Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.04

Update: I have now got car shadows, tire marks and road lines working. Not perfect but getting there.

Will have to look at adding new bnks for new sectors after.

Nice project...

But how difficult is the Map Editor?! :hmmm:

 

I have a early alpha Version of this tool but i never tryed it out.:para:

New Buildings in some Areas would be nice or to see new Gas Stations on the Map.

 

I wish you good luck with this project. ;)

World Editor is mainly a file converter, to edit TDU files in other programs. It's not so hard to use.

 

So, that requires a good knowledge in modeling and design tools (a car modder should not encounter big issues).

 

Speeder has included a quick guide to start with working on the subject.

I would say it's relatively easy though i can't get objects to export. Still not sure if this feature should work or not. Though the change log says it does.

I have no problem with HeightMAP and Static Havok Roads but objects just doesn't want to work for me. So i must be doing some thing wrong.

 

If only Speeder was around to help me out. :(

Btw is that a link between the map sector and a real 3d model in commonworld bnk? Would deserve to have a look at these object files...

Not sure what you mean.

Object files is in the sector bnk named Sector-x-x-x-x-O.2dm/3dd/3dg and contains the roads and buildings according to Speeder.

I have worked round it at the moment with zmodeler but it does't support the materials and UV sets required.

So i am at a point that i can go no further.

 

The library.2dm/3dd/3dg in commonworld.bnk has buildings, signs, trees etc in which are placed i supposed with coordinates inside the sector bnk.

 

EDIT: I have kindly asked oleg if he could help so lets hope he can as we are so close.

Yeah, that was the point I needed to clarify. Thus sectors only contains 'uncommon' objects

 

Now I wonder if we can set any 'common' or 'uncommon' object in the sector by ourselves.

 

 

And yes, ZModeler was not updated to handle those new parameters, let's hope Oleg does now.

Hi guys, can you help me how to export to .obj cuz there is "input file" and wich file I must select? When I go to for ex. area 10...etc. there is an error

19:28:07 >> ERROR - no sector found in selected folder

Could you help me?

thank Pyro

Hi guys, can you help me how to export to .obj cuz there is "input file" and wich file I must select? When I go to for ex. area 10...etc. there is an error

19:28:07 >> ERROR - no sector found in selected folder

Could you help me?

thank Pyro

 

What version of the tool are you using?

TDU-WorldEditor-0.0.4

 

If I want to export it says "no sector found in selected folder" BUT sectors ARE in this folder

 

And one more question: To export (take out from TDU) sector I need just TDU-WE or something more to this? And in world editor is file: NvTriStripper have I to have to installed this because I can't MSVCP100D.dll missing (btw. I've raedon) ?

What are some of the interesting things that people have come up with using this mod?

@Pyrol If you could send me a zip of that folder i could take a look.

 

@ BeSweeet As of yet to my knowledge nothing. The main issue was getting roads to import and export correctly.

But Oleg edited the tdu1 source to import 3 UVs correctly but it wasn't exporting 3 UVs or importing/exporting the material settings correctly.

So then i simply edited the source to export 3 UVs no matter what the material settings were which worked. But then had to edit the material.2DM with material editor.

I told Oleg this then he spent almost 5 hours on teamViewer making import and export of roads work correctly.

 

I can't thank Oleg, Djey and Speeder enough for making this possible. :D

That is a picture of my edited source build/edited material.2DM. Seemed a waste of time uploading a new picture as it would be the same.

Can you send me your e-mail ;v. I can't send PM

Hi guys!

Could someone reupload this tool latest verison?

Thanks for answer :D

Hi,

 

here are posts with mirror links:

 

Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.04 - Page 8 | turboduck forum

Test Drive Unlimited World Editor V0.04 - Page 8 | turboduck forum

 

Have fun!

Thanks!! :)

I am sure some one could have told me but i thought i'd check the size of each sector any way.

So each sector is 768 sqm. Made a plane with the dimensions of the gallardo to make sure.

 

Now i just need to think of some thing to do. :D

Create some amazing twisties perhaps...? :)

 

If you're stuck for ideas you could even look at TDU2's O'ahu map and recreate some of it's new roads. (i.e. link up the dead-end roads in the east towards the center of the island).

Smooth out TDU roads? :lol:

I was thinking smaller to start with. So i can work out the best way of going about it. As the chances of me getting efficiency from the start isn't going to happen.

 

If you want to give me a bumpy road sector name so i can smooth it out that would help. Then people can test it and give feedback.

How about the north west coast area, around the lighthouse? I remember it being particularly challenging as it was already a hilly segment and the bumps in the road made it... difficult.

off-road track and a drift track :)

Does anyone get a coordinate map of Oahu Island? (matching ingame coordinates given by either the bookmarks file or the debug --pos options) ?

 

I'd need to check some spot coordinates in spt files (Car Paint Deluxe, Car Rentals) :)

 

Thanks!

It's very hard to modify anything in tdu world (there are textures binded to objects but they're white ;-; and there is anyway to specify path to this texture ;v), also if I wanted to save it (sector) with C4D r13 (WorldEditor worked but sector was... wasn't sector just water in tdu), simillary with autodesk maya (but OK - quoting guide book. I do't understood word "AVOID" ;-;), when I wanted to export with C4D r16 that program get crash, ONLY 3ds MAX 13 works.

Blender even do not want to import .dea (with installed plug-in) you have to cut some lines using N++ or just notepad

 

I think cause of problem with textures is that it is in .DDS - do you know how to make textures visible without exporting that dds to png ?

 

Is there any person(I guess there is) to make fully tutorial to make your own sector (if possible including: objects, terrain etc.) ?

You can use the material editor to change assigned textures i believe.