Posted by Blade Singer on May 01, 1998 at 03:03:04:
In Reply to: CMP error? posted by Faldo on April 30, 1998 at 04:09:55:
: What does " more than 1 cmp" mean?
Like Evan said.. it means there is more than one CMP :) :)
Ok, CMP is a colormap, just in case you didn't know. Just knowing this could help.
The colormap is the range of pallete your level will be using. Thus, if you have SomethingSomething.CMP selected then your level will use somethingsomething CMP's pre defined palletes.
Some textures fit well with every CMP and others look good only with one cmp.
The error you got is probably because you set a sector to a certain CMP and the main CMP (in the level header) was set to something else.
If you're using JED 5 then the easiest way to avoid those problems is to, when you lay down your first sector, go into the menu Tools -> Level Header Editor there will be a box down to the left where you choose the CMP for the level.
Chose one that fits with the textures you wanna use and, sorry to cut in your creativity but, stick with it.
Now, JED doesn't diplay the CMP all that good. I have had some problems with 3d preview and .MAT preview displaying the textures correctly and having them messed up in JK. The best way is as always to experiment here and there and see what fits with what (with 3d accel turn to OFF--very important! cause with 3d accel the pallete is in 16bpp and just about everycolor is in that pallete)
hope it clarifies things up a bit.