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Welcome to the Resolute MXB Track Builder Helper application. 

I created this application to help MXB track builders to create valid text files that are needed for the tracks.  It will help new track builders avoid common mistakes and give experienced track builders a more streamlined build process.

THIS IS MADE FOR NEW USERS
Why waste your time struggling with common problems new track builders encounter when this tool can help you avoid a lot of the easy mistakes you will make?

Feature List:

• Creates text files for: HMF, THT, AMB, SSC, INI, GFX, SHD.
• Validates heightmap for Power of 2 (+1 pixel).
• Validates textures and masks for correct format, Power of 2 dimensions, and needed alpha channels.
• Allows for use of RAW and PNG for heightmap files.
• Creates shader (SHD) files for your textures.
• Import existing project files.
• Uses the PiBoSo track tools in a central location - no need to copy them to each track project you have.
• Allows for use of spaces in track folder names.
• And many more useful features

(https://i.gyazo.com/87f6f96d9f45b4a5876a83373aa3245d.png)

Donate:
Donations aren't expected but they sure do help motivate me to continue making MXB tracks and tools. If you've found this tool useful and would like to donate something for my time and future projects it would be greatly appreciated!
PayPal.Me (https://paypal.me/ResoluteKraken)

Support:
If you want support on this application please join my Discord server (https://discord.gg/zDbrhG4 (https://discord.gg/zDbrhG4)) and post in the #TRACK-BUILDER-HELPER channel.

This applications requires 64-bit Windows OS and at least .Net 4.7.2 framework.

Localization:
The application currently supports English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish languages.  French and Spanish have not been validated by anyone yet.  If you would like to validate a translation in your own language, please contact me in the discord channel and I'll send you a file with the translation for you review and editing.

Download - MediaFire (https://www.mediafire.com/file/k4a7exjlyoxliyr/MXB_Track_Builder_Helper_Installer.1.1.6.zip/file)
User Manual - READ THIS! (https://www.mediafire.com/file/coifg67m3mpyd4x/MXB_Track_Builder_Helper_Manual.pdf/file)

Extract the downloaded ZIP file and run the Setup.exe to install.

Change Log

v.1.1.5 (06/29/2023)

• Help menu link to MXB documentation.
• Updated 3rd party libraries to latest versions.

v.1.1.4 (06/25/2022)

• Bug fixes for SHD Editor - Spec Map and Environment Map settings.
• Bug fix for 4K and rectangular PNG heightmap loading.
• Bug fix for corrupt user settings not allowing application to start.
• Check if last project file exists when trying to load.
• Updated error message for Alpha channel required files to include "Don't use 100% white alpha channel".
• Validation of track folder and project names to remove special characters.
• Highlight tutorial videos menu when new videos are available.
• Timer for amount of time that project has been open in Builder (days:hours:minutues).  You can edit your TRK file for existing projects to set the minutes that you have worked on the project.  Edit the "MinutesOpen" value in a text editor like Notepad.

v.1.1.3 (03/13/2022)

• New SHD Editor window.  Edit/create SHD files for your models.  New window is accessed from the tools window.  Select the folder where your model textures are stored.  The editor will parse the SHD file for you into the editor and give you a preview of what the SHD file looks like.
• Added the "Add" (Fresnel Reflection) to the reflection editors (track textures editor and SHD editor)
• Removed "Steer" setting from the photo location section in Track Info tab.  This is set by user in game since B17.
• Changed error message for images that require an alpha channel.  Added text to notify user to save as 32-bit.
• Updated style of busy messages
• Show error message "Tools Not Set" in build section so you know you don't have your tools set correctly.
• Application checks for new version available at start up with button to open the forum page to download.

v.1.1.2 (01/08/2022)

• New feature: loads the centerline and RDF file from the example track if it doesn't exist to avoid "Pit Lane full" error.
• Fix for opening off screen
• Link to discord on help menu
• Tutorial Videos links on menu
• Move About and Donate to their own menu/windows
• Changed track name limit to 50 characters - changed Project Name limit to 32 characters.
• Updated documentation to include link to Conversion Tools (Fbx2Edf.exe)

v.1.1.1 (08/10/2021)

