Shadow calculation and lightmaps explained

[TMarc]

you did a conversion on your whole system? How long did this take?

[LeG.Boerta]

I did and still it does'nt work

Using windows 8 maybe that's the problem

Maniaplanet opens up and then i choose my account and then it sit's there doing nothing !!

Greetz Base

i got the same issue it just opens up without doing anything:S if i open it one by one its working but not with that line :S anyone got an idea why?

i do not use win8 running win7 prof. 64bit

[weerwolf]

you did a conversion on your whole system? How long did this take?

Statistically, if all our server are converted in the way they are, there are over 2000 non-tmx house made tracks to be converted. At this time i have done around 400, with an average of 2,5 min per track
(off course all in done in high quality )

[ccx]

Hello,

Sorry to open the subject again & so late... I just bought TM2 after spent years with TM1 and my servers also TM1.
I now wanna migrate a server to TM2, it works in its 'nude version' : just a Nadeo package Stadium maps (TMStadiumC.txt).
Ok that works.

NB : I use XP, and my folder "\My documents" is not on C:\ but D:\ (I use C for system, and D for datas.. maybe the problem ??). For my test I use folders "\Maps" and "\My Maps" containing 10 maps. (will have 1370 to recalculate).

Now of course I wanna transfer my maps to TM2.. had the error about non recalculated lightmaps, so I tried of course WIN+R / CMD / C:\Program Files\ManiaPlanet>ManiaPlanet.exe /computeallshadows /collections=Stadium /LmQuality=Fast

I read many topics, some ppl say to put the maps in '\My Maps', others in '\Maps' (like it's said here).
My question is : where is this bl**dy folder ?

Here
C:\Program Files\ManiaPlanet\GameData\Maps
or here
D:\Documents and Settings\MyAccount\Mes documents\ManiaPlanet\Maps

Of course I tried all combinations possible... ManiaPlanet window opens.. connect to Master Server, displays very briefly a gauge, and that's all

I deinstalled ManiaPlanet (one old installation in 'C:\Program Files\ManiaPlanet\' (trial version) and a fresh one in 'C:\Program Files\ManiaPlaneTM2\'').. ran CCleaner to clean the registry, renamed folders as ~old.
Clean reinstalled in 'C:\Program Files\ManiaPlanet\' ..but always the same

I searched for "\ManiaPlanet" folder on my both disks, copied "\Maps" and "\My Maps" folders everywhere it could be possible, but .. grrr nothing !
Is there somewhere a log file showing from where the maps are taken ?

Some ppl asked "Is it possible to encode maps elsewhere that in '\Maps'" ? I did not understood clearly if it's possible or not ?
I saw the path where is ManiaPlanet.exe is specified in the command :
"C:\Program Files\ManiaPlanet\ManiaPlanet.exe" /collections.....
Is it because before to launch that command I have to set my current directory to the one where are the maps ? I also tried.. for nothing:
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D:\>cd d:\Documents and Settings\MyAccount\Mes documents\ManiaPlanet\Maps\My Maps

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D:\Documents and Settings\MyAccount\Mes documents\ManiaPlanet\Maps\My Maps>"C:\Program files\ManiaPlanet\ManiaPlanet.exe" /computeallshadows /collections=Stadium /LmQuality=High

I must confess I feel stupid not succeeding to do that .. looks simple

Please tell me what error I do

Thx,

ccx.

[TMarc]

The folder is usually ManiaPlanet\Maps\My Maps or ManiaPlanet\Maps\Downloaded

It works for me like this:

Do a backup of your maps folder, and empty the "Maps" folder, at least make sure there are no other Stadium maps there.
Now put a few of the tracks there you want to be updated.

Open cmd window.
Go to the place where ManiaPlanet.exe is located.
type

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maniaplanet /computeallshadows /collections=Stadium /LmQuality=High /useronly

It should run, but I have seen reports that some maps with blockmixing fail.

[steeffeen]

did anyone manage to get the command line running for maps with custom blocks?
it always says that it couldn't find the blocks..

[ccx]

Thank you for helping me, T.Marc. But what you ask me to do is what I decribed in my previous message, so nothing new

When you tell me :

The folder is usually ManiaPlanet\Maps\My Maps or ManiaPlanet\Maps\Downloaded

are you talking about a folder in
* \Documents and Settings\My Account\Mes documents\ManiaPlanet\
or
* \Program files\ManiaPlanet\
I tried both, unsuccessfully.

Thank you,

ccx.

[Nerpson]

In Documents\ManiaPlanet\Maps you can find that:

Not the .map.gbx file, it's mine

[ccx]

Ok Nerpson, lol !
So.. Do I have to put my maps in "\Maps" or "\Maps\My Maps" ?

I just discovered, after having deinstall again ManiaPlanet + deleted all folders named \ManiaPlanet + deleting all key "ManiaPlanet" in the registry.. that I have also an other ManiaPlanet installed in "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\ManiaPlanet_TMStadium" (I bought the game via Steam).
The game works fine (re-created all missing folders previously deleted).. but the ManiaPlanet within steam folder don't launch the game, but wanna install Storm (ManiaPlanetLauncher too). I can play it through the entry in Start/Programs, but am not able to launch it directly or via the MsDos cmd

Maybe the shadow calculator search the maps to encode in Steam folder ?

Do I have to install an other version in \Program files\ManiaPlanet, as the only ManiaPlanet.exe doesn't look to work as I'd like - which version : ManiaplanetTMStadiumSetup.exe (660Mb) or ManiaplanetMinimalSetup.exe (110Mb) ?
Or there is some settings to fix in Steam ? (That I really don't know).

Many thx for help,

ccx

[TMarc]

This is right, the commandline works fine with the Steamless version.
Never tried with the Steam version, but it should work similarly.
Did someone use it already?

@steeffeen, I also had many issues with custom blocks. Apparently still not working
Do we need a extra report for that?