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by Alex · in Marble Blast · 05/01/2005 (1:45 pm) · 6 replies

When i play some custom levels, the surface is not there, insted, there are just the powerups and the gems. can anyone help me? like on vortex, space chase, part of chevys ultimate beginner, chevys ultimate of cusom levels, chevys biggest challenge of all, simple jumps, they all dont have the surface. can ne1 help me?
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Solo Hans
#1
05/02/2005 (12:15 am)
This simply mean the game can't find the interior files(.dif). How it works is like this:
There's a the game runs the .mis file and reads the code from it.  The .mis(mission)file looks for resource files, scripts, etc. to run the game.  If it doesn't find the .dif(interior file) it won't have anything to load, so the level still opens, but you only see the objects(i.e., power ups) that are found.  Hence, you only see power ups where there should be something to roll your marble on.  

Your mission, if you so choose to accept, is to find what .dif(interior) file the .mis can't find.  You have to find the path the .mis file is expecting to this file to be in.  For example, most .dif are searched in this path:  

marble/data/interior

Again, find out what .dif is missing and what the path is in the .mis(where .mis expects to find .dif).  You can find this information by opening up .mis in a text editor like Microsoft word.

Good luck!

Alex
#2
05/04/2005 (1:33 pm)
Wheres the dif file? is it like 1 of those microsoft exel folders?

Solo Hans
#3
05/04/2005 (2:10 pm)
No, a .dif file is what creates platform and stuff like that in MarbleBlast. It's different from the things that make power up though! You can make a .dif file by creating a .map file in QuArK(windows only program) and then converting the map to a dif using a tool called map2dif.exe. You can find that tool at the archive. QuArK is a 3D editor and can be tricky for some beginners, but it's an excellent program for make custom levels. In fact, Alex Swanson made all his levels for Marble Blast in QuArK, so you can see the power available with it. Of course, Alex is a pro with QuArK, he knows how to use prism features and can implement moving platforms(cool stuff like that).

Alex
#4
05/04/2005 (7:41 pm)
Well, when i open up the quark file, theres nothing in there, and i have no idea what ur talking bout. its ok, i dont have 2 play those levles.

Solo Hans
#5
05/05/2005 (1:29 pm)
Oh, QuArK is a program that you have to download at another site. I think there is a folder in MarbleBlast named Quark, and it doesn't have anything in it. That's what you're talking about.

When you get more advanced in level making you might want to use QuArK to make your own custom .dif files. That's what a lot of member do sooner or later.

Alex
#6
05/05/2005 (1:40 pm)
Do u kno what site it is on, so when i become a better marbleblaster?