Gotta problem.

[Collin]

Making a new ship model in fsds2 and I have used the "lines" option on a number of parts around the funnel and DCT's.

I made an mdl to test it out and see how the textures are behaving and inserted it into a mission.
When I call up the mission from either MB or the normal single mission menu, it opens up and then after about 10 seconds the screen freezes and I have to hit the reboot on the tower to get out of cfs2.

It doesn't matter what aircraft I am using, if it is to takeoff or I fly from the stern foward I get iced.

If I approach from the side or bow its OK.

Any ideas anyone as to what is happening?

regards Collin:sleep:

[Ridge]

The lines are likely creating waayyyyy too many polys for FS...model the shape as a whole, then make the holes in it using an alpha texture...back when I first joined up wtih the VN, I had to show Crashaz and Colmack tha trick :) Cut down on polys hugely, and made them more fps-friendly!

[Captain Tenneal]

Collin
Why don't you make a mdl with out the "wires" and see what happens? :icon33: or if you have a second machine run it on that one too. because sometimes every once in while something gets corrupted and i would hate to see you lose the work you have done already

[Collin]

Thanks guys....


Ridge..The problem isn't the amount of polys, if you make a box you get 6 polys but if you click on its parts properties and make it a "lines" part you will still only have 6 polys but 12 lines will be showing instead of the polys.
I expect I will have to make an alpha bmp for the catwalks and numbers, I hope yer make it with a yellow or blue transparency as black and white will be required.

Bruce...I have been contemplating something similar, the thing is that when I have sent the ship out to the Fox4 crowd to test, its alright....go figure.:sleep:

regards Collin:mixedsmi:

[crashaz]

ah our friend Mr Lines..... I still am going to model that basket masts to the max in detail for our LOD versions of the Pearl battlewagons!


try removing the cdp file??

[Collin]

try removing the cdp file??

Tried it James...no joy though, thanks anyway.:redf:

regards Collin