• Fix for RAW heightmaps using height greater than width.  If height and width are not the same value, the app will ask if the width is greater than the height and set the dimensions correctly.
• Added menu link and tools button to the PiBoSo track registration site.
• Added menu link to the forum post so you can easily "Check for Updates".

v.1.1.0 (07/27/2021)

• Allow PNG heightmap files.  Validates for 16-bit PNG and auto-converts it to RAW when building track.
• Add new feature "Copy Project".  You can now copy an entire project folder to a new folder and it will rename all files to the new track name for you.
• Fix for "Open last project" text when first opening application.
• Documentation updated for v.1.1.0.

v.1.0.26 (07/07/2021)

• Fix for wet-texture normal map repetitions.
• Removed X & Z labels for repetitions if "Use same for both" is selected.
• Added backup option to File menu.  Use this to zip your entire project folder to back it up in its current state.
• Checking for spaces in centerline files (not allowed).

v.1.0.25 (06/13/2021)

• Added X & Z repetitions for texture - when using a rectangular heightmap this is useful so your textures don't get stretched.  Default is to use same repetition on X and Z.
• Limited track name to 32 characters - I believe this is a limit in the game.
• Moved "Create PKZ" button to Tools box instead of Build Commands.  Added a new "Create PKZ (Server) button.  This will automatically remove the MAP, WAV, TGA, DDS, and EDF files from your PKZ.  This is useful to provide for server hosts such as MyMXB.com - it saves a lot of drive space on the servers.

v.1.0.24 (04/12/2021)

• Fix for foreign language number formatting in files for some users.
• Ability to use 2 heightmaps for one track (TRH and HMF).
• Added decimals to Photo setting long/lat.

v.1.0.21 (03/22/2021)

• Fix for rectangular height maps using correct dimensions.
• Added toggle button to turn off image validation (try this if you get "out of memory" errors.
• Added "Clear All" buttons to materials, textures, scenes, and sounds tabs.
• Added links to iNsane's PKZ locker tool.

v.1.0.18 (01/30/2021)

• Compiled for 64-bit
• Bug fix for disabled SHD files
• Changed PKZ confirmation icon.
• Ability to name sound records (Sounds tab) - click in header.
• Moved Donate menu to main menu.
• Updated splash screen.
• Added "Photo" section to track info tab - set custom location for photo button in game.
• Added support for FMR (animated file type) for track image/map files.
• Bug fix for Soft Soil and Compact Soil particle colors - using correct names now.

v.1.0.13 (12/12/2020)

• Message box fix so they should pop-to the foreground and be accessible if you leave the window during a track build
• Performance improvement of list controls when moving/adding/deleting items.  Tested with 240 sound source items for Kraken Berg
• Hid the Thickness and Mask selection for Material and Texture Layer 0.  It is not used by the game.
• Added the new "Paint" option in the Track Info tab for setting track object paint files.
• Application short-cut is now under "Resolute MXB" folder.
• Various changes for installer and deployment

Thanks to:

• PiBoSo & Snappe for track file details
• Giopanda, Mulock22, BeefLilly, & Ruubs for testing
• iNsane for German translation review
• Giopanda for Itialian translation review
• Paulo Rodrigues for Portuguese translation review

Videos:

Nicely done! I am building my first track right now so I am just learning about all of this but I imagine this helps out big time. Thanks for sharing it with everyone you could have just kept it for yourself like a lot of people in other communities would do! I am sure once I learn a lot more this tool will really come in handy because I have a pretty big list of tracks I wanna build for this game. Its time to start bringing back some of the tracks from the 90's so thanks again for your hard work!
Cheers

Update V.1.0.6
- fix for reflection map validation
- changed order of build buttons - moved Build Map above Build TRH since that is the more logical order
- Enabled Portuguese language option

Download zip file, extract, run setup.exe

awesome, thanks for doing this!

Updated main post with first video tutorial.

