[help] loading custom models...

[Zdzisiek]

Hello ! i hope i writing this in good place so... i have problem...

i made in 3ds max my own model of track ! : DDD ya cool ! and i have 3 files

rc.dff

rc.col

rc.txd

now the problem is i dunno how make its working in mta ;x i trying using mta wiki but... i know only how change colors of water ; D then i try to change some other maps with my models but its didn't work please help ! ;(

[dzek (varez)]

Zdzisiek, add all your files to meta.xml

like that

<file src="rc.dff"/>
<file src="rc.col"/>
<file src="rc.txd"/>

then client-side script will do the job

txd_beachsktp = engineLoadTXD ( "rc.txd" )
engineImportTXD ( txd_beachsktp, 666 )
 
col_corrimao2 = engineLoadCOL ( "rc.col" )
engineReplaceCOL ( col_corrimao2, 666)
 
dff_part1 = engineLoadDFF ( "rc.dff", 0 )
engineReplaceModel ( dff_part1, 666 )

666 is the original model ID you want to replace (remember you cant add new object, you need to replace one)

[50p]

If your track is large and it's only 1 object then you'll get problems with it disappearing because if the distance of the object center (whatever 0,0,0 was in 3ds max) to the player is larger than 300 (by default), the track will disappear. There was a topic about custom objects recently in which we talked about that issue. I can't find it for you now, I don't have time.

[Zdzisiek]

damn... my friend just helped me with script and the "track" is disappearing when i looking on it from top. from down its okay... and i cant stand on it ;( maybe the reason is that the model have 10k polys and its "little"big ;x

[50p]

10k polys is not a problem. I bet it's MTA's fault. Have you tried different smaller objects? Cut the track into smaller objects and export them separately.

[Zdzisiek]

okay... so i did this ! but there is another problem ;l

i made another model, and i have .col, .dff and txd file. My script is good for sure, but i have some two strange problems.

1. My object and col loads good, but it looks like texture is some px under object. Why?

2. When i fall under the track, i can see only bound walls. I can't see a floor of the track, why?

[karlis]

1)your colisons doesn't stick dff bounds property

2)object is transparent from down if u specially don't fill it with texture from down too

[Zdzisiek]

What you mean by .col doesn't stick dff bounds? How can i change it? If you can, please give me some advice, or let me know if there is any tutorial about it.

[karlis]

did you make that object?

by that i mean that collisons(ones that makes obj solid) are really higher than .dff files(whose makes visual object 3D and says where to put textures)

[Zdzisiek]

yes i did ;> i added textures and maked dff and col by kams script. then file txd by txdworkshop... so what could be wrong... ;(

[Cinkoskink]

We are making this together, and in 3ds it is like this:

So i think dff and col are good.

So why texture is lower that colision?

[karlis]

i say for sure, textures arent in air, they are where they should be in .dff, so problem is in dff

[50p]

It's hard to tell from these screenshots what is wrong. What's the sphere for? Another collision mesh?

Your track from underneath is transparent because there are no polygons to be rendered.

Usually, collision meshes are a little bit above objects in GTA SA to prevent player foot going through the objects. Say, when you crouch, player's toes go through the collision mesh but not through the model itself.

[Cinkoskink]

From track, with Kam's GTA Script you make .col file. This sphere is loaded .col file.

What should we try to repair this?

If someone will be interested in this problem, i could also send files.

[50p]

From track, with Kam's GTA Script you make .col file. This sphere is loaded .col file.

What should we try to repair this?

If someone will be interested in this problem, i could also send files.

Yes, you select which mesh you want to be exported as collision mesh.

What version of 3ds max do you use? The cube control in viewports was added in 2009 if I remember correctly which I don't have but if you have .max in 2010 format then I could try and help you with this problem or you can send me the whole map recourse.

[Cinkoskink]

So here is a whole race folder :

You will also find .max file in img folder.

If you can make it work right, and also tell us what we did wrong, you will be awesome.

Edited March 15, 2010 by Guest

[Cinkoskink]

Thanks for help!

Everything is working now.

[50p]

Thanks for help!

Everything is working now.

No problem, if you have any 3ds max problems, you can PM me.