I'm having a similar problem as smjjames. I'm also new to Celestia. I've tried to add add-ons from the Motherlode and cannot get the Don Edwards "Pale Blue Dot" DDS files to load. How do you load them. I've placed one so far in "medres" file, and so far...nothing.
Also, I'm having trouble with Jestr's 64K file on Earth. I unzipped it and placed the "JestrEarth JPG" file in the Extras section as described and nothing. When I click on "alternate textures" or whatever it is, there is nothing but clouds on the earth, no texture. It's really maddening.
I did, however, get Coruscant to work on the first go-around, hehe. It's really frustrating though, as I'd like to see these. I really like the program so far.
Larry
Another newbie with add-on questions
Larry,
What kind of graphics hardware do you have?
Older cards cannot display DDS textures.
Also, getting VTs to work properly isn't always easy.
If you haven't already done so, you might take a look at the VT documentation that's on the MotherLode at http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catal ... ation.html
Another description of how they work is at
http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celest ... s.html#2.5
What kind of graphics hardware do you have?
Older cards cannot display DDS textures.
Also, getting VTs to work properly isn't always easy.
If you haven't already done so, you might take a look at the VT documentation that's on the MotherLode at http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/catal ... ation.html
Another description of how they work is at
http://www.lepp.cornell.edu/~seb/celest ... s.html#2.5
Selden