Update V.1.0.7
- fix for wet texture folder path in HMF (thanks Gio)

Download zip file, extract, run setup.exe

Thanks for this! I'm stuck in my ways right now but I will definitely give this a try on a future track 👍

Quote from: 𝖙𝖋𝖈 on September 07, 2020, 06:02:14 PMThanks for this! I'm stuck in my ways right now but I will definitely give this a try on a future track 👍

It has really nice "Import" buttons to import your existing files.  Give it a shot.

Update V.1.0.8
- fix for optional reflection map in SHD (thanks Gio)

Download zip file, extract, run setup.exe

Update V.1.0.9
- fix for non-English file writes with correct value for decimals in numbers (thanks Gio)

Download zip file, extract, run setup.exe

Update V.1.0.10
- fix for AMB file missing "=" for blue color settings (thanks Gio)

Download zip file, extract, run setup.exe

Updated main post with Episode 2 video - Texture Layers

Update v1.0.11:
- Fix for material layer import
- Fix for autosave when no project loaded yet
- Portuguese language validated (thanks Paulo)

Updated main post with videos 3 & 4

Updated main post with final video 5.

Thanks a bunch for making this!  It has made getting into making a track a lot more accessible.  I'm currently running into an issue where photoshop will only let me save .tga files in 8 bit, but the Track Building Helper wants a 16 bit or higher image to use for a mask. Am I missing something simple?

Sorry, I can't give too much specific help on Photoshop.  But, for a mask, you need to save the mask in the alpha channel and then save the TGA as 32-bit which supports the alpha channel - my PS prompts me to select 16, 24, or 32 bit when I save the image.

I finally figured it out!  I had to set up my Image Mode to 8 bit RGB in the .psd, but then when I go to save .tgas it asks for 16, 24, or 32 bit.  After that, the Helper Tool was telling me my file didn't have a valid Alpha channel.  I did a ton of Google searching with really not much help until tonight.  I needed to actually create the alpha channel in my .psd in order for the .tga to read it.  So, it is working now and all good!  I'm used to just using .pngs for MXS, so dealing with this has been pretty confusing lol

Quote from: TCrain on November 13, 2020, 05:45:30 AMI finally figured it out!  I had to set up my Image Mode to 8 bit RGB in the .psd, but then when I go to save .tgas it asks for 16, 24, or 32 bit.  After that, the Helper Tool was telling me my file didn't have a valid Alpha channel.  I did a ton of Google searching with really not much help until tonight.  I needed to actually create the alpha channel in my .psd in order for the .tga to read it.  So, it is working now and all good!  I'm used to just using .pngs for MXS, so dealing with this has been pretty confusing lol

Glad to hear that you figured it out!  Now, if you wouldn't have been using the helper, you would have had no clue that you needed the correct format with alpha channel and you would have wondered why it didn't work when you built your track.

Quote from: Resolute Kraken on November 13, 2020, 06:11:21 AMGlad to hear that you figured it out!  Now, if you wouldn't have been using the helper, you would have had no clue that you needed the correct format with alpha channel and you would have wondered why it didn't work when you built your track.

That's for sure!  I probably would have given up lmao

Will use it for my next track for sure !
Thanks  ;)

this is absolutly genius. man thank you so much... this is awesome.

v.1.0.13 (12/12/2020)

• Message box fix so they should pop-to the foreground and be accessible if you leave the window during a track build
• Performance improvement of list controls when moving/adding/deleting items.  Tested with 240 sound source items for Kraken Berg
• Hid the Thickness and Mask selection for Material and Texture Layer 0.  It is not used by the game.
• Added the new "Paint" option in the Track Info tab for setting track object paint files.
• Application short-cut is now under "Resolute MXB" folder.
• Various changes for installer and deployment

v.1.0.18 (01/30/2021)

• Compiled for 64-bit
• Bug fix for disabled SHD files
• Changed PKZ confirmation icon.
• Ability to name sound records (Sounds tab) - click in header.
• Moved Donate menu to main menu.
• Updated splash screen.
• Added "Photo" section to track info tab - set custom location for photo button in game.
• Added support for FMR (animated file type) for track image/map files.
• Bug fix for Soft Soil and Compact Soil particle colors - using correct names now.

