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Created03.05.2016 15:39


Jim Peterson (JimmytheGeek) 03.05.2016 15:52
So up until yesterday, I have been editing a 4x mod map with 6.0.5 without issue. The viewport picture no longer displays anything but a white "overlay." I call it an overlay because the scenegraph contents are there, and I can click around the white "overlay" and select objects on the map.

Here's a link to a screenshot of what I'm talking about: http://i.imgur.com/YJIy6fL.png

And here's my GE log.txt, since it's so short:

GIANTS Engine Runtime 6.0.2 64bit (Build Date: Jan 26 2016)
Copyright (c) 2008-2015, GIANTS Software GmbH (giants-software.com), All Rights Reserved.
Copyright (c) 2003-2015, Christian Ammann and Stefan Geiger, All Rights Reserved.
Application: GIANTS Editor 64bit 6.0.5
Main System
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
Memory: 8177 MB
OS: Windows NT 6.2 64-bit
Physics System
Version: 5.9.4
Thread(s): 2
Sound System
Driver: OpenAL Software
Render System
Driver: OpenGL
Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce GTX 960/PCIe/SSE2
Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 365.10
Shader Version: 4.50 NVIDIA
max_texture_layers: 16
OpenGL initialization successful
Hardware Profile
Level: Medium (auto)
View Distance Factor: 1.000000
Shadow Quality: 1.000000
Skip Mipmaps: 1
LOD Distance Factor: 1.000000
Terrain LOD Distance Factor: 1.000000
Foliage View Distance Factor: 1.000000
Volume Mesh Tessellation Factor: 1.000000
Tyre Tracks Segments Factor: 1.000000
Check for updates (http://gdn.giants-software.com)
C:\Users\Jim\Desktop\Illinois_Multifruit\map\map01.i3d (262073.75 ms)
Scenefile 'C:/Users/Jim/Desktop/Illinois_Multifruit/map/map01.i3d' saved in 8974.411778 ms.
C:/Users/Jim/Desktop/Illinois_Multifruit/map/map01.i3d (14224.99 ms)
Deduplication - 60 blocks reduced to 60 blocks
Deduplication - 121587 bytes reduced to 121587 bytes
Deduplication - 4 blocks reduced to 4 blocks
Deduplication - 3124 bytes reduced to 3124 bytes

There's no errors in the console (they'd show here also, I think), and I can play the mod map without issue for testing purposes. I've tried uninstalling GE, removing the folders in the AppData/local/ folder and reinstalling GE. I've tried opening other maps, including stock, as well as the sample mod tractor. I'm out of ideas, short of uninstalling Farming Simulator and GE and reinstalling it, but if that's my only course, I'll do it. I'm just hoping one of you have another idea before I have to go down that hole. Any help?

Thanks,
JimmytheGeek

David Zadnik (DzInLa) 03.05.2016 20:15
Did you try selecting different items in the Scenegraph?

David

Emil Drefers (Unknown) 04.05.2016 07:08
Hi,

what's always worth a try is to install the newest gpu drivers.
Afterwards you should clear the shader cache of the game and of the editor.

Cheers,
Emil

Jacob Zimmerman (Unknown) 05.05.2016 02:26
I have a question because I have windows 10 everything is working fine I got my map into the game but it wont load because my giants editor isn't working for instance, I bring up the cube and my screen is just gray. Please help this problem PLEASE make an update to it so it can work with windows10. I hope u can fix this soon. its my first time making a mod at all and my Giants Editor isn't working Plz help and fix this problem.



Emil Drefers (Unknown) 06.05.2016 07:42
Hi,

it is not a problem with Windows 10.
A lot of people use Windows 10 and have no problems at all.
It must be something different.

Maybe it is worth to update the drivers of your graphics card, as I statede in the last post.

One very important prerquisite for the GIANTS Editor to work is a gpu which "fully" supports OpenGL.
Lots of onboard gpus can't deliver that.

Both, the Editor and the game create a log.txt.
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\GIANTS Editor 6.0.4\editor_log.txt
C:\Users\username\Documents\My Games\FarmingSimulator2015\log.txt

You can check their content for error messages.

Cheers,
Emil

Jim Peterson (JimmytheGeek) 08.05.2016 01:07
I have the latest GPU drivers, and I can select different stuff in the scenegraph to get the attributes and other parameters to show up. I've cleared the shader cache of both game and editor, but no difference.

@ Jacob - there are several threads in the forum addressing this, as well as in many other sites. All you need to do (if your gpu is capable of running GE) is to create a camera and switch the view to the new camera. You might still need to tilt/pan around to find what you're looking for, but this will usually fix your problem.

Emil Drefers (Unknown) 09.05.2016 07:33
Hi,

well after creating a new camera you could select an object in the scenegraph, move th mouse cursor to the viewport and hit 'f' on your keyboard - this moves the camera to the object.

Not sure what causes the problem otherwise.
Please check if you can open th edefault map or any default vehicle succesfully.


Cheers,
Emil



Jim Peterson (JimmytheGeek) 09.05.2016 13:22
Creating a new camera doesn't work for me either. The editor now will load the map/vehicle and show the last view of the map/vehicle I had, but as soon as I click on an object in the viewport, the viewport goes white again. Still no errors in my editor_log.txt:

GIANTS Engine Runtime 6.0.2 64bit (Build Date: Jan 26 2016)
Copyright (c) 2008-2015, GIANTS Software GmbH (giants-software.com), All Rights Reserved.
Copyright (c) 2003-2015, Christian Ammann and Stefan Geiger, All Rights Reserved.
Application: GIANTS Editor 64bit 6.0.5
Main System
CPU: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor
Memory: 8177 MB
OS: Windows NT 6.2 64-bit
Physics System
Version: 5.9.4
Thread(s): 2
Sound System
Driver: OpenAL Software
Render System
Driver: OpenGL
Card Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce GTX 960/PCIe/SSE2
Version: 4.5.0 NVIDIA 365.10
Shader Version: 4.50 NVIDIA
max_texture_layers: 16
OpenGL initialization successful
Hardware Profile
Level: Medium (auto)
View Distance Factor: 1.000000
Shadow Quality: 1.000000
Skip Mipmaps: 1
LOD Distance Factor: 1.000000
Terrain LOD Distance Factor: 1.000000
Foliage View Distance Factor: 1.000000
Volume Mesh Tessellation Factor: 1.000000
Tyre Tracks Segments Factor: 1.000000
Check for updates (http://gdn.giants-software.com)
C:\Users\Jim\Desktop\Illinois_Multifruit\map\map01.i3d (6953.96 ms)
Deduplication - 72 blocks reduced to 72 blocks
Deduplication - 147844 bytes reduced to 147844 bytes
Deduplication - 4 blocks reduced to 4 blocks
Deduplication - 3124 bytes reduced to 3124 bytes


Jim Peterson (JimmytheGeek) 14.05.2016 16:30
I fixed my issue. When you uninstall 6.0.5, all versions of GE from 6.0.1 are still present in the C:\Users\Jim\AppData\Local\GIANTSPackageRegistry\GIANTSPackageRegistry.xml file. I deleted the entries for all 6.0.x and saved it.

Then, I backed out to the Local file and removed all folders for 6.0.x and restarted my computer.

After that, I downloaded a fresh copy of 6.0.5 and installed it, and everything is back to normal.

Thanks for the help!


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