Gib help, you will probably call me stupid
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Tor
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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 Gib help, you will probably call me stupid I am brand spankin new to the modding scene. and am making my first mod-- a cage that you can drop as a craft onto people. Good idea right?
Well I took parts from other crafts and compiled a small working cage with no thrusters, but only when I exclude my gib.
I have a gib image (same as my sprite) in gib folder
I have a gibs.ini and a gib in my cage.ini
However, on the "AddGib = Gib" section it says, on startup, 'copy from that hasn't been defined"
I can't seem to find what's wrong even when I am comparing everything I have to a working craft.
Please help.
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| Sat May 09, 2009 5:50 am |
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DSMK2
Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:19 am
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid Hrm, check if there's a space after the name, if so, backspace.
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| Sat May 09, 2009 6:21 am |
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Tor
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid No that's not it, good thought though
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| Sat May 09, 2009 7:05 am |
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DSMK2
Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:19 am
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid What is your mod name by the way? If it loads before base.rte, then it won't work, since you're making calls to objects that haven't been loaded yet.
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| Sat May 09, 2009 7:33 am |
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saltydog81
Joined: Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:28 am
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Location: Whidbey Island, Wa
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid hold on a sec I have seen that error before....
I think your missing "PresetName = "
this needs to come somewhere before your gib
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| Sat May 09, 2009 8:06 am |
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Roon3
Joined: Sun May 11, 2008 12:50 pm
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid I'm guessing the error happened because you're loading the Gib after the object. Posting the mod would help pinpoint the problem.
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| Sat May 09, 2009 8:12 am |
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Geti
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid most likely not, though possibly. gib code looks like this, with <tab> replaced with a tab in your text editor, and the other <> sections filled with what they annotate: Code: <tab>AddGib = Gib
<tab><tab>GibParticle = <what type of particle, MOSParticle, MOPixel, MOSRotating>
<tab><tab><tab>CopyOf = <the presetname of your particle>
<tab><tab>Offset = Vector //-- this one isnt necessary, but can be useful.
<tab><tab><tab>X = <X offset of the gib center>
<tab><tab><tab>Y = <Y offset of the gib center>
<tab><tab>Spread = <spread in radians> //-Not needed, defaults to 2(pi).
<tab><tab>MaxVelocity = <Maximum Velocity of the gib> // also not needed
<tab><tab>MinVelocity = <Minimum Velocity of the gib> // also not needed does your code match this code? also yeah, as roon says, make sure you're loading your Gib before your object, you can assure this by using the following line of code at the top of your Craft.ini, and by removing the same line from your index.ini Code: IncludeFile = <path to your gibs.ini, or whatever it is called> or by simply placing it on the first line after "DataModule" in index.ini
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| Sat May 09, 2009 8:30 am |
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Tor
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid I'm not sure if those are the problems, (but then again I have not tried them all so one could prove to be true) Heres the Cage.ini code: Code: AddActor = ACRocket
PresetName = Cage
AddToGroup = Craft
AddToGroup = Cages
Mass = 1200
HitsMOs = 1
GetsHitByMOs = 1
SpriteFile = ContentFile
FilePath = Cage.rte/Images/Cage.bmp
FrameCount = 1
SpriteOffset = Vector
X = 0
Y = 0
GoldValue = 0
AtomGroup = AtomGroup
AutoGenerate = 1
Material = Material
CopyOf = Military Stuff
Resolution = 10
Depth = 0
DeepGroup = AtomGroup
AutoGenerate = 1
Material = Material
CopyOf = Military Stuff
Resolution = 20
Depth = 4
DeepCheck = 1
Status = 2 //btw, what is status?
Health = 1
StableVelocityThreshold = Vector
X = 20
Y = 20
ImpulseDamageThreshold = 5
CharHeight = 100
CanLand = 0
GibImpulseLimit = 1
GibWoundLimit = 1
AddGib = Gib
GibParticle = MOSRotating
CopyOf = Cage Gib
Offset = Vector
X = 0
Y = 0 and here's the code for Gibs.ini: Code: AddEffect = MOSRotating
PresetName = Cage Gib
Mass = 1200
Sharpness = 1
HitsMOs = 1
GetsHitByMOs = 1
SpriteFile = ContentFile
FilePath = Cage.rte/Images/Gibs/Cage Gib.bmp
FrameCount = 1
SpriteOffset = Vector
X = 0
Y = 0
AngularVel = 6
AtomGroup = AtomGroup
AutoGenerate = 1
Material = Material
CopyOf = Military Stuff
Resolution = 8
Depth = 0
DeepGroup = AtomGroup
AutoGenerate = 1
Material = Material
CopyOf = Civilian Stuff
Resolution = 8
Depth = 1
DeepCheck = 0 maybe that will help
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| Sat May 09, 2009 10:11 pm |
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Tor
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid oh I get it now...
I first didn't understand what you guys meant by "load your gib before your object" but now it makes sense.
thanks everyone.
PS don't call me stupid, Im new
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OK, now, if people are still monitoring this post I have another problem that the code can help with (since I already posted it)
when I attempt to drop my cage on someone, the game reads the image wrong or something weird is going on.
it doesn't give the cage any empty space between the walls, it reads it as filling, yet it i invisible.
the image is attached.
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| Sat May 09, 2009 10:26 pm |
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Tor
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid Please don't double post, you can edit your last post.
I put your posts together for you.
By the way welcome to the forum  /\ thanks. 
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| Sat May 09, 2009 10:38 pm |
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411570N3
Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:26 am
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Location: That quaint little British colony down south
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid So it appears with a large pink box around it?
Check that it's exactly 255, 0, 255 or it won't be transparent.
If that's not what you mean, a screenshot would be useful.
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| Sun May 10, 2009 5:10 am |
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Tor
Joined: Sun Jan 11, 2009 11:14 pm
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid No, it appears to have the empty space until something hits the bottom of it, then it Is as if there is an invisible wall. But what is weird is the corners are empty, unlike the middle space. You think it has something to do with deepgroup or deepcheck or something?
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| Sun May 10, 2009 5:12 pm |
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DSMK2
Joined: Fri Dec 28, 2007 4:19 am
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid Its not in palette. Fixed Version: Attachment:
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| Sun May 10, 2009 5:40 pm |
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Tor
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid Well I downloaded the palette and used it in gimp. I also saved it a a bmp. What else do I need to do?
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Flammablezombie
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Location: In between your sister's legs, showing her how to use a... PS3 controller!
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Re: Gib help, you will probably call me stupid That's it I think. Just use it now.
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