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C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-11-01, 07:36 PM (EST) "probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" ok, here's the prob, or what appears to be a prob... i've created a test set of tiles, 9x9 tiles, got the start point set, generated them, now when i load it into route editor, the top half of the screen shows sky, and the bottom half shows the bottom half of the "loading track data" screen, and i can't seem to click anywhere to select the ground to apply textures (if u have to do this). if i load another route, default or d/l'd, anything that has had something added to it, it shows fine, just not when loading new routes that i've just generated the tiles for, which don't appear to show properly.it may not be a fault in the route editor, it may be something i missed in thetile generation process, but this is the first time i've tried making custom routes, so i don't know the proper procedures for doing everything.Any help gretalt appreciated. Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
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Subject Author Message Date ID RE: probs loading new terrain map i... rgarber Nov-11-01 1 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-11-01 2 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-11-01 3 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... rgarber Nov-11-01 4 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-11-01 5 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... akochan Nov-11-01 6 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... rgarber Nov-11-01 7 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-11-01 8 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... rgarber Nov-12-01 11 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... thestewman Nov-12-01 9 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-12-01 10 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-12-01 12 RE: probs loading new terrain map i... C_130_Herc Nov-12-01 13

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rgarber (471 posts)
Nov-11-01, 08:09 PM (EST) 1. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" "and the bottom half shows the bottom half of the "loading track data" screen"Could you clarify what you mean here. You should see alot of flat green terrain.Rich Garber Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-11-01, 08:38 PM (EST) 2. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" u know the loading screen u get with the yellow bars running across the bottom of the screen while it's preparing and loading the data, the last thing is says is .....completed and then the sky shows up but the bottom half if the loading screen remains, no green surface texture like u mentioned Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-11-01, 09:45 PM (EST) 3. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" ok, picture time... here is a pic of the problem...

that is what i get when the route data has fully loaded, sky ok, ground not so ok! Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
rgarber (471 posts)
Nov-11-01, 09:52 PM (EST) 4. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" Gee. There's a problem video section you might want to try those things first. Beats me what you got. Does everything else work? Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-11-01, 09:58 PM (EST) 5. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-01 AT 10:07 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-01 AT 09:59 PM (EST)there's a problem - video section!? where abouts? everything else seems to work fine, only other "glitch" is in the activities editor, when making new consignments, u click the engine, preview shows fine, double click to enter to the train consignment, no probs, then select the rolling stock... the previews lay on top of each other, eg. select caboose, preview ok, then select grain truck, preview shows graintruck preview with the caboose pic behind, like they were parked next to each other (looking from the side), but the fundamental parts of the editors and sim itself work fine, dunno about the route editor tho, not been able to make anything yetwhat i was thinging was, there may be a problem with the way i'm generating the terrain, maybe i missed a step, but i've gone thru the guide/help and i can't see where i've gone wrong, if indeed i have Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
akochan (77 posts)
Nov-11-01, 10:34 PM (EST) 6. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" Well with the route editor and consist editor video glitches combined I would say it't /probably/ not the route generation problem but a video card problem. What card are you running and does it have the most up to date drivers? Unless you are using a GeForce2 or GeForce3 you probably will experience many many video problems with this game.-Andy
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rgarber (471 posts)
Nov-11-01, 10:38 PM (EST) 7. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" He's running an onboard S3 AGP and a Banshee card. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-11-01, 10:42 PM (EST) 8. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-01 AT 10:45 PM (EST)LAST EDITED ON Nov-11-01 AT 10:43 PM (EST)how do u know that!? hehehe, running an onboard S3 Prosavage 4 3D AGP card, and seconday Creatvie 3D Blaster Banshee, but the Banshee is for work purposes only, i've not had any probs with the graphiscs quality from the S3, it runs Quake 3, Halflife, FS2K2 and any other games/apps i have without any problems, this is the first "glitch" i've had with the graphics on this system in the 5 months that i've had the computer. Both cards had the latest drivers installed today, after i found out about the route editor problem. other system specs... AMD Duron 800Mhz cpu, 256MB ram, Win 98SE, DriectX 8 Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
rgarber (471 posts)
Nov-12-01, 01:26 PM (EST) 11. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" heh heh.. spooked ya didn't I? You sent your specs to me in an email! As far as the problem... what's screwy is you are saying you can load up a default route in the editor and it works fine?? But when you load up yours it doesn't. I would think like you said, try downloading a simple 1 or 2meg route from the file library, if it ever opens again..., and see what happens. Then report back to us what happened.Rich Garber Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
thestewman (59 posts)
Nov-12-01, 00:36 AM (EST) 9. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" Just a thought, did you make sure that you had a route editor start tile. Just a thought, hope it helps.
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C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-12-01, 01:15 PM (EST) 10. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" yep, got the start file, template directory set, got what looks like all the basic files required to create the terrain in the proper folder, it looks like it's graphics card related Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-12-01, 02:35 PM (EST) 12. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" LAST EDITED ON Nov-12-01 AT 02:37 PM (EST)ok, i'm not d/l'ing the route number 11, as i was told it was a very small route, only a couple of tiles, but i'm guessing it has tracks etc, if someone could generate a small tile set, and then e-mail it to me, eg. so it loads in your route editor, but before anything is added, track etc., it may be a problem with the tile generation, since the route editor will load a very detailed terrain, with no probs, but won't load any terrain i generate, even tho it is a much simpler state. i'll keep u posted on route 11, it should load in route ed ok, cuz i seem to only have probs with brand spanky new terrain sets, not d/l's or default route terrain. Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top
C_130_Herc (15 posts)
Nov-12-01, 04:30 PM (EST) 13. "RE: probs loading new terrain map in route editor!?" 2 things... first, my last post should have read i am NOW d/l'ing number 11, i typed NOT, oops, second, route 11 loads into the route editor, with no probs whatsoever, so the next test i really need to do is try loading someone elses blank/empty/new terrain data, so if someone could make a small (it's only for testing) tile set, and make sure it loads ok into route editor, then e-mail me the files, it would be greatly appreciated Remove | Alert Edit | Reply | Reply With Quote | Top

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