GTA:SA Scene2Res Converter

[Ren_712]

I think I had a similar issue. Can't remember how I solved it thou.

Try copying the file (which causes the error) manually. Search the .ipl and see which one is next after the one and copy it as well.

[Charly_767]

Hello everybody!

I decided to release the MTA:GREEN model importer

This tool can be used to convert a GTA III engine scene into a MTA resource.

Gostown6 test:

http://www.2shared.com/file/quJZ8Y0U/mt ... final.html

(ver: final, small bugfix)

http://www.2shared.com/file/wRElPUkQ/mt ... p_rc2.html

(ver: rc2, bugfix 2)

Using a previous testing version I made the MTA:United Liberty City video.

How to use this:

• Put all the IDE and IPL files into the "ipl" folder
  
• Extract the textures, models and collisions into the "resources" folder
  
• Configure the "config.ini" to fit your needs
  
• Run the converter and fix any possible errors output
  
• Cut out the contents from "output" into a .zip or a resource folder
  
• Start the resource!

You will be able to see your map at the configured offset!

If you experience model loading problems, you can try switching the streaming method.

There are occassional rotation errors which need manual tweaking; use the map editor for that.

And if you still have any problems beyond all help, expect them to turn from blue to green in a matter of time.

Ingame commands for caching:

- mcollect: Garbage collects the world, removing cached entries

- mapmem: Displays the current streamMemory

Configuration description:

• debug:
  Outputs model streaming information for map debugging and error reporting.
  The list on the right displays every loaded model [modelname (refcount, loadstatus)].
  
• xOffset, yOffset, zOffset:
  Recenters the map to a position.
  
• mtaBLUE:
  Applies tweaks to optimize the usage with the MTA:BLUE core, such as ignoring model ids which either have a LOD or are LOD.
  
• jetpackHeight:
  Sets the jetpack maximum height + zOffset
  
• method:
  Switches the streaming method. I recommend using stream, since distance is unstable.
  Should be self-explanatory what they do
  
• static:
  Unrolls the lua tables to possibly gain performance during execution.
  This feature is experimental; should be optimal for small maps.
  
• lodSupport:
  Enables LOD models to be compiled with the map. Setting this to true will apply the original draw distance instead of 500.
  
• forceLODInherit:
  Inherits the previous model's collisions. The less collision files get loaded, the less collision errors there are.
  
• cached:
  Enabling this will cause models to be loaded on the fly when they are required. Turning this off would theoretically ensure error-free models, but GTA:SA garbage collection picks them up anyway. Recommended.
  
• streamerMemory:
  If this value reaches maximum, the streamer tries to free big unused models until the new model request fits into memory. This size is theoretical, since model files scale much higher when loaded by GTA:SA. Recommended at 100.
  
• autoCollect:
  Once a model is not used anymore, it gets free'd from memory.
  
• runtimeCorrection
  Due to not having onModelLoad, onModelUnload, onModelInvalidate events, you can set this value to unload models which are in an invalid streamer state after x frames. Experimental feature!

In order to get the collisions to work, you have to extract them into single .col files.

I recommend using ColEditorII for that

You might need the MSVC++ 2010 Redistributable D:

Happy New Year

I have a question, what is the item's limit? Because if I load an IDE and a IPL with a lot of items the replacement doesn't work, but the rest of the map is here (with SA objets).

And, if I run two maps created with this tools MTA became crazy, it spawn parts of objets in anywere.

[Forrest]

Broken, because of the automatic compiling. If someone could decompile the original program and remove the compiling or even update it, that would be amazing, thanks.

[Brophy]

No news on this yet?

[GodFather]

When he gets online I'll inform him about this issue maybe he'll fix it.

[Ren_712]

Update bump.

[sir135]

I found bug, when converter parsing IDE files and comparing model names with existing model names, and if names differ big or small letters, he skiping this model.

Example:

IDE file:

model name "ODIE_Schraft"

exist model name "odie_schraft"

pls do indifference small big letters.

Or try make autorenamer tool for fix this trouble

sorry for bad english, but i russian.

Edited April 12, 2014 by Guest

[MoeezKhan]

gOOD jOB Mate

[sir135]

My post only for "the_GTA"

[Rosior]

EIRFORK doesn't work for me, ofc iv got newest mta version from this site https://nightly.multitheftauto.com, but objects are still from san andreas, not from vice city In Blue method it works.

[Alazam]

How work the new file from 2014 ?

