Fixed Correcting "Early Explorers" Period

[Hylie Pistof]

Did you know that is a stock Akella part? It was broken from day 1.

 

[Armada]

Some models just export with problems, and some don't. Although I've narrowed down most of the likely causes over the years, I'm still not 100% certain why some perfectly good models won't open in TOOL after export. I imagine Akella had the same problem... though they didn't have TOOL to check in the first place.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Indeed the TOOL is completely a PiratesAhoy invention.

 

[Jack Rackham]

Thanks Armada for the mast fix.
All components are now using desk.tga.

@Armada I have installed Maya5.0 and the plugins. Not sure how to handle the crack.exe.
I don't get a 33 letters long number but it gives me access to Maya.
Restarting the computer means I have to run the crack again.

 

[Jack Rackham]

@Hylie, desk.tga has an advantage in this case. The inside of the rail looks much better (not so much rope).

 

[Pieter Boelen]

@Hylie Pistof, if you could get the locators fixed for this ship soon, including the new mast3, then I might be able to include her in my update this evening.

 

[Armada]

@Jack Rackham I replied to you in the Installing Maya 5.0 thread: http://www.piratesahoy.net/threads/installing-maya-5-0.11506/page-3#post-509664
If we can work out what's going wrong, I will update the tutorial to avoid confusion.

 

[Jack Rackham]

Pieter, I'm still working on this ship. Not sure if I'm ready with it until this evening.
I have all files mine and Hylies files merged. Except the new mast3 (with locators).

 

[Hylie Pistof]

I have not converted the mast to desk yet as I went straight to work on the locators. I got about 1/3rd of them done before my eyes gave out and I had to lay down. We shall see how far I get today, but I make no promises.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

No worries; it can always be in the next update.

@Jack Rackham: If you upload the files you already have, then I'll include at least those. Then we only need to add Hylie's updates later.
That would save some filesize and would hopefully ensure we can use a ZIP for updates again for a while.

 

[Jack Rackham]

I have uploaded Golden Hind + the picture of that chest on the ftp. This package uses the old
mast3. But it works and have both ropes and a flag.



left to do:
No ship portrait made yet.
I'll continue trying to inprove the ship.
The bow wave will hopefully be fixed in the future.
And if Hylie can make someting with mast3.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Thanks!

Unfortunately, this ship *beeps* now.

EDIT: For the time being, I have restored the original CoAS hull.
This probably got caused by adding details directly to the model file.

What we did in the past is to make a _deck.gm file and add the details in there.
Then you just need to edit the main GM's locators and don't need to add new geometry to it.
That seems to work better.

I also:
- Removed the "penn" locators again because it is either all or nothing (awaiting Hylie's update)
- Set her to NoPennants = true to prevent graphical artefacts (she still has ensign flags)
- Set her to share the PirateFastGalleon interface picture until a custom new one is added
- Set her to share the "English Galleon" interface type name

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Update: Mast3 has all locators on it and the ship is converted to "desk". I made a new texture for the lateen so it uses a renamed desk now. All that is left is converting the FALs to ROPEs and dialing in some details.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

Brilliant! Then soon she'll have actual pennants!

For reference, attached are the files I currently have in my game.
You might find the "GoldenHind.gm" file useful as it is based on the original CoAS one, doesn't beep and has the Golden Hind texture applied.

 

[Jack Rackham]

That GoldenHind.gm is old Pieter. It's not the one that was in my upload today.

 

[Jack Rackham]

Something in the empty room + a boat. It does beep. What is that?
Okay I have read about the beep. Try to make _deck file then.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

That GoldenHind.gm is old Pieter. It's not the one that was in my upload today.

I replaced it temporarily to avoid the beep in my next upload.

Something in the empty room + a boat.

Nice!

Okay I have read about the beep. Try to make _deck file then.

You'll do that? Thanks!

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Ok, I am done. Or not.......... Should I convert over to the COAS hull? There is too much going on and I can not keep up with all the changes.



The beeping is the game complaining about the screwed up hull GM.

 

[Pieter Boelen]

That DOES look better!
If you post the files, I can swap out the locators on the hull GM files to avoid the beeping.
Then all we would need at some later point is the updated hull by Jack.

 

[Hylie Pistof]

Here is what I have. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gpalg0tpyyfcivy/AACjtIXDTvic2RdHaxdojniaa/Golden Hind 6-23-2015.7z?dl=0