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Support => Technical Help: IN GAME bugs (after loading world) => Topic started by: Nilrem on February 26, 2006, 07:04:55 pm

Title: Dark/Issues with maps after using updater
Post by: Nilrem on February 26, 2006, 07:04:55 pm

These files were posted to help people get the new maps.  However, they were eventually put up on the update servers.  You should not need these.  This is an old thread, so please don\'t download these trying to fix anything. -- DaveG




When using the updater, some maps got screwed.
That\'s because the updater server still misses some required files, particularly those involving lighting, and also those that involve grass.
So people using updater has problems with dark maps and no grass being showed.
A little of investigation showed the source of those issues. There\'s a folder called cache, that has changed to reflect the new lighting that isn\'t avaiable on updater. Same with grass image files.
Thanks to Hokinon, and specially to Bereror we discovered those issues.
Till the updater doesn\'t have the files that needs, so people using it catches those new images for grass and new cache folder for maps, players will continue to experience that darkness.
In order to solve that, I upload correctly lighted versions of maps (I think they all are correct :P) something that anybody with a fresh installation should have already.
I\'ll be editing the post as I add more maps. Since they\'re large downloads (mainly because that way the \"updating\" it\'s easier) just download the maps that are causing you trouble.


Akkaio
http://rapidshare.de/files/14204021/akkaio.zip.html
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=759a80b43e45fdfa74b2a7ae

Arena
http://rapidshare.de/files/14204422/arena.zip.html
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=7695dd1b3701bc672843d1f2

Deathrealm
http://rapidshare.de/files/14202176/deathrealm.zip.html
http://www.savefile.com/files/6562449

HyArena
http://rapidshare.de/files/14204544/hyarena.zip.html

Hydlaa Common
http://rapidshare.de/files/14204988/hydlaa_common.zip.html
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=298f50874aa36d1b754a70c0

Hydlaa Jayose
http://rapidshare.de/files/14203016/hyjayose.zip.html

Hydlaa Plaza
http://rapidshare.de/files/14205683/hydlaa_plaza.zip.html
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=7411d7fdff5adc01aff26fbb

HyOjaPath
http://rapidshare.de/files/14205855/hyojapath.zip.html

HySewers
http://rapidshare.de/files/14205997/hysewers.zip.html

Jayose
http://rapidshare.de/files/14206080/jayose.zip.html

Korogan
http://rapidshare.de/files/14203285/korogan.zip.html

Laanx
http://rapidshare.de/files/14203413/laanx.zip.html

Laanxdungeon
http://rapidshare.de/files/14206308/laanxdungeon.zip.html

Magicshop
http://rapidshare.de/files/14206644/magicshop.zip.html

NPCroom
http://rapidshare.de/files/14207269/npcroom.zip.html

Ojaroad
http://rapidshare.de/files/14202782/ojaroad01.zip.html
http://www.filefactory.com/get/f.php?f=c3da8336d35de2a2c7213ca6

The first one was made using Ligh relighted Ojaroad map, the second using the original file. Perhaps this second one has better night feeling. Mmm... I think they\'re more or less the same, forget the mention :P

Podium
http://rapidshare.de/files/14207231/podium.zip.html

Sewers
http://rapidshare.de/files/14206965/sewers.zip.html

Tavern
http://rapidshare.de/files/14202941/tavern_de_kadel.zip.html

Wtower
http://rapidshare.de/files/14207195/wtower.zip.html


How to \"update\"? Quit your client. Download the desired file by selecting the \"free\" tab. Once done, navigate to your planeshift directory art/world Keep a copy of your original file somewhere else on your computer. Replace the whole .zip file by the new one you downloaded (that is, simply drop the new zip file in world directory) launch the game. It should work.

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Post by: sesmi on February 27, 2006, 12:07:45 am

PLEASE NOT RAPIDSHARE! i can only download one at a time and it takes about 7 minutes each. (i\'m downloading them all since i\'ve only seen one area and it\'s dark.)

I don\'t have all day. really.

edit: what is korogan?

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Post by: DaveG on February 27, 2006, 12:34:54 am

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Originally posted by sesmi
edit: what is korogan?

The tunnel to Akkaio.

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Post by: Houlen Aru on February 27, 2006, 12:49:10 am

Ok...so he can play, but my client crashes the moment I start it? Why is my computer so messed up? :(

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Post by: sesmi on February 27, 2006, 01:20:15 am

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Originally posted by DaveG

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Originally posted by sesmi
edit: what is korogan?

The tunnel to Akkaio.

what about NPCroom and podium? not sure what hydlaa common is either.

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Post by: Karyuu on February 27, 2006, 01:22:25 am

NPCroom is where some NPCs are stored when they aren\'t used on any other maps. It\'s also a resting place for GMs :3 Podium is the map/screen your character is on during character selection, with the rotating pedestal thing.

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Post by: DaveG on February 27, 2006, 01:24:47 am

\"Hydlaa Common\" is a map file which contains files shared my multiple maps.

