how should I get my wall in overlay

SmlNob · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 06 Apr 2022

they can be taken of "Buildings",but taken of "Special/Overlay" they are 0xfd

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E1 Elite · General **Joined**: 28 May 2013

1. Check the number of frames in SHP file is same as other wall overlays (gawall/nawall etc.).
2. Check if you have named the SHP files correctly like other walls and placed in a mix file.

SmlNob · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 06 Apr 2022

strange.the SHP file doesn't have the problem described above but it's still 0xfa

E1 Elite · General **Joined**: 28 May 2013

Have you placed the SHP in a mix file like expandmd10.mix?

FA2 is not able to read the SHP file for overlay. Even with FA2sp, the file reading for building and overlay is different.

If you suspect any problem with the SHP file, you can share it here.

SmlNob · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 06 Apr 2022

weird. It should be fine.

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E1 Elite · General **Joined**: 28 May 2013

If I give smaller filename and theater specific files like lawall.shp, ltwall.shp etc., it is working.

G-E · Defense Minister **Joined**: 09 Feb 2015

FA2 has hardcoded slots in the overlay list that make walls behave like walls when placing, if you put walls into other overlay slots, they will be treated as just a collection of frames. This is also true with railroad sets.

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E1 Elite · General **Joined**: 28 May 2013

With FA2sp, it shows the new wall in Overlays -> Others on sidebar and connects the wall frames like GAWALL/NAWALL do.

SmlNob · Vehicle Driver **Joined**: 06 Apr 2022

but it's not connecting.

E1 Elite · General **Joined**: 28 May 2013

Use latest patched FA2 - https://ppmforums.com/topic-47342/final-alert-2-yr-v102-patches/

It connects very well for me. My rules and art entries are similar to GAWALL and is listed in Overlaytypes. I used LAWALL for ID and shp files are lawall.shp, ltwall.shp etc. in a mix file.

Mig Eater · Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:56 am Post subject:

The "0xfd" error but is because the SHP file doesn't have a radar colour set. To fix it you can open the SHP file in SHP Builder & then save it, the program will then automatically add a radar colour to the file.

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E1 Elite · General **Joined**: 28 May 2013

The problem of FA2 not able to read the SHP is fixed, it was filename length and FA2 not reading generic theater (2nd char) for overlays in this case. And placing the connected walls work atleast for me with latest Patched FA2.