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Hi guys, again many thanks, now for the suggestions how to "repair" my mission-files. Putting in the proper names or renaming does the job! I do have now about 15 missions working, will do the rest the coming evenings.

Next question is: has anyone of you ever tried to get CFS2 textures working in CFS1? If I "rework" a CFS2 plane the textures are see-through cq invisible. Suggestions welcome.

Cheers, hertzie.
 
simple answer...no, sorry.

the reason, cfs1 only recognizes 256 colors maximum,
cfs2, i believe, 512.

at least, that's what i recall.
 
smilo said:
simple answer...no, sorry.

the reason, cfs1 only recognizes 256 colors maximum,
cfs2, i believe, 512.

at least, that's what i recall.
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If it is the problem, smilo, a simple solution to a simple answer to a simple problem may be possible (still with me ?:dizzy:);

1-Open the the CFS2 texture and resize it to a maximum 256x256 pixels;
2-Reduce the palette to 256 colors;
3-Save.
All that can be done with Saint Paint, previously mentionned.
If you have transparencies and multi-resolution issues, use BMP2000.

Or, just for fun, send me a set of these textures and I will do it for you. Painting programs are the only things saved and re-installed since my crash.
 
I have received an e-mail from hertzie that implies that my solution worked.

He wanted me to show him the ropes but, as that information could help other, I told him that I would make a short n' sweet tutorial for all to see here in its own thread.

So, stay tuned and, No Dice, a html will soon follow...:kilroy:

Stay tuned :satellite:
 
Playing with Palettes

GIMP also works on palettes and it is free.
This is what I have been using for most of my edits.

The one thing that I have not been able to find yet is something that will draw a circle using Center & Radius instead of dragging a frame as GIMP and MS Paint do.

- Ivan.
 
Ivan said:
GIMP also works on palettes and it is free.
This is what I have been using for most of my edits.

The one thing that I have not been able to find yet is something that will draw a circle using Center & Radius instead of dragging a frame as GIMP and MS Paint do.

- Ivan.
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I have GIMP, Ivan, and after reading your post I went there with one texture and search for a palette. Well... I'm still searching.:banghead:
My biggest problem with GIMP is its ton of options, tools, filters, windows... and the list goes on and on. Comes a point when much frills and whistles is too much.

I'm not saying that it is not a good prog, simply that I found something "more to the point".
 
Gimp....

Hi Hubbabubba,

I believe we have had this discussion before. It was a couple years ago.

Note that I am using Version 2.6.12 which is an older version because I don't like some of the defaults in the newer versions.
I installed the latest version when I got this laptop almost a year ago and decided to go back to the earlier version.
(Mostly it is in the File Save options and extensions. I change formats a lot and choosing extensions is more cumbersome.)

GIMP Palettes:
Windows - Dockable Dialogs - Color Map

GIMP RGB versus Palette:
Image - Mode - Indexed
Image - Mode - RGB

It is also possible to pull the Palette from an existing image which I did to make going back to the AF99 / AF5Paint Palette easier.

I don't disagree with you that there are so many options and choices as to be very confusing.
I don't like some of the defaults, especially in the Selection and Fill Thresholds which I always reset to Zero.
I also don't like the Brush and Pen default sizes which seem to be connected even though they should not be.
I am sure I still don't understand more than about 1/4 of what the package actually does but I seem to be able to accomplish what I want anyway.

....but so far the most silly thing is that I still can't draw a good circle without going back to AF5Paint.....

- Ivan.
 
Ooooops!

Yesterday, in the wee morning, I made the post above and shut-down my new-old (reconditioned) PC. This afternoon, I got back to it and discovered that my new-old computer was defunct. I write this post from my wife Vista laptop. I will certainly bring back my dead PC to where I bought it less than a year ago, but I'm not holding my breath. When it rains...:toilet_claw:
 
sorry to hear that, hubba.
in my own way, i know how you feel.
several months ago, maybe a year,
one of my xp machines decided to give up.
the difference, i built it.
fortunately, it wasn't the hard drive,
but, the machine is still dead.
i also lost an online laptop
to something nasty i picked up
while traveling a year ago.
now i use a newer, W7 laptop
which i'm not thrilled with.

good luck with your repair work.
hope to see you soon.
 
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Hi guys, I managed to convert a couple of "old" cfs2 planes ( old means mdl.610) to cfs1 with great results (ok, that's what I think). Do hope that hubba will come up with his tutorial about the textures, for then I will upload them asap, so you guys can fly them too. If there is a special plane you would like to have, I can have a look in my old cfs2 archives if I have it and if I can convert it. Cheers hertzie.
 
Well. I'll be damn!:jump:

My PC came back from the deads, really. Turns-out the "dead amber blinking light" syndrome is a current occurrence on Dell Dimension 515XXX family. It is caused by the drainage of the CMOS battery that causes a "CMOS failure", compounded by the LED pilot light of the battery stopping the darn thing to recharge.:banghead:

In tech terms, they call it a "design booboo"... when they're polite. I've read threads about people changing their power supply in the hope of correcting the issue! Even motherboards!!!

So, hertzie, be reassured; the tutorial is on its way and should be ready soon. I will make a HTML version for No Dice site so all could download it in a more compact format.

P.S.- I also learned how to get a disk out of the DVD player in a dead computer, if anyone wants to know.:kilroy:
 
Thanks Dave, I never scrolled that far ;-). Thanks Guy, good to hear your PC came back from "the other side". Any of you interested in a CFS1 flying Chinook heli with great panel?

Cheers, hertzie.
 
great news, hubba...glad to hear it.

do you mean the old,
poke a straightened paper clip
into the little hole in the DVD/CD faceplate, trick?

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to be honest, hertzie,
i rarely fly any of the sims anymore.
BUT, what the hell,
i'd be interested in that chinook.
 
smilo said:
great news, hubba...glad to hear it.

do you mean the old,
poke a straightened paper clip
into the little hole in the DVD/CD faceplate, trick?

(...).
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Yep, that's the one. It saved the last three episodes of the Flash TV series... and a PC.
 
Hi Smilo, I'll be glad to do so, but at this moment it has only half the textures. I'm waiting for Hubba's tutorial so maybe I'll be able to get it fully textured. But I read all Hubba's tutorials about having more fun with CFS1 and it scared me to death....;-). Two bridges too far for me... But if you don't want to wait, send me a PM with your email-adress and I'll send it asap.

Ciao, hertzie.
 
What kinds of aeroplanes are they?
If it is flyable in CFS2, then it probably already has textures but the resolution is different.
I am not sure how the mapping would work though because if the mapping needs to be changed, it may require a re-SCASM which is a very tedious process.

- Ivan with his $0.02 as usual.
 
Short report...

Would you believe it; it takes much more time to explain (and demonstrate with annotated screen captures) how to do it than to actually do it.:mixed-smiley-010:

But I'm getting there...:encouragement:

Keep chewing your hats (lol!)
 
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