Im not sure why its not working , but it's not reccomended for level geometry anyway.. because it will be extremely slow, and have lighting errors. A6 level geometry is not meant for normal mapping/per pixel lighting.

Stick with making worlds out of models.

My model is black too, but maybe I am not setting it up right. Let me describe my process.
I texture a model in med. Export to bmp. Open bmap in photoshop. create new channel "Alpha1". select rgb image, copy, and paste over alpha image, which turns it grayscale. save as a .tga. import back into med and apply over original texture. Is that the correct procedure for preparing a model? If not then maybe that is my problem. I have never got bumpmapping, or any shaders to work on models.

Well, that's a very basic way of doing that.. the alpha channel is for specular values.. meaning that you make the brightest areas the areas you want to have the most 'shine'. But you then need a normal map too, put that in skin2 in MED.

Then you have to have dynamic lights in your level.

This is probably stupid, but.... when you say skin2 in MED do you mean when you add another skin under the "veiw skins" tab and select "add after last skin" or is there actually a "skin2" checkbox somewhere that I just have not seen. Other wise I was just trying to add it to code like this:

bmap box = <box1.tga>;

material spec_bump_model //assaign all models this material in script
{
skin2 = box;
flags = tangent;
}

I still get a black model though . Also, do I need an alpha channel or can I just have a regular skin and a normal map? I tried this and saw no change to the model. Not black, but also no bumpmap.

My models are still black, but when I have no action assigned to them, they are the purple, blue normal map. Did I at least set my model up right or should I see the regular texture instead. Maybe its the way I am assigning the action. I have:

action Shader_NormalMap
{
my.material = spec_bump_model;
}

in the bottom of my game.wdl and I apply that action in wed. Is the action supposed to be somewhere else other than the bottom of the game.wdl? ( I appologize, I realize these are probably common sense questions, but I am getting desperate )

I want to Thank you for working me through this mat. THANK YOU. I think I may be getting close

Put color map w/alpha in skin 1, put normal map in skin 2. assing the material in the action. Also try putting this : my.frame+=1; in the action too. Set my flare=off; , and my transparent=off;

Make sure there is a dynamic light near the model.. with a color and lightrange set, and my.light=on;

If you cant get it work this way.. i dont know how to help you.. except you can biuy the SPhere Engine which can do all this automatically for you.

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No, seriously - I think the following:

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bmap box = <box1.tga>;

material spec_bump_model //assaign all models this material in script
{
skin2 = box;
flags = tangent;
}

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gives you problems because this way, you assign a second skin to the material, not the model that uses the material. As far as I'm concerned, the shader needs the model to have the skin, not the material. Thus this is what you do, basically:
1. - Open your Model
2. - Open the skin editor
3. - Import you basic model skin (has to be TGA with alpha)
4. - Add a new skin (Edit -> Add new skin just in case this is confusing...)
5. - Click Next Skin and import your normalmap
6. - Save and have a try

Hope that helps!

I did that and models are still black. I downloaded the doom3 pack from au, models with normal maps, and they are also black. I must be doing something else wrong.

Just bought sphere. Hope customer support is ready will I get a link to download in my email, or do you ship?