I cant get to test my map ingame

[bigbossmatt]

I am completely new to this and want you to know that I know nothing about programming etc.

I downloaded bf2 editor v2 from this site and went through a few tutorials.

I packaged my mod and compiled lights and evironment maps etc,

when I tried to run it i get an error, staticmeshes.fx not found..
the exactly message of the error is:

" mods/bf2/shaders/staticmesh.fx not found!!! _DO_ check your working directory, _AND_ sync your shaders folder before calling upon your local rendering programmer/GP. (really) "

Please tell me in layman terms where I have gone wrong,

I understand this will be a lame mistake, but I ask this question to anyone who will help anyway.



Also, do I need to have another program besides bf2 editor to create a mod. I understand many people use other programs, but are they just for making really good mods, and textures etc. Can I at least change a few thigns and have fun running around my own map alone without using anything other than bf2 editor?

EDIT: Also, you should know that i searched this forum and tried the two suggested ways to fix this, ie delete cache, and try to extract shaders from the bf2 mod directory, neither worked,

Sorry if I did miss the solution elsewhere on this forum, please tell me where it is if you know.

Please let me know if you need more info.

[FFOLKES]

Re: I cant get to test my map ingame

I understand your frustration. The editor is extremely buggy.

Check out this link:

http://bfeditor.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4185

However, I found that even after I fix the shader issue some of my maps still crash on load right before I can click "Join Game". I even tried running the debugger (bf2_r.exe) and it does not give me any explanation for the crash nor do the debug log files.

So I am SOL until the new editor comes out later this month.

[$n4ke108]

Re: I cant get to test my map ingame

wat date is it out this month?