TUTORIAL Build your FIRST track - BASIC GUIDE

[luchian]

It depends from track to track, textures, etc.
Have a look at some shaders, and then.. just start generic in 0.3-0.6 range for ambient/diffuse and see how you like it.

 

[Ricardo Rey]

What's the minimum cube map info needed to get in game for testing. Like 1, pit, 1 start, ac_time l-r. Does it require sector timing.

 

[Mitja Bonca]

No it does not require sector times, but with using them, you can prevent from cutting the track, and the direction of driving (with setting which of the cubes is left and which right).
The only required are:
AC_START_0,
AC_PIT_0,
AC_HOTLAP_START_0,
AC_TIME_0_L, AC_TIME_0_R (not sure for these two, could be without them too, never tried it, since its always good to have timed lap).

 

[Willy Wale]

No it does not require sector times, but with using them, you can prevent from cutting the track, and the direction of driving (with setting which of the cubes is left and which right).
The only required are:
AC_START_0,
AC_PIT_0,
AC_HOTLAP_START_0,
AC_TIME_0_L, AC_TIME_0_R (not sure for these two, could be without them too, never tried it, since its always good to have timed lap).

It will work without Hotlap start as long as you don't want to do a hotlap

 

[Mitja Bonca]

It will work without Hotlap start as long as you don't want to do a hotlap

Personally I always start from the hotlap node. So its a must object for me

 

[Ricardo Rey]

Thanks guys!
Just making sure. I had the map's right. So that's not the problem I'm having getting it in game. No big deal really. It's a track conversion I was messing with. Must be something else.

 

[Ricardo Rey]

What does this mean. Is this this mean that I need to assign a value to a texture.
EDIT: @Pixelchaser explained it to me.

 

[luchian]

EDIT: @Pixelchaser explained it to me.

..guessing on Discord.. starting to dislike that thing . All that shared knowledge will be lost in an endless chat like discussion. Impossible to structure, impossible to make it beneficial for everyone reading this forum.

 

[Mitja Bonca]

What does this mean. Is this this mean that I need to assign a value to a texture.
EDIT: @Pixelchaser explained it to me.

View attachment 1908

No texture for the material (check BalloonB object and add texture).

 

[Ricardo Rey]

From that discussion (I agree @luchian )
there are two material panels. , goto the list version down the bottom i think it is, anything red there is clickable and take you straight to it
the problem is the editor hasnt assigned them,, a material is there
put that texture thats missing into the texture folder and next time it might load

EDIT: So the bottom line is, click on the ..., then locate the missing texture. If missing from the texture folder, go to the source folder and find it. Done

 

[Ricardo Rey]

All that shared knowledge will be lost in an endless chat like discussion. Impossible to structure, impossible to make it beneficial for everyone reading this forum.

I agree with you. For my part, anything I learn outside this context will be posted here.

 

[Ricardo Rey]

Track still won't load. Says something about pit walls. Is this the problem?

CREATING STATIC SUBSPACE AT INDEX:1
CREATING STATIC SUBSPACE AT INDEX:10001
ERROR: Mesh 1WALLPITWALL_SUB0 CAN BE: PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALL_OUTPIT CAN BE: OUT PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALL_PITIN CAN BE: PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALLPITWALL_SUB1 CAN BE: PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALLPITWALL01_SUB0 CAN BE: PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALLPITWALL03_SUB1 CAN BE: PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALLPITWALL_SUB2 CAN BE: PIT WALL
ERROR: Mesh 1WALLPITWALL_SUB3 CAN BE: PIT WALL
LOOKING FOR: content/tracks/kyalami60s/ai/fast_lane.ai
DEBUG TIMER: AISpline::calculateNormals:0.001207
LOOKING FOR: content/tracks/kyalami60s/ai/pit_lane.ai
NO PIT LANE FOUND: content/tracks/kyalami60s/ai/pit_lane.ai
Scanning 0 points
SPLINE POINTS COUNT : 0 | PAYLOADS COUNT : 0
Hint file :content/tracks/kyalami60s/data/ai_hints.ini not available
DEBUG TIMER: INIT TRACK SPLINES:0.372194
DEBUG TIMER: TrackAvatar::initPhysics():15.905641
IDEAL LINE FROM AI LINE
WARNING: TRACK :: NO POSITION DATA FOUND
TRACK LENGTH: 0.000000
DEBUG TIMER: TrackAvatar::TrackAvatar:1759.091967
[RACE] FIXED_SETUP: 0
[TEMPERATURE] AMBIENT: 17.000000
[TEMPERATURE] ROAD: 24.000000
[WIND] SPEED_KMH_MIN: 2.000000
[WIND] SPEED_KMH_MAX: 40.000000
[WIND] DIRECTION_DEG: -1.000000
[RACE] CARS: 1
Kunos Simulazioni: CRITICAL ERROR
CANNOT HAVE 0 CARS IN RACE.INI

CRASH in:
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x100-0x1
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2A779E08)
00007FFF2A779E08 (KERNELBASE): (filename not available): RaiseException
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\racemanager.cpp (398): RaceManager::initOffline
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\racemanager.cpp (174): RaceManager::loadSessions
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\sim.cpp (313): Sim::Sim
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\splashscreen.cpp (319): SplashScreen:ostRender
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\ksgame\game.cpp (181): Game:nIdle
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\ksgame\game.cpp (210): Game::run
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\acs.cpp (475): wWinMain
f:\dd\vctools\crt\crtw32\dllstuff\crtexe.c (618): __tmainCRTStartup
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2CF12774)
00007FFF2CF12774 (KERNEL32): (filename not available): BaseThreadInitThunk
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2D520D51)
00007FFF2D520D51 (ntdll): (filename not available): RtlUserThreadStart

 

[Johnr777]

Looks like you have a critical error with race.ini

Make sure you delete any AI file

 

[Mitja Bonca]

Rename PITWALL object to something else (ObjectXXX, x are nums). and create a new object for wall, which you will set as invisible in ksEditor.

