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sandman300 · 08-01-2005, 04:51 AM

I was playing around with the specularity and...

anyway, what surface properties do game engines use?

Sharp · 08-01-2005, 03:20 PM

i believe they can use all map,

with normal maps in development. but as alot of ppl are practising with normal maps i guess there close. iv heared of light maps aswell but never seen any

mtmckinley · 09-01-2005, 07:20 AM

depends on the engine.

What we did, for example was :

color map w/ alpha channel spec map
normal map w/ alpha channel opacity map
small hieght map

We also had other effects we could replace:

normal map w/ alpha channel incandescense for example

since we're rendering in lightwave and maya, you'll probably have to use standard seperate maps, but that's ok.

sandman300 · 11-01-2005, 03:40 AM

thanks for the info. Im a little confused about what mtmckinley wrote ... the spec map is imbedded in the color map file? how does that work?

got some progress on the bump for the arm. hows it look?

mtmckinley · 11-01-2005, 05:01 PM

the game engine would interpret the alpha channel as a spec map or whatever we wanted. Obviously in Maya or LW, that's not necessarily possible.

sandman300 · 12-01-2005, 12:03 AM

interesting to know, Well I guess I don't have to worry about that for now. In the mean time some progress on the arm.

sandman300 · 12-01-2005, 05:53 AM

Im trying out different methods of texturing.

Zeeman · 12-01-2005, 08:07 PM

Looking good sandman!!!:tup:

sandman300 · 13-01-2005, 02:05 AM

thanks zeeman, got some more progress. I think Ive settled on a style.

sandman300 · 13-01-2005, 06:41 AM

Ive been pushing along, thought Id post before I stop for the day. the torso is still missing an updated bump map. Im at least learning a good deal more about UV maps and Surface Baker.

dae · 13-01-2005, 08:57 AM

the model looks good, it would look better if the rust was less.

Dae

Mark · 13-01-2005, 06:28 PM

That's not rust ... that's the 'Go Faster' flame motif :p

Nice work there Sandman. Have to agree with Dae re the texturing though...

Zeeman · 13-01-2005, 07:49 PM

nice work! But yea...i think that "rust" or "flame" is a little too much as well...

sandman300 · 13-01-2005, 07:52 PM

I was thinking the same thing myself but I wanted to see what everyone else thought. Ill see what I can do to tone it down a bit.

sandman300 · 14-01-2005, 01:30 AM

I toned down the rust and made it some what assymetrical.

now I just have to run through the process for the other parts.

09-01-2005, 07:20 AM	#63
mtmckinley The Maya Mountain Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 654	depends on the engine. What we did, for example was : color map w/ alpha channel spec map normal map w/ alpha channel opacity map small hieght map We also had other effects we could replace: normal map w/ alpha channel incandescense for example since we're rendering in lightwave and maya, you'll probably have to use standard seperate maps, but that's ok. __________________ -Mike www.mtmckinley.net 3D Artist at Zombie Studios

11-01-2005, 05:01 PM	#65
mtmckinley The Maya Mountain Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Port Orchard, WA Posts: 654	the game engine would interpret the alpha channel as a spec map or whatever we wanted. Obviously in Maya or LW, that's not necessarily possible. __________________ -Mike www.mtmckinley.net 3D Artist at Zombie Studios

13-01-2005, 08:57 AM	#71
dae Full Access Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Hampshire, UK Posts: 362	the model looks good, it would look better if the rust was less. Dae __________________ "I THINK, THEREFORE I AM" René*„escartes

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08-01-2005, 03:20 PM	#62
Sharp Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: UK Posts: 300	i believe they can use all map, with normal maps in development. but as alot of ppl are practising with normal maps i guess there close. iv heared of light maps aswell but never seen any

12-01-2005, 08:07 PM	#68
Zeeman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 460	Looking good sandman!!!:tup:

13-01-2005, 06:28 PM	#72
Mark Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Sunbury, UK Posts: 2,339	That's not rust ... that's the 'Go Faster' flame motif :p Nice work there Sandman. Have to agree with Dae re the texturing though...

13-01-2005, 07:49 PM	#73
Zeeman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 460	nice work! But yea...i think that "rust" or "flame" is a little too much as well...

13-01-2005, 07:52 PM	#74
sandman300 Full Access Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: West Lawn, PA Posts: 415	I was thinking the same thing myself but I wanted to see what everyone else thought. Ill see what I can do to tone it down a bit.