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New Custom Terrain Not Showing Up

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8th Oct 2011, 04:23 PM	New Custom Terrain Not Showing Up #1
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	Hi, I've been trying to make a dull grass terrain lately. But whenever I try to import the DDS image to create a world, (Add Layer/...) My new terrain isn't showing up. It is there when I look at it in Windows Explorer, but... Throws tantrum Here are some details to help you guys: - Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - NVidia 210 Graphics - Create A World Version 1.21.123 - Nvidia Photoshop Plugin Version 8.5 - Windows XP Please help....
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	Last edited by Simmie : 12th Oct 2011 at 05:38 PM.

11th Oct 2011, 07:17 PM	#2
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	I'm so, so sorry for bumping, but I'm really desperate. Please? Surely somebody understands why it doesn't work... Is it a bug with Windows XP or something? (I'm used to Vista.) A few minutes ago I also tried saving in JPEG and PNG... Still no luck. What is going on? EDIT Are Windows XP and Photoshop CS3 compabitable? Could that mean something?
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11th Oct 2011, 07:23 PM	#3
Odistant Field Researcher Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 259 Thanks: 998 in 5 Posts 7 Achievements	It is compatible. How much RAM do you have? It could be that you are using up too much memory and the CAW tool doesn't have enough to use to regenerate the terrain or something of that sort.

11th Oct 2011, 07:28 PM	#4
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	No, it's not that. When I click import, my new terrain doesn't appear on the list. Here are two pictures showing you what I mean. "1," is in normal Windows Explorer, and "2" is in the create a world browse menu (Add layer, ...)
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	Last edited by Simmie : 11th Oct 2011 at 07:43 PM.

12th Oct 2011, 08:47 AM	#5
armiel I've retired. But I'm still a pro at lurking. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,081 Thanks: 36719 in 120 Posts 31 Achievements View My Journal	I have no idea If I'm on the tracks here, but your caw files are not in the default path, do you have caw source files in two locations? I mean I don't know if CAW loads the right folder by default if you don't have them in the default path or if you browsed to a correct folder.
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12th Oct 2011, 04:33 PM	#6
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	Wow... You were right! Thankyou so much! Oh mah goawd.... I can finally do what I wanted to do! Marry me.
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12th Oct 2011, 04:48 PM	#7
armiel I've retired. But I'm still a pro at lurking. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,081 Thanks: 36719 in 120 Posts 31 Achievements View My Journal	Happy that it worked out, but erm, I would be a terrible naggy wife
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12th Oct 2011, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by armiel

Happy that it worked out, but erm, I would be a terrible naggy wife

Well, we can't marry yet. I go to EIG To find my new terrain has turned into something brown when I zoom in on it. Oh dear god.

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12th Oct 2011, 05:44 PM	#9
armiel I've retired. But I'm still a pro at lurking. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,081 Thanks: 36719 in 120 Posts 31 Achievements View My Journal	Did you put that to the first layer? I have had similar happen at times. I changed the first paint to one of the grasses I wanted to use on the world and used the problem texture on another layer. Solved the problem for me.
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12th Oct 2011, 06:12 PM	#10
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	Well, to make matters even worse, I saved the world after changing it in EIG, as soon as I close the game, "The Sims 3 Create A World Beta has crashed!" Restarts CAW Opens world "Create A World can not load the file Neighbourhood." Pathetic.
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12th Oct 2011, 07:17 PM	#11
armiel I've retired. But I'm still a pro at lurking. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,081 Thanks: 36719 in 120 Posts 31 Achievements View My Journal	Backups?
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12th Oct 2011, 07:19 PM	#12
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	Ah, I'll try later. going out now. Thanks a lot for your help!
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15th Oct 2011, 10:27 AM	#13
simsample 'Death, death, death' Until the sun cries morning Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,822 Thanks: 7862 in 83 Posts 18 Achievements View My Journal	The mucky brown texture is usually caused by a corrupted _KEY file, it can sometimes be solved in game by doing anything which causes the _KEY file to be refreshed, but the easy way (and most thorough, as it has the benefit of clearing out any previously used textures from your world file) is to just delete the _KEY so that it regenerates. http://customsims3.com/forums/thread-92.html
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24th Oct 2011, 02:43 PM	#14
Simmie Original Poster Lab Assistant Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 128	Thanks everyone, everything is fine and working now because I'm all up to date with all the games. I can't wait to make me a neighbourhood!
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26th Oct 2011, 11:12 PM	#15
simsample 'Death, death, death' Until the sun cries morning Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 16,822 Thanks: 7862 in 83 Posts 18 Achievements View My Journal	Undeleted, so that others can benefit from the solutions.
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