Tracks Mallory Park 2.1

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 7, 2020

Tyrone submitted a new resource:

Mallory Park - Car, Bike, Oval, RallyCross + Wet + Lights.

Hi Everyone, calling this one somewhat done now so this is v0.99 as i'm sure there will be some sort of fix to do.

Special thanks to everyone on my Patreon page for supporting me.
Get access to all of my Work in progress tracks for $1 at https://www.patreon.com/nukedrop

This initial release includes all variations in the same folder

Includes:

Weather variations

Night Lights

VAO patch

Replay Cameras (thanks to Safi...

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Zombie Boy · Jul 7, 2020

Hi Tyrone,
The tree issue. I get the silhouettes of the trees but they are black with no textures.
I tried copying the skins from the CM folder into the default folder but that had no effect. I tried copying them into the texture folder and deleting the skins folder, but that also had no effect. It's like they are tree-shaped black holes!

If you load the track through the vanilla launcher, you may get the same effect.

If you can fix this, you'll be my hero. Mallory Park is a very important track to me as my dad used to take me to the races there when I was a kid, back before he passed away. I would love to be able to drive there.

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 7, 2020

Zombie Boy said:
...If you load the track through the vanilla launcher, you may get the same effect...

Are you launching through CM or the default launcher?

I can't get the track to load through the default launcher hence, the CM requirement.

I think it might be to do with the way the 7 variations are set up. I'll take a further look.

Thanks,
Tyrone

Zombie Boy · Jul 7, 2020

I'm loading through the default AC launcher.
The track works fine, replay cams work, AI works, it is only the trees that I have the issue with.

Thanks for looking into it.

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 7, 2020

Zombie Boy said:
I'm loading through the vanilla AC launcher.
The track works fine, replay cams work, AI works, it is only the trees that I have the issue with.

Thanks for looking into it.

Just out of curiosity, as I am having issues replicating the issue, (read even launching the default launcher with only the default content +mallory) would you be able to post screenshots?

Zombie Boy · Jul 7, 2020

I have attached a screenshot below. This is on all layouts and all the trees are like this. I did a fresh installation in case I'd messed the other one up, and got the same result.

malinenp · Jul 7, 2020

Zombie Boy said:
I have attached a screenshot below. This is on all layouts and all the trees are like this. I did a fresh installation in case I'd messed the other one up, and got the same result.

Same issue here.

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 7, 2020

Okay I think I know what the issue might be,

@Zombie Boy have you tested my Washington track? If so do the trees look like this?

https://imgur.com/a/jO3cqiZ

If so it might take me a while to sort out a fix.

Thanks again,
Tyrone.

malinenp · Jul 7, 2020

Just to add to the confusion: my trees at Washington look the way they should, at Mallory Park there are black silhouettes.

EDIT. On a closer look, yes there are black trees in Washington also...

Zombie Boy · Jul 7, 2020

Yes, they do look like that on the Washington track. Most are fine but there are a few here and there that are silhouetted, just like in your photo.

Thanks for taking a look into this. There's no rush, I can wait a little longer

And obviously, once it's sorted, I'll remove my prior review and give you the five stars I know that this track will deserve

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 8, 2020

Okay thanks guys, With this info I have narrowed down what the issue may be, so hopefully I can get a fix sooner rather than later.

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 8, 2020

Found the glitch with the tree models i've used.

I'll have to replace all the trees with new ones - it'll take... a while!

Mascot · Jul 8, 2020

Tyrone said:
Found the glitch with the tree models i've used.

I'll have to replace all the trees with new ones - it'll take... a while!

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@Tyrone if you are replacing the trees then please see @LilSki's guide about how to avoid symmetrical/mirrored trees (like the ones on the right in your image above) as these always look unnatural. Not sure where this guide is though - I'm sure it's linked somewhere here on RD and I'm sure someone will be along in a minute with directions.

Edit: ah, this might be it: https://www.racedepartment.com/thre...n-track-making-plus-tips.122794/#post-2397224

Tyrone - Nukedrop Mods · Jul 8, 2020

Mascot said:
@Tyrone if you are replacing the trees then please see @LilSki's guide about how to avoid symmetrical/mirrored trees (like the ones on the right in your image above) as these always look unnatural. Not sure where this guide is though - I'm sure it's linked somewhere here on RD and I'm sure someone will be along in a minute with directions.

Edit: ah, this might be it: https://www.racedepartment.com/thre...n-track-making-plus-tips.122794/#post-2397224

Thanks @Mascot I think im about to set out on the journey of making my own trees to use across all of my projects, the same way I did with the advertisement billboards. I think i'll be able to get much better results than relying on the objects others have made

Zombie Boy · Jul 8, 2020

Tyrone said:
Found the glitch with the tree models i've used.

I'll have to replace all the trees with new ones - it'll take... a while!

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It'll be worth it

Like I said, theres no rush.

EDIT: A couple of people have mentioned low res textures in their reviews. It doesn't bother me, but if you'd like some help to take the heavy load off, I don't mind helping with some skins for this track (I just can't do skins for the trees as they are). Just let me know and I'd be happy to contribute as a way of saying thank you for this track.

safi hellie · Jul 8, 2020

Looks great to me, nothing is ever perfect and I think there could be an slight issue with the VAO patch which is causing darkness, just playing around with that myself....but hey, this is how it should look.

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Mascot · Jul 8, 2020

@safi hellie I thought it was dark too but then I realised there are no geo tags. Add them and the track should get the correct lighting for your date/tod.
@Tyrone something to bear in mind (along with other UI items.. like author/version number etc

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safi hellie · Jul 9, 2020

Mascot said:
@safi hellie I thought it was dark too but then I realised there are no geo tags. Add them and the track should get the correct lighting for your date/tod.
@Tyrone something to bear in mind (along with other UI items.. like author/version number etc )

Yep did that first thing. I ended up doing 2 things, fiddling with the VAO patch to make it lighter and also i did a skin with different track texture nicked from silverstone.

Absolutely love this track.

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Zombie Boy · Jul 9, 2020

Its England. It's supposed to be dark. They need to get the rain working on CSP for maximum authenticity

Kenny 134 · Jul 9, 2020

Hi .
Fantastic track. Been waiting for a good version. Well done. Just one snag. My motion rig will not work with this track.
I don't know if this is something you have to put in the track to activate. Many thanks.