posted 02-10- 07:06 AM               

I had to split the terrain into 2 parts, but they extract to Media like your used to so you shouldn't have any trouble with them, just unzip them first into a temp directory, then unzip the enclosed zips into your Media folder, and you have it!

Let me have some feed back for those of you that go get it, I'd like to know what can be changed, made better etc, or even if your happy with it like it is, you will see that I had problems with some of the textures along the sea fronts, but I don't think that detracts too much from it. Thanks to Poodle for telling me about Hippies tools, and where to get it, I couldn't have finished it without that.

Hope you like it guys, lets hope we can get some new terrain areas out aswell soon (Pete? LOL)

you can get it from my front page here: http://members.xoom.com/naturlich/

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posted 02-10- 11:05 AM               

I downloaded it and followed the directions, but I don't show Snowy Dover as an option when I go to the mission editor. Is it suppose to be there?

posted 02-10- 12:16 PM               

I think I just found an error. In the A pack you have a terrainB.zip file. It extracts to C:\program files\Fighter Squadron.

I think we need a little more clarifying on what goes where.

For example, the Rheinland Winter files extracted on my system to here...

F:\Fighter Squadron\Media\terrain

Should all your files be going into our terrain folders also?

Just trying to help. I'm getting the B pack now.

Nevermind, I think I can figure it out. It is kinda confusing though.

posted 02-10- 02:52 PM               

This is the folders and files you need to use to get the terrain to work properly. Note these all go in the media directory.

Files:
Terrain: Textures and SM file (if you add stuff like trees or something, put that sm here too)
Airfields: Textures, SM and PPF
Towns: Textures,SM and PPF
MissionEditor: SM and PPF
Missions: Map BMP (used for editor and kneeboard)
Gui: PPF

All these must be added and or edited to point to your new map as well as getting it to work in the game and mission editor.

Also I suggest you make a bogus FS directory and create a media folder and then place all your files and folders in there. Then simply zip the media folder you just made. That way all people will have to do is unzip it to their FS directory and poof all the files will go where they are supposed to. Make sure you keep the "save subfolders" option checked.

hope that helps,

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posted 02-10- 03:29 PM               

I can't say about what Zoy said regarding the Gui ppf, I never changed that on my system and it runs the new terrain fine.

It may be that I created the zips incorrectly, but as I said, the above folders should be added into your Media folder. As far as I can tell that should do it, please let me know if it doesn't, I was expecting maybe some problems, but this wasn't one of them.. lol Well, it's a learning process and if I/we can work out where the problem lies, that'll help for the next time.

Oh, Zoy, the problem I had with creating the zip was having more than one folder with the same name, the only other option it'd let me have was a complete folder history, i.e. that it would extract to c:\program files\fighter squadron\media\ (suggestions?)

The snowy dover should show in the Mission Editor, the mission editor ppf has been edited to display it (or so I thought.. lol no, it has)

I had yto split the terrain folder itself into 2 parts because it was too big for xoom to let me upload, so the contents of both terrainA and B must be in the same folder, i.e Media\terrain\snowydover\textures\ should hold all the superdover.tif's

It seems from what Zoy has said that for some reason it could be missing ppf's, but to be honest I only edited the one for mission editor, and the terrain works fine for me...

I've just taken a screen shot of the folder layout that I have after seting this up, incase that helps... I guess it's now a case of working through this to find out why it works for me and not you guys.

Thanks for the help guys, and your patience

posted 02-10- 05:45 PM               

The Gui PPF simply references the new map for the ribbins used in the missions.

Also by adding all the files and folders, it will tie in through the whole game.

Lastly, its always a good idea to test your zips in a clean or bogus FS directory.

Oh and actually the targets dont need to be edited, they simply sit on a tile from the new terrain. Atleast thats how they work for the Rhineland map.

Good luck,

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posted 02-10- 06:08 PM               

I've completely redon the zip files, and I'm uploading them now, there will be 3 files because I used a file splitter to keep the zip file easy to use, and less chance of cock ups on my part, 2 9mb files and a small rejoin bat that will put the zipfile back together. You shouldn't have any problems with this one now, it seems that old zips were missing atleast all the sm files, why I dunno...

posted 02-11- 11:51 AM               

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