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Help & Guidance => Game Help => Topic started by: DarkForest5 on February 03, 2020, 02:53:25 am

Title: Map won't load (SOLVED)
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 03, 2020, 02:53:25 am
Okay, so, I made a map terrain, 513x513 grayscale and then tested it and drew and tested for like 2 days and o the 3rd day the game just crashed everytime I tried to enter it.

I tried to change the file (like edit it), but it still kept crashing.. :/

I used gimp btw.

Any suggestion? :/
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: LadySigyn on February 03, 2020, 03:15:52 am
Try this:

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Make sure that your height map is all of the following:
In Grayscale Mode
513pixels x 513pixels
One layer, flattened
Alpha Channel off
Saved in a png format
Named as “MapnamehereTerrain”


Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 03, 2020, 03:22:31 am
Try this:

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Make sure that your height map is all of the following:
In Grayscale Mode
513pixels x 513pixels
One layer, flattened
Alpha Channel off
Saved in a png format
Named as “MapnamehereTerrain”




I made sure, none of them are wrong.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: LadySigyn on February 03, 2020, 07:38:11 am
Perhaps check if you have double particles:
Go to FeralHeart > media > particles and search for any .particle file ending with _0, _1, _2, _3, etc. Delete them if you find any.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 03, 2020, 01:25:58 pm
Perhaps check if you have double particles:
Go to FeralHeart > media > particles and search for any .particle file ending with _0, _1, _2, _3, etc. Delete them if you find any.

Nope, nothing.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 03, 2020, 07:57:19 pm
Hey there! Do you happen to have any transparent parts to the map? Even one little speck of transparency can lead to a failure for the map.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 03, 2020, 08:45:04 pm
Hey there! Do you happen to have any transparent parts to the map? Even one little speck of transparency can lead to a failure for the map.

Actually, I don't, no. :/
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 04, 2020, 01:23:57 pm
Bump?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 04, 2020, 06:04:23 pm
Hmm this is interesting. It is 513x513 and not resized to that? Also, I know that GIMP does have a special setting specifically for grayscale - do you use that setting or just do it without the setting?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 04, 2020, 06:07:22 pm
Hmm this is interesting. It is 513x513 and not resized to that? Also, I know that GIMP does have a special setting specifically for grayscale - do you use that setting or just do it without the setting?


I made the terrain by 513x513 grayscale and exported it (once done) and also saved it for later details.
Yet it crashed on the other day. :/
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 04, 2020, 06:29:10 pm
I can send the file to let you see for yourself. <3

Just let me know who it will be and I'll send the file over through DM's. <3
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: LadySigyn on February 04, 2020, 11:58:08 pm
I'm unsure as to what could be causing this. In your terrains folder, is there a file called temp.map?


Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 05, 2020, 12:19:04 am
What is it exported as?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 12:43:52 am
I'm unsure as to what could be causing this. In your terrains folder, is there a file called temp.map?




Yes, should I delete it?

What is it exported as?



As a (My map name)Terrain.png
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: LadySigyn on February 05, 2020, 01:17:03 am
No don't delete it, I just wanted to make sure it was still there because sometimes it disappears.

I'm searching for solutions, found this one:

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Hmm, I'm not sure what's causing the crash but you can try using & modifying (copy and paste your heightmap into it) this:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/ausqlcih5y3qd3v/TestHeightmap.jpg
It's just a flat, standard heightmap for getting started... it has everything set up already.
You'll have to put it somewhere fh can find it though.
Quoted from VortexAlive
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 01:25:36 am
No don't delete it, I just wanted to make sure it was still there because sometimes it disappears.

I'm searching for solutions, found this one:

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Hmm, I'm not sure what's causing the crash but you can try using & modifying (copy and paste your heightmap into it) this:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/ausqlcih5y3qd3v/TestHeightmap.jpg
It's just a flat, standard heightmap for getting started... it has everything set up already.
You'll have to put it somewhere fh can find it though.
Quoted from VortexAlive

It worked.
What now?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: LadySigyn on February 05, 2020, 01:27:35 am
So you've copied and pasted the heightmap you made onto that? Has it stopped crashing the game?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 01:35:02 am
So you've copied and pasted the heightmap you made onto that? Has it stopped crashing the game?

Oh! No, I did not, sorry.
I had never had this happen before so I wasn't sure what to do.. Heh.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 01:43:08 am
So you've copied and pasted the heightmap you made onto that? Has it stopped crashing the game?


Okay, so I did what you asked, but it still keeps on crashing :/

I even tried different methods, still nothing, just the same crashing, only the map of Vortex is loading up. That's it.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: LadySigyn on February 05, 2020, 02:39:11 am
But did you place your height map over the top of Vortex's in Gimp? And then save it and delete your old one?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 03:38:36 pm
But did you place your height map over the top of Vortex's in Gimp? And then save it and delete your old one?

