DynDOLOD 3.00 Alpha 182

[Roastlawyer]

15 minutes ago, sheson said:

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

Make a useful screenshot of the full model with more informative console and a close up of the LOD model with tlc as explained in https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#In-Game-Screenshots

Upload the entire DynDOLOD_SSE_Object_Report.txt.

Do not use full model trees for LOD. Set Level0 instead. Set Billboard for the higher LOD levels. See https://dyndolod.info/Help/Ultra-Tree-LOD

Generate all required and desired billboards with TexGen before generating LOD with DynDOLOD.

Right sorry. I'm not sure what I had done the first time but I reran dyndolod and now it all looks as expected. Sorry for the poorly done false alarm.

Edited July 30 by Roastlawyer

[leostevano]

Hi Sheson, so I made a Complex Material support for Skyland, and it seems TexGen tried to copy FarmWindowInterior01 in a vanilla way.

 

Complex Material has height map in the alpha channel, while TexGen has white alpha like vanilla. So this made the farmhouse window green.

Here's the logs :

Logs.rar 

Edit : It seems with the TexGen and Dyndolod output disabled, they are still green. My mistake.

Edited July 31 by leostevano

[z929669]

34 minutes ago, leostevano said:

Hi Sheson, so I made a Complex Material support for Skyland, and it seems TexGen tried to copy FarmWindowInterior01 in a vanilla way.

 

Complex Material has height map in the alpha channel, while TexGen has white alpha like vanilla. So this made the farmhouse window green.

Here's the logs :

Logs.rar 345.67 kB · 0 downloads

I suspect the binary alpha of LOD textures limits things, but see: https://dyndolod.info/Help/TexGen-Configuration

Note the bit just above the data table.

[sheson]

2 hours ago, leostevano said:

Hi Sheson, so I made a Complex Material support for Skyland, and it seems TexGen tried to copy FarmWindowInterior01 in a vanilla way.

 

Complex Material has height map in the alpha channel, while TexGen has white alpha like vanilla. So this made the farmhouse window green.

Here's the logs :

Logs.rar 345.67 kB · 0 downloads  

Edit : It seems with the TexGen and Dyndolod output disabled, they are still green. My mistake.

In the vanilla game farmwindowinterior01_m.dds is used as a glow map for glow shaders in the vanilla meshes. There is no farmwindowinterior01_g.dds.
The current TexGen configuration for farmwindowinterior01_m.dds is to remove the alpha channel while it increases the intensity of mipmaps, since glow maps typically do not have an alpha channel.

If there are mods where farmwindowinterior01_m.dds is not a glow map and it needs to be left alone (and/or the glow map has a different filename), I'll need to address that in the tools and configs.

[sheson]

1 hour ago, z929669 said:

I suspect the binary alpha of LOD textures limits things, but see: https://dyndolod.info/Help/TexGen-Configuration

Note the bit just above the data table.

There is no limit for textures. The game has something like a hardcoded "NiAlphaProperty" for LOD meshes.

[leostevano]

1 minute ago, sheson said:

It is unclear what the difference is between the 2 rows of screenshots.
You did not upload the source texture in question.

In the vanilla game farmwindowinterior01_m.dds is used as glow map for glow shaders in the vanilla meshes. There is no farmwindowinterior01_g.dds.
The current TexGen configuration for farmwindowinterior01_m.dds is to remove the alpha channel, since glow maps typically do not have an alpha channel.

If there are mods where farmwindowinterior01_m.dds is not a glow map and the glow map has a different filename, I'll need to address that in the tools and configs.

Yes it seems this particular window will be tricky, so I've removed it instead. Thank you for the help

[Braknar]

I was mistaken at first I was expecting the .zip to be generated in a different folder.  But when going to the actual folder I see only .bin and .txt files.  What up?

Edited August 3 by Braknar

[sheson]

32 minutes ago, Braknar said:

I was mistaken at first I was expecting the .zip to be generated in a different folder.  But when going to the actual folder I see only .bin and .txt files.  What up?

Moved to the DynDOLOD 3 Alpha thread.

Read the first post and/or https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs which entire DynDOLOD log and debug log to upload when making posts. They should be created when the program ended by clicking the X top right. If not enable real time logging as explained in https://dyndolod.info/Official-DynDOLOD-Support-Forum#Post-Logs.

