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ErevanGaming

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Hi everybody =)

Thanks to @dboi88 for converting z_thing's boxes to DDS format, I've been using them on my sandbox save. =)

Now am trying out on using FStextureSwitch2 and FSfuelSwitch to switch between... boxes models to use with different types of resources, but only got the FSfuelSwitch to work. ="> Am using a known mod's config as basis. Is this just a matter of getting the from MM syntax or editing the MU files is required?

Again, this is only for my personal testing, learning/tinkering purposes. ="> all rights are reserved by their respective owners. =)

 

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  On 3/17/2017 at 3:37 PM, ErevanGaming said:

Hi everybody =)

Thanks to @dboi88 for converting z_thing's boxes to DDS format, I've been using them on my sandbox save. =)

Now am trying out on using FStextureSwitch2 and FSfuelSwitch to switch between... boxes models to use with different types of resources, but only got the FSfuelSwitch to work. ="> Am using a known mod's config as basis. Is this just a matter of getting the from MM syntax or editing the MU files is required?

Again, this is only for my personal testing, learning/tinkering purposes. ="> all rights are reserved by their respective owners. =)

 

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I should be able to help you get this working aswell! I did some switchable kontainers for the MKX/KPBS integration pack using firespitter.

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Now this took my a LOOOOONG time to work out.

There were two things i was doing wrong. You need to refer to the base texture directly, (normally if the texture is in the same location as the model it will just pick it up, for some reason this didn't work for me and i had to expressly refer to the location, i.e. CoyoteSpaceIndustries/Parts/Assets/texture)

Secondly you need to ensure you are referring to the mesh name within the .mu which could be ANYTHING. If you post your config i'll take a look and see if i can see were you are going wrong. Also this is a great help. 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iD52DfHft04Hb48TEhF5a4n5JOc8efUevdg5Y_QPICQ/edit

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Hiya, took a while for me to work it out too,  however it's become pretty standard fare for most things i do now, here's  the MM patch I currently use , 

@PART[TruckIntake]:NEEDS[Firespitter]
{
	MODULE
	{
		 name = FStextureSwitch2
		moduleID = 0

		objectNames = IntakeActive // this is as mentioned is the name of the mesh not the part, if you are working on someone elses parts and dont know the mesh name, open the .mu in notepad and  usually the mesh name is the third or fourth human readable block of characters

		textureNames = SM_AFVs/Parts/OSHCab/OshKabS;SM_AFVs/Parts/OSHCab/OshKabDC;;SM_AFVs/Parts/OSHCab/OshKabOD;SM_AFVs/Parts/OSHCab/OshKabUC           // this the texture path and in this case translates as foldername/foldername/foldername/texture
		textureDisplayNames = Stock;Des;Grn;Urb  // this is the list of names shown in the gui 
		nextButtonText = Next Color
		prevButtonText = Previous Color
		statusText = Current Color
		showPreviousButton = true
		updateSymmetry = true
		showInfo = false
		debugMode = false
		showListButton = false
	}
}

 

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  On 3/17/2017 at 5:20 PM, SpannerMonkey(smce) said:

objectNames = IntakeActive // this is as mentioned is the name of the mesh not the part, if you are working on someone elses parts and dont know the mesh name, open the .mu in notepad and usually the mesh name is the third or fourth human readable block of characters

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Thank you,i was struggling so much and this was the only thing i was missing.
Also i don't specify all of the textures path and just use this: 

textureRootFolder = //path to the textures
textureNames = texturname1;texturname2;texturname3 //...
textureDisplayNames = LF; LFO; Mono //

example of my config:

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ErevanGaming

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Here's my custom CFG file =">

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I kinda combined z's B_white_long.cfg with... MKS' Kontainer_02.cfg in my amateurish attempt =">

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Hi everybody,

Still haven't figured out the fxtextureswitch2 on the custom part am trying to work in my personal career save. =D =">

To move things along, I group the resources and paired them with a specific z_box container to skip the texture switching/selecting thing. Applied the same approach to "z's" circular hub parts which is going well. =D

Thanks again for your comments and tips! =)

 

Regards

 

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  On 3/20/2017 at 7:55 AM, dboi88 said:

You should only have one object name. The name of the mesh you are switching.

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HI thats not quite true.  Why? Well take for example a stock cargo bay that you want to give a texture switch, IIRC a stock cargo bay is four individual meshes that form the floor , main hull and doors. In order for a switch to work  you'll need to list ALL the mesh components in the model you want to change the texture on . 

