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Cop Radar/Detector

Is there a cop radar/detector app for PPC? To slow down when a cop is around, this would be a very useful app if anyone can come up with one.

i'm sure you can make one, but your device doesn't have a radar detector, does it. If they sell bluetooth radars, by all means, try it.

How would your PPC detect a cop? A PPC does not have any type of radar detecting hardware, thus there would be no way to build software for it.

Radar Detector!?!?!?! LMAO!

Well, that any radar detectors are almost useless. By the time it goes off most of the time are already busted.
However...I believe there is an add-on for TomTom Navigator that people report where speed traps are and were, so they are marked on your map as you drive. There are examples of it on Youtube somewhere.

I think it would be sweeter if they incorporated a swiss army toolkit in a PPC.

Come on guys ,
the boy ain't too
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Heres an idea...Don't Speed!
I think it's hilarious when I pull someone over for speeding and they have a radar unit on their dash.....

Sounds like someone had to go back to driving school once or twice

Ummm being a Police Officer I will have to tell you...there is no good radar detectors out there. As earlier stated...by the time your radar detector goes off we already have you. The only time it would be benificial would be when the police officer is running a stationary radar on a main road and has it turned on, just pointing in one direction!
I can see it now...using your Tilt as a radar detector, trying to text message someone while you have a mp3 playing...BAM you smack into a tree!!!

bfdzio said:
Well, that any radar detectors are almost useless. By the time it goes off most of the time are already busted.
However...I believe there is an add-on for TomTom Navigator that people report where speed traps are and were, so they are marked on your map as you drive. There are examples of it on Youtube somewhere.
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I was thinking something along this line, there is a program like this on Modaco. It's not that great though, looking for something way better than this.

There are many good radar detectors like Escort and many Laser jammer for Cop radars
Only that price is a little high.
Starting from 500 euro

jbh00jh said:
Come on guys ,
the boy ain't too
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Gotta love the basement troll who still live in his parent basement, to have such low esteem to try to insult someone who he don't even know.

There's Trapster.

JukEboXAuDiO said:
Sounds like someone had to go back to driving school once or twice
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heh, yea you got me there, just like with the other loser...go get a life

Corpsegrinder said:
Radar Detector!?!?!?! LMAO!
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That name fit you perfectly, three whole posts huh newbie...such quality posts too. You sure do a lot of great things around here. You are just like the other two winners....just a bunch of nice gentlemen. (MOD EDIT Language.)
MOD EDIT: Play Nice Or There will be Bans.

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That name fit you perfectly, ....
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You should learn from it and change yours to "Dim Bulb" that would be more fitting. MOD Edit
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first question, how how do you want to detect a cop ? Do they send gamma rays
if you mean a radar detector: you should know how they work, here the traffic cops have Laser detecors. And now the Masterquestion noob: what phone do you use that has the hardware to detect laser beams ??? I want it

Maybe you can get help here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=413839&page=5

bfdzio said:
Well, that any radar detectors are almost useless. By the time it goes off most of the time are already busted.
However...I believe there is an add-on for TomTom Navigator that people report where speed traps are and were, so they are marked on your map as you drive. There are examples of it on Youtube somewhere.
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Well i have a TomTom One. and it doesn`t have a radar detector. The only way it anounces radars is if they are posted in the TomTom like POI points of interest like a restaurant a store... but mobile radars sometimes change place. Only fixed ones are more reliable.

golf course app

seem to remember something about an app that had maps of courses in the uk and other maps could be downloaded and using gps tracked your distance for shots etc in golf
anyone know what this was
thanks for the help

combat goofwing said:
seem to remember something about an app that had maps of courses in the uk and other maps could be downloaded and using gps tracked your distance for shots etc in golf
anyone know what this was
thanks for the help
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I think you're looking for FreeCaddie

sirphunkee said:
I think you're looking for FreeCaddy
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I love FreeCaddie!

