moveable straw_mattress: what am I doing wrong?

[Bikerdude]

Trying to make a moveable version of the straw mattress model -

 

entityDef atdm:moveable_mattress_straw
{
"inherit"					"atdm:moveable_furniture_base"
"editor_displayFolder"		"Moveables/Furniture"
"model"					 "models/darkmod/furniture/beds/mattress_straw.lwo"
"mass"						"12"
"friction"					"0.5"
"bouncyness"				"0.01"
"snd_bounce"				"tdm_impact_package_small"
"snd_bounce_carpet"			"tdm_impact_carpet_heavy"
"spr_object_hardness"		 "soft"
"spr_object_size"			 "large"
}

 

When I attempt to load the map, I get an error saying "it cannot load the collision model models/darkmod/furniture/beds/mattress_straw.lwo, but that model already has a collesion brush, so why dosent it work.

[Obsttorte]

Add

"clipmodel" "models/darkmod/furniture/beds/mattress_straw.lwo"

[Oldjim]

To add - the current beta version has the mattress moveable - see beta thread for picture

Edited April 9, 2014 by Oldjim

[Bikerdude]

ta.

[Bikerdude]

To add - the current beta version has the mattress moveable

yeah, but it was a fudge from when the map was first built. Best to have a proper moveable mattress etc.

 

@Obs, still not working - am still getting collision model error.

[Springheel]

How many sides does the cm have? I don't remember adding one, but if I did it certainly wouldn't have been with it being movable in mind. Movable cms have to have a limited number of faces, and I forget what the limit is atm.

[Obsttorte]

Try using

"inherit" "atdm:moveable_custom_item"

instead.

[SteveL]

How many sides does the cm have? I don't remember adding one, but if I did it certainly wouldn't have been with it being movable in mind. Movable cms have to have a limited number of faces, and I forget what the limit is atm.

The wiki article on moveables isn't sure about the limits either. I'm 99% sure the limit on moveable cms is the limit on the stored clip tracemodel which is 32 verts, 32 edges, and 16 polys which are each limited to 16 edges. I'll update the wiki article later after checking there are no other limits. One thing I didn't realise until reading the wiki on moveables just now is that you can make and save a clip model in DR. But it doesn't say whether your new clip model will override a cm embedded in the model, with or without the clipmodel spawnarg. Worth trying if you haven't already Biker.

[Bikerdude]

How many sides does the cm have? I don't remember adding one, but if I did it certainly wouldn't have been with it being movable in mind. Movable cms have to have a limited number of faces, and I forget what the limit is atm.

It has eight, but am gonna try Obs "inherit" "atdm:moveable_custom_item" suggestion.

 

[update] that didnt work either, so untill a moveable version of said matress is made Im gonna have to stick with the "bind & frob" method.

[SteveL]

Biker did you spot this bit of the wiki article? It's in a section talking about that specific error:

 

What you must do is DELETE the map cm file (in maps folder mymap.cm) then DMAP again. Dmap doesn't know if you changed anything so you need to force it to recreate the map collision file.

[Bikerdude]

@SteveL, ah I didnt so will try that.

 

[update] no joy, still get the same error.

[Xcen]

Reduced the tris count from 20 to 16.

 

http://www.mediafire...tress_straw.lwo

[Bikerdude]

Gonna try Xcen model, but in the meantime I have found a work arounded based on the original method used by Fidcal. the original had the issue that the matress would not frob_highlight, now it does and at the correct distance.

 

heart_bed.pfb.txt

 

[update] @ Xcen, thanks anyway mister but Im getting the error with the low poly version as well.

[Xcen]

 

Used the def from your first post and it loads without any errors.

[SteveL]

I just got it working too... The problem with the straw mattress clipmodel is that it apparently has 18 polys. Only 8 visible flat faces, but looks like all the tris are being counted.

 

My method:

Create Entity > atdm:moveable_package_small

Set spawnarg "model" "models/darkmod/furniture/beds/mattress_straw.lwo"

Set spawnarg "clipmodel" "models/darkmod/containers/package_small.lwo"

 

Unfortunately the package_small clip model isn't a good fit. When you throw the mattress it ends up resting 8 inches above the floor. But it's definitely the clipmodel having 18 polys or tris that's the problem, so you could make a simple clip model in DR and set the clipmodel spawnarg to point to it.

[Bikerdude]

@Xcen, can you post a copy of your def, as I tried in a test map and it still failed.

 

@Steve ah I see, thats cheating though and not useal with the mattress floating 8 units of the floor etc. :-P

[Xcen]

http://www.mediafire...tress_straw.def

 

entityDef atdm:moveable_mattress_straw

{

"inherit" "atdm:moveable_furniture_base"

"editor_displayFolder" "Moveables/Furniture"

"model" "models/darkmod/furniture/beds/mattress_straw.lwo"

"mass" "12"

"friction" "0.5"

"bouncyness" "0.01"

"snd_bounce" "tdm_impact_package_small"

"snd_bounce_carpet" "tdm_impact_carpet_heavy"

"spr_object_hardness" "soft"

"spr_object_size" "large"

}

[Bikerdude]

ta, will try yours..

[SteveL]

@Biker: Did that fix it? I want to find out how if so.

 

@Steve ah I see, thats cheating though and not useal with the mattress floating 8 units of the floor etc. :-P

 

Hang on, my suggestion was to make a new clipmodel in DR not use the package_small clipmodel! The experiment with package_small was just to demonstrate that the existing clipmodel was the problem :-P

[Bikerdude]

@Steve, ah ok. So how did Xcen get it working I wonder..?