CATE question

[BoldKiller]

I'm new to this terrain making business.

First, i'm using falcon4 1.08i2 + RP5a (dont ask why not on sp2, long story!!) and I want to use default korea tiles on my new terrain. (lets keep simple at first!!)

I got the map(l2) and tdf file made using dem2terrain, it worked fine. converted airport.tdf to csv using village utility.

Now here comes the problem, I can use CATE to do all tilling (cities, rivers, road, transitions, etc) except airport!! It gives me runtime error 5 (if I remember corectly). Check out the csv file, and it's format is the same as in the CATE documentation. I tried different CATE conf file, but no success (even tried the example one and yes I changed the path for the csv file!)

Any ideas???
BTW, the name of one of the sub-folder of the csv file contain spaces, could it be the problem???

Second question, what are X1, X2, X3 bytes???

Finally, does CATE places bridge at the necessary point??

Thanks in advance for the answers!!

P.S. sorry for new thread, but it was created even if I pressed reply while on CATE question thread, weird!!!

[Snake Man]

quote:Originally posted by BoldKiller:
airport!! It gives me runtime error 5

Are you using the latest available CATE version?

quote:the name of one of the sub-folder of the csv file contain spaces,

Yikes! Why do you have spaces in there.

d o y o u l i k e s p a c e s s o m u c h t h a t t h e y n e e d t o b e e v e r y w h e r e ?

quote:Second question, what are X1, X2, X3 bytes???

Some fog stuff, Widowmaker and Codec are better on these than I am.

quote:does CATE places bridge at the necessary point??

Nope, well not yet at least. Use TheaterMaker packages Object Placer to add bridges.

PMC TFW
Snake Man

[BoldKiller]

Thanks for the quick answer!!

1- I'm using the CATE version I downloaded 5 days ago from this site download section. I assume it is the latest.

2- no perticular reason, I'm just a very organize person and I like to put meaningfull names on folders (my way of naming : if I see this folder in 5 years will the name tell me what it is!) (BTW : I know i'm weird!! lol)

3- By fog, you mean like in light clouds??

4- (+ new question!!) I seen a guess bridge option in terrainView. Does this allow me to do the same?? (just out of curiosity since I found the option you talked about!!)

5- (Totally new question!) - I looked throught the falcon original files. I found the korea.l2 file but there is also korea.l1, korea.l3, etc. What are those l1, l3, ln files??

6- (while at it why not a last one!) What are l2m (l2 matrix files). Actully Snle man, you are responsible for that one since I found that in theater maker Utility. lol!

BTW, great site!! Thanks in advance for any help!

[BoldKiller]

Seems I have found the source of the problem I had with CATE. The map I was trying to had airbase to was a 32x32 map. I tried it with a 64x64 map and it worked great.

Can it be that CATE can work with 32x32 terrain except to tile airport?? (all other operation worked on the 32x32 map)

Update : go figure, I just tried it again with the 32x32 test map and it worked!?!?

Oh the joys of computers. You can loose a complete night trying to make it work. A few days later, it simply works all by itself!