xml editing failed

dampire · Apr 11, 2009

Ok so I had 85 guard rails (walls) that I duplicated renumbered, took the last number off the randomseed, made them not render but collide, and replaced the surface for a straight line.

I also took the original walls and made them render but not collide.

Well some how it failed and non of the 85 walls duplicated are colliding.

I made plane wall to compare the two entries and it seems identical where it needs to be. (code bellow)

So I was wondering what I missed? (yes wall count was updated)

Wall that doesnt collide but should

Code:

<Wall RandomSeed="34173019">
      <Name>Wall169</Name>
      <Renderable>False</Renderable>
      <nodes count="2">
        <OnlyOneNodeSelected>1</OnlyOneNodeSelected>
        <LineType>BezierSpline</LineType>
        <node NodeId="0">
          <Position x="845.1208" y="937.542" z="789.2949" />
          <ControlPoints AngleXZ="-0.892694" AngleY="0.05529446" EntryDistance="5.525157" ExitDistance="3.268974" />
        </node>
        <node NodeId="1" Selected="True">
          <Position x="854.1086" y="936.7393" z="779.1723" />
          <ControlPoints AngleXZ="-0.6346516" AngleY="0.05578382" EntryDistance="2.609777" ExitDistance="4.954647" />
        </node>
      </nodes>
      <surfaces count="1">
        <surface SurfaceId="0" Visible="True">
          <StartNode>0</StartNode>
          <StartPercentage>0</StartPercentage>
          <Name>Surface1</Name>
          <SetShape>True</SetShape>
          <SurfaceShape Points="2">
            <Point Selected="True" Grounded="True">
              <Position x="0" y="0.65" z="0" />
            </Point>
            <Point Selected="True" Grounded="True">
              <Position x="0" y="-0.01" z="0" />
            </Point>
          </SurfaceShape>
          <SetMaterial>True</SetMaterial>
          <SurfaceMaterials>
            <SurfaceMaterial MaterialPath="Default\Materials\Wall\Cement\Cement001" Selected="False">
              <StartPoint>0</StartPoint>
              <EndPoint>1</EndPoint>
              <MaterialApplicationType>PerMeter</MaterialApplicationType>
              <PerMeterCoverage>12</PerMeterCoverage>
              <FitNeatly>True</FitNeatly>
              <texture_coordinate>
                <FlippedHorizontal>1</FlippedHorizontal>
                <FlippedVertical>1</FlippedVertical>
                <Angle>0</Angle>
                <scale x="1" y="1" />
                <offset x="0" y="0" />
              </texture_coordinate>
            </SurfaceMaterial>
          </SurfaceMaterials>
          <PanelLength>1</PanelLength>
          <CloudInfluence>1</CloudInfluence>
        </surface>
      </surfaces>
    </Wall>

Wall that I created to check against the xml entries not working that works.

Code:

    <Wall RandomSeed="380778644">
      <Name>Wall170</Name>
      <Renderable>False</Renderable>
      <nodes count="3">
        <OnlyOneNodeSelected>0</OnlyOneNodeSelected>
        <LineType>Straight</LineType>
        <node NodeId="0" Selected="True">
          <Position x="-319.1711" y="1245.338" z="1128.024" />
          <ControlPoints AngleXZ="0" AngleY="0" EntryDistance="0" ExitDistance="0" />
        </node>
        <node NodeId="1">
          <Position x="-318.0844" y="1245.332" z="1127.601" />
          <ControlPoints AngleXZ="0" AngleY="0" EntryDistance="0" ExitDistance="0" />
        </node>
        <node NodeId="2">
          <Position x="-311.2812" y="1245.296" z="1124.871" />
          <ControlPoints AngleXZ="0" AngleY="0" EntryDistance="0" ExitDistance="0" />
        </node>
      </nodes>
      <surfaces count="1">
        <surface SurfaceId="0" Visible="True">
          <StartNode>0</StartNode>
          <StartPercentage>0</StartPercentage>
          <Name>Surface1</Name>
          <SetShape>True</SetShape>
          <SurfaceShape Points="2">
            <Point Selected="False">
              <Position x="-0.006666653" y="0.6715555" z="0" />
            </Point>
            <Point Selected="True">
              <Position x="-0.003999999" y="-0.03466669" z="0" />
            </Point>
          </SurfaceShape>
          <SetMaterial>True</SetMaterial>
          <SurfaceMaterials>
            <SurfaceMaterial MaterialPath="Default\Materials\Wall\Cement\Cement001" Selected="True">
              <StartPoint>0</StartPoint>
              <EndPoint>1</EndPoint>
              <MaterialApplicationType>PerMeter</MaterialApplicationType>
              <PerMeterCoverage>12</PerMeterCoverage>
              <FitNeatly>True</FitNeatly>
              <texture_coordinate>
                <FlippedHorizontal>1</FlippedHorizontal>
                <FlippedVertical>1</FlippedVertical>
                <Angle>0</Angle>
                <scale x="1" y="1" />
                <offset x="0" y="0" />
              </texture_coordinate>
            </SurfaceMaterial>
          </SurfaceMaterials>
          <PanelLength>5</PanelLength>
          <CloudInfluence>1</CloudInfluence>
        </surface>
      </surfaces>
    </Wall>

dampire · Apr 12, 2009

1 hour to edit the xml file . . . . 2.3 minutes from the start of irohazaka going downhill till not realizing the guardrails dont work halfway down the track lol

about 2 or 3 hours to readd working walls in BTB

problem not solved by resolved.

Brendon Pywell · Apr 12, 2009

I don't recommend editing the XML unless you are sure about what youu are changing, and if you do, be sure to make a backup.

I'm sorry you're having trouble but it's ironic that you one the one hand complain about losing the XML in v0.7 yet it has taken you longer than it would have via the front end to make this change ..
http://forum.racedepartment.com/bob...on-0-7-beta-testing-phase-1-a.html#post289570

dampire · Apr 12, 2009

I have manually edited the xml before and saved a lot of time.

The first time I did it was to unify all the shapes for the rails I was making. Took about 30 minutes to do . . . idk how long or accurate it would have been to do it manually in BTB.

The code looks right idk why it wouldn't work unless there is a size requirement for the randomseed that would cause them not to work ? idk.

in the scn they even have the right requirements . . .

And yeah I always save a back up

several of them . . .