Item Making and a Map Error

[Shadow_Fang]

Alright, so I don't feel like doing anything fancy in my post, so it will just be plain text.

Part 1: Item Making

Unlike creating objects (which is a lot easier in my point of view...) I have not been able to get the items to work properly for wearing. I exported using the IOgre exporter for Cinema 4d, because I do not have the slightest clue on how to use Blender. (I find it completely messed up in every way....) When the export finished, it gave me two files. An xml, and a .material. I used the converter to convert xml to .mesh. I should be done, right? Wrong... when loading it into FH, it comes out all... silvery... so I tried changing the attributes in the items.cfg, and the item materials.cfg... in the end, I only made it turn bone white, and then miraculously get some of the right coloration... just distorted. To prove my point, I went into object maker, and lo and behold... I was able to get the mesh and material to work perfectly! So, does anyone have any solutions to getting something like this to work correctly? The reason it worked well in object maker, is because I baked the material in C4D, and saved it as a jpg... then applied it to the mesh in the OM. But, I was just wondering, if anyone knew how to cause the .mesh to automatically grab the picture I made, instead of the messed up silvery effect it was giving off... any help would be appreciated..

Part 2: Map Error

I have made a map, and well... it works great. I'll be in it in the morning and kinda running around in it. Then, if I get on later, it won't load right... and never will after that. I have to re create the exact same map, and then the process repeats. It'll work perfectly, and then randomly stop working. Absolutely no changes are being done to anything... I can't figure this one out either....

[Shadow_Fang]

Not even half an hour after I posted this... I figured it out. I just re exported (again) and kept the original file names, instead of renaming and applying the new name to everything. At first it gave me bone white, until I fixed a couple properties... I feel like an idiot. But the map problem is still at large... any ideas?

[580star]

Hmm, For the Map I could suggest checking to see if you have any Files labeled with (2) at the End. Are there any Meshes that Corrupted in the Map, Maybe even the Terrain Map or Terrain Mask? If you need any help with Meshes contact "Tigg". I have never really had that Problem with Map Maker though. I hope everything works out for you. Dx

[Shadow_Fang]

No, I know what you are talking about. It doesn't crash FH, it is just the map itself. I've had issues with the .1's and .2 files... but no. It will plainly work for a while, and then suddenly stop working. That is after I have left the map, and try to return. The music will play, but it won't connect to the map. I built the map, and nothing is wrong in the map editor... so I'm confused as to why it won't let me on. I have done nothing with weather or sky files for this map either, so nothing is messed up with those... it just plainly wants to shut off on me after going in once...

[Slydragon99]

How big is that map, and how many items do you have in it? I am wondering with the amount of people that cause the server to lag, plus the map lag would cause it to stop working. Just a small idea.

[Shadow_Fang]

I found out my problem. Again, I feel like an idiot. It turns out, that I deleted all the map files, but never removed the original .fho file from the exports folder. So, basically I had two identical portals, one leading to a non existent map. The odd thing was, the music still played regardless.... oh well... thanks for the suggestions... I'll be working on some item and object packs soon. I'll upload them when I can. They are mostly for my chars and the rp's I am in, but I can also do some requests upon occasion, depending on what they are.

[580star]

Ahha, I'm glad it is Fixed. xD  I will look forward to the Packs then. Always love when someone comes out with Items/Objects. x3