Mist isn't showing up ingame

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Mist isn't showing up ingame

Post by B.I.G_Cookie »

I searched already, but the only threads I found were "how to add mist" and something like that..

This is just a little problem I have:
I want Dagobah mist on my map, but it isn't showing up ingame.

I have all Dagobah effetcs in my effect folder.
I have the Dagobah mist odf in my odf folder.
I have the Dagobah mist texture and the msh in my msh folder and I placed the odf in ZE, but it isnt't showing up ingame, why? :?
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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I'm not sure but how about replacing the SkyInfo() section in your .sky file with

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SkyInfo()
{
	Enable(1);

	FogColor(95,111,126);
	WorldFogRange(-1.7, -5.0);

	PC()
	{
		NearSceneRange(20.0, 30.0, 60.0, 80.0);
		FarSceneRange(0.0);
	}
	
}
and adding this section to your .fx file

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Effect("FogCloud")
{
	Enable(1);
	Texture("fluffy");
	Range(60.0, 100.0);
	Color(168, 172, 180, 128);
	Velocity(5.0, 0.0);
	Rotation(0.1);
	Height(16.0);
	ParticleSize(28.0);
	ParticleDensity(60.0);
}
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

Post by YaNkFaN »

yea that's not what he's asking for (i don't think it is at least)

if this mist
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is what you want you can do it 1 of two ways or both (which is what is seen here) 1 is place this object dag1_prop_effectvine or 2 attach this effect dag1_mist (this is an effect file not a .odf) to an emmiter maybe myg1_bldg_fire_effect (can be found in .odf for myg).
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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YaNkFaN wrote:yea that's not what he's asking for (i don't think it is at least)

if this mist
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is what you want you can do it 1 of two ways or both (which is what is seen here) 1 is place this object dag1_prop_effectvine or 2 attach this effect dag1_mist (this is an effect file not a .odf) to an emmiter maybe myg1_bldg_fire_effect (can be found in .odf for myg).
I believe that, as mentioned above, you should add in the lines to your FX file.

Also, in addition to the method Yankfan suggested, you can attach an effect to a node through a LUA line.
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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I don't see a difference between fog and mist, at least in SWBF.
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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YaNkFaN wrote:yea that's not what he's asking for (i don't think it is at least)

if this mist

is what you want you can do it 1 of two ways or both (which is what is seen here) 1 is place this object dag1_prop_effectvine or 2 attach this effect dag1_mist (this is an effect file not a .odf) to an emmiter maybe myg1_bldg_fire_effect (can be found in .odf for myg).
Ok I placed dag1_prop_effectvine in ZE, but there isn't any object and it isn't showing up ingame as well. And how do you mean this part

"attach this effect dag1_mist (this is an effect file not a .odf) to an emmiter maybe myg1_bldg_fire_effect (can be found in .odf for myg)."

Is it necassary change the .fx file and the.syk file first like AQT said?
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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you sure dag1_prop_effectvine doesn't work because that's the object make sure you have dag1_prop_effectvine.msh in your msh folder and dag1_mist in your effects folder
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Is it necassary change the .fx file and the.syk file first like AQT said?
It depends on the look you are going for. "Mist" is just up-close fog. If you also change your .fx and .sky file, then you'll see fog in the distance blocking whatever is in the distance.
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I just want the same type of fog like in Yankfans pic.
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If all this isn't working for you I'd recommend just using LUA to attach it to a node.

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nodematrix = GetPathPoint("Path's_name", "node's_name")
AttachEffectToMatrix(CreateEffect("Effect's_name"), nodematrix)
It'll probably help things if the path has only the one node in it.

Also, from the tutorial, regarding this method:
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[quote]Get your own effect and Object, place this in your LUA under ScriptPostLoad, and you'd be done...but the problem is, the game isn't loading your effect. Check, and you'll see it is munged, but still not in game. For some reason, you have to create an object - odf and msh - that references your effect. It has to have hard points. Sneak it somewhere in your map. The effects will then be loaded.
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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Well I got some fog ingame, but it looks like this :?
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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Well, you got it in-game! :)

That is strange. If anything were wrong with the effect itself, I'd expect it to make squares instead of strange shapes....which effect are you using, exactly?
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Re: mist isn't showing up ingame

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The effect is dag1_mist.fx and the fog comes from dag1_prop_effectvine.odf
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Re: Mist isn't showing up ingame

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go into the .fx file and click ctrl+f and type in texture now keep clicking find next until you've made sure you have all the appropriate .tgas in your effects folder not .msh folder
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Well the mist has a texture.
It just looks like this
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How to fix this?
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Re: Mist isn't showing up ingame

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B.I.G_Cookie wrote:Well the mist has a texture.
It just looks like this
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How to fix this?
go into the .fx file and click ctrl+f and type in texture now keep clicking find next until you've made sure you have all the appropriate .tgas in your effects folder not .msh folder
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Re: Mist isn't showing up ingame

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i reckon cookie did that..
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