TMU/NF Mods NOT Compatible with Stadium "2"

[isamu]

FenixBlue here

HE RETURNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!





Damn man thought you were dead or got kidnapped or something! Didn't see your post in the Mania Creative forum though, because the stupid forum doesn't send me email post notifications in my inbox.

Anyway about this.....

I was back on TM2 for a little bit but after playing with the files I honestly have no interest in modding TM2 because of things like no support for transparency and no support for cloudfx shadows which means no starmap projection disco crazyness. I don't believe in taking steps backwards so I might be done with modding.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please don't do it!!!!

Please don't give up on modding TM2 bro! The features and options you mentioned may not be available now, but that doesn't mean they won't be in the future. Please at lease wait and see what happens when the final retail release comes out. Hopefully Hylis and the other Nadeo devs read this and add the transparency and cloudfx shadows effects you're after.

To any other mods here, have you guys heard anything about whether transparency and cloudfx shadows will be available for modding purposes in the future? If so please reply back and let us know. We need Deep Space Disco for Stadium 2 and hopefully Valley and Canyon! Please don't give up just yet FenixBlue!

[zarexz]

We need Deep Space Disco for Stadium 2 and hopefully Valley and Canyon!

Please speak for yourself. I could do perfectly without it.

Back to topic. As far as I know it's due to the new GFX engine, transparency and cloud projection will not be available anymore.

[isamu]

Hi Fenix. You still around man? I'm playing TMUF right now using DeepSpaceDisco.

Can you by any chance tell me what the best graphics settings are to really take advantage of DSD's star light effects? For some reason the game looks a bit too dark. I have all settings turned up.

[BestNoob]

/Moods/Day(or anymood)/
AmbCubeP.dds : (cubemap 16.16.16.16 used to light the clouds)
SkyColor.exr : same as shootmania (but not canyon, now it's a 180° sky panorama)

/Image/
StadiumDirt_D
StadiumDirt_N
StadiumDirt_S
StadiumDirt_X2

StadiumDirtRoad_D
StadiumDirtRoad_N
StadiumDirtRoad_S

StadiumDirtRoadBorder_D
StadiumDirtRoadBorder_N
StadiumDirtRoadBorder_S

StadiumFence_D
StadiumFence_N
StadiumFence_S

StadiumGrass_D
StadiumGrass_N
StadiumGrass_S
StadiumGrass_X2

StadiumRoadBorder_I (blue neons in night moods)
StadiumControlInterior_I (green light in Glass buildings in nigh moods)
StadiumWarpSpots_I (glow off spots on night moods)


CarFxImage\
CarDirtMarks
CarDirtSmoke

_S (Specular) and other engine/mood tuning works the same as for shootmania or canyon.

Hope I'm not forgetting too much things (waiting for skeleton confirmation )

Is this the full List ?
What was it filename before ? StadiumDirt1 = StadiumDirt_D ?

What for settings to set in PS to fix old .dds files ? Can i leave D files like they are and just fix N and S ?
I found no informations about it.

Is this all i need ? juste resave it with this settings ?

No HawkGer mate, save as 3Dc XY 8 bpp | Normal Map. If you do this then open it back up in photoshop you will see the change without adding saturation.

[BestNoob]

And why is there in TM2 no integrated compilation for old mods ?

Can someone please give us people the correct informations in a pictured tutorial with a good overview and not here in this jungle ?

What is the right one ?

Old normal map file from TM1


New normal map saved from D file to N file with settings : 3Dc XY 8 bpp | Normal Map


Re - Save from old normal map file as 3Dc XY 8 bpp | Normal Map



Don´t make it for the people harder to understand than making the world easier and better !

[Electron]

StadiumControlInterior_I (green light in Glass buildings in nigh moods)

OK, using StadiumControlInterior_I.dds I can change the color of the light inside the control room.
But the emitted light outside is still green. How can I change this also?

In Dirt maps these buildings are often very close to dirt hills and green light on a Moon mod looks not very realistic...

[xrayjay]

StadiumControlInterior_I (green light in Glass buildings in nigh moods)

OK, using StadiumControlInterior_I.dds I can change the color of the light inside the control room.
But the emitted light outside is still green. How can I change this also?

In Dirt maps these buildings are often very close to dirt hills and green light on a Moon mod looks not very realistic...

Just a theory:
May this can only controlled by importing the building with new params for the light source, described here > http://doc.maniaplanet.com/creation/imp ... _mesh.html / point 2.3

My theory is that this building is a static mesh and the light source color is made by this option as it was imported by nadeo. So in all you can´t change the color if you don´t import this building with new params.

But maybe there´s another way?

[Fix]

This light isn't customizable, sorry.

[Fix]

And why is there in TM2 no integrated compilation for old mods ?

Can someone please give us people the correct informations in a pictured tutorial with a good overview and not here in this jungle ?

What is the right one ?

Old normal map file from TM1


New normal map saved from D file to N file with settings : 3Dc XY 8 bpp | Normal Map


Re - Save from old normal map file as 3Dc XY 8 bpp | Normal Map



Don´t make it for the people harder to understand than making the world easier and better !

Here is a post about the new normal maps :
http://forum.maniaplanet.com/viewtopic. ... 21&t=27868