I'd really like to see a small video with moving lights (or moving entities).

thanks Darklord... i'm just reliving the experience that H'sandbag had a few weeks ago when his code started working

i almost flipped the caps lock key on myself

by the way, him posting his problems and code helped make it a lil easier for me... i was planning on staying with the dx8 shader interface, but some stuff i've done in darkbasic kinda lead me to believe that model cenetered scenery, although feasible, is gonna be a pain to construct, with each part needing separate shading considerations...

... anyway, i decided to see what a level capable solution would be like.
so far, i like it... although the screenshot is resized down and looses a lot, it kinda gives the idea that a Doom3 like level can't be very far off.

maybe...

Rhuarc's explanation of what was going on was the real key in understanding what was in the readme concerning the new shader implementation... i hope that a decent, easy to understand manual on this is forthcoming... else, i'm gonna have to put Rhu on the payrole


mk1... i don't think that moving lights are gonna have any affect on the level geometry just yet... like Matt said above, the lights you see are wed lights that are fixed and mapped during the compile... we're gonna need a means of giving the light position, color, and maybe intensity to the shader during runtime in order to get that flashlight effect on the level structures...

me think that's on it's way...

--Mike

can someone make a test map with this script and a little level ... that a noob can understand it too. ^^ please load this up thx!

hi,

well I tried to get this shader to work but I get one error.:
First of all; i get no Bumpmap or normalmap in my level, it goes not work
Error in effect:
Floor1(70) : Syntax error

put the engine get started!!

here is my code:
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bmap detail_floor1, <16tile12.tga>;


function init_textureNormals()
{
bmap_to_normals(mtl.skin1,2);
}
material Floor1
{
event=init_textureNormals;
skin1=detail_floor1;
effect=
"
matrix matWorldViewProj;

matrix matWorld;



texture mtlSkin1;

texture entSkin1;

texture entSkin2;

vector vecLight;



technique dot3map

{

pass p0

{

Texture[0] = <mtlSkin1>;//1te Skin im Model ist die Textur

Texture[1] = <entSkin2>;//1te Skin im Model ist die Textur

Texture[2] = <entSkin1>;//1te Skin im Model ist die Textur

TextureFactor = 0xFFFFFFFF;



COLOROP[0] = DotProduct3;

COLORARG1[0] = Texture;

COLORARG2[0] = TFactor;

TexCoordIndex[0] = 1;



COLOROP[1] = Modulate;

COLORARG1[1] = Texture;

COLORARG2[1] = Current;

TexCoordIndex[1] = 0;



magFilter[2]=Linear;

minFilter[2]=Linear;

mipFilter[2]=Linear;

COLOROP[2] = AddSigned;

COLORARG1[2] = Texture;

COLORARG2[2] = Current;

TexCoordIndex[2] = 1;

};

}
";
}

____________________

Info: The 16tile12.tga is my Bumpmap !!!
what else shoud i have to do

hope you can help me

It's a directx 8.1 shader. Need's to be updated to 9 format. But once again, there are better shaders out there for this.

Hi!

If you need a dot3 shader, try this:
is a DX9 shader!


code:
_______________________________________________________________________¥

Material dot3
{
effect
"
matrix matWorldViewProj;
matrix matWorld;

texture entSkin1;
texture entSkin2;
vector vecLight;



technique dot3map
{
pass p0
{
Texture[0] = <entSkin2>;
Texture[1] = <entSkin1>;

TextureFactor = 0xFFFFFFFF;

COLOROP[0] = DotProduct3;
COLORARG1[0] = Texture;
COLORARG2[0] = TFactor;
TexCoordIndex[0] = 1;

COLOROP[1] = Modulate;
COLORARG1[1] = Texture;
COLORARG2[1] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[1] = 0;

magFilter[2]=Linear;
minFilter[2]=Linear;
mipFilter[2]=Linear;
COLOROP[2] = Modulate;
COLORARG1[2] = Texture;
COLORARG2[2] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[2] = 1;

}

}

";
}
action bumpas
{
my.material = dot3;
wait(1);
}


Greetings
salva.

i use this code for bumpmapping on geometry textures !!!

My texture in Wed is named: 16tile12.bmp
the pumpmap texture is 16tile12.tga
------------------
bmap detail_16tile12, <16tile12.tga>;

function init_detail_mapping
{
bmap_to_mipmap(mtl.skin1);
}

material 16tile12
{
event=init_detail_mapping;
skin1=detail_16tile12;
effect=
"
matrix matWorldViewProj;
matrix matWorld;

texture mtlSkin1;
texture entSkin1;
texture entSkin2;
vector vecLight;

technique dot3map
{
pass p0
{
Texture[0] = <mtlSkin1>;//1te Skin im Model ist die Textur
Texture[1] = <entSkin2>;//1te Skin im Model ist die Textur
Texture[2] = <entSkin1>;//1te Skin im Model ist die Textur
TextureFactor = 0xFFFFFFFF;

COLOROP[0] = DotProduct3;
COLORARG1[0] = Texture;
COLORARG2[0] = TFactor;
TexCoordIndex[0] = 1;

COLOROP[1] = Modulate;
COLORARG1[1] = Texture;
COLORARG2[1] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[1] = 0;

magFilter[2]=Linear;
minFilter[2]=Linear;
mipFilter[2]=Linear;
COLOROP[2] = AddSigned;
COLORARG1[2] = Texture;
COLORARG2[2] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[2] = 1;
}
}
}
";
}

-------------------
ok, when the engine start i get no errors, but
my floor is just very bright and no effect ...

what could be the problem ???????

Hi!

Is your bumpmap with alpha channel?


Greet


Salva

oh, i see now.

Perhaps thats the problem, because my normal map is , well how could I explane : most blue / pink.
You now???

How could I make alpha textures?

thx

Hi!

Then does your shader work?
Otherwise you use this code from me it works very well!
Please note the comments!

bmap detail_floor1, <brickdark1.tga>;// this is your normalmap!(the blue-pink)

function init_detail_mapping
{
bmap_to_mipmap(mtl.skin1);
}

material brickdark // this is your wad texture in wed you use this for the block
{
event=init_detail_mapping;
skin1=detail_floor1;
effect=
"
matrix matWorldViewProj;
matrix matWorld;

texture mtlSkin1;
texture entSkin1;
texture entSkin2;
vector vecLight;

technique dot3map
{
pass p0
{
Texture[0] = <mtlSkin1>;
Texture[1] = <entSkin2>;
Texture[2] = <entSkin1>;
TextureFactor = 0xFFFFFFFF;

COLOROP[0] = DotProduct3;
COLORARG1[0] = Texture;
COLORARG2[0] = TFactor;
TexCoordIndex[0] = 1;

COLOROP[1] = Modulate;
COLORARG1[1] = Texture;
COLORARG2[1] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[1] = 0;

magFilter[2]=Linear;
minFilter[2]=Linear;
mipFilter[2]=Linear;
COLOROP[2] = AddSigned;
COLORARG1[2] = Texture;
COLORARG2[2] = Current;
TexCoordIndex[2] = 1;
}
}
";
}

Hope This help!


Greetings

Salva

PS: Could you tell me how you have done the normalmap?