Custom ship randomly turns white

Ok, I found some of the problems at least.

HardCMP v18 does have problems loading the .mat file, first time was OK but repeat opening the same cmp file and after one or two times it is dull grey and no textures are loaded. I also opened the v3 cmp file and had problems every time.

I opened the .mat file in UTF Editor v1.4 and the byte length of almost every field in the Material Library node is incorrect. And the Dt_name and Bt_name fields also were almost all incorrect.

How did you make your .mat file? It is faulty.

I checked each field one by one and copied the contents so I can show you. This is because when I fixed one field it changed the contents of other fields. So I read them out for you first and fixed them all at once after.

I also dumped the .mat file to XML (text) using UTF2XML project before and after the changes so you can see the difference using UTF2XML.

It is strange, UTF2XML is showing the Type field as a combination of “DcDt” or “DcDtBt” + the Dt_name field contents for each material node! This does not match UTF Edit v1.4 - it should!

So here are the problems found in the .mat file using UTF Edit v4:-

**Material Library

cobra_fighterv2_map
Type = “DcDt” (4 byte)
should be “DcDt” (8 bytes)
Dt_name = “cobra_fighterv2_map.TGArary” (23 bytes)
should be “cobra_fighterv2_map.TGA” (24 bytes)

detailmap_cobra_interceptorR_map
Type = “DcDtBt” (6 bytes)
should be “DcDtBt” (8 bytes) - fixed by Edit - Update
Dt_name = “cobra_interceptorR_map.TGA” (26 bytes)
should be “cobra_interceptorR_map.TGA” (28 bytes)
Bt_name = “cobra_interceptorR_detailmap.TGA” (32 bytes)
should be “cobra_interceptorR_detailmap.TGA” (36 bytes) - fixed by Edit - Update

detailmap_cobra_bomberR_map
Type = “DcDtBt” (6 bytes)
should be “DcDtBt” (8 bytes)
Dt_name = “cobra_bomberR_map.TGAap.TGA” (21 bytes)
should be “cobra_bomberR_map.TGA” (24 bytes)
Bt_name = “cobra_bomberR_detailmap.TGA” (27 bytes)
should be “cobra_bomberR_detailmap.TGA” (28 bytes) - fixed by Edit - Update

detailmap_cobra_bomber_map
Type = “DcDtBtbomber” (6 bytes)
should be “DcDtBt” (8 bytes)
Dt_name = “cobra_bomber_map.TGA” (20 bytes)
should be “cobra_bomber_map.TGA” (24 bytes)
Bt_name = “cobra_bomber_detailmap.TGA)” (26 bytes)
should be “cobra_bomber_detailmap.TGA” (28 bytes)

detailmap_cobra_fighterv2_map
Type = “DcDtBt” (6 bytes)
should be “DcDtBt” (8 bytes)
Dt_name = “cobra_fighterv2_map.TGA” (23 bytes)
should be “cobra_fighterv2_map.TGA” (24 bytes) - fixed by Edit - Update
Bt_name = “cobra_fighterv2_detailmap.TGA•” (29 bytes)
should be “cobra_fighterv2_detailmap.TGA” (32 bytes)

material count = “5, 0” (8 bytes)
should be “5” (4 bytes)**

I have uploaded the fixed .mat file and the two xml.txt files in a zip here…
http://downloads.rrjds.com/oZed Fixed CobraMat.zip

Sorry but I can’t comment on the flags, I have only seen 64,0

OK, it’s UTF Edit v1.4, the latest one.

But how did you make your mat file?

I always use only MilkShape and msMATExporter01.dll

Did you download the zip OK? I changed the server, the one I tried first stopped working!

Nope!

Use v1.4 !!

I’ve not seen 2.1, only 1.3 and 1.4

Sorry, no help for this specific problem, but after writing a texture viewer for UTF Editor, I have some things to say.

“1. I always save dds textures as DXT1 no alpha like my pal Gibbon, never used DXT3. Remember FL is not 100% reliable with all its functions, some may work sporadically - but keep to the basics and you have a better chance of something working well.”

“Also remember that dds textures need to be square.”

The vanilla DDS textures contain everything -
16-bit RGB (e.g.: SOLAR\PLANETS\DETAILMAPS\detailmap_ocean.txm),
16-bit RGBA (e.g.: SOLAR\PLANETS\DETAILMAPS\detailmap_city.txm),
24-bit RGB (FX\rtc_scene02_e.txm),
DXT1 (e.g.: BASES\RHEINLAND\rh_bizmark_equip.cmp - everything except that mentioned below),
DXT3 (e.g.: BASES\RHEINLAND\rh_bizmark_equip.cmp - the doubly-named textures) and
DXT5 (e.g.: SOLAR\PLANETS\earthlike.txm).
There’s also one set of rectangular textures (BASES\RHEINLAND\rh_bizmark_equip.cmp - germaneqvip_0*).

The Targa textures also contain a bit of variety -
24-bit color-mapped (e.g.: BASES\RHEINLAND\rh_01_bizmark_cityscape.cmp - animation),
16-bit RGB (e.g.: FX\animated.txm - sparks1anim_0_0),
24-bit RGB (e.g.: BASES\RHEINLAND\rh_01_bizmark_cityscape.cmp - dtl_grid_tile) and
32-bit RGBA (e.g.: BASES\RHEINLAND\rh_01_bizmark_cityscape.cmp - snow_dirty).