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i'm having trouble with my map! everytime i try to get the map in-game, the game stops working, and i tried almost EVERYTHING i could, abd it still wont work! the only thing is that im not sure if i saved the map in the right place, or if im supposed to save it a certain way. I also have not tried reinstalling the game.
I also downloaded a map online, but i couldnt get it to work either. The preset i made worked just fine though!
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Is the map 513x513, grayscale, and has no alpha map/layers?
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yes!
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-When it comes to the crashes first check your particles folder for double particles and delete them.
-If the game still crashes when entering the map try going into "options" on the game's main menu and then selecting "video". From there click Rendering Subsystem and change it from OpenGL to Direct3D9 since some maps work better that way.
Aside from that though is this a downloaded map? Or is it your own map that you've created?
If it's your own map that you've created and are trying to save but have trouble refer below but if it is a problem with a downloaded map refer to the yellow text at the far bottom of this post:
Check out this link for the map trouble:
http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=1391.0 (http://www.feral-heart.com/index.php?option=com_jfusion&Itemid=2&jfile=index.php&topic=1391.0)
Also here are a few more ideas of things you can do that have worked for others with this same issue:
(Just keep in mind that I'm not too much of a map maker so I'm sorry if I can't be more specific with details)
- Try switching the height map's format to something else and then back again.
- Check that the map doesn't have an Alpha channel if it does remove it.
- Make sure that it doesn't have a transparency layer.
- Copy your image then close from the image until the program is blank, then paste the copied image back in flatten it and save it over again. (Basicially ensures that the image is in one layer too)
- Consider switching the image from Grayscale to RGB and then right back to Grayscale.
- If the height map is saved as png try saving it to jpg instead or vice versa.
Goodluck
If it was a downloaded map here is how to install in case you put the files in the wrong place:
1.) Follow the "read me" file if there is one and place the files in the places where it says or just place all the files into the "Exports" folder
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If placing the map files into the Feral Heart "Exports" folder didn't make it work right than try placing the files as so:
FHM files go into FH> Media >Terrains
FHO files go into FH>Media>Objects
FHS/FHW go into FH>Media>Sky
MP3 files go into FH>Media>Sounds/Music
Then restart the game
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thanks, but none of that helped.
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If none of it worked then it's possible you damaged, misplaced, or lost some important files while adding the map or some other mod to your game. Since I can't see your file I can't tell for sure. You'll need to uninstall the game and delete the main folder before reinstalling the game again. Just remember when you do this be sure to back up any important files like presets etc in a folder else where in the computer so you can replace them back into the fresh new install and not lose those files.
Goodluck
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ok, i'll try that, that will also fix my preset 7 folder too!
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the map still isnt working!
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Well at least the game is working now right? So in what way is the map not working now? When you enter its portal through the Cape the game crashes again? Please be specific. Are there any error messages? What happens when you enter it does the game crash etc? Be sure to review the steps I wrote above again and make sure you are installing it right.
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ok so i made the map, i went on feralheart, into tools, mapmaker, but when i type the name of my map in under the world tab, the game stops working after i type the name in.
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try saving the map under a different name, it sounds weird but it works sometimes and the map must be a .png file
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well ok i'll try something comepletly different, hopefully it works!
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Did you tired this?
If placing the map files into the Feral Heart "Exports" folder didn't make it work right than try placing the files as so:
FHM files go into FH> Media >Terrains
FHO files go into FH>Media>Objects
FHS/FHW go into FH>Media>Sky
MP3 files go into FH>Media>Sounds/Music
Then restart the game
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neither of those worked! im starting to think there's something wrong with my game, reinstalled or not.
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Is your height map too detailed? Once I made a height map and I had to erase some stuff before it started to work.
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If none of it worked then it's possible you damaged, misplaced, or lost some important files while adding the map or some other mod to your game.You'll need to uninstall the game and delete the main folder before reinstalling the game again. Just remember when you do this be sure to back up any important files like presets etc in a folder else where in the computer so you can replace them back into the fresh new install and not lose those files.
