The blueplasma texture in the XbpFX package of UT_S3TC_High_End_Package_01 appears to be broken.  This texture is rarely used, however, so it won't be a problem for most maps.  However, out of the 200+ UT MP maps and 300+ UT SP maps I have, it is used in the following:

DOM-MetalDream.unr
RA-Clawfist.unr
RA-OutWorld.unr

CutsceneforMorene.unr
NP13DrPest.unr
SPF-Aeryopolis.spf

Loading up any of these maps in UT with the S3TC High End version of XbpFX will cause UT to crash.  The first 3 are multiplayer maps, the last three are single player maps from Morene, Operation Na Pali, and Spatial Fear.  Crashing in the middle of ONP or Spatial Fear can be pretty annoying.

An easy fix for Spatial Fear is to copy the old XbpFX (original low res or UT CD2 S3TC) to the Textures folder within the Spatial Fear folder.  The only way to play ONP right now is to use the old XbpFX texture.

Today I'll download the Low End version of XbpFX to see if it also has a corrupted blueplasma texture.

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Unfortunatelly the bluplasma texture is corrupt and will indeed likelly chrash your game if the texture is used in a map you want to play. And next to all downloads there is a warning that this is the case like on this page:

XbpFX

. And for that same reason i left it out the downloads from the MasterFiles to prevent unwanted errors.


There is also no difference between the High End or Low End packages, since the error is caused by the Mergertool i use to create them. But its a real pitty because theres some very important and cool textures in that package ...............


For that reason i left it in the downloads with a remark: USE IS AT OWN RISK !!!

And if you have it installed, and you are about to play a match, replace it with the normal package upfront. You after all dont wanna risk a crash in the middle of an important match.
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DieHard SCWS wrote on 01/11/09 at 00:28:23:

Sorry, I forgot about that note in the individual downloads list.

I thought it was included in the UT_S3TC_Hi_End_Package_01.zip I recently downloaded, but I may have added it into my zip archive at a later time.

I did remember something about a warning on this texture, so the first time it crashed a map (in the Spatial Fear mod), I traced the problem down very quickly.

I like the updated textures in XbpFX, so I'm using it.  There really are very few maps that use the blueplasma texture.

Any idea why the Mergertool corrupts this texture?

And the links to the single packages:

LowEnd_XbpFX.zip

HighEnd_XbpFX.zip

As said, use of this package is entirelly at your own risk !
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Yep

And to be exact, its this oné:









The Mergertool broke his neck over a few other packages as well in the past and they all had to be withdrawn from the downloads, and those are:

HubEffects
TCrystal

All together its not too bad, all other packages so far that had procedural textures in it worked fine. But XbpFX is a real shame, its an important package unlike HybEffects and TCrystal.
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FireTextures can't be exported/imported regularly, however there might be a workaround. Send me affected utx files/source files{dont think i'll need it} and the missing fire textures and i'll see if I can fix it. PM me links or email me them

thats the workaround im talking about, ucc conform works on all unreal packages, and it also allows additional informatoin, i was going to create a class that imports the firetextures from the original package with the new s3tc textures and conform it, which would more or less be identical to what the merger tool does..

In any case, it's worth a shot

well.. if it would load in the editor I could fix it I think, can you pm me a link to the source s3tc textures you used in those packages?.. UTPT isnt exporting for some reason

before I went to bed last night I had a method in mind, i'll try that first today

edit : is detailrock1 supposed to be black?

BluePlasma is an ice texture apparently.. maybe thats the issue, but anyway..

http://www.klankaos.com/HighEnd_XbpFX.zip
http://www.klankaos.com/LowEnd_XbpFX.zip

warning : this file should contain 1 more export of which I don't know how to remove atm, an anticheat may pick this up and kick you for it, the previous use at your own risk obviously applies still.. :p

Though I have no idea who would kick for a texture package being off by a single export..