Stella backgrounds in 1.68 and 1.70

[elite]

I am currently running 1.68 and the stella background looks like this...


However with 1.70 it looks like this...


I would rather upgrade to 1.70 but I hate the backgrounds now. It is even worse with some other planetary systems that have more nebulae.

I do not have Sung's Textures installed (someone told me that could be a possible cause).

Has anyone got any idea as to why I am seeing these ugly lines in nebulas with 1.70 and how the hell to get rid of them?

Thanks.

[another_commander]

Can you post your full system specs please? Especially graphics card and driver related ones. Also try the game without any OXPs and see if it makes any difference. The first 50 or so lines of a game log could also provide some useful information.

[elite]

To be honest I am not too sure what graphics card I have.
Where would I be able to find out?

I have tried 1.70 without any OXP's installed and it is still the same.

Here is the whole stderr contents (I started a new game)...

2008-03-10 17:32:08.734 oolite.exe[5052] File NSUserDefaults.m: 562. In [NSUserDefaults +standardUserDefaults] Improper installation: No language locale found
2008-03-10 17:32:08.734 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: initialising SDL
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.JoystickHandler]: init: numSticks=0
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: CREATING MODE LIST
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Unknown architecture, defaulting to 1024x768
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 1280 x 800
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 1024 x 768
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 800 x 600
2008-03-10 17:32:08.937 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Added res 640 x 480
2008-03-10 17:32:09.000 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: drawRect calling initialiseGLWithSize
2008-03-10 17:32:09.000 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Creating a new surface of 1280 x 744
2008-03-10 17:32:09.015 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: no universe, clearning surface
2008-03-10 17:32:09.046 oolite.exe[5052] [cpuInfo.cpuCount]: 1 processors detected.
2008-03-10 17:32:09.046 oolite.exe[5052] [rendering.opengl.version]: OpenGL renderer version: 1.2.0 ("1.2")
Vendor: S3 Graphics
Renderer: VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP/MMX/SSE
2008-03-10 17:32:09.046 oolite.exe[5052] [rendering.opengl.extensions]: OpenGL extensions (32):
GL_ARB_point_parameters GL_ARB_multitexture GL_EXT_blend_color GL_EXT_blend_minmax GL_EXT_blend_subtract GL_ARB_texture_env_combine GL_EXT_texture_env_combine GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3 GL_EXT_texture_env_dot3 GL_ARB_texture_env_add GL_EXT_texture_env_add GL_EXT_secondary_color GL_EXT_texture_lod_bias GL_ARB_texture_mirrored_repeat GL_EXT_stencil_wrap GL_EXT_fog_coord GL_ARB_transpose_matrix GL_EXT_separate_specular_color GL_EXT_rescale_normal GL_ARB_window_pos GL_EXT_abgr GL_EXT_bgra GL_EXT_packed_pixels GL_EXT_paletted_texture GL_EXT_vertex_array GL_EXT_compiled_vertex_array GL_WIN_swap_hint GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc GL_ARB_texture_compression GL_S3_s3tc GL_EXT_draw_range_elements
2008-03-10 17:32:09.046 oolite.exe[5052] [rendering.opengl.shader.support]: Shaders will not be used (OpenGL extension GL_ARB_shader_objects is not available).
2008-03-10 17:32:09.171 oolite.exe[5052] [dataCache.found]: Found data cache.
2008-03-10 17:32:09.312 oolite.exe[5052] [searchPaths.dumpAll]: ---> OXP search paths:
(oolite.app/Resources, AddOns, "AddOns/aegidian-special.oxp", "AddOns/all-stars.oxp", AddOns/Anarchies1.0.oxp, AddOns/aphidv2.oxp, AddOns/Asteroids.oxp, AddOns/AsteroidStorm.oxp, AddOns/att1.oxp, AddOns/bandersnatch.oxp, AddOns/behemoth.oxp, AddOns/BehemothSpacewar.oxp, AddOns/BlackMonks.oxp, AddOns/black_baron.oxp, AddOns/boomslang.oxp, AddOns/Cargo_wrecks_teaser.oxp, AddOns/Commies.oxp, AddOns/Condor.oxp, AddOns/custpaint1.oxp, AddOns/custsounds.oxp, AddOns/deposed.oxp, "AddOns/Dictators v1.2.oxp", AddOns/Dredger.oxp, AddOns/eagle2.oxp, AddOns/ettBeaconLauncher.oxp, "AddOns/Executive Spaceways v2.1.oxp", AddOns/farstar.oxp, AddOns/ferdepai.oxp, AddOns/FighterHud_Mk_II.oxp, AddOns/Firewasp.oxp, AddOns/fsr.oxp, "AddOns/FTZ v0.13.oxp", "AddOns/Fuel Tank