In short, materials use shader codes with the effect command. FX files are apparently plain text format (unformatted text). I don't know how shaders work or how they are written (they're not in the manual).
Code:
material quicktest
{
ambient_red = 255; // full brightness
ambient_green = 255;
ambient_blue = 255;
effect = "
technique technique_name
{
pass p0
{
// insert shader code here
}
// pass p1 // for additional passes
}
// technique simpler // additional techniques for lower end cards
" // end effect string
}
action my_action
{
my.material = quicktest; // assigns the material for the shader
}
This is as far as I can go. The manual only gives the information I've given. It doesn't explain how to do any calculations, or what the other options are available. I wished it did though.
This thread, however, should be moved to the shaders forum....
