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T3D 1.1 Beta 3 - Crash while adding imposters with GFXNullDevice - LOGGED

by Fyodor -bank- Osokin · in Torque 3D Professional · 03/31/2011 (2:36 am) · 5 replies

Build: T3D 1.1 Beta 3 Pro

Platform: Windows (not sure about Mac OS/Linux, but looks like it will crash there too)

Target: Generating Imposters in "dedicated" mode

Issues: Torque will crash with:
AssertFatal( imposterUVs.size() != 0, "hey" );
in TSLastDetail::update()

if GFXNullDevice device used (dedicated build).

Steps to Repeat:
Launch Torque in dedicated build so it loads mission with shape which uses imposters.
It will crash during TSShapeconstructor::addImposter (scripts) call.
In engine the callstack: 
TSLastDetail::update()
TSShape::setupBillboardDetails()
TSShape::addImposter()
TSShapeConstructor::addImposter()

Few lines up in console.log will show:
Format GFXFormatDXT3 not supported with specified profile.
Format GFXFormatDXT1 not supported with specified profile.

Suggested Fix:

None yet, but I assume that we can safely skip generation of imposters if running in dedicated build.
... like adding "return -1" in the beginning of TSShape::addImposter()?
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Associate David Montgomery-Blake
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#1
03/31/2011 (10:57 am)
Logged as THREED-1537.

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Torque Owner Michael Bolland
#5
05/15/2013 (4:01 am)
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How queer! Message should be changed probably anyway?