Error reading grass [worldspace] [x,y] <Unknown grass data file format>

[Nemo92]

I have currently problems with generating grass lods with DynDOLOD.

When i click on Start this error message pop up:

[02:15] [DoObjectLOD] <Notice: [Tamriel] Gathering grass data for object LOD>
[03:11] Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-3] <Unknown grass data file format>

When i fixed a worldspace another error with another cooridinate pops up afterwards.

The only grass mod i use is Verdant.

Is there a way to solve this problem?

The log.txt is in the attachment.

DynDOLOD_SSE_log.txt

[Prokane99]

35 minutes ago, sheson said:

MO2 Menu Tools -> Settings -> Plugins tab -> left treeview unfold [+] Preview, select Preview BSA, then top right check [ ] Enabled

Then MO2 right window Data tab, unfold [+] Grass , bottom right, enter the filename in question - tamrielX-005y0010.gid

The winning source BSA/mod will be shown in the "Mod" column - enable the column if necessary. If it shows Skyrim - Misc.BSA and not Grass Cache Fixes.bsa or a loose file from whatever mod, then the vanilla file not being overwritten is the cause of the error message. Otherwise the winning file is corrupt and needs to be deleted/replace by a valid one.

You can also use the xEdit Asset Browser (started after loading everything into xEdit with CTRL+F3) to see all containers (BSA, loose file)  for a file, not just the winning one.

Thanks for walking me through this. Unfortunately the file is missing from the grass cache folder as mentioned in my 2nd post, so nothing is coming up when searching for it in the Data tab. 

[sheson]

24 minutes ago, Prokane99 said:

Thanks for walking me through this. Unfortunately the file is missing from the grass cache folder as mentioned in my 2nd post, so nothing is coming up when searching for it in the Data tab. 

Ahh, that was the wrong MO2 option...

Goto MO2 menu tools -> Workarounds tab -> [x] Enable archive parsing

With that option enabled, MO2 should show Skryim - Misc.bsa as the mod source for the file.

What the DynDOLOD log shows is that there is no Grass Cache Fixes.esp and no Grass Cache Fixes.bsa in the load order. Install the mod and activate the plugin so that the tools and the game also load the Grass Cache Fixes.bsa.
The Grass Cache Fixes.bsa contains a valid version of that file as already explained.

[Prokane99]

30 minutes ago, sheson said:

Ahh, that was the wrong MO2 option...

Goto MO2 menu tools -> Workarounds tab -> [x] Enable archive parsing

With that option enabled, MO2 should show Skryim - Misc.bsa as the mod source for the file.

What the DynDOLOD log shows is that there is no Grass Cache Fixes.esp and no Grass Cache Fixes.bsa in the load order. Install the mod and activate the plugin so that the tools and the game also load the Grass Cache Fixes.bsa.
The Grass Cache Fixes.bsa contains a valid version of that file as already explained.

This is strange, MO2 shows that Grass Cache Fixes is the source for the file, not Skyrim - Misc.bsa, and I have the mod installed and the plugin is activated. Tried reinstalling Grass Cache Fixes again a couple times and running TexGen and DynDOLOD again, but I'm still getting the same error.

[sheson]

28 minutes ago, Prokane99 said:

This is strange, MO2 shows that Grass Cache Fixes is the source for the file, not Skyrim - Misc.bsa, and I have the mod installed and the plugin is activated. Tried reinstalling Grass Cache Fixes again a couple times and running TexGen and DynDOLOD again, but I'm still getting the same error.

Check the DynDOLOD log (and the xEdit log and the xLODGen log)

It shows the data folder it uses:
Using Skyrim Special Edition Data Path: E:\GAMES\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data\
https://dyndolod.info/Mods/Skyrim-Special-Edition-GOG-Skyrim-Anniversary-Edition-GOG

Also doublecheck the INI folder and pluginsx.txt path.

The log shows every plugin and every BSA it loads. 

