Cyrem Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Preview Tool 0.4 Originally designed for myself so I can look at biomes without having to startup LRR every-time, the Preview Tool is for looking at things usually seen in LRR... out of LRR. It's meant to save time and effort when making things so you do have to rebuild and launch LRR every-time to see how something looks. Currently it only previews biomes, but I have intentions to allow it to load up LRR map files soon and who knows what that might lead to. To load up a biome, start the program. On the menu, choose the first(only available) icon then select the folder that contains all the images of the biome. Note that it identifies the different images by the number at the end of the filename (e.g "00.bmp"). So whatever is written before that shouldn't matter. Also note that if you are missing an biome images it will show 2 errors for every missing texture and load fail, but you can continue. You will get that on the biomes such as ice because it has no lava erosion textures. I have also included a template biome, to make it easier when making them. Controls: [Z]/[X] - Rotate Camera Mouse Scroll - Zoom Camera Screen: Download coffins and LiquidGravity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This will be very useful, but is there a way to rotate the camera? If not, no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoctor Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Oh lighten up Czarvam. It's only 0.4. I'm sure there's much more to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLPHA Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Might be able to add a feature that scans CFG for user errors, or see if LWO and LWS work out correctly, and don't asplode the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Oh lighten up CzarDoctor. I only wanted to know if such a feature existed. If not, then I'll ask if it will be implemented in a future release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockmoddeR Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The sheer usefulness of this program is amazing. I'd have to say that even for a concept is wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amauros Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 The window for the preview tool is larger than my laptop screen and I can't resize/move it. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLPHA Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 You must have a very small laptop screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 On 1/17/2011 at 2:04 PM, Cirevam said: This will be very useful, but is there a way to rotate the camera? If not, no big deal. Oh yes, I forgot to add the controls to the topic. [Z]/[X] turns the camera Mouse Scroll Wheel zooms the camera. But if you don't have access to these buttons for some reason, don't worry, I will add them to the interface. Amaros said: The window for the preview tool is larger than my laptop screen and I can't resize/move it. Ah, sorry man. I can see if I can add a resolution selector. RockmoddeR said: The sheer usefulness of this program is amazing. I'd have to say that even for a concept is wins. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLPHA Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 This will be epic. In future versions, might I suggest adding a CFG tester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 On 1/17/2011 at 9:14 PM, aLPHA said: This will be epic. In future versions, might I suggest adding a CFG tester? Not sure, maybe. I never really planned to put something like that in it. That said, CFG scanners are bit of a hit'n miss. It's hard to see how LRR will react to the CFG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amauros Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 On 1/17/2011 at 8:05 PM, aLPHA said: You must have a very small laptop screen I have a 17' widescreen, 1366x768. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 That is bigger than any of the dislpays I'll be using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLPHA Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Well It's much smaller than my screen I'm using now. Edit: STUPID NOTIFICATION SYSTEM! I did not mean to necro this topic, the borked notification system alerted me that someone replied in here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amauros Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Two things. One, there's a rendering issue I have a problem with. Two, if you try to open a biome from a folder that doesn't have one (like the default folder that comes up), the preview tool goes into a never ending loop of two error windows. I had to force termination of the program using the task manager to get out of it. I was able to replicate this loop. P.s. I'm using vs. 0.4. If you need any other details tell me, I'll get back to you next time I have a break from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 On 5/17/2011 at 3:23 PM, Amauros said: One, there's a rendering issue I have a problem with. Lol mipmaps. IMO: Just deactivate them completely, displaying a couple of walls is hardly going to be extremely resource-expensive. (to Cyrem mainly) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amauros Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Okay about the error loop. The first window that comes up says it failed to read a file (I don't know what file it's looking for, since you only select a folder). The second says it failed to load the texture because the file is invalid. Then goes back to the first one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 On 5/18/2011 at 2:55 AM, Amauros said: Okay about the error loop. The first window that comes up says it failed to read a file (I don't know what file it's looking for, since you only select a folder). The second says it failed to load the texture because the file is invalid. Then goes back to the first one. It probably looks inside the folder for all the textures, one by one, and gives first the error that it can't read the file (various reasons are possible) then that it's invalid (it seems that the file not having been read correctly is ignored). Of course this is just theory, but that's what I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amauros Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Yeah but the thing is, it's looking for files in "C:\Users\My_account\" for biome textures that don't exist. It happened cause I accidentally hit enter before I selected the correct folder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anonymouse Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 On 5/18/2011 at 2:37 PM, Amauros said: Yeah but the thing is, it's looking for files in "C:\Users\My_account\" for biome textures that don't exist. It happened cause I accidentally hit enter before I selected the correct folder. Oh. Ouch. That's a lot of error messages I guess >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig9292 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Compared to VALVe's "Hammer" mapping tool, this thing is gold. Though that isn't saying much. >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrem Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 On 5/18/2011 at 1:45 PM, Anonymouse said: On 5/18/2011 at 2:55 AM, Amauros said: Okay about the error loop. The first window that comes up says it failed to read a file (I don't know what file it's looking for, since you only select a folder). The second says it failed to load the texture because the file is invalid. Then goes back to the first one. It probably looks inside the folder for all the textures, one by one, and gives first the error that it can't read the file (various reasons are possible) then that it's invalid (it seems that the file not having been read correctly is ignored). Of course this is just theory, but that's what I think. Quote Also note that if you are missing an biome images it will show 2 errors for every missing texture and load fail, but you can continue. You will get that on the biomes such as ice because it has no lava erosion textures. Located in the first post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amauros Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Oh so it will only do that... 80 some odd times? Could you change it to show what it was looking for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cirevam Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Or maybe you could implement an error log that shows up after every texture has been attempted to load. That way you don't have to sift through error boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Cupcake Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Whatever happened to this ? I'd like to see it continued. Espesially that 'load map' feature you said was coming soon at the time of the OP post. I saw that is says inactive... but you didn't even release the source should anyone else want to pick up where you lef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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