Pit Stop problem

sti228 · Jul 30, 2012

Hi. I am from Georgia - Tbilisi. Me and my friend decided to do our Country Track http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rustavi_International_Motorpark Our track was updated and now we have new circle. Much better than previous.

Official page : Rustavi International Motorpark

In game preview

Someone can help us? we made pits, but car don't damage after hitting wall. It look like this. How to fix problem?

New pit stop

First realise - Rustavi Beta 1 version. Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sm7hifs35vt2a78

Working process :

It's our first work, Hope people like it. Lot of work to do.

sti228 · Jan 13, 2013

Mangoletsi

Thank you very much. I test it and it's look beautiful in BTB and game. Thank you for your good work.

Now, i am working on this one.

Mangoletsi · Jan 20, 2013

Hi,

Hows the pitbuilding looking, any new pictures yet?

I'm bored atm because it's snowing outside, I was thinking about having a go at making another building. I'm not sure which one to try yet.

sti228 · Jan 21, 2013

Mangolesti

Hi. How are you ?

Hows the pitbuilding looking, any new pictures yet?

No news yet

I try make it in google sketchup and watch photo match lessons, but it hard work.

I'm bored atm because it's snowing outside, I was thinking about having a go at making another building. I'm not sure which one to try yet.

p. s. Where you from ?

There is little progress.

Mangoletsi · Jan 21, 2013

I'm from the UK.

I dont use photomatch, I generally just make a big block first, draw the details on one side and use the push pull tool. Usually I just guess the size from the garage measurements and by looking at the pictures. I will have a go at the pitbuilding, and let you know how far I get at the weekend.

I was thinking about making the gas station, but I cant find any good pictures of it.

sti228 · Jan 22, 2013

I was thinking about making the gas station, but I cant find any good pictures of it.

Here is some pictures of it : http://s1191.beta.photobucket.com/user/sti228/library/

This is Google SketchUp model with textures : http://www.mediafire.com/?1uppo6r13mba1xx

sti228 · Jan 24, 2013

Hi. Just made a short video

Mangoletsi · Jan 26, 2013

Your work is Looking good sti228

The pitbuilding is starting to take shape, but progress is slow.
I've opted to try and model the rear of the pitbuilding, as it maybe visible from trackside camera's.
I cant see the rear very clearly, but i will do the best i can from looking at the pair racing photos.

sti228 · Jan 27, 2013

Mangoletsi

Your work is Looking good sti228

Yes. My and my friends work looks good, but your work looks amazing. That's awesome !

The pitbuilding is starting to take shape, but progress is slow.
I've opted to try and model the rear of the pitbuilding, as it maybe visible from trackside camera's.
I cant see the rear very clearly, but i will do the best i can from looking at the pair racing photos.

I have only 2 pictures of rear side. maybe it will help you a little : http://s1191.beta.photobucket.com/user/sti228/library/

Today me and my friend started to make terrain in game. I watch this video and do the same thing, but in game terrain is invisible. it's only visible when i start use free camera.

Mangoletsi · Jan 27, 2013

Hi sti228,

In BTB, open the object menu/edit and select the terrain. tick the option to render the terrain, and change the LOD IN value to 0, and LOD OUT value to 2000.

Thanks for the photo's, I will try and keep working on the pitbuilding probably Thursday evening.
This is by far, the biggest building I've ever attempted to make. I hope it works afterwards

sti228 · Feb 2, 2013

Kennett Ylitalo

Faces show invisible on one side and visible on the others side. If you need to use both sides, you have to assign a material to it with "Double-Sided" marked in the Venue Materials.

Note: Double-Sided materials take double amount of performance, as much as same amount of additional faces would. So consider where to use double side and where to use one sided, the preferred type. Additional faces save performance but increase memory load.. On those simple objects like in the screenies, you can use what ever, i would use double side. They are so lo poly that it doesn't really matter.

AFAIK on double sided faces, both sides are calculated everytime we see any portion of that face. That's why it's usually wise to use one sided materials and solve the reverse side dilemma using other means.

I search this Double-Sided, but can't find it in BTB. Can you tell me where it is ?

Erwin Greven · Feb 2, 2013

sti228 said:
Kennett Ylitalo

I search this Double-Sided, but can't find it in BTB. Can you tell me where it is ?

Go to

edit materials and click on the icon of your object. A popup emerges.
You will find Double sided on the bottom left.

sti228 · Feb 2, 2013

Erwin Greven
Thanks, i find it. What this do ( in right side ) "Render Normals Up" ?

Little progress of track.

Mangoletsi · Feb 2, 2013

Hello sti228,

It's not in BTB, its in Xpacker when your making the xpacks.
When you import your model, there are tabs along the top. click on the materials tab, and tick the box what asks is this material double sided.

Sorry, I haven't been able to work on the pitbuilding this week as planned.

I'm still struggling to see the details of the rear. I'm going to try and ask someone on youtube called Vano M.D if they have any pictures. He seems to be uploading new videos from the track every few days.

Lee Knight · Feb 2, 2013

Making a texture double sided can also be done in the materials window just as Erwin said....
Ive fixed several things in BTB in this way...

Mangoletsi · Feb 2, 2013

sti228 said:
Today i test our work, but find some strange things. Can someone tell me why objects look like this ?

Some sides of object look invisible.

Kennett Ylitalo said:
Faces show invisible on one side and visible on the others side. If you need to use both sides, you have to assign a material to it with "Double-Sided" marked in the Venue Materials.

Note: Double-Sided materials take double amount of performance, as much as same amount of additional faces would. So consider where to use double side and where to use one sided, the preferred type. Additional faces save performance but increase memory load.. On those simple objects like in the screenies, you can use what ever, i would use double side. They are so lo poly that it doesn't really matter.

AFAIK on double sided faces, both sides are calculated everytime we see any portion of that face. That's why it's usually wise to use one sided materials and solve the reverse side dilemma using other means.

Lee Knight said:
Making a texture double sided can also be done in the materials window just as Erwin said....
Ive fixed several things in BTB in this way...

Can you show me how you did it Lee or Erwin, as I've never seen anyone make a texture on an object double sided from within BTB.

Lee Knight · Feb 2, 2013

Go to material settings, find the material, open it (double click from memory), window becomes half-sized & down the bottom left there is a button which asks 'Is this material to be double-sided?'
Click that & then 'OK' it & exit & Export...
I'd post pictures but I can no longer get photobucket working for me again...sorry
I'll see if I can find some way around my picture posting troubles & get back to you if no-one else has by then.

sti228 · Feb 2, 2013

Sorry, I haven't been able to work on the pitbuilding this week as planned.

No problem, i made some work, but it's unfinished.

I'm still struggling to see the details of the rear. I'm going to try and ask someone on youtube called Vano M.D if they have any pictures. He seems to be uploading new videos from the track every few days.

yes, i know Vano M.D. He give me a 3D model of RIM.

Lee Knight · Feb 2, 2013

Yay, it works this week...LoL
In this case it was already ticked, usually when changing any settings here 'OK' button then lights up.
Be sure to 'OK' before closing....
I had similar troubles with a shed & some lantern lenses...