1.0, -1, 1, 0, 0

/////////////////////////////////////

Just delete the complete tower (a)

and rename 2 parts of tower (b)

F01TWR1 now becomes F01TWR0 (because it is the first tower now) and the 3rd last number from which was 1 now becomes 0. the tower  in my case now should look like this

F01TWR0, twr1, 5095.532, 0.000, -5424.021, 0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 3328, 0, 1, -1.00,
-1.0, -1, 0, 0, 0

save the changes

Now go back to the editor and continue on.

Also I found for me is to delete one item at a time.  If I try to delete an entire airfield I get kicked to the desktop.

Pokie

[pokie]

I knew I would screw up the picture!

Nuttz
All I do, is when I place the first field is select 1 ( not 2 new). Then save, exit editor, goto the xxxxx.oba file which is in my terrain name folder, open it with notepad and delete the first tower.

img/accesswave.ca/~tscott/AH-stuff/img

(a)this is original tower
F01TWR0, twr1, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 3328, 0, 1, -1.00,
-1.0, -1, 0, 0, 0

/////////////////////////////////////

(b)this tower is with airfield AFLrg-S.obg
F01TWR1, twr1, 5095.532, 0.000, -5424.021, 0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 3328, 0, 1, -1.00,
-1.0, -1, 1, 0, 0

/////////////////////////////////////

Just delete the complete tower (a)

and rename 2 parts of tower (b)

F01TWR1 now becomes F01TWR0 (because it is the first tower now) and the 3rd last number from which was 1 now becomes 0. the tower in my case now should look like this

F01TWR0, twr1, 5095.532, 0.000, -5424.021, 0.0000, 0.0000, 0.0000, 3328, 0, 1, -1.00,
-1.0, -1, 0, 0, 0

save the changes

Now go back to the editor and continue on.

Also I found for me is to delete one item at a time. If I try to delete an entire airfield I get kicked to the desktop.

Pokie

[pokie]

img accesswave.ca/~tscott/AH-stuff /img

[pokie]

Sorry for the #$%$# up

[pokie]

img/accesswave.ca/~tscott/AH-stuff/tower.bmp/img

[pokie]

Very sorry Sparks for screwing with your post.  Got it straighten out, couldn't remember how I did it before.

   

Pokie

[This message has been edited by pokie (edited 04-18-2001).]

[Sparks]

NP Pokie

Thanks for the reply Jihad.  

1.OK - Stick is working ok - should have read the release notes - Doh !!!

2. Understand swappping working terrain now.

But 3. - still can't load my mapmaker file and get it to work. I have done the following steps.

a) Created a new blank terrain as per Jihads instructions sized at 64 miles and shut down TE

b) deleted the typ and elv file from terrains/newterr folder.

c)Created a map in mapmaker (55.0N to -2.5W by 2.5deg wide - this is North East UK)

d)exported it from Mapmaker

e) Copy and paste elv and typ files to newterr folder and rename them to newterr.

f)Check curterr.cfg is showing newterr

g) restart TE

However I STILL get a flat terrain of mixed farmland and rock - no elevation changes and no sea. What am I doing wrong ?????? This is getting VERY frustrating.

Sparks

[Sparks]

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