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.

Mangoletsi · Feb 2, 2013

sti228 said:
No problem, i made some work, but it's unfinished.

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

Looking real good now sti228.

I was looking at Vano's video on youtube, and the supports for the stairs, the tunnels, the elevator/lift tower, seem different to the picture i was using. there's some hidden cut out area's near the lift and on the west side of the first floor.

The car's are driving to fast for me to see clearly.

Kennett Ylitalo · Feb 2, 2013

For cubemaps, you need 3DSimed.

sti228 · Feb 3, 2013

The car's are driving to fast for me to see clearly.

I find some pictures, but they are not clear

Mangoletsi · Feb 3, 2013

http://www.sendspace.com/file/ki9jie

Something seems wrong with the pitbuilding, when I compare it to the photos

Can you look at it using the google earth kmz preview and check it please, I've also put the main grandstand in for comparison.

Thanks

sti228 · Feb 3, 2013

Mangoletsi

Can you look at it using the google earth kmz preview and check it please, I've also put the main grandstand in for comparison.

I am looking at it right know, and i think it looks good. I don't mention any strange things.

The only thing i would like to say is : thank you for your help. I appreciate this !

Mangoletsi · Feb 10, 2013

http://www.sendspace.com/file/q684vy

Hello, Another google earth update to show the current status of the pitbuilding. I didn't get any reply from Vano M D, so I cant really do much more on the rear. I have still got to think how I'm going to do the glass, and try cubemapping for the first time.

I've also been thinking, maybe it will be easier to give you the sketchup model enabling you to add or change the final details like the podium etc....

sti228 · Feb 11, 2013

Mangoletsi

Thank you. I open model and it's look better and better every time. I have good news. In 17 February me and my friend go in RIM and i can look at pit stop and also sand you pictures of it.

Hope it will help you.

sti228 · Feb 15, 2013

Hi. I finish object in Skechup and want to import it in BTB, but i have error

Can someone help ? I look at object in Google Sketchup, but everything is right. Have no idea, what to do.

Download link of object with textures : http://www.mediafire.com/?fcsxgvao6y8vfny

Please someone check it.

Mangoletsi · Feb 16, 2013

Hello,

BTB / XPacker cant read the DAE files exported from Sketchup8, only previous versions like sketchup6 and maybe sketchup7.
Im not sure if you can but if possible, export or use rhino to make 3ds files instead.

I havent done any work on the pitbuilding this week.

Erwin Greven · Feb 16, 2013

Its only possible to export SU6 files to BTB x-packer.
There should be a linkt to SU6 at this forum somewhere. If not, i have also an install file.

sti228 · Feb 16, 2013

Mangoletsi
Erwin Greven

Thanks for help. I find the main problem and i fix it. It was texture size 256x256. I make it 128x128 and know there is no error problem.

Kennett Ylitalo · Feb 16, 2013

http://www.wuala.com/SquidCap/BTB/Misc/

sti228 · Feb 17, 2013

Mangoletsi

I havent done any work on the pitbuilding this week.

Today my and my friend go in track and i make photos of pitbuilding. I hope it help you a little.

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?hh43gh4kuk9c9c6

Kennett Ylitalo

Thank you for download links

sti228 · Feb 22, 2013

Hi. Someone can tell me how to make collision like this ?

http://www.freeimagehosting.net/45ig2

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/86516409.gif/

and i don't understand how people make fade between road and graver. like this texture. It's possible to make it in BTB ?

Kennett Ylitalo · Feb 22, 2013

Collision: mark the object as "Moveable" and rename it as cone002.gmt or sign002.gmt. Number is not important but the first part of the object name is, it'll tell the game how it should react: sign fall over, cone will bounce. you can change the cone/sign in the XPacker when you are importing an object.

Transitions: use multimaterial cross-section, make the furthermost materials as grass or gravel and simply photoshop the transition in the image. There's some pre-defined cross-sections in CK-Tools XPack: http://www.wuala.com/SquidCap/BTB/XPacks/ that you can modify to your needs.

sti228 · Feb 22, 2013

Kennett Ylitalo
Thank you

I will try it.

sti228 · Feb 23, 2013

Mangoletsi

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.

Today i try this and start the game, but again terrain is not visible in game. Can you help ?

New video of track.

Kennett Ylitalo · Feb 23, 2013

Try to change the material on that missing terrain as "double sided". If it shows then, you have inadvertently flipped the terrain tris upside down. .

EDIT: Another way to check is to use free flight camera and fly below the terrain. If it shows from below, it's definitely upside down.

sti228 · Feb 23, 2013

Kennett Ylitalo

Try to change the material on that missing terrain as "double sided". If it shows then

Thanks, i check it, but it's not visible in game

Don't understand reason of problem. Just everything seems the same, but it's not works.

Kennett Ylitalo · Feb 24, 2013

sti228 said:
Kennett Ylitalo

Thanks, i check it, but it's not visible in game Don't understand reason of problem. Just everything seems the same, but it's not works.

Damn.. Can you drive on that area? Maybe it's not even exported at all, it may happen. I once had that and in the end i had to extend the surrounding area anchor by anchor and delete the buggy piece one tri at a time (it happened so long ago but i got a memory of BTB crashing if i deleted the whole section....Fortunately mine was a short gaps but they all appeared around the track after one point, i don't know what or when it had happened but my theory is that BTB forgets them from the export list but they still exist in the venue.bin.

A tip that came to mind from that similar problem: Good terrain naming rules and organizing is very important to have when you are doing the final exports.. It's much easier to optimize terrain section sizes. Poor management can destroy a whole project = Alpine Hills 2.0... Venue.bin was so corrupted that the whole project became unstable ingame and in BTB (still gutted about that, the 2.0 layout and details were superior to 1.x And i did buttload of work to test never seen features... Maybe i should do a quick track this week..

). So as you no doubt have to some reorganizing, take a look at the terrain section list. It may help you isolate the problem area. (diclaimer: i have no idea how well you have that covered, one pitfall just came to mind from a similar problem..)

Have you 3DSimed or someone who can take a look at it? That might reveal the cause so you can advance to solution.