posted 01-06-2001 09:19 PM               

Everytime I try to download it works fine until it is completed. When I try to retrieve the file, where I put it ( AOL -> downloads) It has a big W on it like it is a word file. And when I open it, it goes to word and shows up as a bunch of gibberish. I have no clue how to opeen it correctly and put it into level editor. I don't even know if I'm downloading correctly since it shows up as a word file. Also if I try to dragthe file and drop it into Room Editor, it simply says "ARG list too big" then another window pops up saying "Unable to load system Texture maps" then another window pops up saying "Could not find 'Object.h' file."

posted 01-07-2001 11:16 AM               

When downloading, an image will be native if its a GIF, JPED,JPG or BMP (all image format) which is why you can right-click and save-as.

Just changing the last three letters of a file does not make it one (the format is really a way to structure the information, if the structure is wrong, the program that is supposed to read it will try to open it then either crash or just give up))

Before downloading, check what are the three letters at the end of the file (they are called "extension") and if they change after downlaoding then reset them.

Sometime you can download an image by saving as, check that the extension is the right one because saving-as changes the structure of the information written to your disk. Check that the combo box of the type under the name to be saved-as in is the right one, just typing it after the name will not work.

OK, once you have the bitmap (BMP) use the 'Bart's STRpix by T.P.' program (which you can DL from www.geocities.com/bart_tomb/strpix.zip

Open the BMP and make any changes to it. It works fine and really does save-as in the right format of TGA (of which there is a whole collection) for the LevelEditor.

posted 01-08-2001 09:27 AM               

When you download a level, I suppose it means the tr4. Maybe you can find some utility to extract the texture from them, I don't know of one.
If it is the PRJ file (project), you have to have the same tga the original level builder used when you recompile the level or all texture will look funny.