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;Todo list

* tips with cutscene charas: sync pelvis OBAN and partner TRAM

* notes on camera and film import ?

* make new demo level after implementation of final scene import/export, dae-based CRSA import/export, shared folder bugfix, ENVP recycler

** try to clean page a bit

** also, import section of v0.9.99.0+ no longer supports node tags

use instead:

==Level releases, forum threads and wiki pages==

;Custom levels that have been created so far

;OCF threads about level creation

;Wiki pages about levels

* [[New_levels]]

* [[Lightmapping_levels]]

* [[SketchUp_tutorials_and_tips|SketchUp tutorials and tips]]

;Free texture resources

* [http://vk.com/gameready various game meshes]

* [http://tutorialsforblender3d.com/Textures/Textures_index.html various game textures]

* [https://www.textures.com various game textures]

==Concept phase==

Be aware of limitation of level and engine.

* triangle limit of a game level: ca. 520.000 (500.000 to be on save side)

* {{ModTool}} can save dae files with max. 64.000 triangles per object

* when polygons are too tightly packed the cam will look at too many of them and glitches appear: the visible GQs (GunkQuads) limit is 8192 (2^13), higher numbers will cause render bugs and call BSL message "Exceeded max visible GQs ''number''"; limited solutions to this:

** decrease the gs_farclipplane_set value

** hide objects by [[#.3CModel.3E|env_show]]

** hide objects by ''level design''

*** for example departments in a building could be quite detailed because the view at the other departments/rooms is blocked by non-transparent walls

* The camera can look at 2049 transparent textures at once, one more and Oni crashes.

* characters are visible ''only'' within 4099|4099|4099 and -4099|-4099|-4099 world units

* geometry stops at ca. X=4228|Z=4228 and -4228|-4228 (height not tested)

* chr_debug_spheres = 1 visualizes collision spheres of characters, then you can check if they fit through a new entrance

==Notes on Mod Tool and Google Sketchup==

Re-saving a dae file - that was originally made in Sketchup - in Mod Tool can result in a surprising change in size within Oni.

That due to a difference in the length specification.

: For example Sketchup dae file has: <unit meter="0.0254000" name="inch" />

: Re-saved Mod Tool dae file has: <unit meter="0.1" name="decimetre"></unit>

In that case you would need to open the new dae inside a text editor and change the length specification again.

'''Demo files'''

 

Demo files can be downloaded [http://mods.oni2.net/node/299 here].

 

First put the new "OniSplit.exe" into the second "lab" folder alongside the xml files.

 

There's a "build.cmd" file. Those two are the important lines:

The first line create the *.oni files from a master.xml file, in this case "lab.xml". If final, the oni files can be put into a new AE package.

The second line creates level archives which can be used '''for fast tests'''. They don't require you to install a package.

Instead of "nosep" you can now also use "pc" for the import. Mac does still use "sep".

If the game crashes while loading (at ca. 90% progress), be sure that the texture's x and y (pixel) dimension are power of two: 512, 256, 128, 64, etc.

If the game crashes while loading (at ca. 50-60% progress), be sure that the BINACJBOCharacters/AISA file has a player character.

If the game crashes while loading (at ca. 5-10% progress), check if all textures were inside the "out" folder.

: You can extract the AKEV file to xml, then search for the [[XML:AKEV#TXMA|TXMP array]].

: [http://mods.oni2.net/system/files/AKEV_texture_checker.txt THIS] script checks which textures are missing by comparing the AKEV*.xml with its *.oni files folder. Adapt the two paths so that it works for you. Alt + 4, insert code, then F5.

You can add this between the other two lines in the build.cmd to prevent a crash.