 

[Ricardo Rey]

Track still won't load. About to give up since is was just a practice conversion.

DEBUG TIMER: TrackAvatar::init3D():208.859791
CREATING STATIC SUBSPACE AT INDEX:1
CREATING STATIC SUBSPACE AT INDEX:10001
LOOKING FOR: content/tracks/kyalami60s/ai/fast_lane.ai
DEBUG TIMER: AISpline::calculateNormals:0.000906
LOOKING FOR: content/tracks/kyalami60s/ai/pit_lane.ai
NO PIT LANE FOUND: content/tracks/kyalami60s/ai/pit_lane.ai
Scanning 0 points
SPLINE POINTS COUNT : 0 | PAYLOADS COUNT : 0
Hint file :content/tracks/kyalami60s/data/ai_hints.ini not available
DEBUG TIMER: INIT TRACK SPLINES:0.308502
DEBUG TIMER: TrackAvatar::initPhysics():14.252652
IDEAL LINE FROM AI LINE
WARNING: TRACK :: NO POSITION DATA FOUND
TRACK LENGTH: 0.000000
DEBUG TIMER: TrackAvatar::TrackAvatar:229.754584
[RACE] FIXED_SETUP: 0
[TEMPERATURE] AMBIENT: 17.000000
[TEMPERATURE] ROAD: 24.000000
[WIND] SPEED_KMH_MIN: 2.000000
[WIND] SPEED_KMH_MAX: 40.000000
[WIND] DIRECTION_DEG: -1.000000
[RACE] CARS: 1
Kunos Simulazioni: CRITICAL ERROR
CANNOT HAVE 0 CARS IN RACE.INI

CRASH in:
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x100-0x1
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2A779E08)
00007FFF2A779E08 (KERNELBASE): (filename not available): RaiseException
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\racemanager.cpp (398): RaceManager::initOffline
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\racemanager.cpp (174): RaceManager::loadSessions
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\sim.cpp (313): Sim::Sim
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\splashscreen.cpp (319): SplashScreen:ostRender
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\ksgame\game.cpp (181): Game:nIdle
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\ksgame\game.cpp (210): Game::run
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\acs.cpp (475): wWinMain
f:\dd\vctools\crt\crtw32\dllstuff\crtexe.c (618): __tmainCRTStartup
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2CF12774)
00007FFF2CF12774 (KERNEL32): (filename not available): BaseThreadInitThunk
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2D520D51)
00007FFF2D520D51 (ntdll): (filename not available): RtlUserThreadStart

 

[Ricardo Rey]

So you can't use a name like pitbuilding_window? Names can't start with reserved names?

 

[luchian]

Pit is not reserved, unless you have created a specific key in surfaces.ini.

In the error above:
How many pit boxes have you set in ui_track.json ? (DATA\UI folder)
Also, in what mode are trying to start the game ? (practice, race, ...)
Do you have the minimum spawn points for that specific mode ?

 

[Ricardo Rey]

Pit is not reserved, unless you have created a specific key in surfaces.ini.

In the error above:
How many pit boxes have you set in ui_track.json ? (DATA\UI folder)
Also, in what mode are trying to start the game ? (practice, race, ...)
Do you have the minimum spawn points for that specific mode ?

Ah. That's it! The ui_track.json file. I'm starting in practice mode; 1 pit, L-R start, 1 start. I had 22 pit boxes. I think I need to be in training mode too.
I'm trying to type/document a conversion for the tutorial; going through the steps. I completely forgot about the json file. Thank you!

 

[luchian]

[..]I completely forgot about the json file.

How do you think I know about it ?

 

[Ricardo Rey]

Arg. Still not loading with only the below error. I have not had this problem before, so not sure if I missed a step. I'll keep at it:

Kunos Simulazioni: CRITICAL ERROR
CANNOT HAVE 0 CARS IN RACE.INI

CRASH in:
OS-Version: 6.2.9200 () 0x100-0x1
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2A779E08)
00007FFF2A779E08 (KERNELBASE): (filename not available): RaiseException
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\racemanager.cpp (398): RaceManager::initOffline
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\racemanager.cpp (174): RaceManager::loadSessions
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\sim.cpp (313): Sim::Sim
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\splashscreen.cpp (319): SplashScreen:ostRender
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\ksgame\game.cpp (181): Game:nIdle
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\ksgame\game.cpp (210): Game::run
d:\dev\dev_pc_master_race\acs\acs.cpp (475): wWinMain
f:\dd\vctools\crt\crtw32\dllstuff\crtexe.c (618): __tmainCRTStartup
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2CF12774)
00007FFF2CF12774 (KERNEL32): (filename not available): BaseThreadInitThunk
ERROR: SymGetLineFromAddr64, GetLastError: 487 (Address: 00007FFF2D520D51)
00007FFF2D520D51 (ntdll): (filename not available): RtlUserThreadStart