Yeah, that should work. Also, there might be some textures in game that might help you with scale. Most importantly you need to know what the player height his in game and translate that to real world and you should be fine.
Are the videos in this thread still relevant to now, or is there another place or an updated list I should be looking at? I'm trying to find a place to start off of (newb) but I'm confused on where would be the best place to start learning how to create maps.
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First thing to do is get comfortable with moving around the editor and finding the tools and resources. Then, when a video or tutorial mentions something you won't be lost.
You want to find your way around the content browser, use F4 to bring up Property window, use the movement controls in the editor window and set preferences. Also, understand the concept of "Packages" and saving your work in the proper place.
Wow! I can't believe I didn't see this...gosh, I'm sorry guys! I'll be going over the link and video right now.
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Yea, I noticed that when I opened the mission editor, but it's nicer for a newb like me though. I've been using the videos to start though and now I've made a map...though its pretty horrible looking. haha
EDIT
It seems like a lot of the content (objects) is missing for me though and launching the full editor crashes. Looks like I'm in for a reinstall...
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Lol I can't open small editor without crashing so I can't quickly auto create a new map base . I start from scratch in full editor . Everything is in the full editor .
Lol I can't open small editor without crashing so I can't quickly auto create a new map base . I start from scratch in full editor . Everything is in the full editor .
That's so weird. I wish it were like that for me. haha A reinstall should (hopefully) give me access to the full editor.
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If you find after a re-install that the editor still crashes you may need to refresh your config files (remove old and the game will make new) and/or check for and remove any rogue saved .UPK stock 'engine related' packages, all of which will be found in
Documents\My Games\America's Army Proving Grounds\AAGame
Most of the time a clean install will not remedy the issue as the files in your documents location do not get removed when you remove/re-install.
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If you find after a re-install that the editor still crashes you may need to refresh your config files (remove old and the game will make new) and/or check for and remove any rogue saved .UPK stock 'engine related' packages, all of which will be found in
Documents\My Games\America's Army Proving Grounds\AAGame
Most of the time a clean install will not remedy the issue as the files in your documents location do not get removed when you remove/re-install.
Yup, after a reinstall it still crashes. Deleting the Documents' folder fixed it (and put content back into the "small" editor)! Thanks Uni-Sol.
"I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis
Long story short: My editor refuses to open after an update. It crashes at "Loading objects referenced by: AAGAME..." every launch. I've tried doing what I did above, even reinstalling completely, but it has failed each time.
Did I bork something up? I haven't even been able to get into the editor yet, so I do not know how I could have.
EDIT 4
Okay, so I deleted the folder "Engine" from my Documents folder and guess what? The thing boots up fine! It doesn't even recreate the folder. I'm guessing it wasn't supposed to have that folder there, but how in the world did it get there otherwise?
My problems are solved! Forget everything above.
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Hi gang just a babe in the woods here with map making but I was doing really well and doing the fully load until yesterday it started crashing. I tried doing it with my map and just a blank map. Do you think its a steam thing for a few days or do I need to delete something and let it be rebuilt at editor start up?
Fully load? Do you mean fully loading all packages in editor? I wouldn't suggest doing that.Unless you have a beasty machine a crash is fairly possible or it takes a while to load them all. Only load the packages you have assets in.
I would verify cache and see if that fixes your issue
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When I start the Advanced Editor I "Fully Load" all assets so they'll be there in memory when I need to fiddle around with a new asset, and I know what's all available. I can do that because I have 32GB of RAM in Win7Pro.
You can "Fully Load" without any map loaded. It has nothing to do with the map, just the editor assets.
If your map is empty or crashing, you've got other issues.
If you had the Auto Save feature on, you might be able to recover something from prior to the crashing.
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Thanks guy's I just deleted the config and cache then reinstalled the editor that fixed it. U know AA stands for Always Acting up. I reread all the stuff above and after moving my map to a safe place I followed it. I have a pc that handles the the fully load so I have every thing I need to add to the map. Thanks again I hope some time every one can try my map.
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Then, when you click "Play" in Steam an option comes up to launch editor.
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You want to find your way around the content browser, use F4 to bring up Property window, use the movement controls in the editor window and set preferences. Also, understand the concept of "Packages" and saving your work in the proper place.
This is a great website for UDK:
http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/WebHome.html
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EDIT
It seems like a lot of the content (objects) is missing for me though and launching the full editor crashes. Looks like I'm in for a reinstall...
"I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis
That's so weird. I wish it were like that for me. haha A reinstall should (hopefully) give me access to the full editor.
"I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis
Documents\My Games\America's Army Proving Grounds\AAGame
Most of the time a clean install will not remedy the issue as the files in your documents location do not get removed when you remove/re-install.
Yup, after a reinstall it still crashes. Deleting the Documents' folder fixed it (and put content back into the "small" editor)! Thanks Uni-Sol.
"I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis
Long story short: My editor refuses to open after an update. It crashes at "Loading objects referenced by: AAGAME..." every launch. I've tried doing what I did above, even reinstalling completely, but it has failed each time.
Did I bork something up? I haven't even been able to get into the editor yet, so I do not know how I could have.
EDIT 4
Okay, so I deleted the folder "Engine" from my Documents folder and guess what? The thing boots up fine! It doesn't even recreate the folder. I'm guessing it wasn't supposed to have that folder there, but how in the world did it get there otherwise?
My problems are solved! Forget everything above.
"I love the Union and the Constitution, but I would rather leave the Union with the Constitution than remain in the Union without it." — Jefferson Davis
Thanks
I would verify cache and see if that fixes your issue
Steam-Steam Library-Americas Army Proving Ground-properties-Local Files-Verify integrity of game files
You can "Fully Load" without any map loaded. It has nothing to do with the map, just the editor assets.
If your map is empty or crashing, you've got other issues.
If you had the Auto Save feature on, you might be able to recover something from prior to the crashing.
This has been a test of the emergency flame-fest system. Please do not adjust your set.