i added the example script of the readbeta.txt to an entity, but the only thing i recognize is that the surface gets somehow shiny.
is this because of my geforce2 and still with my new radeon9600?

here is the code:
Code:

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  bmap reptile = <noise64.tga>;



  material mat_bump

  {

    skin2 = reptile; // set a reptile skin

    scale1 = 0.2; // factor for the skin scale at stage 0



// define a material effect

    effect = "



// declare the used textures and variables

    texture texSkin1; // the entity skin

    texture mtlSkin2; // the bump map

    dword mtlSkill1;  // the light vector



// default technique

    technique bump_dot3

    {

       pass P0

       {

// set texture stage states

          Texture[0] = <mtlSkin2>;

          Texture[1] = <texSkin1>;

          TextureFactor = <mtlSkill1>;



          ColorArg1[0] = Texture;  // stage 0 = bumpmap

          ColorOp[0] = DotProduct3;

          ColorArg2[0] = TFactor;



          ColorArg1[1] = Texture;  // stage 1 - skin texture

          ColorOp[1] = AddSigned;

          ColorArg2[1] = Current;



          ColorArg1[2] = Diffuse;  // stage 2 - lighting

          ColorOp[2] = Modulate2x;

          ColorArg2[2] = Current;

       }

    }



// fallback technique for devices that do not support bumpmapping

    technique fallback

    {

       pass P0

       {

// set texture stage states

          Texture[0] = <texSkin1>;



          ColorArg1[0] = Texture;  // stage 0 = skin texture

          ColorOp[0] = Modulate2x;

          ColorArg2[0] = Diffuse;  // modulate by lighting

       }

    }





  ";  //end of the effect string

  }



  starter mat_bump_init {

  // initialize the material properties

    vec_set(mat_bump.ambient_blue,mat_model.ambient_blue);

    vec_set(mat_bump.diffuse_blue,mat_model.diffuse_blue);

    vec_set(mat_bump.specular_blue,mat_model.specular_blue);

    mat_bump.power = mat_model.power;

  // create the normals map for DOT3 bumpmapping

    bmap_to_normals(mat_bump.skin2,2);

  // set a lighting vector for DOT3 bumpmapping

    mat_bump.skill1 = pixel_for_vec(vector(200,200,200),100,8888);

  }



entity* test;

action test_it {

	test=me;

	my.material=mat_bump;

	my.skill1=sign(random(2)-1);

	my.skill2=sign(random(2)-1);

	my.skill3=sign(random(2)-1);

	while(1) {

		my.pan+=my.skill1;

		my.tilt+=my.skill2;

		my.roll+=my.skill3;

		wait(1);

	}

}

entity* kamera;

action player_light {

	kamera=me;

	my.invisible=on;

	my.passable=on;

	my.lightrange=230;



	while(1) {

		vec_set(my.x,camera.x);

		vec_set(my.pan,camera.pan);

		wait(1);

	}

}

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