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[PHG_Lee]

I did a search and came up with some solutions, yet I am down to one error. I looked in my console log of heroblade and thie was the error. I consider myself closer to novice in max. Maya I just stink, however this error is getting thrown when using max. So, I guess I can say I am asking what I need to do to get rid of this error.

I have tripled checked my paths and even went through the kind persons post located here in the forum

07:10:20: !ERROR!System:[\staticassets\buildings\shanty_1.hgm] GrannyAssetSpec unknown Property: MapChannel:1 = uvset1
07:10:20: !ERROR!System:[\staticassets\buildings\shanty_1.hgm] GrannyAssetSpec unknown Property: MapChannel:2 = uvset2

[PN-Dwight]

I am a kind person, whoopiej!

uvsets -> Did you save a .uv or something along those lines in 3DS MAX and are using those?

[PHG_Lee]

Actually this is a part of a pack I bought a long time ago from Arteria 3d. So I am not sure on what all was saved. Although I do notice that when i put a VW map there map channel 1 is blank, and map channel 2 has the appropriate map.

[PN-Dwight]

I do have some time lateron this evening, so I could check your screen out for any problems that may arise from your usage of MAX, if you like to?

Feel free to add me to Skype: d.gijzen

[PHG_Lee]

Added, mine is pyxishost

[Mirific]

Did you get this solved?

[PN-Dwight]

Well, since I now know where the models came from (I won't say any names... but my God... Steve, you are terrible), we knew where the problems came from, yes.

The textures were roughly 12MB big, and heavily oversized (1024 upwards for a simple building? COME ON?!). In addition, his meshes weren't attached to each other, resulting into at least, in a specific case, to 20+ drawcalls, each having 12MB of textures.

My final advice to the models that he bought from that place:

-> Optimize the meshes heavily, and remove those polys that are not used/not seen
-> Optimize the textures (12MB PER TEXTURE?!)

-> When modelling a complete city, and if you want to export it as a whole, while it uses only a few textures, my advice is that you do NOT use "Group" in 3DS MAX, but that you use "Attach" ("Attach List" for the lazy people like me and select all, while having the base object selected), which results into significantly less drawcalls.


Modelling is more complex than programming on some parts of it!

[Mirific]

07:10:20: !ERROR!System:[\staticassets\buildings\shanty_1.hgm] GrannyAssetSpec unknown Property: MapChannel:1 = uvset1

[PN-Dwight]

07:10:20: !ERROR!System:[\staticassets\buildings\shanty_1.hgm] GrannyAssetSpec unknown Property: MapChannel:1 = uvset1

Did attaching them solve the error messages you were getting?

No.

[Mirific]

[Stadi_Thompson]

Well, since I now know where the models came from (I won't say any names... but my God... Steve, you are terrible), we knew where the problems came from, yes.

The textures were roughly 12MB big, and heavily oversized (1024 upwards for a simple building? COME ON?!). In addition, his meshes weren't attached to each other, resulting into at least, in a specific case, to 20+ drawcalls, each having 12MB of textures.

My final advice to the models that he bought from that place:

-> Optimize the meshes heavily, and remove those polys that are not used/not seen
-> Optimize the textures (12MB PER TEXTURE?!)

-> When modelling a complete city, and if you want to export it as a whole, while it uses only a few textures, my advice is that you do NOT use "Group" in 3DS MAX, but that you use "Attach" ("Attach List" for the lazy people like me and select all, while having the base object selected), which results into significantly less drawcalls.


Modelling is more complex than programming on some parts of it!

Haha, gotta love Arteria