rorytmeadows said:
I love FreeCaddie!
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How well does it work ?
There is a free version to demo it.
http://freecaddie.com/WindowsMobile/Default.aspx
You upload the .cab, run it, run the app, it creates a subdir in the program dir called \Courses\
You download a .fcf file of the course you are going to play from the website.
You have to sign up.
then you choose the course you uploaded to your HTC. (Menu .. Select Course).
Then you are ready to go.

it works fairly good but it is JUST numbericle information. My wife has the iphone and she has an ap that has all the numberic info that free caddi does with a visual overlay. uses googlemap photos in real time with overlays of where markers are etc.
Really frustrating there isnt something like this for windows mobile. Especially since I golf 3 times a week and she goes maybe once a month.

Well GolfLogix has everything that you're looking for, and has a version designed for the TP2
http://www.golflogix.com/
Has more courses than those already entered into FreeCaddie, at least around me.

rorytmeadows said:
Well GolfLogix has everything that you're looking for, and has a version designed for the TP2
http://www.golflogix.com/
Has more courses than those already entered into FreeCaddie, at least around me.
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I'm going to be trying this one out this week when I'm out playing and I'll compare it to freecaddie

So the way I track it is I go to the Pinpoint Golf App. Right, so I've got it here.

Gps

Why do people need gps on their phones? this is a serious question
I have never needed or used gps in my life
I like using maps better I guess
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My biggest uses:
Find restaurants/activities near me to try new things (or in a new location)
Geo-caching - fun way to hike
Navigation - maps are dangerous and slow to use in a car, annoying to carry, and out of date depending on your source. Phones aren't the best for this but Android's Navigation is basically the cream of the crop.

Um if you dont know what good a gps is you really need to get into the tech. age.
I use it for EVERYTHING.
The real key is that I use google maps to look up anyone or anything around me. My friends all use latitude on weekend nights so we can find each other. If my gps doesn't show where I am how are friends supposed to find me?
I use it for pizza on a random night... or out on the boat when I'm going to a restaurant on the water.....or on a Friday afternoon when traffic is horrible and I want an alternate route.
There's plenty of reasons why the GPS NEEDS TO ACTUALLY WORK on this phone.

Well I'm not making an excuse for the gps problems I just have never needed gps is all
barely any of my friends have an android phone
Still stuck on blackberry and feature phones
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I use GPS to navigate around unfamiliar locations. I cannot memorize the entirety of the planet's geography so I must rely on tools to bridge this particular shortcoming and I cannot safely read a map while driving.
What the hell did you expect?

Just hoping for something I could use
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Google navigation is the best, ur in an unfamiliar city,got the munchies, u long press search button and say "navigate to subway" and voila! Ur guided to ur destination. And u hear oooh and aaah from ur buddies...
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<3me said:
Why do people need gps on their phones? this is a serious question
I have never needed or used gps in my life
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Gosh. Where to start: Geocaching; geotagging photos ("the accident|family snapshot|scenery is right here"); tracking athletic runs (Cardio Trainer, etc); self-geocoding of addresses to avoid intellectual property issues with online geocoding sources; geocoding any physical object surveyed for a multitude of GIS applications and databases; "I am here" apps for emergency use; wardriving; geo-based social networking; geo-based shopping (Barcoder, Shop Savvy, etc.); calibrating speedometer and odometer; orienteering; mapping trails; tracking hikes and bike rides; of course, real-time vehicular navigation; recording and analyzing delivery routes ...
The list is really open-ended, and is expanding as democratized GIS, mapping, and GPS functionalities expand.
The integration of GPS with other technologies on the "phone" -- really a pocket computer that happens to make phone calls and is enhanced by cell-based GPS hybrid location and thus orders of magnitude more useful than a dedicated GPS receiver-- is what provides the power. I can be driving down the highway at lunch, speak "Taco Bell" into my phone, and it will find the closest choices with directions on a dynamic map.
This is why an accurate and functioning GPS is integral to Android smartphones. It enables things you didn't even conceive of, and services still being invented.

