Metal Storm Mod - minimalist decor

The Phantom Eyebrow · April 02, 2007, 02:47:42 PM

I wasn't sure whether to make a thread for this or pm Wickerman directly, but I went with this option in case someone else could help first. I'm considerate that way...

I downloaded the latest missions for the mod a while back and was playing through from the beginning but then I got sidetracked and have only got back to it now. I was playing as far as the mission Inside the Machine with Shrapnel and Alyson and it plays okay but it looks a little odd, see:

It looks like the map is based on the Shadow or Ant levels from the original game - I presume there's just a texture file missing or something. Is there an easy fix perchance?

Ta muchly in advance anyone...

Previsionary · April 02, 2007, 02:51:15 PM

hrm, I dont remember having that problem when I played the mod. If there are missing map textures, I'm pretty sure they would show up in ff.log as missing (it's been awhile since i modded though so...:S).

Sidenote: that gif is so...pixel-y.

Anyway, I hope you can find a fix to this soonish, sir TPE.

The Phantom Eyebrow · April 02, 2007, 02:55:38 PM

Ta muchly Lord Prev. (See, I knew I was right to make a thread).

Incidentally, the pixelly nature is due to the fact that I shrank (or shrunk) the image and then GIF-ed it. Or GIF-ed it and then shrank it. I forget now.

wickerman · April 03, 2007, 08:12:05 PM

Whoa!

Sorry about that - not sure how i failed to include textures....

Hope you are enjoying the mod!

wickerman · April 03, 2007, 08:19:32 PM

I just checked the installation files and the textures were there - I recall you did some play testing fo rm e- did you get a beta maybe?

Just digging to be sure there is no problem before the next release...

The Phantom Eyebrow · April 04, 2007, 03:07:24 PM

You know, now that you mention it, it might be the case that I'm still working off the beta of the mod. I will download the version of ms3 and patch 1.3 from your webpage and see how it goes. I know I playtested for you before and perhaps I offered to do so for this version, but obviously I did a very poor job as I'm only playing this mission now. Sorry 'bout that but I can assure you that I have been greatly enjoying it.

The Phantom Eyebrow · April 04, 2007, 03:21:38 PM

Gosh darn it! I installed the files and tried playing again, both with my save file and with the save file you provided, but I keep getting the error message

alert: CCampaignImp::getNextCampaignMissionDef(), invalid campaign mission index

I know this is a common error message, in fact I have definitely come across this one before, but I have no clue how to fix it.

wickerman · April 05, 2007, 05:20:19 PM

did you reinstall into a new folder or install over the previous version?

The Phantom Eyebrow · April 07, 2007, 06:45:19 AM

I installed those files over a previous version. As a cross check I started a new campaign and it seems to play okay (although I just played the very first bit). I could always play through the missions again to see how I get on.

wickerman · April 07, 2007, 03:24:37 PM

sorry for the hassel - I'll install everything on my laptop and try it tonight to see if I have the same issue...

The Phantom Eyebrow · April 11, 2007, 11:41:25 AM

Quote from: wickerman on April 07, 2007, 03:24:37 PM
sorry for the hassel - I'll install everything on my laptop and try it tonight to see if I have the same issue...

Sorry for the late reply with this, but there's no need for you to do anything yet I think. When i have the chance I'll play through again and if the problem of the blanked out terrain recurs I'll let you know.