There is no way to select individual meshes in sph or vab, so failing to list all the mesh parts will leave items uncolored with no way of applying a texture.

You can also use many individual texture switch modules to do the same job, but that's only really useful (imo) when dealing with mesh parts that have different textures than the main mesh ,  so that instead of switching the whole model texture you can for example  , in the case of the cargo bay have a stock color hull and black doors

  On 3/18/2017 at 3:54 AM, ErevanGaming said:

Here's my custom CFG file =">

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I kinda combined z's B_white_long.cfg with... MKS' Kontainer_02.cfg in my amateurish attempt =">

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ALL  those underscores,  you know that they cause problems in parts names?  The underscore is translated as a period (.) and MM doesn't seem to play nice when underscores are present .  Have you got a simple switch to work?  Id use a stock structural panel and do a couple of textures and try that, it seems that you're making life difficult for yourself trying it on a complex part first. Crack the easy one and everything becomes easy

AND the object names need to be the name of the MESH not the part unless the mesh is called white_long;black_long;blue_long;green_long;red_long;white_long;black_long;blue_long;green_long;red_long

And you have the division between names wrong it needs to be like this YourMod/Parts/Folder/texture;   YourMod/etc   commas or periods will not work and it will not read the textures or parts names correctly

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  On 3/21/2017 at 1:46 AM, ErevanGaming said:

if I don't ask questions, I'd never learn how things are supposed to be done =D

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No worries, as far as I'm concerned if you don't know that answer, asking the question is the best way to find out,  we all started somewhere as new mod makers, and it's one little hobby that throws up continuous new questions even for people who've been doing it for years

When it comes to the part names and underscores, if you are reworking a mod that is already in circulation, and are worried about breaking craft already built , you can change everything in the cfg except for the title, changing the title will break craft.

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hi @SpannerMonkey(smce)

  On 3/21/2017 at 1:54 AM, SpannerMonkey(smce) said:

No worries, as far as I'm concerned if you don't know that answer, asking the question is the best way to find out,  we all started somewhere as new mod makers, and it's one little hobby that throws up continuous new questions even for people who've been doing it for years

When it comes to the part names and underscores, if you are reworking a mod that is already in circulation, and are worried about breaking craft already built , you can change everything in the cfg except for the title, changing the title will break craft.

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Will do that =) I already planned on restarting a new career save since @dboi88 was kind enough to convert the TGA files to DDS =) and I really want to use the parts made by z_thing =">

 

Cheers and thanks again! =)

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@dboi88                                  What is wrong with my mm config to switch stock and nothke's textures on the large 3.75 m fuel tank using fs texture switch, because the game crashes with them.

@SpannerMonkey(smce)

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Thanks, Bottle Rocketeer 500

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  On 7/5/2017 at 11:40 AM, Bottle Rocketeer 500 said:

 objectNames = Size3LargeTank

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Are you sure that is the correct object name,?  switch on debug in the module and click the print objects button that will output a list of the parts object names in the Alt F12 window,  and just place the name you find listed there in your patch

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@SpannerMonkey(smce) I used both Object Inspector and went into Blender. I also looked at the mu file through Notepad (like dboi88 suggested).

EDIT: I fixed the problem.  

My problems were:

1. Mod incompatibilities

2. I used a filetype at the end of the file

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Hi do not put the file extension eg.dds in the texture name slot 

Squad/Parts/FuelTank/Size3Tanks/FueltTanks_cm.dds;
should be 
Squad/Parts/FuelTank/Size3Tanks/FueltTanks_cm;

also ;  at the end of a line may cause the patch to expect another item

  

textureDisplayNames = Pre-2015;Post-2015 >>;<< this should not be here

What exactly does the log error say?

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@SpannerMonkey(smce)

@dboi88                                            I'm trying to add texture switch to the large boosters (SRBs,Kickbacks) The buttons show up, but don't work. That also happens to the adapter. What am I doing wrong?

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I'm trying to get an old procedural glass wing mod to work. The problem I have is I can't switch the textures.

 

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MM is giving the error as "Cannot parse node name as tag list: encountered opening bracket in trailer" but I'm not sure if that's correct. Any help would be amazing, thank you!

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Your issue is this: (I think this is what that first line should be)

@PART[ProceduralglassMK2]:AFTER[Firespitter,ProceduralDynamics]

Also, pretty sure you dont need the :NEEDS[]... the :AFTER[] *implies* :NEEDS

Also note the comma... you need that as an "AND"

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