Gah Now It Just Stops Loading!

[Allari101]

Mk, so I got my Height and Terrain Mask maps done. But as soon as I put in the Height Map, a pop-up says "Feralheart.exe has stopped working" and then it closes.

Why is it doing this >:U

[AlphaEclipse]

Hm, I'd try this first if I were you:

For most people, it's usually a problem with the files in Feralheart's folder that is located directly in your C: drive (local disk) on your computer, and not your computer itself. Here I will post some problems, solutions, explanations, and how to fix them!

-Solution 1-
It's best to try an change your game's "rendering system" first. A rendering system is basically how your computer "reads" and "renders" a video game (see below picture). Feralheart has two rendering engines to choose from: OpenGL and DirectX. Many Windows orientated computer games run on DirectX. (If I remember correctly, some computers already come with DirectX already installed, but if you know you don't have it, you can download it here)

Changing the game's rendering system from outside the actual game is quite simple.
First, go into C: > Feralheart. If you look at the FH main folder, you will see a file called:
"orge.cfg"
Click it, and open it with "notepad" or any other program that you can edit text files with. Doesn't ask to change it? Right click the file (make sure you're not clicking the Feralheart folder itself) go to properties > " change..." and search for notepad on your computer,

Look at the first two lines in the orge.cfg file. That is where you change the game's rendering system to either OpenGL or DirectX

If you followed everything that was typed and the instructions in the pictures, you should have successfully switched your rendering system.

Didn't work? Keep reading.

-Solution 2-
The next (hopefully) solution is also simple. Simply search for FearlHeart's folder in your computer and open it. You'll see a bunch of folders and some files. Look for the folder named "media" an then click it. Once you see all of those new folders, click the "particles" folder. (Simplified: C:/Feralheart/media/particles) You'll see some random files in there with exotic names such as star aura, etc. Those particles are those moving animations in game, like the smoke in Sky's Rim. Sometimes when the game crashes or you accidentally install a map incorrectly, those particle files duplicate, and you do not want that to happen. If you see any particle files that end with a _0, _1, and so on, delete them. That's a possible reason why Feralheart crashes once it turns on. Computers aren't very good at distinguishing differences in files with the same names, unless they are different file extensions. Sometimes particles can also find their way into the my_objects folder which is in C:/Feralheart/media/objects/my_objects. If you still don't see any, you can also search in computer "particle."

Didn't work? Keep Reading.

-Solution 3-
Just as particle files can duplicate, so can those pesky mesh files in the my_objects in C:/Feralheart/media/objects/my_objects. If you see any files in there (if you have any in there) that end in _0, _1, and so on, delete them.

Definitely see if that stuff works out first. If not, your best option would be to reinstall Feralheart via a new installer. In other words, when you downloaded FH off the site, you didn't automatically get FH onto your computer; you got an installer. Go to here and download the setup.

edit: agh Fixed a typo

[Allari101]

I did Solution 1; my FH is supposedly already running off of OpenGL.
Should I change it to Direct3D9?

(Note: When I downloaded FH I did not download the DirectX thing; I was scared it was some extra download thing that'd make my laptop get a virus or something.)
(Note 2: I did download FH on the site. c:)

[AlphaEclipse]

I did Solution 1; my FH is supposedly already running off of OpenGL.
Should I change it to Direct3D9?

(Note: When I downloaded FH I did not download the DirectX thing; I was scared it was some extra download thing that'd make my laptop get a virus or something.)
(Note 2: I did download FH on the site. c:)

Yep, try running it through that. o: And you didn't download that? Hm, maybe that could be it, however I am not entirely sure about that. No worries- the Feralheart download is completely safe. You don't need to worry about installing a virus.

[Allari101]

Ahh okie. I'll try to run it on that then. If it still doesn't work I'll try downloading it since I didn't. c:

EDIT: yeah it says it can't run because it's missing. Can I have a safe link from where to download DirectX from?

[Allari101]

{Bumping? x3
I edited my post so Alpha look at it}

[A.P.S.]

A long time ago, this happened to me too, but it is fixable! First, click WatermillTerrain.png and then middle click and then click "Edit with (Gimp/Photoshop)" and it will open up a page of either GIMP or Photoshop! Next, try your best to copy the terrain from the one you made before. After your done, make sure you DO NOT overwrite if, if you do, it can crash your game... (Learned that the hard way... Or maybe it was the material making that did that >.<) Anyways, after you "exported" the new height map, make sure it's saved under a new name so it doesn't overwrite the other one, (Example: feralTerrian.png)!

Try to copy the mask by doing the same thing I just explained above, but with the mask and not height map! After you do this, your map should be amazing and if this helped, please put a link to the download and I'll see if I can download it!

[AlphaEclipse]

Ah, didn't see you edited your post. The link is in my previous post.

[Allari101]

A long time ago, this happened to me too, but it is fixable! First, click WatermillTerrain.png and then middle click and then click "Edit with (Gimp/Photoshop)" and it will open up a page of either GIMP or Photoshop! Next, try your best to copy the terrain from the one you made before. After your done, make sure you DO NOT overwrite if, if you do, it can crash your game... (Learned that the hard way... Or maybe it was the material making that did that >.<) Anyways, after you "exported" the new height map, make sure it's saved under a new name so it doesn't overwrite the other one, (Example: feralTerrian.png)!

Try to copy the mask by doing the same thing I just explained above, but with the mask and not height map! After you do this, your map should be amazing and if this helped, please put a link to the download and I'll see if I can download it!

No, this isn't the problem, and I use Pixlr editor.

AlphaEclipse solved(ing) it, thanks though.

[Allari101]

Oh yes I see it. Thanks; I'll see if that fixes it.
if not I'll edit this post.

EDIT: Yeah popped this up:

http://dapplehusky.deviantart.com/art/Fh-Not-Working-Still-513767965?ga_submit_new=10%253A1423879157

Gah this is the quest of the impossible, I need help every damn step .-.