v2.0.oxp", AddOns/globestations.oxp, AddOns/greekshipset1.oxp, AddOns/griffin2.oxp, AddOns/GrittyCoriolis.oxp, AddOns/gwxstations.oxp, AddOns/Herald.oxp, AddOns/hOopyCasino.oxp, AddOns/icarus.oxp, AddOns/illicit_unlock_FIX1.56.oxp, AddOns/impcourier.oxp, "AddOns/ionics-1.1.oxp", AddOns/isisinterstellar.oxp, AddOns/ixianfreighter.oxp, AddOns/ixianships.oxp, AddOns/jabberwocky.oxp, AddOns/Kestrel.oxp, AddOns/lane_legal.oxp, AddOns/Lave.oxp, AddOns/longshot.oxp, AddOns/longway.oxp, AddOns/manta.oxp, AddOns/marett_vol1.oxp, AddOns/Merlin.oxp, AddOns/MildAudio.oxp, AddOns/military.oxp, "AddOns/Missiles and Bombs v0.3.oxp", AddOns/monument.oxp, AddOns/mPakRedux.oxp, AddOns/NavyStarships.oxp, AddOns/newships.oxp, AddOns/nuke.oxp, AddOns/nuvipers.oxp, AddOns/Ore_processor.oxp, AddOns/outrider.oxp, AddOns/pcc.oxp, AddOns/pelamis.oxp, AddOns/phoenix.oxp, AddOns/piratetraps.oxp, AddOns/Pirate_coves.oxp, AddOns/racers.oxp, AddOns/renegades.oxp, AddOns/ringpod.oxp, AddOns/RoC.oxp, AddOns/Rock_Hermit_Locator1.1.oxp, "AddOns/s-ships1.oxp", "AddOns/Saleza v2.oxp", AddOns/seosu.oxp, AddOns/snark.oxp, AddOns/spyhunter.oxp, AddOns/Stingray_Mk_II.oxp, AddOns/sunskimmers.oxp, AddOns/supercobra.oxp, AddOns/taranis.oxp, AddOns/terrapin.oxp, AddOns/tesoura.oxp, AddOns/tgy_dev.oxp, AddOns/thargoidcarrier.oxp, AddOns/thargoid_wars.oxp, AddOns/Thorgorn_Threat.oxp, AddOns/tianve.oxp, AddOns/tiger.oxp, AddOns/tori.oxp, AddOns/transhab.oxp, AddOns/transports.oxp, AddOns/tugs.oxp, "AddOns/UPS-courier v1.2.3.oxp", AddOns/urutu_IV.oxp, AddOns/velocity.oxp, AddOns/weeviloid2.oxp, AddOns/wolfwoods_variants.oxp, "AddOns/x-ships.oxp", AddOns/YOUR_AD_HERE.oxp, "AddOns/Zz-Oo-Haul.oxp")
2008-03-10 17:32:09.328 oolite.exe[5052] [dataCache.rebuild.datesChanged]: Cache is stale (modification dates have changed). Rebuilding from scratch.
2008-03-10 17:32:09.781 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.parse.foundation.failed]: Failed to parse AddOns/Thorgorn_Threat.oxp/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list using Foundation. Retrying using homebrew parser. WARNING: the homebrew parser is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Oolite.
Parse failed at line 1 (char 1) - extra data after parsed string
2008-03-10 17:32:09.828 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.homebrew.success]: Successfully interpreted property list... for now.
at line: 65 column: 9 ... Opening and ending tag mismatch: dict line 0 and plist
2008-03-10 17:32:09.953 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.parse.foundation.failed]: Failed to parse AddOns/Condor.oxp/Config/shipyard.plist as a property list using Foundation. Retrying using homebrew parser. WARNING: the homebrew parser is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Oolite.
failed to parse as valid XML matching DTD
2008-03-10 17:32:09.968 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.homebrew.parseError]: ***** Property list error: closing tag </plist> with no opening tag (expected </dict>).
2008-03-10 17:32:09.968 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.homebrew.parseError]: ***** Property list parser error: expected root element tokenization to be NSArray, but got (nil).
2008-03-10 17:32:09.968 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.parse.foundation.failed]: Failed to parse AddOns/Firewasp.oxp/Config/shipyard.plist as a property list using Foundation. Retrying using homebrew parser. WARNING: the homebrew parser is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Oolite.
Parse failed at line 1 (char 1) - extra data after parsed string
2008-03-10 17:32:09.968 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.homebrew.success]: Successfully interpreted property list... for now.
at line: 10 column: 14 ... EntityRef: expecting ';'
2008-03-10 17:32:10.234 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.parse.foundation.failed]: Failed to parse AddOns/nuke.oxp/Config/equipment.plist as a property list using Foundation. Retrying using homebrew parser. WARNING: the homebrew parser is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Oolite.
failed to parse as valid XML matching DTD
2008-03-10 17:32:10.234 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.homebrew.success]: Successfully interpreted property list... for now.
at line: 21 column: 9 ... Extra content at the end of the document
