Code:

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// the following code creates a material that adds DOT3 bumpmapping

   // to a model

   bmap reptile = <scales.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 string

     effect = "

       // declare the used textures and variables

       texture entSkin1; // 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] = <entSkin1>;

            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] = <entSkin1>;

            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);

   }

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Personally, Oliver's effect is a little nice (I think). It more so compares to a good fallback for Normal Mapping. But Conitec's is more compatable, and it has no default lighting.

Btw, is that on level geometry? Could you post the script you used for it if it is? Thanks!