igor crash every time

[DOG-ZEBRA 0]

trying my hand at something new tonight, changing the weather. i have been following the tut pinned in this forum but when i get here: Then go to file new. Dont choose a mission. Hit cancel. Now you should see a screen like this...(instructions)..Then clcik ok. it is here that igor crashes every time. whats up?

[Matt03 0]

Make sure that the env is not in a mod that is not active. That is all I can think of that would cause this problem.

[DOG-ZEBRA 0]

the map is embassy and the sky is battle field-orgimiss-, but the tut dose leave out some fields like map shots and map size, are they crucial? (i did try diferent combinations with no sucsess)

[mr.pibb 0]

Hey

Funny, I just spent about 4 hours altering and working with a new enviornment file for a mission.

As far as the map shots and the map size, I have never had a problem with either, wether there is nothing for the map shots or no change to the map size.

I will just quickly run through the steps I go through, and maybe youll see what ya mighta missed.

First I always use a custom Enviornemnt file, no matter wether I am altering it or just using it as is for another map. This way if you ever want to alter anything in the Env. file you can without harming the original. No need to have any mission loaded yet, just open the Enviornment editor, find the Enviornment file you want to use which will be located under maps, and then within the map file that yer using and there is the env. file. Open it with the env.editor. Select the new skybox from the models files in a particular mod. Then save it with a different name to a location within GR, I suggest saving it under maps, I dont know if it will be used if in a different folder. Just as a check you may want to make sure the env. file is not read-only, if so I would uncheck that selection. Lastly, before you can use the new Enviornment file for a new mission you need to exit Igor and then re-start Igor so the new Env. file is recognized(at least this is true on my puter). Then it should be all gravy, just select New Mission, Cancel on using a template, then select your Env.file from the location you saved it to.

The extra step in saving a new Env. file is worth it, you can now change any of the settings within it as you might see fit later on without messing up the original GR Env. file.

Hope I have helped.

Edited January 24, 2004 by mr.pibb

[DOG-ZEBRA 0]

i have seemingly got it going, thanks for the tips.

(i loaded a complete env. and altered it rather than just entering the map and sky feilds as the tut sugests)

[Matt03 0]

That is what I do. Then I just change stuff from there.