hi ,

I own the commercial A6 version and i want to have a
shiny level surface like in NFS : underground ..is it possible to
do that through Shaders on LEVEL blocks.

if it cant be done on level blocks can it still be done on map entities ?


I need to make a cool small demo which needs to be shown to prospective clients
so any help would be highly thankful

Can't say it isn't possible, but I can't say anyone would attempt something that advanced/complex. I think that NFS:Underground went a little beyond just relying on shaders.

edit: Unless of course you mean something like this:

http://www.conitecserver.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=425800&page=12&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1#425800

Sure you can do this.. but you must either own the Pro version to use render to texture, or you must write a Dll that can do it.

Yes it is fully possible, do you want a shiny wet effect on the blocks or an environment map?
You can also do these on models

Actually i need shiny ( need not be reflective in real time) and this effect
should be on level blocks.

like wet Shiny but not very very wet.

Ok, here's the code, just follow the steps:

Save the following as specmap_level.fx:


matrix matWorldViewProj;
matrix matWorld;

texture mtlSkin1;
texture entSkin1;
texture entSkin2;
texture entSkin3;
texture mtlSkin4;
vector vecLight;
dword mtlSkill1;
matrix matMtl;
technique envcube
{
pass p0
{
Texture[0] = <mtlSkin1>;
Texture[1] = <mtlSkin4>;
Texture[2] = <entSkin1>;
Texture[3] = <entSkin2>;

BumpEnvMat00[0] = 0.5f;
BumpEnvMat01[0] = 0.0f;
BumpEnvMat10[0] = 0.0f;
BumpEnvMat11[0] = 0.5f;
TextureFactor = 0x9f0f0f0f;
ColorArg1[0] = Texture;
ColorArg2[0] = TFactor;
ColorOp[0] = BumpEnvMap;
TexCoordIndex[0]=1;
TexCoordIndex[1] =1 ;
TextureTransformFlags[1] = Count3;
TextureTransform[1] = <matMtl>; // transform camera space back to world space
ColorArg1[1] = Texture;
ColorArg2[1] = Current;
ColorOp[1] = BlendFactorAlpha;

COLOROP[2] = AddSigned;
COLORARG1[2] = Texture;
COLORARG2[2] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[2] =1;

COLOROP[3] = Modulate4x;
COLORARG1[3] = Texture;
COLORARG2[3] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[3] =0;
magFilter[2]=Linear;
minFilter[2]=Linear;
mipFilter[2]=Linear;
magFilter[1]=Linear;
minFilter[1]=Linear;
mipFilter[1]=Linear;
magFilter[0]=Linear;
minFilter[0]=Linear;
mipFilter[0]=Linear;
magFilter[3]=Linear;
minFilter[3]=Linear;
mipFilter[3]=Linear;
}
}


Save the following as Shaders.wdl

// Rename all textures to your own
// yourenv_map can stay the same for all textures and is a sparkly sort of texture

bmap yourenv_map=<yourenv_map.tga>;
bmap yourDOT3map, <yourDOT3map.tga>;
bmap yourtexture = <yourtexture.bmp>;

material yourwadtexturename
{
skin1=yourDOT3map;
Skin3=yourtexture;
skin4=yourenv_map;
flags = tangent;
}

starter load_shaders()
{
d3d_automaterial=1;
effect_load(yourwadtexturename,"specmap_level.fx");
}

thanks for the code matt_coles..but the code doesnt seem to work.
I am using the code on LEVEL BLOCKS and also the blocks are all SHADED.

Do I need to make the blocks FLAT ?

No, it needs to be shaded blocks. What's the error it comes up with? Is your actual texture you're trying to assign the shader to in a wad file or folder (should be in a wad) and the normal map and a copy of your main texture + env_map located in your main project folder?

Could you post a copy of the code you've got based around the shader if it is still unresolved by the above solutions

I might post a demo on Planet Acknex which'll help you and others to use it if you want.

Regards,

Matt Coles

I tried your code, Matt, and it comes up with the error:

" Error in effect: Brick "

Brick in my case, is the texture im assigning the shader to.

Code:

---

bmap yourenv_map=<spheresky2+6.tga>;
bmap yourDOT3map, <brick_normDOT3.tga>;
bmap yourtexture = <brick.tga>;

material brick
{
skin1=yourDOT3map;
Skin3=yourtexture;
skin4=yourenv_map;
flags = tangent;
}

function main()
{
	d3d_anisotropy = 0;
	fps_max = 100;
	shadow_stencil = on;
	d3d_automaterial=1;
	var d3d_automaterial=1;
	effect_load(spec_bump_model,"spec_bump_model.fx");
	effect_load(brick1,"spec_bump_world.fx");
	effect_load(brick,"specmap_level.fx");
	wait(5);
	level_load("bump_map.wmb");
	wait(3);
}

---

Perhaps theirs a problem with the fx file?

That makes sense with the render to texture. Hmm, learn something new everyday.