Distance Lod´s for Weapons not Working

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

i´m trying to get the distance lods i made for some of my weapons to work but what ever i try the only lod that gets displayed is the LOD1 all other lods are ignored , although every distance change i made on the LOD2 entry is regognized and the LOD1 is displayed on the respective distance i enter for LOD2

i check if the LOD2 is displayed at all by removing the the LOD1 and changing the entry , and yes it is displayed but as soon as LOD1 is back the LOD2 will not be displayed anymore

anybody with a good idea what is wrong here , or do distance lod´s only work for aircrafts ????

Edited October 24, 2020 by ravenclaw_007

[+russouk2004 6,958]

maybe its just a small heirachy error in lod2?

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

i only removed the details from LOD2 everything else is as in LOD1 , cant find any problem there , and i have this problem with other weapons as well

[WeaponData]
ObjectFullName=AN/ALQ-184 3-Band ECM Pod
ObjectDataFile=ALQ-184_3Band_data.INI

[LOD001]
Filename=ALQ-184_3Band.lod
Distance=3

[LOD002]
Filename=ALQ-184_3Band_LOD2.LOD
Distance=10

[Shadow]
CastShadow=TRUE
ShadowCastDist=10000
MaxVisibleDistance=100

Edited October 24, 2020 by ravenclaw_007

[+russouk2004 6,958]

Never done them on a weap so dont really know...one thing...doubt its that...name too long ? on No2 ?

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

i changed the name to a shorter one , still not showing up

what puzzels me a bit is that LOD1 is using the distance setting from LOD2 and if i add a LOD3 he is taking that distance setting as well

[+Crusader 2,101]

Game detail setting issue., maybe ?

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

23 minutes ago, Crusader said:

Game detail setting issue., maybe ?

where can i change that ??? the only detail setting i know of is the object detail and there i´m on high

[+russouk2004 6,958]

must work for weaps...

2br uk has distance lods

so maybe typo somewhere...post up ini so maybe we can spot summat you havent.

Filename=ALQ-184_3Band_LOD2.LOD  try naming  to > ALQ-184_3Band_LOD1.LOD

 

 

[WeaponData]
ObjectFullName=Double  Ejector Rack
ObjectDataFile=2BR_uk_jag_data.INI

[LOD001]
Filename=2br_uk_jag.lod
Distance=100

[LOD002]
Filename=2br_uk_jag-001.lod
Distance=200

[LOD003]
Filename=2br_uk_jag-002.lod
Distance=500
 

Edited October 24, 2020 by russouk2004

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

here is the AN/ALQ-184 3 Band pod with both lod´s and all the ini´s

ALQ-184_3Band.7z

[+sophocles 1,345]

ini files look ok Volker, have you checked the mesh hierarchies of the two lods; the problem is most likely there.

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

13 minutes ago, sophocles said:

ini files look ok Volker, have you checked the mesh hierarchies of the two lods; the problem is most likely there.

yap but i cant find any error

[+Sundowner 4,837]

Double check your .lod and .LOD name entries mate, if the dont match the model they wont show.

[+russouk2004 6,958]

yeah

models named in data.ini as    ModelName= ALQ-184_3Band

actual model name is   Body_Front

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

45 minutes ago, Sundowner said:

Double check your .lod and .LOD name entries mate, if the dont match the model they wont show.

Thanks , i changed the names but still no show of LOD2

[+swambast 723]

Volker, I thought material mappings have to remain consistent between each .LOD.  I'm guessing perhaps this is not the case with what you have now.  I might suggest double-checking the hierarchy of course, but also ensure that you are applying the exact same 3ds max material settings to BOTH .LODS.   I think this should solve your issue, good luck. 

For example on your LOD1:

 (  5) 03 - Default:
       Specular=0.25, Glossiness=0.12, Color:<229,229,229>
       ALQ-184_3Band_02.jpg

And on your Lod2:

 (  5) 07 - Default:
       Specular=0.80, Glossiness=0.40, Color:<229,229,229>
       ALQ-184_3Band.jpg

 

 

 

 

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

the hierarchy looks ok but i have somebody who is checking it again , the change in the material maps happen automatically when i delete the not needed parts

[+Dels 649]

I'm not sure if this will work, but I think that the format of the file names of the LODs needs to match the ThirdWire format.

So yours should probably be:

[LOD001]
Filename=ALQ-184_3Band.lod
Distance=3

[LOD002]
Filename=ALQ-184_3Band-002.lod
Distance=10

I could just be making stuff up, but it's worth a try.

Dels

[+ravenclaw_007 7,633]

Thanks , i will give it a try