[@besteer]

Hi. I want to convert GTA Vice City map, but I got some errors. Don't find modell files, etc. How can I fix it? I downloaded GTA United and I use thence the files. (sorry from my bad english, I from Hungary.)

[Captain Cody]

You realize the last reply for this was 2 years ago?

 

Also try this version

https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao_bx9imD7B88mtnja5Sa24tujkn

(still quite a lot you would have to do but this'll make it easier)

Edited September 18, 2016 by CodyL

[JokerPublic]

Hello. I Want to convert Vice City map. This convert but in Debugscript has outputting some errors for doesn't replace the object (dff or col). And this make's empty side of map. What can i do?

[Simple0x47]

The problem when there's no object replacement it's due to files missing. ( Remember to use colleditor to convert the col files into single ones )

[N9.Xzi]

Can't convert map with this console error: "ERROR: requiring more valid model ids", what is it?

[The_GTA]

Scene2Res has been updated greatly, thanks to renewed interest by people in custom maps in MTA (Matias_Montana, Cody, HeySlickThatsMe just to name a few).

New things:

• added automatic TXD optimization for smaller and clearer map textures (thanks to my work on Magic.TXD)
• added support for original GTA3 and GTAVC maps
• fixed many rotation issues (hopefully all)
• fixed unicode path issues
• added Windows XP compatible executable
• added enableFiltering and ignoreFlagsSecure INI options
• added ability to automatically process COL archives (has been there for a while but not announced)
• open source using SVN and CodePlex
• many under-the-hood improvements

Happy modding! <3

[Captain Cody]

Think you could include water.dat conversion in the next update? It's easily possible  to manually do it but very time consuming.

 

[spoty]

i kinda try evry year again to use this awesome programm

but badly enough i still get error model not found 

it looks like to have problems with name correction

 

is there a way to fix all the error's because i want to compile a big map pack 

[The_GTA]

PSA: Turns out GTA3 DFF files are not supported by SA. Try this fix if you use DFF files from other platform or different game. You need to transform them to SA DFFs, which is easy. 

* makesadff.bat: https://pastebin.com/2m6brtap
* dffconv.exe: http://gtaforums.com/topic/752450-rel-renderware-file-converter/

When you converted map you get this "output" folder. Put dffconv.exe and makesadff.bat into there. Then run "makesadff.bat". It should create a new folder "models_sa" with GTA:SA compatible DFF files. Delete "models" folder and rename "models_sa" to "models".

Last time I said original GTA3 map is completely supported. So turns out I forgot this. But now it should work, sort of. Better idea is to start out with GTA United 1.2 GTA3 map because it is converted to SA already. This fix works for any map tho, I think The Hero added support for PS2 files aswell. If you have further problems with DFF files please post in his GTAForums thread!

- Martin

[sasosak]

Thanks Do you know how to add 2dfx and phisics (destroyable lamps, hydrants) ? And how to change timecyc ? SA timecyc does not match the climate of dark Liberty City .

[HeySlickThatsMe]

^ for physics then you need to change the id's of lamp posts and stuff (+ remove the collision files from the resource)
for timecyc that is impossible
But there's another way where you can make a script that Gets certain time of day and sets the sky colour

[sasosak]

After change and delete collision: "pTable.model=engineLoadDFF("models/trafficlight1.dff", 5553);" to "pTable.model=engineLoadDFF("models/trafficlight1.dff", 1315);"

Spoiler

"1315" is a GTA SA traffic light id. What I doing wrong ?

Spoiler

    pModels[5553]={};
    pTable=pModels[5553];
    pTable.txd=requestTexture(pTable, "textures/dyn_lmppsts.txd");
    engineImportTXD(pTable.txd, 5553);
    pTable.model=engineLoadDFF("models/trafficlight1.dff", 5553);
    pTable.numStream=0;
    pTable.lod=64;
    pTable.id=5553;
    engineSetModelLODDistance(5553, 64);

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by sasosak

[HeySlickThatsMe]

You need to either Restore the .coll by using restoreColl function (or something like this) or restart the server
and yes , this is the traffic light id

[sasosak]

I use this and still the same

for Client.lua:

Spoiler

function RestoreCollision ( )
    engineRestoreCOL ( 5553 )
end

addEvent ( "collisionRestore", true )
addEventHandler ( "collisionRestore", getRootElement(), RestoreCollision )

 

for Server.lua:

Spoiler

function RestoreCols ( )
    triggerClientEvent ( "collisionRestore", getRootElement(), collisionRestore )
end
addCommandHandler("restorecol", RestoreCols)