[Prokane99]

1 hour ago, sheson said:

Check the DynDOLOD log (and the xEdit log and the xLODGen log)

It shows the data folder it uses:
Using Skyrim Special Edition Data Path: E:\GAMES\Skyrim Anniversary Edition\Data\
https://dyndolod.info/Mods/Skyrim-Special-Edition-GOG-Skyrim-Anniversary-Edition-GOG

Also doublecheck the INI folder and pluginsx.txt path.

The log shows every plugin and every BSA it loads. 

After setting the plugins, ini, and data paths I realized I did have a previously installed non-GOG version of Skyrim which may have been what was causing issues. The issue seems to have been resolved as DynDOLOD is still running with no errors thus far! Thank you so much for all your help and bearing with me to get to the bottom of this, really appreciate your time.

[Spyliam]

I am in need of some helpwhile creating my DynDOLOD files.

I am getting the following error:

Getting Error: Error reading grass Tamriel [-1, -14] <Unknown grass data file format>

File is Tamrielx-001y-014.cgid

Virtual Path data\grass\Tamrielx-001y-014.cgid

Real Path: D:\Modding\MO2\overwrite\grass

From: Overwrite

 

I have tried deleting the file like suggested here:https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Exceptions and here Grass LOD | DynDOLOD

 

My log size is too big to upload, but this is what it says when it errors out:

03:06] [DoObjectLOD] <Notice: [Tamriel] Gathering grass data for object LOD>
[04:43] [WriteSummaries] <Debug: "Deleted Reference;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Deleted-Reference","File Not Found Meshes;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/File-Not-Found-Meshes","File Not Found Textures;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/File-Not-Found-Textures","Large Reference Bugs;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Large-Reference-Bugs","Property Not Found In Scripts;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Property-Not-Found-In-Scripts","Root Block;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Root-Block","Textures Do Not Match;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Textures-Do-Not-Match">
[04:43] Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-14] <Unknown grass data file format>
[04:43] Created a summary of log messages D:\DynDOLOD\Summary\DynDOLOD_Index.html.
[04:44] 00000000 ???                                           
00ff5c67 DynDOLODx64.exe DynDOLODResourceStrings   905 dynMessageDialog
00fec7aa DynDOLODx64.exe xeMainForm              21309 TLODGenThread.Execute
005dda80 DynDOLODx64.exe System.Classes                ThreadProc
0042a465 DynDOLODx64.exe BrainMM                  2540 BrainMMThreadProxy
0041214a DynDOLODx64.exe System                        ThreadWrapper
00511709 DynDOLODx64.exe madExcept                     ThreadExceptFrame
7ffcc60c KERNEL32.DLL                                  BaseThreadInitThunk
7ffcc626 ntdll.dll                                     RtlUserThreadStart
[04:44] [TMessageDialog.Dialog] <Debug: Creating TTaskDialog>
[04:44] [TMessageDialog.Dialog] <Debug: [TMessageDialog.Dialog] Executing TTaskDialog>
Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-14] <Unknown grass data file format>
Error: Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-14] <Unknown grass data file format>
[04:47] [TMessageDialog.Dialog] <Debug: Gathering>

Edited July 2, 2023 by Spyliam

[sheson]

21 hours ago, Spyliam said:

I am in need of some helpwhile creating my DynDOLOD files.

I am getting the following error:

Getting Error: Error reading grass Tamriel [-1, -14] <Unknown grass data file format>

File is Tamrielx-001y-014.cgid

Virtual Path data\grass\Tamrielx-001y-014.cgid

Real Path: D:\Modding\MO2\overwrite\grass

From: Overwrite

 

I have tried deleting the file like suggested here:https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Exceptions and here Grass LOD | DynDOLOD

 

My log size is too big to upload, but this is what it says when it errors out:

