Author Topic: Skies (Read 3214 times)

Deathwishez · November 26, 2009, 11:52:51 PM

I'm not entirely sure on how to make skies. I've looked at some other maps, and I've seen some patterns here and there, but I was wondering if someone here could tell me how the .dml files piece together to seven pictures.

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Cody574 · November 27, 2009, 12:26:49 AM

Name the textures something.
Open Notepad.
Type the file name 7 times for the same picture for each side of the skybox or different filenames. Put them on their own line.
Save it as resource.dml

Deathwishez · November 27, 2009, 12:42:57 AM

Is there a specific order it needs to be in?

Cody574 · November 27, 2009, 01:16:44 AM

Yeah, I'm not sure what goes where though.

Deathwishez · November 27, 2009, 05:09:13 AM

And that's my problem.

heedicalking · November 27, 2009, 08:19:13 AM

I am sure by looking at an existing skybox's textures and the DML, you can figure out which part is which and which goes where.

Deathwishez · November 27, 2009, 06:25:09 PM

Omg.

Quote from: Deathwishez on November 26, 2009, 11:52:51 PM

I've looked at some other maps, and I've seen some patterns here and there, but I was wondering if someone here could tell me how the .dml files piece together to seven pictures.

I noticed a patteren, but I'm not 100% sure of the pattern. That's why I am here to ask the Blocklanders, to save me time and frustration.

Deathwishez · December 08, 2009, 12:29:12 PM

I've figured it out. Kinda. It doesn't make sense, but I just did it anyways.

Does anyone know why the .dml resource won't download?

Wedge · December 08, 2009, 10:30:46 PM

There is an order. I usually guess and check. I put the top and bottom ones in the right place and then randomly throw in the sides. You can actually swap the textures around in in notepad or rotate the textures in your favorite image editor while the game is running and reload the dml file for the updated sky. Thankfully you don't have to restart the game to swap some textures around.

This tutorial explains how to make skies using terragen, and in the process explains exactly what you're seeing in the resource.dml.

http://www.torquepowered.com/community/blogs/view/3698

Custom skies do not get downloaded, even with texture downloading on. I don't know if this is intentional, oversight or a bug.

Deathwishez · December 09, 2009, 09:01:31 AM

I think it is because the .dml resource file doesn't download.

Wesley Williams · December 22, 2009, 03:44:48 PM

Ahhh. Is there a Terragen download available for Windows Vista? I thought Windows XP would suffice...

[sorry... kinda old]

Deathwishez · December 22, 2009, 05:00:34 PM

I'm not sure.

Wedge · December 23, 2009, 08:44:09 AM

If it doesn't work in xp compatibility mode then you can try using terragen 2. I haven't used terragen 2 so I couldn't really tell you how to use it or refer you to any tutorials and the free version of terragen 2 is considerably more limited than the original terragen.

http://www.planetside.co.uk/content/view/15/27/

heedicalking · December 23, 2009, 08:46:09 AM

Doesn't download? You mean when people connect? I thought I heard something about that is not supported yet.

Deathwishez · December 23, 2009, 12:41:24 PM

I don't think it downloads because it's not classified as anything.