Zipping the output folder is a convenience feature that uses 7z64.dll in the Edit Scripts folder. If the output folder still contains the generated files, just use a file manager to move them into a mod folder or zip them yourself.

Make sure the OS, UAC, antivir, etc. are not preventing anything (the Windows Event log might have an entry in that case). 

[Braknar]

Here's the logs:
https://ufile.io/f/coczs   

Thank you!

[sheson]

52 minutes ago, Braknar said:

Here's the logs:
https://ufile.io/f/coczs   

Thank you!

The last message from the TexGen logs shows:
Error: Found stitched object LOD textures from earlier TexGen generation installed in game folder. It is recommended to uninstall all stitched object LOD textures generated earlier before generating new stitched object LOD textures.
Use Click on this link for additional explanations and help for this message to open https://dyndolod.info/Messages/TexGen-Output#Found-stitched-object-LOD-textures-from-earlier-TexGen-generation for further explanations and help.
TexGen was closed after that.

The last message from the DynDOLOD log (no DynDOLOD debug or realtime logs were provided) shows:
Error: DynDOLOD Resources SE version information not found. Verify correct installation.
Use Click on this link for additional explanations and help for this message to open  https://dyndolod.info/Help/DynDOLOD-Resources#Troubleshooting for further explanations and help.
DynDOLOD was closed after that.

[Braknar]

Thank you.  I tried TexGen again tonight and it looks like it stopped at the same point.  I didn't get the stitched object error.  I put the "CreateMode=1" in the ini.

Here's the debug_log, log and realtime log.

https://ufile.io/f/6i4zq

[sheson]

1 hour ago, Braknar said:

Thank you.  I tried TexGen again tonight and it looks like it stopped at the same point.  I didn't get the stitched object error.  I put the "CreateMode=1" in the ini.

Here's the debug_log, log and realtime log.

https://ufile.io/f/6i4zq

Unless you are a mod author creating a mod containing new worldspaces do not set CreateMode=1.
You won't get the stichted object error if you follow instructions to remove old TexGen output before generating new one.

Do not set obviously insane settings like 4096 for the Sizes dropdowns.
Delete the presets folder and all files it contains ..\DynDOLOD\Edit Scripts\DynDOLOD\Presets\
Start TexGen and do not change anything, use the defaults.

Give the tool time to do its job. With normal settings and a proper PC and game setup TexGen should not take longer than a few minutes.
Upload new TexGen logs in case issue persists.

https://dyndolod.info/Help/TexGen
The first time TexGen is started, some settings like the Base size, Units per pixel and the Max texture size are adjusted to the current game resolution as determined by the Prefs, Custom or Display Tweaks INI.

https://dyndolod.info/Help/Texture-Resolution

[Jonado]

On 1/17/2024 at 4:04 PM, sheson said:

The BluePalaceTerrace-LegacyOfTheDragonborn-Patch.esp will be fixed in the next alpha version.

Hi Sheson,

This file has got a name change for the LOTD v6 update. The updated patch - available at the official Legacy of the Dragonborn patches - is called DBM_BluePalaceTerrace_Patch.esp. Could you copy the rules for BluePalaceTerrace-LegacyOfTheDragonborn-Patch.esp to also cover the new version? There might also be some slight edits to the cliff placements in the new patch, so if needed, could you update the rules to take this into account as well?

Thanks in advance.

[sheson]

9 hours ago, Jonado said:

Hi Sheson,

This file has got a name change for the LOTD v6 update. The updated patch - available at the official Legacy of the Dragonborn patches - is called DBM_BluePalaceTerrace_Patch.esp. Could you copy the rules for BluePalaceTerrace-LegacyOfTheDragonborn-Patch.esp to also cover the new version? There might also be some slight edits to the cliff placements in the new patch, so if needed, could you update the rules to take this into account as well?

Thanks in advance.

DynDOLOD does not include any rules for BluePalaceTerrace-LegacyOfTheDragonborn-Patch.esp

What is the actual problem with the new patch? Make a proper problem report with logs and screenshots if required.

[tropez92]

All my distant trees have purple textures after updating to latest dyndolod version alpha 174. didn't happen in the old versions. 

Logs keep giving File Not Found Textures errors for the Fabled Forests mod. but i can see that the files are right there in the TexGen Output. i even tried copying the files to their respective mod folders. didn't work. need help

Paste.ee - DynDOLOD_SSE_log.txt

 

Edited August 6 by tropez92