Yes.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 05, 2020, 04:01:20 pm
Have you by any chance tried to make a new map (simple) to test? Or have you tried a different painting software?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 04:10:59 pm
Have you by any chance tried to make a new map (simple) to test? Or have you tried a different painting software?


Nope.

I did redraw the map, but made it look just slightly different and it loads.
So I don't understand why it's not working... :(
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 05, 2020, 04:19:10 pm
There is probably something wrong with the first map that is just too small to see. The software and coding that is used when it comes to exporting the heightmaps into FeralHeart are VERY touchy and picky, so something that may seem small or unnoticeable could be impacting the software on a bigger scale.

What did you do differently, besides the look, on the new map?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 04:22:20 pm
There is probably something wrong with the first map that is just too small to see. The software and coding that is used when it comes to exporting the heightmaps into FeralHeart are VERY touchy and picky, so something that may seem small or unnoticeable could be impacting the software on a bigger scale.

What did you do differently, besides the look, on the new map?


The same thing:

Gimp >> 513x513 Grayscale

I did everything the same, literally.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 05, 2020, 04:24:39 pm
I have 2 questions then.

1) How do you paint the map?
2) Do you have any white areas?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 04:26:04 pm
I have 2 questions then.

1) How do you paint the map?
2) Do you have any white areas?

1. I use the colours that are on the left side of the colour choosing map, from white to black.

2. Yes. And I even have white areas in the one I redrew and it's working perfectly, but the other one I'm having trouble with, isn't.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 05, 2020, 04:29:35 pm
Alright. I did hear somewhere that sometimes white areas can crash the game. But as for the painting, do you use the paint bucket to fill in the base?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 05, 2020, 04:48:14 pm
Alright. I did hear somewhere that sometimes white areas can crash the game. But as for the painting, do you use the paint bucket to fill in the base?

Yes, so I don't have any holes when I am starting. Otherwise I use my paint brush or air brush to draw a certain shape.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 05, 2020, 05:13:00 pm
So the paint bucket does not actually 100% fill the canvas when used sometimes. There is a good chance that this may have happened with the previous map. It does not happen all the time, but it is common sometimes. If the outside is one specific color, I would try taking that and going over the edges again.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 06, 2020, 01:00:36 am
So the paint bucket does not actually 100% fill the canvas when used sometimes. There is a good chance that this may have happened with the previous map. It does not happen all the time, but it is common sometimes. If the outside is one specific color, I would try taking that and going over the edges again.

Alrighty. I'll let you know if anything happens!
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 06, 2020, 01:08:41 am
So the paint bucket does not actually 100% fill the canvas when used sometimes. There is a good chance that this may have happened with the previous map. It does not happen all the time, but it is common sometimes. If the outside is one specific color, I would try taking that and going over the edges again.

Okay, so it worked!!!!

Thank you so much!!!! <3
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 06, 2020, 01:49:15 am
No problem! Glad I could help!
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 06, 2020, 02:27:42 am
No problem! Glad I could help!

^^ <3
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 08, 2020, 07:34:27 pm
So, I updated the map I was having trouble with (which ended up working when I fixed the sides), but now it's not working again!

I tried to do the same thing, yet it still doesn't work... :(

The mask works perfectly, but the terrain... Grrrr...
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 08, 2020, 07:54:47 pm
How did you update it?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 08, 2020, 11:20:26 pm
How did you update it?


Just drew on it, made sure to keep what was already drawn, but I added more detail to it. Like a lake, some hills.
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 09, 2020, 12:57:31 am
And you went over the edges again?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 09, 2020, 12:32:24 pm
And you went over the edges again?

Yes, I made sure to draw over the edges with the paint brush to make sure nothing is gonna make the game crash, but it's still the same stuff... GAH....
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 09, 2020, 04:30:39 pm
Do you have the old one still saved by any chance? Also, would you be willing to post the .png here so we could get a look?
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 09, 2020, 05:14:55 pm
Do you have the old one still saved by any chance? Also, would you be willing to post the .png here so we could get a look?


Not anymore, no.

And I'd prefer to do so in messages so, people don't steal my idea for this private map. 😅
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: SpicyDirt on February 09, 2020, 05:38:50 pm
Oh of course!
Title: Re: Map won't load
Post by: DarkForest5 on February 11, 2020, 12:51:21 am
SOLVED!!!

Turns out that the problem was with the GIMP itself, not what I drew.

Thank you so much Spicy!! ^^ <3 <3 <3 <3
Title: Re: Map won't load (SOLVED)
Post by: Bloo. on February 11, 2020, 02:12:25 am
Wowie, 5 pages later! Haha

I'll be locking this now, so glad it was resolved!