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Map Crash Percentages and Easy fixes

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Pacifist:
A thread to compile a list of fixes and likely problems for when your map craps out at ?%.

Windowed mode shortcut. Using this will almost always provide you with a error message specifying the
problem file when you crash from your map.

To enter windowed mode make a copy of your FH2.exe and change it's shortcut as follows.

"D:\Games\Battlefield 2\FH2.exe" changes into "D:\Games\Battlefield 2\FH2.exe" +fullscreen 0

If you crash and still don't receive an error message check the rest of the post.


[*]Map doesn't show up in loading screen list:  check INFO folder/ DESC file for correct name
[*]Map shows in Create Local Game, Server Launcher and BF2CC Map List.  Refuses to run from the map list on a linux server with the message:
"Unable to add Map "(map name)" because it does NOT Exist in the Mod "fh2".
Check the map folder, info sub-folder and (map name).desc file for capitalised names. On Linux servers all file and folder names are required in lower case.

14%
[*]check mapdata file
[*]check gameplay.con
[*]Re-Generate your Overgrowth
[*]Crash on dedicated server (server side crash) - Missing surrounding terrain .raw files
[*] Check your navmesh (possible isolated vertices)

15%
[*]Patch incompatibilities The patch broke or removed one of your statics
[*]No serverarchives path in tmp. Only important when using a object_server.zip for custom equipment/statics.
[*]Broken terrain.raw
[*]One of the items in your object_server.zip is duplicated in the minimod or main game. IE An m10 Early which is in the mod is also bundled in minimod with an identical name will cause a conflict.
[*]Check weapon item index(es)

45%-59%
[*]Remove vegetation placed on the secondary terrain around the map.

62%
[*]Check your custom kits

64%
[*]Texture error-Check your statics

74%
[*]Check custom sky textures

80%
[*]Check custom textures on equipment(Tanks/Planes/Infantry skins and the like)

100%
[*]check your spawnable custom kits

[*]'join game' crash. if the map has proper low detail textures generated, but still crashes at 'join game' while on low graphic settings, check the water.con. renderer.waterAnimSpeed needs to be > 0 or the map will crash on low graphic settings at 'join game'.
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Easy fixes.

Problem: Finding out what side of the ladder is climbable.
Solution: Go to [Level Editor/Render/Toggle draw collision meshes/Physic meshes] switch it to on. The green side is climbable blue is not.

Problem: Terrain textures resemble a checkerboard.
Solution: Go to [Terrain Editor/Texture/Set low detail Texture(at the bottom of the right hand menu)] Select the only dds file shown. Then select the button below it [Generate Low Detail Map].

Problem: Shadows are pitch black.
Solution: Copy/paste the Objectlight.con from another map into your editor folder.

Problem: Porting over a FH1 map makes the terrain to high.
Solution: Use the terrain height indicator in the levels tweak to adjust it.

Problem: Statically placed overgrowth becomes boxes of texture at distance.
Solution: Generate overgrowth atlas.

Problem: Crashing in editor while placing undergrowth.
Solution: Use this .exe file http://ifihada.com/~spitfire/bf2editorlaa/bf2editor.exe


Post more up as you find them.

Ts4EVER:

Problem: Static placed overgrowth becomes boxes of texture at distance.
Solution: Remove "Object.isOvergrowth 1" from all objects in the "StaticObjects" file.

Or generate overgrowth atlas.

Wilhelm:
Sticky?

RN_Max:

--- Quote ---Map doesn't show up in loading screen list: check INFO folder/ DESC file for correct name
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A similar problem:

Map shows in Create Local Game, Server Launcher and BF2CC Map List.  Refuses to run from the map list on a linux server with the message:

"Unable to add Map "(map name)" because it does NOT Exist in the Mod "fh2".

Check the map folder, info sub-folder and (map name).desc file for capitalised names.

On Linux servers all file and folder names are required in lower case.

Ivancic1941:
My map crashed at 69%. Could that be roads or something else?

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