JK Mods & Problems...

[RichardCrainium]

For some reason, I have invisible characters every now and then. It's usually Luke or Tavion. Anyone have any ideas on how to tackle this problem?

[TrentAbru]

I have over the past year downloaded prob a 100 or so maps/mods/skins/models. Occasionally I find exactly as you describe, some times a grey model with all the detail but no skin ie no images on the model. A similar thing where no model appears , just the lightsaber!.

 

I have sometimes found the following to help. Try all the official patches you can ( the latest is the 1.04 update), but you can try using the staged earlier ones. sometimes this will rectify the problem.

 

I have also suspected that some models/skins have been developed within a mod and the fine tuning is based within the mod the modelmaker is has used. The result of this is that in the official retail version of JKO or other mods, there are varying degrees of compatibility of a model/skin. The same applies to certain maps where you can also encounter what you describe.

 

There are so many variations on this type of problem you cannot always suggest a solution to them. What is worth bearing in mind is that you should always keep the number of maps and model/bots/skins for botsthat you store in the bases folder of the Game directory to a minimum. I know it is so tempting to think that having such and such a model would be abs brill, before youknow it the number gets out of hand andit can have various effects.

 

It is also worth knowing that when you load a map, in order to offer you the facility of adding bots in MP, that the sftware will have to load all the models you have in your base directory, It will do this even if you just use a human opponent Sometimes it does not load all of your models and will hang with a console message of something like "...parsed 114 bots..." as the last line before hanging. Sometimes instead of hanging, it will not loadspecifically the model you have chosen to play as but loads a default like Kyle, or tavion, some times these are not available!

 

You do not say what mod you use or whether you are playing MP or SP. If you are playing a MP game with someone else, then you are obviously aware that to be seen by your opponent as the player you chose on your PC, ythat you both have to have the same set of models and must be using the same mod.

 

Give me some more details and maybe we can suggest a solution for you to try.