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Post by: orfeo on February 27, 2006, 01:29:35 am

NARG! I HATE RapidShare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You should have uploaded elsewhere....or at LEAST to something like freewebs or 0catch. I can\'t stand download lines and limits!

EDIT: Downloaded the first two files. Reached my limit, gotta wait 60 minutes to download any more.

EDIT2: Hey, if I keep going on like this it will take me more than 10 hours just to get lighted maps! Even getting floor seats for YC is faster than this!

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Post by: DaveG on February 27, 2006, 01:49:21 am

You could probably just download the full installer in less time.  Frankly, the best way to upgrade is to uninstall the old version, after backing up your data and data/options, and install the new release clean.  (then put back your data and data/options, and run the updater)  Most problems with this release are associated with updating, and you really don\'t need to futz with it.  You\'ll have to download all these maps at some point; might as well do it all at once with the 0.3.013 package.

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Post by: orfeo on February 27, 2006, 01:51:36 am

Actually, I only used that update thingy because the download mirrors weren\'t working and bit torrent said it would take 18 weeks to download.

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Post by: defender43 on February 27, 2006, 05:33:20 am

18 WEEKS? holy crap!

(edit)

WTF?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!

It won\'t let me download DR!!!
GRRRRR!!!!!  

(edit2)

RapidShare is not letting me download anything. Please upload it on something else please.

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Post by: Nilrem on February 27, 2006, 10:43:53 am

As to make a remark:

In the first post I tried to say that people should download only the maps they need. Why I chose rapidshare? Because it\'s fast, and I thought that normally, only 1-2 downloads were really needed.
Again, the objective wasn\'t download all maps starting from the first till the last.
So, for instance, sesmi: Remember you\'ve always the option of -fullbright to see what map you were in. Even the loading screen can give you hints on that.
The objective was: you know which map you\'re in and is failing, you go and get it. Where those files should really be uploaded? To the updater server.
I\'ll try to host some files then on other similar websites, and I\'ll have a look specially at ojaroad one, I think I used the one that Ligh relighted and perhaps I should have used the old one.

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Post by: defender43 on February 27, 2006, 03:46:39 pm

I understand that, DaveG. But as far as I can tell, all my maps are dead. I am standing at a crossroads so I know at least three aren\'t working.

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Post by: sesmi on February 28, 2006, 02:10:21 am

This is weird.  all of the akkaio areas is failing exept of one witch is fine.

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Post by: orfeo on February 28, 2006, 02:44:33 am

As far as I know there\'s a part of  Hydlaa that\'s lighted and that\'s about it. Of course, I haven\'t been able to get too far before falling to my death and then being blind in the death realm unable to escape....

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Post by: axen on February 28, 2006, 08:07:51 am

Hi new to planeshift are the sewers sopposed to be really dark. Ive tried your maps but it is still completly dark not sure if its is sopposed to be like that or its a error.

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Post by: Stonen on February 28, 2006, 10:26:04 am

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Originally posted by axen
Hi new to planeshift are the sewers sopposed to be really dark. Ive tried your maps but it is still completly dark not sure if its is sopposed to be like that or its a error.

No, its not supposed to. I have the same thing. Some area\'s are so dark, I can only see the names above creatures and players.
I downloaded the new version, because the old one only gave blackness after trying lots of things said on this forum. Then I uploaded and these zipmaps, but the sewers are still too dark.

-fullbright might be a solution, but I don\'t know how. I right-clicked on the start menu, hit proporties and found the target line, but where do I type -fullbright. I tried after .exe, before and after the quotationmark \". No succes. (btw this would only be temporary)

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Post by: axen on February 28, 2006, 06:39:22 pm

Thanks alot mate that fullbright setting worked i can see the sewers now and the death realm.

If only i had fixed this earliar it took me hours getting out of the death realm the first time .

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Post by: DaveG on March 01, 2006, 12:00:11 pm

The sewers are too dark.  It\'s not a bug, in this case.  The sewers map seems to be missing some ambient lighting.

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Post by: Stonen on March 01, 2006, 04:05:14 pm

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Originally posted by DaveG
The sewers are too dark.  It\'s not a bug, in this case.  The sewers map seems to be missing some ambient lighting.

Oh, what a releave. :-))
I tried just about everything mentioned here.
Was even thinking of buying a new grafical card.

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Post by: mbr on March 01, 2006, 04:36:25 pm

I installed the file \"PlaneShift_CBV0.3.013.exe\", but when I tried entering the sewers, it said \"sector cannot be loaded\". Am downloading the sewers map now and hope that solves the problem.

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Post by: DaveG on March 01, 2006, 05:35:37 pm

You just need to run the updater.

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Post by: mbr on March 01, 2006, 05:40:44 pm

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Originally posted by DaveG
You just need to run the updater.

Oh? But the website warned not to use the updater since the version 3.012 is there or something like that? Oh well, will do sas you suggest first. :)

Edit: It worked! Thanks! But still kind of dark...

