I hope this isn't a stupid question.

Is it now possible to make the texture appear on the reverse side of polygons (so it looks double sided without needing polies on both sides), and if so, how is it done?

CullMode=none;

here is an example (second post): http://www.conitecserver.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=297998&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1

From that thread I'm not sure if it works only on TGAs with transparency or not. Could you clarify that point?

Glad to hear this gets around the z buffer thing, too. Thanks

cullmode is unrelated to tga transparency. here is a simple material which enables double sided polygons:

Code:

---

material mtl_doublesided

{

  effect=

  "

    texture entSkin1;

    technique doublesided

    {

      pass p0

      {

        CullMode=none; // disable backface culling

        Texture[0]=<entSkin1>; // use the model's first texture 

        ColorArg1[0]=Texture; // modulate the texture with the diffuse vertex color -> lighting

        ColorOp[0]=Modulate2x;

        ColorArg2[0]=Diffuse;

      }

    }

  ";

}

---

(not tested but should work)

Thank you. I'll let you know how it goes after I've tried it.

Ventilator, when you use this material on a model like a cylinder, it seems to clip away part of the model, it is getting confused about which side is the front as technically both sides are... is there a way to get around this? either in the script, or would a barrel need to be made of two model halves?

Thanks for your input.

does your texture have an alpha channel?

Yes, sorry I should have posted that...duh!
I presume this is the problem, is there a way around it

yes, that's the problem. why do you need the alpha channel on a barrel? transparent objects can't use the z-buffer...

look for the second post in this thread -> http://www.conitecserver.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=297998&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=&fpart=1 maybe this effect solves your problem but it depends on what you want to achieve...

I was trying to make holes in a barrel when hit by a weapon, by changing the models skin when it was hit.... not a big loss, but... I have created a light-cone that has no top of bottom and a wrapped light/fog skin that fades out at the bottom. To get the fade I had used alpha channel, but I think I can do this with simple transparency/alpha/fade combination, so I will replace the models skins with a non alpha one , thanks Ventilator.