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LFShade

06-11-2003, 06:17 AM

I'm having a problem with Darkling Simulations' SimbiontMAX plugin in Max5.1, and I'm just trolling to see if anyone else out there is getting the same thing. Assigning a .dsts file to the SimbiontMAX material causes Max to hang, as does assigning a .dst* file to the Simbiont map. I sent an email to Darkling Simulations support, but until I hear from them I'm hoping to find out whether this is a widespread problem.

This is referring to the latest version of the plugin (2.5) available from the Darkling Simulations website (http://www.darksim.com).

Thanks,
RH

Stroker

06-11-2003, 06:30 AM

I haven't tried it, and now I don't want to.
If you want to rollback, I've got 2.1 around here somewhere.

LFShade

06-11-2003, 06:43 AM

I can roll back easy enough, I have my own installer for the older version (thanks for the offer, though!). But that's not to say I don't want the newer one to work;)

RH

Steve Green

06-11-2003, 11:09 AM

I had the same problem - I did a reinstall but told it where 5 was manually, and it seems to work fine now.

- Steve

Reality3D

06-11-2003, 12:37 PM

LFShade, you have to copy the Simbiont.cfg to the plugcfg folder. Very Cool free plugin by the way :)

LFShade

06-11-2003, 02:52 PM

I checked the .cfg file in the plugcfg directory, and it had the wrong path to the components dir. I fixed it, and it works like a charm now. Thanks, guys!

RH

Stroker

06-11-2003, 03:06 PM

Great. Now I'm gonna have to download and try it. Thanks a lot.

Gonna be a few days, though. Anybody care to give a peak into the improvements?

Steve Green

06-11-2003, 04:11 PM

There's a few more DT materials, but mainly bug fixes so it works with texture baking in Max 5.

DT 2.5 now also offers normal map output.

- Steve

nic

06-12-2003, 07:38 AM

sorry for the simple question but... how do I tell if it has the wrong path to the components dir. my simbiont.cfg is in the plug cfg folder but i still have the hangin problem. ? . anyone help a non tech mac lover using max at work. thnks;)

Steve Green

06-12-2003, 08:07 AM

Hi,

I did edit the cfg file at first. but it made no difference, I then reinstalled and chose the other option for the location of the Max plugin.

It might just be a weird thing where you need to reinstall.

Worth a shot

- Steve

nic

06-12-2003, 08:08 AM

swikd thanks. ill give it a try.:)

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