Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision |
arma:terrain:wrptutorial [2016/11/11 07:14] – switched tactical.nekromantix.com to www.pmctactical.org domain. snakeman | arma:terrain:wrptutorial [2024/08/01 13:11] (current) – links added. snakeman |
---|
====== PMC WRP Tutorial ====== | ====== ArmA 1 PMC WRP Tutorial ====== |
| |
PMC WRP Tutorial by Snake Man | [[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=42|ArmA 1 Forum]], [[:arma|ArmA 1 Home]], [[arma:config|ArmA 1 Config]], [[arma:tools|ArmA 1 Tools]], [[arma:file_formats|ArmA 1 File Formats]], [[arma:missions|ArmA 1 Missions]], [[arma:modeling|ArmA 1 3D Modeling]], [[arma:terrain|ArmA 1 Terrain]], [[arma:texturing|ArmA 1 Texturing]], [[arma:scripting|ArmA 1 Scripting]] |
| |
Updated 07-13-07 09:29 | **ArmA 1** aka Armed Assault (ArmA) |
| |
Tools needed: [[:editing_tools|Wilbur]], [[ofp:tools:wrptool|WrpTool]] latest, Unrap, [[arma:tools:cpbo|Cpbo]], [[arma:tools:eliteness|Eliteness]], hex and text editor. | **PMC WRP Tutorial** by Snake Man |
| |
| 2007-07-13T09:29:00Z Updated. |
| |
| Tools needed: [[:tools:wilbur|Wilbur]], [[ofp:tools:wrptool|WrpTool]] latest, Unrap, [[arma:tools:cpbo|Cpbo]], [[arma:tools:eliteness|Eliteness]], hex and text editor. |
| |
This tutorial assumes that person has already read through the complete WrpTool PDF manual that can be downloaded from [[http://www.wrptool.com|WrpTool homepage]] and has some experience on OFP island editing. In this tutorial we bybass some obvious OFP wrp editing knowledges which can be found on the WrpTool manual. Please read the manual. Oh and you dont necessary need text editor like editpadpro, notepad will do just fine also hex editor does not need to be ultraedit, any will do. | This tutorial assumes that person has already read through the complete WrpTool PDF manual that can be downloaded from [[http://www.wrptool.com|WrpTool homepage]] and has some experience on OFP island editing. In this tutorial we bybass some obvious OFP wrp editing knowledges which can be found on the WrpTool manual. Please read the manual. Oh and you dont necessary need text editor like editpadpro, notepad will do just fine also hex editor does not need to be ultraedit, any will do. |
====== Import to WRP ====== | ====== Import to WRP ====== |
| |
Use WrpTool to load the wilbur export file, use the [[http://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21135|Empty WRP files]] if you want 102km or 204km island created since WrpTool wont allow you to create such large islands by default. Texture the whole terrain with lets say for example O\b1.paa texture, do not use any other textures, just this one type for the whole island. Do any necessary elevation editing. | Use WrpTool to load the wilbur export file, use the [[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21135|Empty WRP files]] if you want 102km or 204km island created since WrpTool wont allow you to create such large islands by default. Texture the whole terrain with lets say for example O\b1.paa texture, do not use any other textures, just this one type for the whole island. Do any necessary elevation editing. |
| |
====== Object Editing ====== | ====== Object Editing ====== |
| |
WrpTool cannot read the ArmA ODOL format, so each and every time it discovers these p3d files, it gives "error reading vertexinfo" dialog which is annoying. Also all fancy object features like scale, align to ground and region tool's distance to next object will not work. You can see what OFP objects work in ArmA by looking at this [[http://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21132|OFP objects in ArmA]] topic. Make sure you do not use these included features in region tool or it will cause access violations or causes complete halt of WrpTool. | WrpTool cannot read the ArmA ODOL format, so each and every time it discovers these p3d files, it gives "error reading vertexinfo" dialog which is annoying. Also all fancy object features like scale, align to ground and region tool's distance to next object will not work. You can see what OFP objects work in ArmA by looking at this [[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21132|OFP objects in ArmA]] topic. Make sure you do not use these included features in region tool or it will cause access violations or causes complete halt of WrpTool. |
| |
It is recommended that you place the listed objects in OFP format (ie from data3d\ and O\ directorys) and manipulate them in WrpTool and only after all your editing is done you replace them with the ArmA equivalents. | It is recommended that you place the listed objects in OFP format (ie from data3d\ and O\ directorys) and manipulate them in WrpTool and only after all your editing is done you replace them with the ArmA equivalents. |
| |
| |
====== OFP -> ArmA island conversion ====== | ====== OFP -> ArmA Terrain Porting ====== |
| |
To convert OFP island into ArmA is semi easy, depending how hysterical 1:1 accurate you want to be. WrpTool Development Team is coding util now to do this automatically in few seconds, it works pretty good now but the util is not yet ready for release. | To port OFP terrain into ArmA is semi easy, depending how hysterical 1:1 accurate you want to be. WrpTool Development Team is coding util now to do this automatically in few seconds, it works pretty good now but the util is not yet ready for release. |
| |
Open up your OFP WRP and save it with WrpTool to create 4WVR format .WRP if its not already in this format. First replace all textures with one texture as explained above (we only have like green vegetation and dry desert to choose from heh). Then use the painstaking Replace Objects feature to do the OFP->ArmA conversion as the above mentioned list suggests. Finally do the hex edit rvmat texture replacement for the one texture you set (in our example O\b1.paa) in WrpTool. Create config for your island and try it ingame. | Open up your OFP WRP and save it with WrpTool to create 4WVR format .WRP if its not already in this format. First replace all textures with one texture as explained above (we only have like green vegetation and dry desert to choose from heh). Then use the painstaking Replace Objects feature to do the OFP->ArmA port as the above mentioned list suggests. Finally do the hex edit rvmat texture replacement for the one texture you set (in our example O\b1.paa) in WrpTool. Create config for your island and try it ingame. |
| |
ArmA loads island ok even if it has objects missing, however if you try to preview/play mission it will crash. It wont crash if you have texture(s) missing. Look for arma.RPT file, its your friend to tell whats causing problems. | ArmA loads island ok even if it has objects missing, however if you try to preview/play mission it will crash. It wont crash if you have texture(s) missing. Look for arma.RPT file, its your friend to tell whats causing problems. |
| |
This tutorial is work in progress, you are welcome to ask questions and we'll surely update this tutorial to the best of our knowledge to help you get further. We want to share information, we want you to enjoy creating islands for ArmA. | This tutorial is work in progress, you are welcome to ask questions and we'll surely update this tutorial to the best of our knowledge to help you get further. We want to share information, we want you to enjoy creating islands for ArmA. |
| |