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Created28.11.2018 10:13


Jacob Smith (Jtborth) 28.11.2018 10:13
I am trying to resize a map to be 16x and I have it working fine with textures but whenever I try to resize the density gdms using the giants converter the editor crashes. I am resizing them to 16384x16384 and the log just shows:

GDM file cannot be opened
DensityMap: failed to load GDM file.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Users/user/Desktop/map16/FS19_Ravenport_ForEdit/maps/mapUS/cultivator_density.gdm'.
Error: Failed to load terrain detail layer 'terrainDetail'.
GDM file cannot be opened
DensityMap: failed to load GDM file.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Users/user/Desktop/map16/FS19_Ravenport_ForEdit/maps/mapUS/terrainDetailHeight_density.gdm'.
Error: Failed to load terrain detail layer 'terrainDetailHeight'.
GDM file cannot be opened
DensityMap: failed to load GDM file.
Error: Can't load resource 'C:/Users/user/Desktop/map16/FS19_Ravenport_ForEdit/maps/mapUS/fruit_density.gdm'.

The map works fine with the gdms at 4096x4096 but whenever i try to increase their size the editor just crashes on launch. I do have the map working at 16x besides this. I am resizing the .png and deleting the old gdm file. Am I doing something wrong? I've messed around with giants editor before, but never tried to make a larger map. Any help is appreciated, or if anyone has a working 16x map for fs19 that would be helpful too.

EDIT: I do have the density files working at 4x but whenever I try to get them to 16x it crashes the editor. So basically when I try to do something like place foliage it puts down grass in a 2x2 area instead of just in one spot.

F Thomas (theGerman) 28.11.2018 11:44
No idea what you're doing wrong, it worked great for me.

Krists U (Kristsu) 28.11.2018 12:17
I think this is GE bug. I did it too. I fixed the error as follows: take 16384x16384 gdm file from old fs17 x16 map and just rename it. FS17 and FS19 is a different count of channel in files, but GE themselves corrected the amount of channels needed.

Jacob Smith (Jtborth) 28.11.2018 12:46
I tried to use a gdm from fs17, but the editor still crashes. Do you have an fs19 map where you successfully converted it to 16394x16394 that you can show to me?

Krists U (Kristsu) 28.11.2018 13:29
Yes. In the evening, I'll be at the computer and share this files.

Krists U (Kristsu) 28.11.2018 17:33
Here is all density files for fs2019 x16 map: https://sharemods.com/jewjacgbf2nn/x16mapDensityFiles.rar.html


Jacob Smith (Jtborth) 29.11.2018 02:59
They worked! Thanks for the help

Tuomas I (Unknown) 06.12.2018 10:30
Krists, could you share those 16x density files for me also.


Tuomas I (Unknown) 06.12.2018 10:34


Krists U (Kristsu) 06.12.2018 11:44
Come here in the evening.

Krists U (Kristsu) 06.12.2018 12:32
But there is another big problem with the x16 maps. When working on fields or driving on the grass (owned), the game is impulsively freeze. FPS jump every second. The guilty is map.i3d.colMap.grle file resolution size. Actually I did not find the solution to the problem and i think now in FS19 maps over x4 sizes is not applicable. Also on the x4 maps is this freezes, but it's hard to behold and play can. I started to prepare a map for my project already in the summer, and now I have to conclude that this will not work fine. Unfortunately, I do not have the x4 map size for my project this is too small, and now I do not even know what to do. Will there be any improvements on the part of the game's developers, or whether this project should be abandoned. RIP x16 maps? I tested different map creation method, from default game templates, from modders templates, from x4 map templates, all the same. My computer spec is very good and errors in logs not have.
Please try also who work with x16 maps, or do you also have the same problem? Maybe here is my mistake and you know how to fix it?

Tuomas I (Unknown) 09.12.2018 00:15
I got my 16x map working today, didn't get working conversion so I took Australian outback, and building own 16x map top of that. So far everything is working, though the map is 1/100 what it is in 17...Next for adding all objects and trees and what nuts. huh huh. Some problems also with grles and also pda map resizing to 8192, the editor wants to downsize them back.
Just tried sowing and that seems to work anyway.

Krists U (Kristsu) 11.12.2018 23:03
Tuomas, sorry i forgot. If you still need:
https://sharemods.com/53ocmbgsu2em/x16mapDensityFiles.rar.html

Tuomas I (Unknown) 16.12.2018 19:19
Krists, ou yes, now mine 16x map is working, and no lagging whatsoever. Sowing tested, have to test more, but this is looking good. Thank you very much.

Xlimeeee (Xlime) 08.01.2019 16:04
Hey Tuomas, could you upload full x16 working map? I've looked everywhere for it and i found only maps for 17. I'll be very grateful for this.

Xlimeeee (Xlime) 08.01.2019 16:07
Hey Tuomas, could you upload full x16 working map? I've looked everywhere for it and i found only maps for 17. I'll be very grateful for this.


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