[Tool] BF2 TPaint - Page 2

Jonny · 05-21-2009, 06:57 PM

The detail appears to be working fine, which suggest you might be copying only the detailmaps over into the editor folder and leaving the colourmaps alone. I have done that several times, it can get quite annoying when you keep forgetting it.

The colourmap shot (tx_s1.dds) is actually for the surrounding terrain. If you try regenerating the colourmaps with Tpaint WITH the "Paint Surrounding Terrain" option selected (middle tick box), then all the tx_s%.dds colourmap files should come up textures in irfanview. Then you can copy the colour/detail/lowdetail maps into the map directory and editor dircetory and check if it works in the editor.

If after doing that the tx_s%.dds colourmap files dont show any textures, then Tpaint is corrupt. If they do show textures, but dont show up in the editor after overwriting the old ones, then the editor is probably corrupt.

Hope that helps.

Durkie · 05-22-2009, 05:58 AM

Do you have to close the editor when you run Tpaint and copy the files?
just to make sure

Never mind its working now I forgot to copy the detail and colormaps into the editor map.
Thanks for your help Jonny

~~Black Magic~~ · 08-19-2009, 11:35 PM

thanks for this one rhino!

Sniper77shot · 02-28-2010, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Durkie

Do you have to close the editor when you run Tpaint and copy the files?
just to make sure

Never mind its working now I forgot to copy the detail and colormaps into the editor map.
Thanks for your help Jonny

Did you do the surrounding terrain?

DHope129 · 07-12-2010, 09:19 PM

Can i use Tpaint if i already put static objects and roads in my map already? Im just checking if that will mess my objects up.. I hope not.

sylent/shooter · 07-12-2010, 11:21 PM

yes you can, but any manual painting you've done will be replaced

DHope129 · 07-13-2010, 07:03 PM

okay, thanks man

Bossgator · 07-13-2010, 08:23 PM

Would it be safe to say that if you use TPaint and paint manually, do the manual painting at the very last?

sylent/shooter · 07-13-2010, 10:31 PM

it would be very safe to say that :P

[R-DEV]Rhino · 07-14-2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bossgator

Would it be safe to say that if you use TPaint and paint manually, do the manual painting at the very last?

I dont use Tpaint (although I do use Tsplit which is part of Tpaint) but yes that is the best move. When I was making Muttrah I pretty much made the entire map before I painted it in terms of laying out all the statics and more importantly getting the terrain pretty much final.

If you look at the WIP pics of Muttrah you will see that the entire map is pretty much done with just temp textures. (The TV station was a place holder for the Fort

)

And then I painted my map with L3DT:

And then once that was done did I start painting on the map by hand the concrete etc.

05-21-2009, 06:57 PM	#11
Jonny Join Date: Apr 2007 United Kingdom Location: Cambridge Posts: 3,650	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint The detail appears to be working fine, which suggest you might be copying only the detailmaps over into the editor folder and leaving the colourmaps alone. I have done that several times, it can get quite annoying when you keep forgetting it. The colourmap shot (tx_s1.dds) is actually for the surrounding terrain. If you try regenerating the colourmaps with Tpaint WITH the "Paint Surrounding Terrain" option selected (middle tick box), then all the tx_s%.dds colourmap files should come up textures in irfanview. Then you can copy the colour/detail/lowdetail maps into the map directory and editor dircetory and check if it works in the editor. If after doing that the tx_s%.dds colourmap files dont show any textures, then Tpaint is corrupt. If they do show textures, but dont show up in the editor after overwriting the old ones, then the editor is probably corrupt. Hope that helps.
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05-22-2009, 05:58 AM	#12
Durkie Join Date: Jan 2009 Netherlands Location: Fryslan Posts: 262	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint Do you have to close the editor when you run Tpaint and copy the files? just to make sure Never mind its working now I forgot to copy the detail and colormaps into the editor map. Thanks for your help Jonny
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08-19-2009, 11:35 PM	#13
~~Black Magic~~ Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 United States of America Location: California Posts: 6	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint thanks for this one rhino!

07-12-2010, 09:19 PM	#15
DHope129 Join Date: May 2010 United States of America Location: New Jersey Posts: 25	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint Can i use Tpaint if i already put static objects and roads in my map already? Im just checking if that will mess my objects up.. I hope not.

07-12-2010, 11:21 PM	#16
sylent/shooter Join Date: Apr 2009 Canada Location: Ontario Posts: 624	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint yes you can, but any manual painting you've done will be replaced
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07-13-2010, 07:03 PM	#17
DHope129 Join Date: May 2010 United States of America Location: New Jersey Posts: 25	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint okay, thanks man

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07-13-2010, 10:31 PM	#19
sylent/shooter Join Date: Apr 2009 Canada Location: Ontario Posts: 624	Re: [Tool] BF2 TPaint it would be very safe to say that :P
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