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Thanks a lot Laurie!

ok, wait me, i`ll recompile the track as soon as i can

someone might need to check this.
http://www.fsdeveloper.com/wiki/index.php?title=Alpha_channel_creation_with_Photoshop#Drawing_the_alpha_channel

now i get what do you guys mean with alpha channel, wich is not the same as opacity .
now i got my rgb. r, g, b, and alpha1

now`s working, thanks a lot and sorry, never used this type of stuff so i where a little bit lost
thanks for the constant suport bruce 

well, now i discovered that the extended bmp format does support alpha, now i have these 2 layers.



intensidad1 is the same base texture i use for the topdown.
capa 1 copia is thmy chromlum map at 60% opacity

i save it as a bmp but stills getting everything white...
sorry for all the questions bruce, it`s the first time i work with bmp formats and with this sistem of texturing :/

what do you mean with it requires an alpha?
i mean, i have the chromlum map but where do i tell the compiler to use the alpha, i cant set different layers on the .bmp...
and bmp doesnt support transparency isnt it?

edit:
im about to cry, my chromlum map doesnt work also, even if i have almos 100% black on it all i see is shiny as white stuff, removed the textures thinking that that could be but nope
im feel such as a noob, any tips?

edit2:
the maskmap+textures is working, dont ask me why lol
i trying to get the chromlum map to wor now :S

here you go, is the disp map from lagun caren
http://www.mediafire.com/?wp0qq8h10yloaf3

well, i've only used it with bmp and png, in 2048x2048.
bmp works perfectly but png crashes.
i've never used the other formats but i'll check as soon as i get back home.
thanks bruce!

aaaah, now it makes sense, thanks a lot for the explanation, i'll get playing with it as soon as i can, thanks bruce!

Well, i made this topic to know who`s working on tracks, to know their updates, to ask questions and ask for feedback.

right now im working on two tracks, both are remakes from mx simulator:

-Laguna caren, a track raced on chile for the mx2 wc, altrought i changed some things to suit reflex better so i wouldnt call it a replica anymore haha.
-Lost lands: a track inspired on the old mcm2 tracks, altrought im not sure of it really fits the physics of the game...

well, i`ve worked a lot on laguna caren and i think that is ready for some testing, here`s a beta is someone wants it, it`s on the slot 01 so be carefull to not overwrite another track!
http://www.mediafire.com/?8fxyr2ca4n429ya

hope you enjoy it as much as i am, later! 
Mace

may i suggest the ability to read .png images, im used to use these type of images and for some reason ps doesnt allow me to save it as bmp, so i gotta get it into paint and export it in bmp and i pressume that i loose qualit in this process.
thanks 

i think that i get it, thanks for the reply bruce
im pretty exited, disp done, im now getting into the textures

edit:
i cant understand this way of texturing, im used to the mx sim sistem, wich is decals, i believe that i gotta make a single big 2048 texture in ps using the disp map as reference and then save it as bmp and put it in the topdownmap rollout of the exporter?
i can see i at the distance and my ground now is brown instead of the grass but i still cant see my texture or trackpath or nothing.
i know a *#*#* of what is a maskmap and all the other things mentioned, could anyone be kind enough to explain how it works?
sorry for the noobness 

thanks a lot for that man, it`ll help a lot!

just for the record
i was trying to convert a 1024 disp map into a 2048 one, first time with a no hilly terrain worked nice, 2nd time with hills sucked, seems like you have to get whites and black`s from the heightmap of the track, nothing more or it`ll get those stairs...(dno if i explain myself well xD)
anyways, thanks a lot for the reply, the program will be so usefull!

edit:
it works very good, with smooth the jumps tend to preserve it`s form so im very happy with the results
why does the modified heightmap comes in green, brown and orange tones?

sorry for double post, but seems like when you have steep hills on the side of a sx track or something like that you gotta setup the height value in about 20 in order to get the correct scale, but the track is all bumpy...
*#*#*!
any toughts?

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam\SteamPath did nothing, just trowed me a eror, i have a cd version but i dont have steam coz i hate that thing plus i cant acces internet everytime i want so i cant login everyime i want to play.

the database folder that i use is the main game one (C:\Program Files (x86)\THQ\MX vs ATV Reflex\Database)

any tip on how to convert a .png file into a decent bmp?
im getting lots of stairs and rought terrain that makes the track unplayable :/

Quote from: DirtTwister on May 24, 2011, 12:58:48 AM

Quote from: Mace-x on May 23, 2011, 10:13:25 PM
had a problem

Where is your Steam Folder? and what does the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam\SteamPath point to.

A temporary work around would be to create that folder that is in your error message and then copy the files from there to your true Steam folder.

Bruce (DirtTwister)

thanks a lot bruce, created the folder and copyed the track contents to the mva dir and voila!
this thing rocks!

had a problem

i cant tell how hapy i am, been waiting for it since i got reflex!
i`ll be checking it out as soon as i can, thanks a lot for the big effort, the support and the willing to share