03:06] [DoObjectLOD] <Notice: [Tamriel] Gathering grass data for object LOD>
[04:43] [WriteSummaries] <Debug: "Deleted Reference;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Deleted-Reference","File Not Found Meshes;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/File-Not-Found-Meshes","File Not Found Textures;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/File-Not-Found-Textures","Large Reference Bugs;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Large-Reference-Bugs","Property Not Found In Scripts;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Property-Not-Found-In-Scripts","Root Block;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Root-Block","Textures Do Not Match;https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Textures-Do-Not-Match">
[04:43] Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-14] <Unknown grass data file format>
[04:43] Created a summary of log messages D:\DynDOLOD\Summary\DynDOLOD_Index.html.
[04:44] 00000000 ???                                           
00ff5c67 DynDOLODx64.exe DynDOLODResourceStrings   905 dynMessageDialog
00fec7aa DynDOLODx64.exe xeMainForm              21309 TLODGenThread.Execute
005dda80 DynDOLODx64.exe System.Classes                ThreadProc
0042a465 DynDOLODx64.exe BrainMM                  2540 BrainMMThreadProxy
0041214a DynDOLODx64.exe System                        ThreadWrapper
00511709 DynDOLODx64.exe madExcept                     ThreadExceptFrame
7ffcc60c KERNEL32.DLL                                  BaseThreadInitThunk
7ffcc626 ntdll.dll                                     RtlUserThreadStart
[04:44] [TMessageDialog.Dialog] <Debug: Creating TTaskDialog>
[04:44] [TMessageDialog.Dialog] <Debug: [TMessageDialog.Dialog] Executing TTaskDialog>
Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-14] <Unknown grass data file format>
Error: Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-14] <Unknown grass data file format>
[04:47] [TMessageDialog.Dialog] <Debug: Gathering>

Moved to the appropriate thread.

Read https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire log for the session, entire debug log and bugreport.txt (if it exists) to upload and how to do it  - text service or zip and upload to a file service - when making posts.

The message means there still exists a file (can be in a BSA) for those coordinates and that it still has an unknown format. Usually that means a vanilla file.

Also check posts/answers above.

[Sleipnir_Schwanz49]

Hi, I'm trying to generate grass LODs with Dyndolod, Ive got 3 errors about grass textures not being able to be read, logs look like this:

 

[Window Title]
DynDOLOD

[Main Instruction]
Error: Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-1] <Unknown grass data file format>

[Content]

Click on this link for additional explanations and help for this message

For qualified help and advice or to report a problem make a post on the official DynDOLOD support forum.

[OK] [Exit DynDOLOD]

[Footer]
Online Help | Support Forum | Copy message to clipboard

I read the link to the fix, but yeah this error is happening again and again, is there some advise to streamline this because this will take absolutely forever to get done. Thanks.

[sheson]

7 hours ago, Sleipnir_Schwanz49 said:

Hi, I'm trying to generate grass LODs with Dyndolod, Ive got 3 errors about grass textures not being able to be read, logs look like this:

 

[Window Title]
DynDOLOD

[Main Instruction]
Error: Error reading grass Tamriel [-1,-1] <Unknown grass data file format>

[Content]

Click on this link for additional explanations and help for this message

For qualified help and advice or to report a problem make a post on the official DynDOLOD support forum.

[OK] [Exit DynDOLOD]

[Footer]
Online Help | Support Forum | Copy message to clipboard

I read the link to the fix, but yeah this error is happening again and again, is there some advise to streamline this because this will take absolutely forever to get done. Thanks.

Read https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Use-Search how to use search to find posts with the same or similar questions.
I moved the post to the appropriate thread. See above.

Read https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which log and debug log to upload when making posts.

Apply the fix as explained by creating a valid grass cache file with NGIO. https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Exceptions#Unknown-grass-data-file-format
The fix is to generate valid grass cache files with NGIO and to make sure to overwrite all vanilla/old *.gid files with them in case you instructed DynDOLOD to use *.gid file instead of *.cgid files.

https://dyndolod.info/Help/Grass-LOD

[NotSafeForAdults64]

@Prokane99 Quick necro as I experienced the Tamriel (-5,10) error while attempting to build DynDOLOD after caching my Verdant grass.  This is due to FPS Grass Booster - Verdant being enabled and added grass in an area where no grass exists (Labyrinthian).  Disable this mod PRIOR to generating your cache and you won't have the issue.  Enable once you complete your tasks with DynDOLOD.

I also follow this guide which has worked well for me.  https://github.com/The-Animonculory/Modding-Resources/blob/main/Grass Lods.md

Delete if necro is prohibited.  Just wanted to share my resolution so that it may help others.