Geographically-based "to do" items, so the phone alerts you when you're getting off the freeway and reminds you to stop at the grocery store to buy toilet paper and cat food on the way home from work.
Location-aware ringer preferences. At the office, it turns down the ringer volume so half the floor doesn't hear the theme from The Great Giana Sisters (starting at 2:18) performed by Machinae Supremacy whenever somebody calls

kynetx said:
I use GPS to navigate around unfamiliar locations. I cannot memorize the entirety of the planet's geography so I must rely on tools to bridge this particular shortcoming and I cannot safely read a map while driving.
What the hell did you expect?
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+1
Also not having to have a gps in your car that you worry about someone seeing and stealing

Bigjim1488 said:
+1
Also not having to have a gps in your car that you worry about someone seeing and stealing
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i dont ever go anywhere without knowing where im going

Well when visiting another state it isn't always possible to have intimate personal knowledge of places.
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Lol....I always say the same thing to my wife...I took of off my phone. Personally I think the **** is a waste on a phone. I can find almost anything I need without it. Although I am not one who travels throughout the country or has to make business trips to unfamiliar locations. So I can see pros and cons
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<3me said:
i dont ever go anywhere without knowing where im going
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Well then you need to expand your horizions Sometimes it's fun to go get lost and then of course have a nice gps to bring you home.

I use sprint nav when me and my friends get lost on a random night in the car or when we're driving with no where to go, I'll use sprint nav to get us to some random restaurant in another state or something.
I also use google maps to find trainstations nearby when I'm in some random part of the city. And when I went to my friends college 7 hours away, thebus had to make a random stop and I used it to figure out where I was.
Its also entertaining to ride a train and see a little blue arrow scrolling across the screen following your path with a Speedometer.
If you have intimateknowledge ofplaces bfore hand, then you have no reason for a gps considering you clearly don't care about the tecnology. This gps bug effects quite a few people adversely. I for one didn't realize how much I used gps until I upgraded from my hero
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<3me said:
i dont ever go anywhere without knowing where im going
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Dang, you must have a pretty limited set of places you go...
Except for going between work, home and the grocery store, I almost *never* know where I'm going. That's called "exploring your surroundings" and "finding new things to do".

<3me said:
Why do people need gps on their phones? this is a serious question
I have never needed or used gps in my life
I like using maps better I guess
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ok since you dont use them so i should not either...........I for one do like reading a map while driving and guessing when my upcoming turn is actually coming up......
I have a series question why do you care why I need/want a gps in my phone....

BrianDigital said:
ok since you dont use them so i should not either...........I for one do like reading a map while driving and guessing when my upcoming turn is actually coming up......
I have a series question why do you care why I need/want a gps in my phone....
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thats a great series of questions sir the answer is i do not care why i was hoping there might be something im missing like a feature thats too awesome for words or at least really useful
and to the first part its not a hate thread chill out
also read the map before you go so you dont have to read while driving *hits staples button*
badasscat said:
Dang, you must have a pretty limited set of places you go...
Except for going between work, home and the grocery store, I almost *never* know where I'm going. That's called "exploring your surroundings" and "finding new things to do".
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actually its not that limited i worked for fedex so i generally know where i am going though i dont travel alot

Google Maps is obsolete! Waze 3.0 released 1/31/2012!

Has anyone tried Waze yet??
It has police traps, road hazards, groups, traffic reports, turn by turn navigation and everything! It's like Facebook for driving! Check it out!
https://market.android.com/details?...rch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImNvbS53YXplIl0.

I tried that and always got an error saying i didn't have enough memory, but i do like that its more of users submitting data to help everyone out with the speed traps and traffic jams

YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
I tried that and always got an error saying i didn't have enough memory, but i do like that its more of users submitting data to help everyone out with the speed traps and traffic jams
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Never got that issue. What ROM you running?

VICODAN said:
Never got that issue. What ROM you running?
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At the time it was Miui, but it was quite a while ago. I'ma try it out again cause i did like it when it would work for me

YoungCorruptionV2.0 said:
At the time it was Miui, but it was quite a while ago. I'ma try it out again cause i did like it when it would work for me
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Yeah mooey blows. It's worked on Sense and AOSP just fine for me.