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Post by: LigH on March 01, 2006, 08:16:41 pm

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Originally posted by DaveG
The sewers are too dark.  It\'s not a bug, in this case.  The sewers map seems to be missing some ambient lighting.

There are somehow two kinds of \"too dark\" in the sewers - one is a missing ambient light level, another seems to be a partially confused lightmap. \"No ambient light\" alone may not be the only reason for suddenly black areas from one segment to another, in my personal opinion...

But no reason to cry about it, it is not hard to fix that:

Go into the sewers, try to get as deep into the darkness as you dare, then quit.

Extract the file \"world\" out of the file \"sewers.zip\", open it in a text editor which is able to edit huge files (Notepad in Windows 2000, XP ... is able, in Windows 9x/Me is not), search for the appearance of the text \"\", and edit it to:

Code: [Select]

 
      yes
      32
     
   
Zip the file \"world\" again into the file \"sewers.zip\". Enter the game using the command \"psclient -relight\". This will take a bit longer...

When you appear in the sewers finally, you should quit (else every map you enter will be relighted again). Then make a backup of the file \"sewers.zip\", or set it to \"read-only\".

And before you call me \"cheater\"... Hey, the option \"-fullbright\" is even more cheating. An ambient level of \"0.02\" is very low, yet more than total black. Use e.g. \"0.1\" if you prefer to see even more...

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Post by: peeg on March 01, 2006, 09:27:50 pm

Thank you very much LigH!
Editing the world-file did the trick. I am using 0.3 als value and it\'s quite back to normal now.

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Post by: DaveG on March 01, 2006, 09:48:58 pm

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Originally posted by mbr
Oh? But the website warned not to use the updater since the version 3.012 is there or something like that?

That was only meant as a temporary notice.  The updater is ok to run on Windows, now.


The sewers being dark is just another glitch accidentally caused by renaming the sewer sectors.  art/world/lighting.xml lists the ambient lighting info, and just needs to be updated with the new sector names.

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Post by: DaveG on March 04, 2006, 08:35:43 pm

The update servers now have the correct maps and the ambient lighting info has been corrected for the sewers.

I\'m destickifying this thread.  Get this stuff via the updater, now.

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Post by: arcain on April 06, 2006, 09:19:26 pm

ok..i just DL and oja road is all dark and glitchy..its like im walking on the sky with all the glitches..and full bright dosnt work for the darkness either?whast up with this?how do i fix it?

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Post by: Karyuu on April 06, 2006, 09:32:04 pm

Just downloaded, but have you updated as well?

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Post by: arcain on April 06, 2006, 09:33:24 pm

yup its updated...the glitches are like little  piesces of sky..its wierd..

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Post by: Karyuu on April 06, 2006, 09:35:15 pm

Little pieces of sky? xD Can I request a screenshot?

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Post by: arcain on April 06, 2006, 09:36:49 pm

i dont know how..but its squars of white and blue  ..it looks like sky

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Post by: Karyuu on April 06, 2006, 09:40:07 pm

Just go in-game and type /screenshot, remember the filename it saves the image under (you\'ll see it in a message), go to ImageShack (http://www.imageshack.us/), navigate to the Screenshots folder within your main PS directory, upload, and give us a link or post it using [IMG][/IMG] tags :)

It kind of sounds like a graphics card issue, but I\'m fairly sure that yours meets the minimum requirements and you\'ve the drivers updated, right?

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Post by: arcain on April 06, 2006, 09:43:34 pm

ive dl befor it was fine then..just now..it seems i  might haev a bug..cut time it was likee that that was the reason..i also couldnt see lables..i see them fine now though..ok im not getting this screen shot thing..but would  re dl help?

*edit*

(http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5397/shot015yd.th.jpg) (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=shot015yd.jpg)  

 there it is..i hope..im not computer orintated..so..dont hate me if i screwed it up

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Post by: Karyuu on April 06, 2006, 11:55:14 pm

Whew! That took a while but you got it :D And I remember this issue before, though that was a while ago... Let me try to hunt something down.

Does the updater run successfully for you, and return with no updates?

All the maps can be downloaded manually from an updater mirror here (http://www.psmirror.org/psupdater/art/art/world/).

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Post by: arcain on April 06, 2006, 11:57:39 pm

ya..i re dl and the updater ran perfectly..although i still had the problem..so i should dl the map? whast the diff between the ojroad all and just the normal map dl?

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Post by: DaveG on April 07, 2006, 01:45:31 am

If for some psycotic reason you wish to re-download a map, just delete yours from art/world/ and run the updater.

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Post by: arcain on April 07, 2006, 02:20:46 am

i just tried to dl the map..if i did it right then it didnt work..i dont know what to do..if any one can help me please do

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Post by: Karyuu on April 07, 2006, 02:51:58 am

Follow DaveG\'s advice - try deleting the map zip from your PS directory, then run the updater.