Buildbuttons not working in 3.1.1

posted on January 28th, 2010, 7:27 pm

I seem to be having issues with buildbuttons showing up for imported ships in 3.1.1. In 3.07 I never had this issue at all and buildbuttons would show up just fine. Is there something new in 3.1.1 that I have to do in addition to editing the gui_global file to get build buttons to show up? Or am I just doing something wrong in gui_global.spr? Here's my lines in the gui_global.spr file:

####################
####  VRA BB's  ####
####################
@reference=512
@tmaterial=interface

b_vra_hqZ.odf vrabuildbuttons01 0 0 96 96
b_vra_yardutilZ vrabuildbuttons01 104 0 96 96
b_vra_yardrepairZ vrabuildbuttons01 208 0 96 96
b_vra_hqfighterbayZ vrabuildbuttons01 312 0 96 96
b_vra_miningbaseZ vrabuildbuttons01 416 0 96 96
b_vradockcurrencyZ vrabuildbuttons01 0 104 96 96
b_vradockoreZ vrabuildbuttons01 104 104 96 96
b_vra_yardZ vrabuildbuttons01 208 104 96 96
b_vra_yarddestZ vrabuildbuttons01 312 104 96 96
b_vra_yardcruiserZ vrabuildbuttons01 416 104 96 96
b_vra_yardbattleZ vrabuildbuttons01 0 208 96 96
b_vra_trainingZ vrabuildbuttons01 104 208 96 96
b_vra_turretZ vrabuildbuttons01 208 208 96 96
b_vra_def_flak vrabuildbuttons01 312 208 96 96
b_vra_def_missile vrabuildbuttons01 416 208 96 96
b_vra_def_art vrabuildbuttons01 0 312 96 96
b_vra_def_briad vrabuildbuttons01 104 312 96 96
b_vra_def_missilecluster vrabuildbuttons01 208 312 96 96
b_vra_def_hangar vrabuildbuttons01 312 312 96 96
b_vra_herogateZ vrabuildbuttons01 416 312 96 96

b_vra_termiteZ vrabuildbuttons02 0 0 96 96
b_vra_bee vrabuildbuttons02 104 0 96 96
b_vra_ant vrabuildbuttons02 208 0 96 96
b_vra_badger vrabuildbuttons02 312 0 96 96
b_vra_bottlenoseZ vrabuildbuttons02 416 0 96 96
b_vra_orcaZ vrabuildbuttons02 0 104 96 96
b_vra_urchinZ vrabuildbuttons02 104 104 96 96
b_vra_owlZ vrabuildbuttons02 208 104 96 96
b_vra_albatrossZ vrabuildbuttons02 312 104 96 96
b_vra_peregrineZ vrabuildbuttons02 416 104 96 96
b_vra_raptorZ vrabuildbuttons02 0 208 96 96
b_vra_rexZ vrabuildbuttons02 104 208 96 96
b_vra_pterodactylZ vrabuildbuttons02 208 208 96 96
b_vra_hull_util vrabuildbuttons02 312 208 96 96
b_vra_hull_dest vrabuildbuttons02 416 208 96 96
b_vra_hull_cruiser vrabuildbuttons02 0 312 96 96
b_vra_hull_battle vrabuildbuttons02 104 312 96 96

b_vra_change_util vrabuildbuttons02 312 208 96 96
b_vra_change_dest vrabuildbuttons02 416 208 96 96
b_vra_change_cruiser vrabuildbuttons02 0 312 96 96
b_vra_change_battle vrabuildbuttons02 104 312 96 96

b_vraU_bottlenose vrabuildbuttons03 0 0 96 96
b_vraU_orca vrabuildbuttons03 104 0 96 96
b_vraU_urchin vrabuildbuttons03 208 0 96 96
b_vraU_owl vrabuildbuttons03 312 0 96 96
b_vraU_albatross vrabuildbuttons03 416 343 96 96
b_vraU_peregrine vrabuildbuttons03 0 104 96 96
b_vraU_raptor vrabuildbuttons03 104 104 96 96
b_vraU_rex vrabuildbuttons03 208 104 96 96
b_vraU_pterodactyl vrabuildbuttons03 312 104 96 96


Any help will be greatly appreciated. 

