posted 02-21- 06:03 PM               

It seems that sometimes when you use extractor to extract an .SM file, the Material Table in the .ASC file gets messed up, and ends up looking like this:

[MaterialTable:3728:68]
0 ; material = sand
7 ; material = 13 ; material = 19 ; material = ice
25 ; material = 30 ; material = 35 ; material = 40 ; material = 44 ; material = 48 ; material = 53 ; material = 59 ; material = 66 ; material = 71 ; material = 79 ; material = 85 ; material = 92 ; material = -1 ; No more materials
[TextureFile:3804:24]

When you try to build the .SM back up again, you will get this error:

;Invalid record or unexpected data
;

Now, the fix for this is easy. Open the .ASC file up in notepad. Scroll down to the Material Table (located just after the Name List)

Replace the jumbled mess with this:

[MaterialTable:3728:68]
0 ; material = cement
7 ; material = glass
13 ; material = water
19 ; material = grass
25 ; material = sand
30 ; material = rock
35 ; material = dirt
40 ; material = mud
44 ; material = ice
48 ; material = snow
53 ; material = metal
59 ; material = rubber
66 ; material = wood
71 ; material = treetop
79 ; material = swamp
85 ; material = crater
92 ; material = fire
-1 ; No more materials
[TextureFile:3804:24]

Save it, and now you can rebuild the .SM

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Cheers!
Jaguar
The FS Hangar