Colormap Tiles Dont Line Up

[Coronaextra]

Hello,

My compiled colormap tiles dont seem to be lining up. I dont know if it was always doing this but it became very obvious once I added some roads and they were burned onto the colormaps. Is this normal? I have the map temp painted with tpaint, so will it go away once I start hand painting it? I intend to paint gravel/dirt color and detail along the edges of the roads so they mesh better.

Edited August 31, 2010 by Coronaextra

[Dusty4life]

have you set the lowdetail type to 1? if it is 0, try it on one..

usually with erros it's a multiple of things .. so unless some one has something else to add.. try this for now heh

[Coronaextra]

The first layer is Lowdetail type 2, planemap 1. The second and third layer are lowdetail type 1, planemap 0.

[Bensta]

This isnt a colourmap issue, even though thats what it looks like.. it happens after lightmapping the terrain, its especially noticeable on low or medium lightmaps, on high it shouldnt be noticeable.

[Coronaextra]

Ah, ok. I wont worry about it then until I compile final lightmaps. Thanks.

[Dusty4life]

i must say i do like this map of yours. But one suggestion, if you have any texture layers left, try and use a dirt/mud texture to outline the roads and perhaps lower the opacity and add some dirt or mud to the grass.. try like 20-30% and do that here and there.. just adds some variety to the grass and makes it look a tad more realistic.

of course you can ignore me, that is your prerogative x)

[Coronaextra]

Thanks, its a map of Oahu that i started making about a week ago. I wont start painted it until I have the layout complete because I hate having to redo things.

http://www.xfire.com/video/3525a7/

[Dusty4life]

thats a nice looking map.. i don't mean to go off topic yet again.. but will it have full bot support etc? cos i might be interested in downloading it

[UberWazuSoldier]

Just dropping by to say that is one NICE looking map!

[Coronaextra]

Thanks man, I'll post some more screen shots in the WIP section once I have more built.

[mschoeldgen[Xww2]]

Yeah, that island looks like a very nice layout Keep 'em coming !

[Coronaextra]

He he, ya it kinda perfect for making a map!

Hey, can one of you bf2 genius guys help me figure out the correct ground property settings for my map? I'm am getting some shifting terrain and detail anywhere there is an abrupt change in the heightmap. In the editor it looks fine but in game its awefull.

[BEEX]

nice lookin map so far.

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that problem is side tiling and top tiling,i think adjust those to 8 and 8 or 6 and 4,im sure someone else will a definitive answer for you.

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does anyone know what the "planemap" setting does?

[Coronaextra]

Ah, I knew it had something to do with the tilings. Do I only need to adjust it for layer 1 (steep) or do I need to change settings on the adjacent layers aswell?

I read this thread (you created it) and it had some information regarding this issue but I am still a little confused as to what tiling, lowdetail type and planemap actually do (or change)

[mschoeldgen[Xww2]]

does anyone know what the "planemap" setting does?

planemap is used when your surface is not horizontal but e.g. a mountain or cliff side ( the steep part ). It takes care of mapping those correctly for larger distances ( lod reduction) especially for the lowdetail maps.