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Hey guys,

Does anyone know if we can do "projection maps" via stadium2 files or if the TM2 engine even supports it anymore? I'm talking about the file that used to be called CloudFX, you could add all sorts of colors and fun stuff to the file and have it "project" onto the ground. You can see what im talking about if you opened up for example, Crusard's SweetDream had it, with pictures of candycanes on the floor. Lot's of mods use this to build extra ambiance including my own mods, i'd like to update the mods to the TM2 engine but I just want to make sure I'm doing it right.

Looking at the files I can hope that Cloud.TGA would behave the same way as CloudFX but I havent been able to confirm or deny that, has anyone fiddled around with TM2 or Stadium2 files enough to know if editing that file would get what I want with "projections" again? Does the TM2 engine even support it anymore or is this a feature gutted out of the game like animated signs in Canyon?

Could you perhaps post a screenshot of what you mean exactly?

Nadeo knows what he means. if you want to know too, try Sweet Dream: http://nations.tm-exchange.com/main.asp ... 09874#auto
those moving overlays on the track (candycanes) are "projection maps". you can see them in many stadium RPGs too.

They are no longer colored, it's just grey clouds. sorry for the funky effects.

Ah, meuh21's issue with pink/red clouds was this ?

no, we're talking about clouds (fake) shadows here, not about clouds in the sky.

Fix wrote:They are no longer colored, it's just grey clouds. sorry for the funky effects.

Being able to add funky effects was a plus not a minus. That's really unfortunate if it's no longer part of the TM2 engine, no transparency and no projection... mods have taken quite the hit.

When this happen it is not because we WANT to hit the mod community.

but you still do?

What do you mean exactly omnixor ?