Goodluck
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yes, i already tried reinstalling the game.
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i just tried making an entirely new map, it still didnt work
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What are the details of the map?
try telling us the size, format, stuff like that. because there's no reason that it shouldn't be working even if you make a completely new map
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i uploaded both my mask and terrain on DA my DA is http://www.pokie37.deviantart.com/ (http://www.pokie37.deviantart.com/)
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Try blurring more, and what's that white staticy thingy on near the bottom right part of the picture?
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i fixed it. still not working.
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I just don't know why it's not working :( sorry
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:'( oh no!!!!!
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i'll never be able to make maps. :'(
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Did you try going to the tutorials section and following "every" step to making maps?
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well yes, except that i didnt use the windmill height map i started my own, but i folowed the exact instructions on how to start my own height map!
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did you try a super simple map design like a completely grey hieghtmap with a black line going through it?
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yes i tried a simple map, but it still didnt e=work.
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There's something wrong somewhere then
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yeah, but i already reinstalled the game, the same problem cant possibly happen twice can it?
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do you think downloading feralheart + would make the maps work?
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I think you should
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I don't think that's a good idea, FH+ is really buggy
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ok, so then i have no idea what the problem is, because i literally tried EVERYTHING!
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You can still try FH+, i'm just letting you know
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ok, i was just wondering if that was part of the problem.
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do you think it might be because im using windows 7 or something?
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any more suggestions?
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windows 7 works fine with fh.
where is your fh saved at? on your c:drive?
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i saved it where everybody said to save: under terrains, somebody also suggested to save it under different places like under sky, objects, and a few other places, but that didnt help either.
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your only supposed to save under terrains, not sky,objects or other folders
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513x513, grayscale, your colors are gray, one layer only, whole box colored... saved in the right terrain, .png
I'm so sorry I wish these were bigger. Dx
513 by 513 pixels. Advanced options, grayscale.
(http://i48BannedImageSite/jhe8ls.jpg)
Grayscale, 1 layer, 513x513 - GIMP. Whole template colored in.
(http://i48BannedImageSite/9jqiom.jpg)
The name you want, must be .png In FeralHeart, Media, Terrains, your map name, save it in there.
(http://i46BannedImageSite/15fhxk7.jpg)
Leave the box alone.
(http://i47BannedImageSite/hvc4kl.jpg)
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i did save under terrains, i was just trying somebody elses sugestion.
Im not using GIMP.
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Oh sorry about that, what do you use? But if you do all those things and it;s crashing, a file might be damaged or something. Have you tried just starting over completly? Because this has been going on for a long time it seems. No one here can really help you. And make sure to check out the toturials for your program too.
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im using Real World Paint, but i can try using paint. yeah, i have tried starting over, i even completely reinstalled the game.
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^ i mean GIMP. whoops
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You should try GIMP, its free and easy to use. Just follow the steps I said above if you get it. :)
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i downloaded it! (sorry i took so long for my answer, my session timed out)
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IT WORKED!!! thank you soo much!!!!!
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one question though: after making the height map, when making the mask, how do you switch it back to RGB?
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The Advanced Options, where you can change it from Grayscale to RGB. :3
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then how do i get the height map on it to make the mask?
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OK, so you made the heigtmap. Then you open another page and make it into RGB AND 513 by 513. Create another layer on that and then copy and paste the heigtmap to the second created.
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thanks!
i uploaded my map to DA click here: http://pokie37.deviantart.com/#/d5pik5i (http://pokie37.deviantart.com/#/d5pik5i)
and here: http://pokie37.deviantart.com/#/d5pikrp (http://pokie37.deviantart.com/#/d5pikrp)
to see it!
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IT WORKED!!! thank you soo much!!!!!
Great! I'm glad it finally worked! I'll view your map later but I can't because my phone won't let me. Dx