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Posted by GMS_Slug on September 04, 1998 at 23:19:58:

In Reply to: Brian you can make this a tutorial if you want. :-) posted by Phantom on September 04, 1998 at 20:59:56:

: okay if you have JED (assuming you do.)Goto sector mode then go to the affected sector that is having the "Ugly Purple" syndrom. Now you need to know that you can only use a certain types of mats per area because of CMP clashing. The reason being is that throughout the different levels in JK there are specific CMPs (colors in the pallet for JK to display. It can only do 256 at a time so they have to use mutiple CMPs) for that area so you can only use the mats that a certain level in JK had. Take barons hed for example using the barons hed CMP you can only use the mats that that barons hed used. A way to check that you mats aren't purple is while selecting your mats for a surface there is a pull down button at the bottom of the window that has all the CMPs to choose from. You can use this to see what mats go with what CMPs. But remember this does NOT change the CMPs in your level! You must do this manualy or doing one master CMP for your ENTIRE level. The way to make one sector a certain CMP is to goto sector mode select the sector you want and then double click where it says +COLORMAP next to it. Inside this window click the color map you want to have for this area and then go to 3d preview. YAY!!! NO MORE PURPLE!!! If there is go through the Mat selector and find one that fits your color map. now to select a color map for the whole level read on. All you need to do is push F6 click on the area with master CMP next to it select your CMP and now you won't need to select a CMP ever again! A downfall to this is that you can only use a certain amount mats which really limits you creativity unless you're doing a specific theme on the level. A MAJOR thing to watch out for is puting two rooms next to each other that have two different CMPs and you can see from one room into the other. This is a defenant no no!!! By doing this you will see all that "Ugly Purple" again and you DON'T want that do you? :) I hoped this helps people to build quality levels without CMP problems.

: -Phantom




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