2008-03-10 17:32:11.890 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.parse.foundation.failed]: Failed to parse AddOns/fsr.oxp/Config/script.plist as a property list using Foundation. Retrying using homebrew parser. WARNING: the homebrew parser is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of Oolite.
failed to parse as valid XML matching DTD
2008-03-10 17:32:11.890 oolite.exe[5052] [plist.homebrew.success]: Successfully interpreted property list... for now.
2008-03-10 17:32:11.968 oolite.exe[5052] [script.load.world.listAll]: Loaded 83 world scripts: "anarchies", "asteroids_add_the_rocks", "asteroids_add_the_rocks2", "asteroids_add_the_rocks3", "asteroids_brief", "asteroids_check_if_player_runs_away", "asteroids_give_coward_brief", "asteroids_give_tried_and_succeeded_brief", "asteroids_give_tried_but_failed_brief", "asteroids_player_docked_in_storm", "asteroids_remove_station_if_destroyed", "asteroids_reset_toldoff", "Behemoth-script01", "behemoth-spacewar", "black_monks", "blackbaron", "Cargo_test", "casinoship_appearance", "casinoship_revisit", "communist_population", "deposed", "dictatorship_population", "dredger_appearance", "elite_monument", "ExecutiveFlightSchedule", "Find_Thargoids", "free-trade-zone", "frog_show", "hardpirates1", "hardpirates10", "hardpirates11", "hardpirates12", "hardpirates13", "hardpirates14", "hardpirates15", "hardpirates16", "hardpirates17", "hardpirates18", "hardpirates19", "hardpirates2", "hardpirates20", "hardpirates21", "hardpirates22", "hardpirates23", "hardpirates24", "hardpirates3", "hardpirates4", "hardpirates5", "hardpirates6", "hardpirates7", "hardpirates8", "hardpirates9", "hoopy_casino", "ionics_v_rlf", "long_way_round", "lord-of-the-rings", "military_fiasco", "newskim", "OO-Haul Escort", "oolite-cloaking-device" 1.70, "oolite-constrictor-hunt" 1.70, "oolite-nova" 1.70, "oolite-thargoid-plans" 1.70, "oolite-trumbles" 1.70, "OreProcessorGems" 1.51, "Pi-Forty-Two Con stores", "PoliceTrap", "Put_Pirate_Coves_where_the_pirates_are", "SalezaPatrol", "spy_hunter", "supercobra_placement", "taranis_one", "Test", "thargoid_wars", "thargoid_witchspace_test", "transportschedule", "tuggerschedule", "ups_container", "ups_docs", "ups_parcel", "ups_slaves", "ups_sun", "velocity_test"
2008-03-10 17:32:28.250 oolite.exe[5052] [texture.load.png.warning]: ***** A PNG loading warning occurred for AddOns/all-stars.oxp/Textures/starhawk_auv.png: Incomplete compressed datastream in iCCP chunk
2008-03-10 17:32:28.250 oolite.exe[5052] [texture.load.png.warning]: ***** A PNG loading warning occurred for AddOns/all-stars.oxp/Textures/starhawk_auv.png: Profile size field missing from iCCP chunk
2008-03-10 17:32:29.703 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.onOff]: SCRIPT debug messages ON
2008-03-10 17:32:29.703 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.message]: SCRIPT debugMessage: spawning rings for LAVE
2008-03-10 17:32:29.781 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.note.addShips]: DEBUG Spawned ship with shipdata key 'ring01'.
2008-03-10 17:32:29.843 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.note.addShips]: DEBUG Spawned ship with shipdata key 'ring02'.
2008-03-10 17:32:29.890 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.note.addShips]: DEBUG Spawned ship with shipdata key 'ring03'.
2008-03-10 17:32:30.031 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.note.addShips]: DEBUG Spawned ship with shipdata key 'ring04'.
2008-03-10 17:32:30.031 oolite.exe[5052] [script.debug.onOff]: SCRIPT debug messages OFF
2008-03-10 17:32:30.515 oolite.exe[5052] [dataCache.willWrite]: About to write data cache.
2008-03-10 17:32:30.890 oolite.exe[5052] [dataCache.write.success]: Wrote data cache.
2008-03-10 17:32:42.562 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Found mode {Height = 768; RefreshRate = 0; Width = 1024; }
2008-03-10 17:32:59.828 oolite.exe[5052] [script.addShips.failed]: ***** CANNOT addShipsAt: 'free_trade_zone 1 wpu 0 0 -0.3' (should be addShipsAt: role number coordinate_system x y z)
2008-03-10 17:34:23.921 oolite.exe[5052] [dataCache.willWrite]: About to write data cache.
2008-03-10 17:34:24.265 oolite.exe[5052] [dataCache.write.success]: Wrote data cache.
2008-03-10 17:34:25.984 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Found mode {Height = 768; RefreshRate = 0; Width = 1024; }
2008-03-10 17:34:29.421 oolite.exe[5052] [unclassified.MyOpenGLView]: Found mode {Height = 768; RefreshRate = 0; Width = 1024; }
2008-03-10 17:34:32.765 oolite.exe[5052] [gameController.exitApp]: .GNUstepDefaults synchronized. Exiting.

