Problem Wierd polygon moons.

[Xavier]

I created a texture in paint.net, saved it as DDS and renamed it to tex, and now the moon is like a weird non round polygon.

Is there an easy way to resolve this?

 

[Izack]

I can't say much about the Moon's shape, but you can't convert textures just like that. Use the pltex program included with Orbiter, and refer to the API guide for instructions. I imagine that's the source of your problem. :tiphat:

 

[orb]

You created a level 1 texture this way, so the weird polygon is normal in this case.

You should use pltex to make .tex files from bitmaps. Renaming .dds to .tex isn't a proper way to create planetary textures, as it will create only level 1 texture (or maximum level 3 if you copy 3 .dds files to single .tex file - higher levels use patches).

 

[Xavier]

Thanks you guys for the help. Ill try it now!

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Where is PLtex? I havent found it in my orbiter directory.

 

[orb]

I havent found it in my orbiter directory.

It should be in Utils subdirectory.