FH2 Modding Q&A

[Lupin]

Anyone know where the spotlight_pr projectile files are at? I've looked in all of the usual places, and even some unusual ones, but haven't found a single reference to it outside of the spotlights vehicle file.

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fh2/Objects/Weapons/Emplaced/common/Spotlight/spotlight.tweak:184:ObjectTemplate.create GenericProjectile spotlight_pr
If you mean the effect settings:

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fh2/Objects/Effects/weapons/muzzleflashes/emitters/e_spotlight/e_spotlight_pr.tweak

Thanks! I'll try the effect settings out later.

[Lt.Dan]

Created and saved a new blank map for test purposes, (still trying to learn heightmaps and terrain). Just simply opened, named and saved a new level.  It can be found in the editor by going to "load" BUT...the problem is that there is no folder created in fh2\mods\levels.  I reinstalled everything from scratch thinking this would solve the problem but it didn't.  There should be a folder in the fh2\mods\levels directory for any new map that is saved right?
BTW, I was trying to follow Fenring's Heightmap Tutorial  http://forgottenhope.warumdarum.de/tutorials/worldmachine.php

[psykfallet]

it doesnt make any sense.. do you see the other fhmaps in the load menu?

[Lt.Dan]

Yes.

[Nerdsturm]

Maybe try going into control panel and turning on view hidden files/folders?

I have no idea why it would be hidden but it should be saving the map folder to there. Otherwise you could try creating a new map with a crazy name and then searching your computer for that name.

[[130.Pz]S.Lainer]

Maybe just a typo but you said it twice....fh2/mods/levels?

C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\fh2\levels
That should be where the party is at...Unless you fucked up...Check the "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\Levels" directory for the hell of it.

[Lt.Dan]

My bad, C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\fh2\levels is what I meant.  But yeah...still no party 

[psykfallet]

just do a search for your level name in explorer

[Lt.Dan]

I tried that and was able to see the path to the levels I created but I get this:

[Lt.Dan]

Think I fixed it...kind of.  I right clicked on the BF2editor in the Battlefield 2 folder > Run as admin (it ran bf2editor as if it was the first time) > created a new map "test_map", saved and exited.  "test_map" showed up in the mods\fh2\levels folder this time.

Still don't know why I got the "Location is unavailable error" but that error is not exclusive to BF2 as it is a common windows error.  Hopefully I can get on w/ this now 

[psykfallet]

Yep ok, I was just about to say that perhaps it had to do with some priviliges thing, that it's disabled for your account level, if your default account isn't admin that is.

[Lt.Dan]

After photoshoping the DEM file and opening it in to bf2editor, I get squished together spikey terrain in one corner of the map instead of it spreading out naturally across the map.  The file looked good and natural in L3DT though...

[Lt.Dan]

So I resized my terrain file in L3DT to 1025 and exported as .raw, got it into the editor and its not all spikey anymore.  However, I still need to get it to spread out more to take up more of the map.  I havn't tried the different scale settings when creating a new map. Is this a scaling issue?

[Turkish007]

I have a question for the devs and amateur modders; is vehicle-skinning hard? (If not, I'll try it out.  )

[fh_spitfire]

I have a question for the devs and amateur modders; is vehicle-skinning hard? (If not, I'll try it out.  )

Depends on what is "hard" for you... Some have the skill for it, some don't, some love it, some hate. It is really hard to tell.