scousejedi
Sep 18 2002, 19:53
PLEASE PLACE ONLY QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS IN THIS THREAD. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW SOMETHING THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO ASK.
Corrections are welcome.
Common Questions being asked.
1. I can't see background images.
a. Have you got the Original OFP:Cold War Crisis cd in your CD Drive?
b. Do you have O2 and Buldozer set up as per the readme/instructions?
c. Are you loading a viable image
i. Size must be a power of 2 ie 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64...
ii. Need not be a .pac or .paa, if you have pal2pac.dll in the right place
iii. A gif, tga, paa or pac.
d. Further reading if you are still having problems (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard301/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=38;t=16646)
e. Copy the .dll files that came with the viewer into the O2light folder.
2. Viewer does not work
a. Have you set up the options correctly in O2.
i. Did you install to the folders detailed in the readme? O2 wherever and buldozer in the root folder - c:\ or d:\
b. Copy the flashpoint.cfg from your c:\...\operation flashpoint folder and overwrite the flashpoint.cfg that lies in the folder where you installed buldozer. (c:\ if you followed the readme). Set your options again in O2.
c. Do you have the ORIGINAL CD in the drive.
3. I can't load the models from OFP, RH or Res
a. You can't load them, they are ODOL format which are compressed. Even Bis cannot load them.
b. At present there is no conversion tool although rumours are beginning to circulate.
4. Where do I find the demo models?
a. Download the demo from fileplanet
b. Some models are here in MLOD format (http://www.ofp.info/evix)
5. I cannot open demo models - MLOD format.
a. You need a utility called xpack, it can be found . here (http://www.ofpec.com/publicfiles/files/tools/xPack.zip)
6. I cannot see normals
a. In O2 ,select FILE -> OPTIONS and scroll down, there is a checkbox mentioning normals - turn it on.
7. Wheres the support Bis?
a. The is none, Bis have no written documentation
b. No support from Bis is part of your license agreement
8. Where is the Extrude function?
a. There isn't one despite what the tutorials say. It has ceased to be. Use Shift + RMB instead.
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9. How big is everything
a. A square is 1m square, yes its metric, sorry America.
Any others please continue the thread, questions with solutions only please.
Corrections are welcome.
Common Questions being asked.
1. I can't see background images.
a. Have you got the Original OFP:Cold War Crisis cd in your CD Drive?
b. Do you have O2 and Buldozer set up as per the readme/instructions?
c. Are you loading a viable image
i. Size must be a power of 2 ie 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64...
ii. Need not be a .pac or .paa, if you have pal2pac.dll in the right place
iii. A gif, tga, paa or pac.
d. Further reading if you are still having problems (http://www.flashpoint1985.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard301/ikonboard.cgi?act=ST;f=38;t=16646)
e. Copy the .dll files that came with the viewer into the O2light folder.
2. Viewer does not work
a. Have you set up the options correctly in O2.
i. Did you install to the folders detailed in the readme? O2 wherever and buldozer in the root folder - c:\ or d:\
b. Copy the flashpoint.cfg from your c:\...\operation flashpoint folder and overwrite the flashpoint.cfg that lies in the folder where you installed buldozer. (c:\ if you followed the readme). Set your options again in O2.
c. Do you have the ORIGINAL CD in the drive.
3. I can't load the models from OFP, RH or Res
a. You can't load them, they are ODOL format which are compressed. Even Bis cannot load them.
b. At present there is no conversion tool although rumours are beginning to circulate.
4. Where do I find the demo models?
a. Download the demo from fileplanet
b. Some models are here in MLOD format (http://www.ofp.info/evix)
5. I cannot open demo models - MLOD format.
a. You need a utility called xpack, it can be found . here (http://www.ofpec.com/publicfiles/files/tools/xPack.zip)
6. I cannot see normals
a. In O2 ,select FILE -> OPTIONS and scroll down, there is a checkbox mentioning normals - turn it on.
7. Wheres the support Bis?
a. The is none, Bis have no written documentation
b. No support from Bis is part of your license agreement
8. Where is the Extrude function?
a. There isn't one despite what the tutorials say. It has ceased to be. Use Shift + RMB instead.
edit
9. How big is everything
a. A square is 1m square, yes its metric, sorry America.
Any others please continue the thread, questions with solutions only please.