Hellua like my Google Maps. But this looks interresting, going to check it out.

Waze is great for driving, but Google Maps does a lot more than just driving - Favorites, 3D maps, places nearby, find and rate places, Lattitude for friends, etc.

HowDoiUseAndroid said:
Waze is great for driving, but Google Maps does a lot more than just driving - Favorites, 3D maps, places nearby, find and rate places, Lattitude for friends, etc.
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Waze can do all of that minus 3d maps (big woop). I use Waze mainly for the police traps and traffic hazards and reports.

I'll give this a try but I'll still google maps too

sparksco said:
I'll give this a try but I'll still google maps too
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Once you get the hang of Waze the first thing you will do is put it in the same place google maps is on your home screen.

Damn, tried the app but it does not work in Honolulu, HI. I guess ill have to stick with MAPS, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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letmeputdatipin said:
Damn, tried the app but it does not work in Honolulu, HI. I guess ill have to stick with MAPS, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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Did you try adding any groups? How does it just "not work" in Hawaii? WTF?

Unfortunately waze won't be replacing google maps for me anytime soon.
For one thing, the routing is horrible. I tested it by driving from home to work, and it's telling me to go on the side streets and through residential areas that probably added 5 miles and 10 min to my commute
I know it's suppose to reroute you to the least traffic route, but the way I take normally to work (major road) barely have any cars in the morning and I am usually at work in 15 min.
Another thing is that it seems to use up more memory than google maps. When I have music playing and waze running, the music would skip once every 30 sec or so. I think it's because waze is updating too often with all the messages people are leaving around the area etc.

ryocho said:
Unfortunately waze won't be replacing google maps for me anytime soon.
For one thing, the routing is horrible. I tested it by driving from home to work, and it's telling me to go on the side streets and through residential areas that probably added 5 miles and 10 min to my commute
I know it's suppose to reroute you to the least traffic route, but the way I take normally to work (major road) barely have any cars in the morning and I am usually at work in 15 min.
Another thing is that it seems to use up more memory than google maps. When I have music playing and waze running, the music would skip once every 30 sec or so. I think it's because waze is updating too often with all the messages people are leaving around the area etc.
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That's strange because I have the exact OPPOSITE problem. It'll put me on the highway instead of taking the sidestreets. Have you checked your navigation settings?
Again the main thing I love about waze is the user reports like police traps and road hazards.

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That's strange because I have the exact OPPOSITE problem. It'll put me on the highway instead of taking the sidestreets. Have you checked your navigation settings?
Again the main thing I love about waze is the user reports like police traps and road hazards.
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I like this app a lot and will be using it mainly for navigation. The main thing is as long as everyone reports new police traps, traffic ect everything will stay updated There isn't really much close by to me since I don't live in a major city but I'll see how it turns out.

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I like this app a lot and will be using it mainly for navigation. The main thing is as long as everyone reports new police traps, traffic ect everything will stay updated There isn't really much close by to me since I don't live in a major city but I'll see how it turns out.
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Yeah just join as many groups as possible I would say.
You can thank Silicon Valley for this app. I heard about this at my old job from my old boss. It's super mega popular here (like most tech things) and I'm sure the rest of the country will catch on. I'm surprised no one's heard of it yet. Then again I didn't hear of it until a few months ago.

I have used this for a while. Its nice except it drains the battery. Its really useful for the commute from los angeles to vegas. The cop warnings are right on.
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I tried everything here in honolulu and it does not even pick up my location! Maybe because I'm in the middle of the PACIFIC!!! Lmao
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This could come in handy. Gonna give it a try.
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Pretty neat app. This one will go far.

letmeputdatipin said:
I tried everything here in honolulu and it does not even pick up my location! Maybe because I'm in the middle of the PACIFIC!!! Lmao
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Sounds like a problem with your GPS not the APP. What does the GPS status APP tell you?
Also you can actually get lots points by creating maps for Hawaii. I saw these threads:
http://tilesworld4.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=11195
http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=14663&start=130
http://twitter.com/waze_Hawaii

[GUIDE] making any map work on android

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Could be useful if you have it enabled for offline navigation!