v.1.0.21 (03/22/2021)

• Fix for rectangular height maps using correct dimensions.
• Added toggle button to turn off image validation (try this if you get "out of memory" errors.
• Added "Clear All" buttons to materials, textures, scenes, and sounds tabs.
• Added links to iNsane's PKZ locker tool.

for some reason when i download the update it is giving me the v.1.0.18

Quote from: suzuki98 on March 23, 2021, 07:51:39 PMfor some reason when i download the update it is giving me the v.1.0.18

download link fixed.

v.1.0.24 (04/12/2021)

• Fix for foreign language number formatting in files for some users.
• Ability to use 2 heightmaps for one track (TRH and HMF).
• Added decimals to Photo setting long/lat.

v.1.0.25 (06/13/2021)

• Added X & Z repetitions for texture - when using a rectangular heightmap this is useful so your textures don't get stretched.  Default is to use same repetition on X and Z.
• Limited track name to 32 characters - I believe this is a limit in the game.
• Moved "Create PKZ" button to Tools box instead of Build Commands.  Added a new "Create PKZ (Server) button.  This will automatically remove the MAP, WAV, TGA, DDS, and EDF files from your PKZ.  This is useful to provide for server hosts such as MyMXB.com - it saves a lot of drive space on the servers.

v.1.0.26 (07/07/2021)

• Fix for wet-texture normal map repetitions.
• Removed X & Z labels for repetitions if "Use same for both" is selected.
• Added backup option to File menu.  Use this to zip your entire project folder to back it up in its current state.
• Checking for spaces in centerline files (not allowed).

v.1.1.0 (07/27/2021)

• Allow PNG heightmap files.  Validates for 16-bit PNG and auto-converts it to RAW when building track.
• Add new feature "Copy Project".  You can now copy an entire project folder to a new folder and it will rename all files to the new track name for you.
• Fix for "Open last project" text when first opening application.
• Documentation updated for v.1.1.0.

v.1.1.1 (08/10/2021)

• Fix for RAW heightmaps using height greater than width.  If height and width are not the same value, the app will ask if the width is greater than the height and set the dimensions correctly.
• Added menu link and tools button to the PiBoSo track registration site.
• Added menu link to the forum post so you can easily "Check for Updates".

Thanks for banning me from your discord, All I needed was help so I could continue track making. What's up?

It's simple, I don't like you.

Quote from: Resolute Kraken on October 13, 2021, 07:03:40 PMIt's simple, I don't like you.

OOF LOL

Nice professional response, really shows your maturity level. What did I do to you?, I need help with your program and for no reason at all I am banned without even talking to you once.

Quote from: SD on October 13, 2021, 10:02:14 PM

Quote from: Resolute Kraken on October 13, 2021, 07:03:40 PMIt's simple, I don't like you.

OOF LOL

There was no need for you to reply, my guy.

Quote from: ParaMoto910 on October 14, 2021, 05:04:27 AMNice professional response, really shows your maturity level. What did I do to you?, I need help with your program and for no reason at all I am banned without even talking to you once.

We've talked plenty of times in the past buddy.  I have the right to refuse service to anyone based on my past interactions with them.  There is no need for you to reply.

Quote from: Resolute Kraken on October 14, 2021, 07:27:34 AM

Quote from: ParaMoto910 on October 14, 2021, 05:04:27 AMNice professional response, really shows your maturity level. What did I do to you?, I need help with your program and for no reason at all I am banned without even talking to you once.

We've talked plenty of times in the past buddy.  I have the right to refuse service to anyone based on my past interactions with them.  There is no need for you to reply.

Dude I think you may be thinking of somebody else, I went through our discord messages and nothing seemed to be off between me and you. I really do not know what I did, I thought we were cool considering we have not ever had a real conversation. I just really wanted help with your program, that's all Sorry for bothering you.

