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Post by GengarUsedLick on Nov 14, 2020 13:58:07 GMT -5
Hi!
When I try to add my custom specular maps to S4Studio it just won't save it.
I made my specs the correct way (I think), they are 512/1024 pixels in size, I tried importing both in DDS and png version and they show up when I import them it's just when I save and reload the file that the specs aren't there anymore.
It worked fine before I downloaded the latest version of S4Studio (version 3.1.3.9) and it kept my specular saved... I just don't know what to do...
Anyone else have the same issue?
Edit** In warehouse the speculars are there 3 times...
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pipco
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Post by pipco on Nov 15, 2020 3:20:27 GMT -5
I've been having the same issue since updating (apple blossom) and it also seems to be affecting shadow maps. Normal maps are saving fine.
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Post by GengarUsedLick on Nov 15, 2020 11:00:09 GMT -5
Yes shadow maps too!
If you go in the warehouse it shows them both (and in duplicate if you tried several times to add them like me). I even tried to revert back to the previous version of S4studio and it won't work... My specular maps usually work fine with other cc I make so I don't understand why suddenly they don't anymore...
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pipco
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Post by pipco on Nov 15, 2020 13:25:57 GMT -5
Yes, I also found them in the warehouse several times. Its probably something to do with S4 studio. I was able to revert to an older version (1.3.1.6, apple blossom, I never used 1.3.1.7) and they saved fine again.
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Post by GengarUsedLick on Nov 15, 2020 18:09:39 GMT -5
I wish I knew how to fix this issue... Even reverting back to a previous version didn't help
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Post by arethabee on Nov 15, 2020 21:21:40 GMT -5
Same here. It also started not saving shadow maps too, it happens randomly. Sometimes it saves, sometimes it doesn't.
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Post by mauvemorn on Nov 16, 2020 3:27:18 GMT -5
Hi, guys. It seems that we are having dds related issues. Pretty certain the developers are already notified, so stay tuned. For now try saving as png and see how that will go for you. If you will get black outline because of the shadow map, please tell me. And if you won't, please tell me as well
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Post by GengarUsedLick on Nov 16, 2020 14:03:49 GMT -5
Hi, guys. It seems that we are having dds related issues. Pretty certain the developers are already notified, so stay tuned. For now try saving as png and see how that will go for you. If you will get black outline because of the shadow map, please tell me. And if you won't, please tell me as well Hi Mauvemorn, it seems that even pngs won't save. They are in the warehouse but once you save and reload the file they are gone from the studio page. Speculars and shadows just won't save. Png or dds.
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Post by arethabee on Nov 16, 2020 15:58:32 GMT -5
About black lines, when I exported a shadow map from a hair as png and imported it onto another hair (as i said s4s randomly saves or doesn't shadow maps for me, that time it saved) I had weird black lines on sims' neck only in game, not in CAS which was weird since I had black lines problem before but they were present in CAS too.
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Post by mauvemorn on Nov 16, 2020 17:36:06 GMT -5
The black lines happen for two reasons: the shadow map was imported as png or the edges of white areas in the alpha channel are not sharp. I do not know what causes the first issue but assume that it is related to how s4s converts png to dds. So i wanted to know if this issue still exists and if i should be recommending people to import the map as png at all
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pipco
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Post by pipco on Nov 17, 2020 13:35:54 GMT -5
Hi, guys. It seems that we are having dds related issues. Pretty certain the developers are already notified, so stay tuned. For now try saving as png and see how that will go for you. If you will get black outline because of the shadow map, please tell me. And if you won't, please tell me as well I always use pngs but those are not saving either.
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Post by GengarUsedLick on Nov 17, 2020 18:11:51 GMT -5
Hi, guys. It seems that we are having dds related issues. Pretty certain the developers are already notified, so stay tuned. For now try saving as png and see how that will go for you. If you will get black outline because of the shadow map, please tell me. And if you won't, please tell me as well I always use pngs but those are not saving either. Same
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Post by kittierae on Nov 17, 2020 21:15:59 GMT -5
I'm so glad I found this thread, I'm somewhat new to s4s and have been doing a bunch of hair recolors. I can report I have been having an issue retaining the specular (.dds and .png) on the 3.1.3.9 (Wishes) version. Any time I save anything, the specular disappears, even if there was not a custom one, etc.
Edit: Reverting to 3.1.3.8 does not fix the problem.
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bloodmoon
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Post by bloodmoon on Nov 19, 2020 21:10:27 GMT -5
I'm having the same issue too!
Edit: I reverted to 3.1.3.7 which is working.
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Post by oldgooseberry on Nov 20, 2020 3:48:05 GMT -5
I'm having same problem. I'll import the specmap, save the package file... then when I reload it... the specmap isn't there. Seems also shadow maps don't import and save either.
Bumpmaps import and save fine still as far as I can tell.
Reverted back to an older version for now till its fixed.
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