Texture memory problem.

**Dol Guldur** · 08-09-2008, 00:12

Yup, this has been addressed before in several places. Just on an interesting aside, I found out the other day that one of the reasons textures sometimes create an error when trying to save them is that the file name is too long.

(using PSP 7)

**Thor the Bassist** · 08-09-2008, 15:30

I have got that error before but usually can get rid of it by checking textures and there's usually one that stands out. The textures were in a compression I'd used before so that's why i was totally confused. It could be because I was using some old textures and there was a mix of compressions. Meh...

**Thor the Bassist** · 08-10-2008, 12:33

Damnit I'm an idiot.

**Dol Guldur** · 08-10-2008, 14:57

No, you're not. You're doing very well and are grasping hold of things well - and sticking with it.

**Thor the Bassist** · 08-10-2008, 15:31

Am I? I think I'm going mad. I got that error again and I swear I compressed it when I saved but turns out not. Ah well I'll fix it next time and I swear i wont post. :D

**satanea juda** · 08-10-2008, 16:24

Can I ask which textures caused the problem,? it seems that anything from sprites to unit files can give this msg..

And was (OWTTE) included in the msg,? I've not seen that before.

oh and what's (BC1/DXT1) .. is that a gimp file type?..

**Thor the Bassist** · 08-10-2008, 17:59

Originally Posted by satanea juda

Can I ask which textures caused the problem,? it seems that anything from sprites to unit files can give this msg..

Building model textures - its what I do.

Originally Posted by satanea juda

And was (OWTTE) included in the msg,? I've not seen that before.

OWTTE = or words to that effect

Originally Posted by satanea juda

oh and what's (BC1/DXT1) .. is that a gimp file type?..

BC1/DXT1, BC2/DXT3 and BC3/DXT5 are all compression types for the .dds file type. BC1/DXT1 is the smallest compression type but it has no alpha channel. BC2/DXT3 and BC3/DXT5 are larger and have alpha channels so sometimes have to be used. I believe the game kicks the error at you when a texture doesn't have any of the compression types (there are other compression types but I dont know what they do).