[WED] No Sprites visible in Level / Sprites fehlen in Level

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Hi,

I've created a beautiful grasss sprite wich has 1024x1024 pixels and is saved in bmp format. I've tried to place the GrassSprite in my Level in WED. Then I built the map and ran it, but there was no Sprite at all. I tried to use another Format (TGA, PCX) and changed the resolution to 1024x512 and 256x512 but nothing helped.

The Sprites are visible in GED, but GED is still buggy and crashes often.
I'm running Windows 7 Professional x64

Does anyone know how to fix it?

Thanks

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Hi,

ich habe einen schönen Gras Sprite erstellt und habe versucht in in WED in mein Level einzufügen. Er hat die Abmessungen 1024x1024 und ist im BMP Format gespeichert. Ich konnte Ihn einfügen, hab die Level datei gebuildet und hab das Level gestartet. Der Sprite wurde einfach nicht angezeigt. Ich wechselte das Format zu TGA und PCX und änderte die Auflösung aber nichts änderte sich.
Im GED werden die Sprites dann komischerweise angezeigt, was mir aber nichts bringt, da der GED fehlerverseucht ist und nur abstürzt.

Ich verwende Windows 7 Professional x64 als Betriebssystem

Danke für eure Hilfe

Hi!

Welcome to the forum

The best format for sprites is TGA (or PCX).
Do you see the sprites in WED?

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Yes I already tried that. But no matter in wich of the three accepted file formats I save the Sprite, it still isn't visible in the engine. The funny thing is: I created a level one year ago with bmp Sprites and Gamestudio Demo Version. If I load that level and enter the engine everything works fine and all Sprites are shown.

Greetings from Germany

Hi!

Are the sprites in your working folder or
do you have the path to the folder in your script?

Hi

The Spritefile is in my working folder. It is a 24 bit file. I've saved the Sprite in TGA, PCX and in BMP format and tried all three formats. Nothing worked. I even made a hollow Cube Level without a Sky. But the Sprites don't work there either.

Greetings

Hi!

Is the invisible option checked in WED for the sprite.

What version are you using...my sprites work very well.

Hi

No, all options are turned off. I'm using the 7.5 Extra Edition from Sybex wich was updated to 7.82 by the patch from the conitec site.

As I said: The Demo Version of Gamestudio worked very well. I can oben Levels wich were build with the Demo and all sprites work just fine. But when I try to modify the old Level with my new sprites and the full version of Gamestudio, they are simply not shown.

Very confusing...

But I don't think it could be Windows 7 Pro x64 that causes this problem. GED shows my Sprites, but GED crashes very often. It's a matter of luck starting GED on my system.
What Version do you use? Have you downloaded it from this Website or did you buy it in a shop?

Hi!

I'm working with 7.82.3 Pro
And I'm using window 7 as of yesterday.

Can you see the sprites in the 3d window of WED?
When you say that they are off...what does that look like in the sprites properties menu?

With all these questions we'll figure it out.

I just made a simple test:
open WED
new level
add sprite
build
run
push the down arrow key to move the away from the sprite

The sprite is showing up without problems. But I have WinXP, can't test it on a similar system like yours.

Reduce the test to the very minimum:
Add a sprite in an empty level!

Thanks for your patience

Off means, that there are all blank fields, nothing is ticked.

Yes, I can see them in the 3D Preview Window of WED but not in the engine.

Hi!

I've just tried it in WED ...I added a new sprite
All my options for my sprites are all off.
compiled the level and ran it ...everything ok


Do you get compiling errors?

Hi

Thanks for the advice. Seems like the Error has vanished all over the sudden *lol*

I will try to add the same Sprite into my Outdoor Level.

No there are no compiling Errors. I tried the same in WED. Now the Sprite shows up :-)


I will try the same with my Outdoor Level.


Edit:

The problem is there again. I don't untderstand why. Its just a Terrain wich is surrounded by a Sky Box. But the Sky Box is black colored on the Topside and on the Bottom. Could this caus the problem?

I've added a picture for you

Click here