Athrun88 said:
Could be useful if you have it enabled for offline navigation!
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It IS offline! That's the beauty
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I would be totally interested. how did you manage?
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tauhida said:
I would be totally interested. how did you manage?
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I'll tell you when there's more people interested
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But which u think better rizo? HTC location or garmin? I used papago before,which was lag as hell
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Steven How said:
But which u think better rizo? HTC location or garmin? I used papago before,which was lag as hell
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The trick is getting garmin maps work on android devices... I'll post full details tomorrow (no guarrantee though )
HTC location doesn't have highly detailed maps of all the countries...
Garmin has those, but it's not fully available on android
Offline navigation is a plus too! Garmin have that.
But i'm using another app to read the Garmin maps... As i said, i'll post all the details later...
Keep posting guys! I wanna see more people interested in this
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Having offline interests me a lot! I use Google Navigation and Google Maps right now but takes awhile to boot and locate. Not having to use data, I'm hoping, will lead to faster performance. Plus, I'm sure this could be used in other devices as well? I'm looking at my WiFi-only tablet as a 10" GPS if this works out =)

Athrun88 said:
Having offline interests me a lot! I use Google Navigation and Google Maps right now but takes awhile to boot and locate. Not having to use data, I'm hoping, will lead to faster performance. Plus, I'm sure this could be used in other devices as well? I'm looking at my WiFi-only tablet as a 10" GPS if this works out =)
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It will work on every android device...
Performance will be a little slower on our dz (if you put details on max). But on faster devices, its really smooth
I think it would be awesome if this post got to android general forum
EDIT: i won't post the guide tomorrow, as i need a pc to make the guide (i have to check some things while writing the guide).
So maybe thursday afternoon, or friday.
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Navigon is owned by garmin as far as I can tell same maps, most guys load the maps from their garmin device, I have it and am gonna test it soon I go a lot of places with no signal lol. Just got it yesterday

Copilot has worked fine for me in the past they use tomtom maps I believe

I'm interested
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Navigon is owned by garmin as far as I can tell same maps, most guys load the maps from their garmin device, I have it and am gonna test it soon I go a lot of places with no signal lol. Just got it yesterday
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Copilot has worked fine for me in the past they use tomtom maps I believe
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Garmin still supports the majority of them... I live in lebanon... Good luck finding an offline map with FULL POI for me on copilot, navigon, and tomtom. Garmin was my only choice, and i ported the first Lebanon map to lebanon.... Selling it for 10$ now
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I'm definitely interested. I'm always looking for apps that'll let me get directions without connecting to data or GPS.

I would also be very interested!

why do you let them wait? app is called navitel. it's available on google play and can read gmapsupp.img from garmin. search it on google to know more.

domon07 said:
why do you let them wait? app is called navitel. it's available on google play and can read gmapsupp.img from garmin. search it on google to know more.
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you obviously don't have knowledge in those apps.
Navitel is the app that will be used for navigation. but navitel DOES NOT support .img maps. it does support .nm2 maps, and the key is to know how to convert those maps, and get rid of the errors...
NOTE: Guide is coming today
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i get the same errors
WARNING: There are two nodes at the same position
however (connect to the nearest node) is greyed out therefore i cannot select it
any help would be appreciated

spanish33 said:
i get the same errors
WARNING: There are two nodes at the same position
however (connect to the nearest node) is greyed out therefore i cannot select it
any help would be appreciated
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u'll have to split them, then reconnect.
Or do III) 5b-
NOTE: the guide has been edited into converting any map, because converting lisenced maps is illegal. i won't support converting lisenced maps, just free maps...
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Good Night
Know any maner to convert IMG NT format NM2
Thank you forgive my English