Looking for some help. I keep getting the pitlane full error when trying to load my track. I did the tracked process, merging my centerlines, start centerline, pit, and grid. No matter how many times I change the pit and overwrite the file I keep getting the error. Help would be greatly appreciated!

I've added an image of the working draft of the soon to be released track if I can get this working!

Quote from: eraaks212 on October 21, 2021, 01:33:17 AMLooking for some help. I keep getting the pitlane full error when trying to load my track. I did the tracked process, merging my centerlines, start centerline, pit, and grid. No matter how many times I change the pit and overwrite the file I keep getting the error. Help would be greatly appreciated!

I've added an image of the working draft of the soon to be released track if I can get this working!

I believe you already got help for this - for anyone else - make sure to name your RDF file correctly - the same name as your track folder and other files.

I did get my answer.

Hello! Thank you for the amazing tool. I am on my 4th track using your tool. However, today I am trying to open the app, but on startup, it shows the logo as it always does on startup, but never actually opens. I've watched my task manager while trying to open it as well, and it shows up in background processes for a moment and then goes away entirely. Have you seen this before, or know how to resolve this?

You should join the support discord.

v.1.1.2 (01/08/2022)

• New feature: loads the centerline and RDF file from the example track if it doesn't exist to avoid "Pit Lane full" error.
• Fix for opening off screen
• Link to discord on help menu
• Tutorial Videos links on menu
• Move About and Donate to their own menu/windows
• Changed track name limit to 50 characters - changed Project Name limit to 32 characters.
• Updated documentation to include link to Conversion Tools (Fbx2Edf.exe)

v.1.1.3 (03/13/2022)

• New SHD Editor window.  Edit/create SHD files for your models.  New window is accessed from the tools window.  Select the folder where your model textures are stored.  The editor will parse the SHD file for you into the editor and give you a preview of what the SHD file looks like.
• Added the "Add" (Fresnel Reflection) to the reflection editors (track textures editor and SHD editor)
• Removed "Steer" setting from the photo location section in Track Info tab.  This is set by user in game since B17.
• Changed error message for images that require an alpha channel.  Added text to notify user to save as 32-bit.
• Updated style of busy messages
• Show error message "Tools Not Set" in build section so you know you don't have your tools set correctly.
• Application checks for new version available at start up with button to open the forum page to download.

v.1.1.4 (06/25/2022)

• Bug fixes for SHD Editor - Spec Map and Environment Map settings.
• Bug fix for 4K and rectangular PNG heightmap loading.
• Bug fix for corrupt user settings not allowing application to start.
• Check if last project file exists when trying to load.
• Updated error message for Alpha channel required files to include "Don't use 100% white alpha channel".
• Validation of track folder and project names to remove special characters.
• Highlight tutorial videos menu when new videos are available.
• Timer for amount of time that project has been open in Builder (days:hours:minutues).  You can edit your TRK file for existing projects to set the minutes that you have worked on the project.  Edit the "MinutesOpen" value in a text editor like Notepad.

anyone have a good height map as i dont have any software to make one

Quote from: spennyt on July 26, 2022, 03:02:08 PManyone have a good height map as i dont have any software to make one

Sure you do, watch some tutorials and use free software like L3DT or GIMP.

v.1.1.5 (06/29/2023)

• Help menu link to MXB documentation.
• Updated 3rd party libraries to latest versions.

Hey, Not sure what the deal is but I keep getting virus warning from windows and it wont let me install the latest version

Trojan:Win32/AgentTesla!ml

file: C:\Program Files\Resolute Kraken\Resolute MXB Track Builder Helper\MXB Track Builder Helper.exe

thanks,
mike

Quote from: Xlr8_Mike on July 08, 2023, 08:05:07 AMHey, Not sure what the deal is but I keep getting virus warning from windows and it wont let me install the latest version

Trojan:Win32/AgentTesla!ml

file: C:\Program Files\Resolute Kraken\Resolute MXB Track Builder Helper\MXB Track Builder Helper.exe

thanks,
mike

Try downloading again - Defender was giving false positives.