[CaptKev]

Try removing galaxy256.png from Sungs texture pack.

EDIT: Sorry didn't read the post properly!

[elite]

Try removing galaxy256.png from Sungs texture pack.

I don't have that installed.

EDIT: Sorry didn't read the post properly!

lol

[another_commander]

Your graphics card is listed in the stderr.txt. You have a VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP/MMX/SSE card, which is quite low-end and with doubtful OpenGL support. The fact that a) no one else has reported a similar problem and b) you get the same (bad) visuals without OXPs installed is quite a clear hint that this must be a drivers related problem. You can try to update your drivers to the latest version (download from the S3 Graphics site) or, alternatively, you can stand by for a little longer, until the next Oolite version goes public. Ahruman has rewritten the sky code completely, so there is a good chance that the issue won't be an issue anymore.

[elite]

Your graphics card is listed in the stderr.txt. You have a VIA/S3G UniChrome Pro IGP/MMX/SSE card, which is quite low-end and with doubtful OpenGL support. The fact that a) no one else has reported a similar problem and b) you get the same (bad) visuals without OXPs installed is quite a clear hint that this must be a drivers related problem. You can try to update your drivers to the latest version (download from the S3 Graphics site) or, alternatively, you can stand by for a little longer, until the next Oolite version goes public. Ahruman has rewritten the sky code completely, so there is a good chance that the issue won't be an issue anymore.

Thanks.
I'll update the drivers just in case and will also wait untill the next version comes out.

Although the graphics card is low end, is it strange that I an play other high end games.

Thanks anyway.

[JensAyton]

While I’m pretty certain this is a problem with S3’s infamously lousy renderers as another_commander says, I do have a workaround. I’ll look into implementing it as a hidden option in 1.71, since there’s a reasonably high chance that the problem will occur with the new sky code too.

[elite]

I have solved it... well kind of.

I edited the galaxy256.png image and just coloured it all in black (I have kept the original).

I no longer have any green nebulae but that is better than what I had.

I will still update my graphics card driver though.

[Lestradae]

I have solved it... well kind of.

Congratulations!

So now on to installing 1.70 and the Realistic Shipyards will also work now if you still want them *holds up shiny blinking your-ad-here billboard*

Right on Commander

L

[JensAyton]

That’s… immensely weird. Only the edge pixels should matter, and they’re mostly fully black, although some are not.

Can I trouble you to try it with this version and this version?

[elite]

I have solved it... well kind of.

Congratulations!

So now on to installing 1.70 and the Realistic Shipyards will also work now if you still want them *holds up shiny blinking your-ad-here billboard*

Right on Commander

L

Yes I have 1.70 installed now and will download your oxp now.

[elite]

Can I trouble you to try it with this version and this version?

I will take a screen shot with what I have now, then another two screen shots with the textures you want done.

[elite]

Right here we go.

This is what I have now, with the galaxy256.png image coloured completly in black, no more green nebulae like I said but better than what I had...


This is how it looks with the first texture you posted...


and with the second texture...


It seems, with the textures you posted, that only the brightest parts of the nebulae show lines. The darker parts look normal.

[CaptKev]

Try setting the ambient_level to something like 0.5 within a planetinfo.plist.

I've noticed you have a line either side of the HUD, has it always been like this?

You might want to try Commander McLane's (it's what I use)