Alright, so I spend a week and a half on a Model Loader that actually works, but, not with the most up to date versions of MS3D....
The problem lies in the Materials somewhere, because when I do load a version 1.7 model the textures don't load correctly... How do I fix my code so it works with the latest versions of MS3D? Any experts in this field of programming? I can post my MS3D code if needed...
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
Iv'e had the exact same trouble. I think the problem lies in the texture file paths stored in the MS3D files. I ended up just loading the textures myself with a texture loader seperate from the MS3D loader.
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Someone on gamedev said this
"Texture paths are now relative"
This means?
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
yes they are!
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Well thanks, but what exactly does that mean in terms of coding?
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
Well i'm not sure, but i know they are, heres why:
Since eternity Milkshape was full of bugs,
i always tryed to do some modeling with it, and i always got
problems with materials. Sometimes it worked, sometimes not.
It also depended on location and stuff. no metter what loader i used.
So i quit using Milkshape.
Use Wings 3D.
Milkshape really sucks.
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Relative means relative to your current working directory.
if im in "/home/me/somefolder"
and i look for "images/foo.gif"
then the complete relative path is "/home/me/somefolder/images/foo.gif"
if the path was interpreted as an absolute path, it would be "/images/foo.gif"
so essentially all i have to do is have the ms3d texture in the same file as my MS3D model, wrong...
Doesn't work, tried it... 1.3/1.4 works this way, but anything above that doesn't :\
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
Figured it out, no code changes at all....
It seems that my loader function and the save function of the MS3D program have different relative paths to the Texture...
To fix this problem:
Step1 - Apply the texture to your MS3D model in MS3D, while the texture is WHERE YOU WANT IT ultimately (if you're using binaries I don't know what to tell you)..
Step2 - Save the MS3D File to your MAIN PROGRAM DIRECTORY
Step3 - Compile
Step4 - Move the MS3D Model file wherever you please (usually couple right with the texture in the data file)
Fixed, Mine works
Sometimes I forget what I am doing when I enter a room, actually, quite often.
