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Dissappearing Helmets...


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Thank goodness I'm not the only one having this problem. I thought I was crazy....

For me it happened after installing K.S.M.'s 8.4 datafile, and since I don't have anything else installed after, I'm pretty sure it's the culprit. Too bad, cause the datafile and the new camera is friggin' awesome; I still use it, although it looks goofy to just see the brim of everyone's helmet and their hair...

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This is a graphic issue in the game. Check the single uniform file with EAgraph. Now look for a file called "llod"; a small part of the picture in the upper right corner is used to show caps and batting helmets in far views and runner boxes. If the helmet and cap ar too different, and the small graphic is copied from the cap, it will look like the runner helmet is gone when on bases. That's 'cause there are some rare, non actually wore helmets in certain default uniforms, to make cap and batting helmts look the same.

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The only solution I know is choosing if you want to keep the helmet or cap colors and change the other one. Most of the times you can take the right helmet/cap file from another uniform of the same team. You need to export the 'llod' file to bmp format, fix the problem and import it again.

Tools you can use (download them from this site, at the tools and editors section):

-EAgraph

-nfshtool

-grfxpak

You will also need a good bitmap editor, like Photoshop. Also have in mind that KC uniforms are compressed with QFS format (EA graphics compression), so you have to install them, then export them to use EAgraph with no problems.

Recently, I've found that if you use resolutios of 800x600 or less, and the helmet colors for llod graphic, there is no major problem, as players heads are very small when using llod texture (outfielders when pitching I/E). But it is actually very important for runners boxes, that look much closer. Of course this detail will be easy to catch in frame by frame replys, but I think it won't bother you in real time gameplay. But if you use 1024x768 or higher resolutions (and KC work rocks at this level) then there is no trick to avoid this glitch, than using similar caps and helmts.

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Hey Umachine, could you speak english please. Your making me feel like I am in the Matrix.. :lol:

Again thanks for your help I will try this but I am sure once I finish not only will there be dissappearing helmets but the bats and the gloves might be missing also.

Is there a file or something that I can send you or upload to my site so that you can take a look.

Thanks in advance.

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No prob. Upload it and tell me when to look for it, or just send me the file.

Is it possible to get the finished product uploaded to the mainpage, or is this something that's completely unique to every computer. Cause having no helmets sure looks ugly, and I'd hate to have 300 people sending you their files to be fixed :)

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Is it possible to get the finished product uploaded to the mainpage, or is this something that's completely unique to every computer. Cause having no helmets sure looks ugly, and I'd hate to have 300 people sending you their files to be fixed :)

Well, we're talking about KC's work. I don't think it'd be very polite from me to 'fix' his files and posting them here.

Umachine...So I'm uploading a file with a llod extension right? or is it the uniforms.big file?

The files are the u0xxx.fsh ones that come inside the downloads.

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Umachine, to try and avoid the uploading files. I uninstalled the game completely (deleted folders etc). Reinstalled from scratch. And i still don't see helmets. this is crazy...

Edit: Just figured it out. It's my Nvidia Drivers...

Thanks for your help Umach..

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