Edited November 16, 2023 by NotSafeForAdults64
Updated typo

[sheson]

15 hours ago, NotSafeForAdults64 said:

@Prokane99 Quick necro as I experienced the Tamriel (-5,10) error while attempting to build DynDOLOD after caching my Verdant grass.  This is due to FPS Grass Booster - Verdant being enabled and added grass in an area where no grass exists (Labyrinthian).  Disable this mod PRIOR to generating your cache and you won't have the issue.  Enable once you complete your tasks with DynDOLOD.

I also follow this guide which has worked well for me.  https://github.com/The-Animonculory/Modding-Resources/blob/main/Grass Lods.md

Delete if necro is prohibited.  Just wanted to share my resolution so that it may help others.

Disabling mods/plugins is a troubleshooting step and not a fix. Disabling something that actually affects grass for generating the grass cache or grass LOD means that those changes are then not reflected in the grass cache and grass LOD.

The problem is caused by following an outdated third party guide, which instructs to rename the *.cgid files to *.gid for grass cache generation. That means that in the case there is no grass cache file generated for a cell and grass cache fixes also does not include an empty replacement for those coordinates, the grass LOD generation loads and reports the broken vanilla gid file. The game would load it, too and crash.

Read https://dyndolod.info/Help/Grass-LOD
To use the *.CGID grass cache files in other runtime versions, use Grass Cache Helper NG.

Do not disable any mods or plugins. Do not rename any *.cgid to *.gid Do not use grass cache fixes. Use Grass Cache Helper NG instead.
Then it does not matter that there are no *.cgid files for certain cells. LOD generation and the game will work, and full and grass LOD will match the actual load order.

[Sleipnir_Schwanz49]

Regarding the "Error reading grass [worldspace] [x,y]" fix, as I am running into this error again, I have used the fix mentioned in https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Exceptions#Unknown-grass-data-file-format .

 However, I cannot seem to find the .CGID file that NGIO was supposed to create on the fly after typing the command suggested in the link, I'm pretty confused here.

[sheson]

1 hour ago, Sleipnir_Schwanz49 said:

Regarding the "Error reading grass [worldspace] [x,y]" fix, as I am running into this error again, I have used the fix mentioned in https://dyndolod.info/Messages/Exceptions#Unknown-grass-data-file-format .

 However, I cannot seem to find the .CGID file that NGIO was supposed to create on the fly after typing the command suggested in the link, I'm pretty confused here.

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/42161
UseGrassCache = False - Enable or disable caching of grass. If enabled it will create files in /Data/Grass/ directory ,,,

Also pay attention to explanations in the GrassControl.config.txt itself for OnlyLoadFromCache needing to be set to False.

[Sleipnir_Schwanz49]

Thank you for your answer Sheson, sorry to bother you again. So to clarify, when I generate the .CGID files it all ends up in my Overwrite, there is a grass folder I have that the files go to when caching is done.

 When I attempt the fix, I will look there as well as in my /DATA folder in my game, but I am still not seeing any files. When I use the console command from the main menu, it does teleport me, but in the console it doesn't seem to say anything else after I type in the command for the corrupt world space grass.

 I appreciate you again for your help.

[sheson]

2 hours ago, Sleipnir_Schwanz49 said:

Thank you for your answer Sheson, sorry to bother you again. So to clarify, when I generate the .CGID files it all ends up in my Overwrite, there is a grass folder I have that the files go to when caching is done.

 When I attempt the fix, I will look there as well as in my /DATA folder in my game, but I am still not seeing any files. When I use the console command from the main menu, it does teleport me, but in the console it doesn't seem to say anything else after I type in the command for the corrupt world space grass.

 I appreciate you again for your help.

Use the MO2 right window data tab to see all files in the "data" folder.

If you require help with MO2, you read its documentation and ask for help on its support forum.

If you require help with NGIO, then you should check its description, explanation in its settings file, comments sections etc.
Depending on settings, NGIO creates grass cache files for the current active cells for which they do not exist in the load order without any message to console. Otherwise run the usual grass cache generation.