[Anonymous]

posted on January 28th, 2010, 8:07 pm

Last edited by Anonymous on January 28th, 2010, 8:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.

looks like you're missing the # 1 1 part, as in row 1 column 1 ect.

that is why they wouldn't show up for me

it would go after the entrie, like this:

b_vra_hqZ.odf      vrabuildbuttons01  0  0  96  96    #    1    1

[The Undying Nephalim]

posted on January 28th, 2010, 8:28 pm

Last edited by The Undying Nephalim on January 28th, 2010, 8:31 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I tried adding that in and the buildbuttons still wont show up. I'm not sure if adding that at the end has any effect, since '#' is used and that causes text after it to be ignored.
I've changed @tmaterial to additive and alpha and still nothing seems to work. I've double checked all the names of the ships and they are spelled right. My textures have alphas too so I'm sure they are just not showing up transparent. I even tried using federation buildbuttons and they won't show up so I am really confused on what might not be working.

EDIT: I figured out the problem, the buildbutton names have to be named after the SOD rather then the odf file name.

posted on January 28th, 2010, 8:37 pm

well maybe you need to never mind you got it.  I just noticed that one of the entries is b_vra_hqZ.odf

posted on January 28th, 2010, 8:51 pm

well maybe you need to never mind you got it.  I just noticed that one of the entries is b_vra_hqZ.odf

Hehe yeah that .odf threw things off... I always thought that build button names are linked to the ship's odf file but apparently they are linked to their SOD files instead. A rather odd approach but at least it works. Thanks for the help. 

posted on January 28th, 2010, 9:29 pm

Actually the basename code says that "this is the name to use for reference (except in other odfs) and Sod reference"

posted on January 30th, 2010, 4:03 pm

Can someone help me... I can't get either the System BG or the Build botton for my ship to work.

The SOD name is fed_intrepidA

#Systembackgrounds.spr
@reference=1024
@tmaterial=interface
@skip=off
...

fed_intrepidA_si systembackgrounds11 512 512 512 128

#Gui_global.spr
@reference=512
@tmaterial=interface
b_fed_intrepidA all_interface_buildbuttons10 416 0 96 96 # 5 1

I can post the sprite files if you like. I dunno why it won't work! If I had a button template I could easily put them in a button bg but I don't have one. So basically it is just the Icon and the obj.

Attachments

tex.zip

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[Anonymous]

posted on January 30th, 2010, 4:23 pm

Last edited by Anonymous on January 30th, 2010, 4:28 pm, edited 1 time in total.

Hehe yeah that .odf threw things off... I always thought that build button names are linked to the ship's odf file but apparently they are linked to their SOD files instead. A rather odd approach but at least it works. Thanks for the help. 

thats because if you have several ships  the same with the same base odf, they can all have sprites.  it really helps when i have modules that al look the same, i still only need one sprite entrie.

Can someone help me... I can't get either the System BG or the Build botton for my ship to work.

The SOD name is fed_intrepidA

I can post the sprite files if you like. I dunno why it won't work! If I had a button template I could easily put them in a button bg but I don't have one. So basically it is just the Icon and the obj.

well all i can say is that all_interface_buildbuttons10 doesn't exist, so unless you created that file your self, it could be a typo

Edit:  never mind.  that system background tga has no pic.  that could be a problem

Edit again:  And  b_fed_intrepidA  all_interface_buildbuttons10  416  0  96  96      #  5  1

should read


b_fed_intrepidA  all_interface_buildbuttons10    0  0  96  96    #    1    1

posted on January 30th, 2010, 4:56 pm

Thanks... I'll try that