3DSM: Creating Halo 2 Renders (Updated)

[users]Digital Marine · Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:27 am

Same here. I want to open the bump ones to!

Gothik · Post by **Gothik** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 5:05 pm

I downlaoded that dds plugin. And one of the dll's I have to replace I can't. Is there one that actually does work?

vaticinator · Post by **vaticinator** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 2:55 am

guys, all the studd u need isw in this tut, all the plugings programs, just read like page 2.
it all works
and bumpmapping is really wierd to do and my ligthing is all funky, partyl lighted and other parts total black. very operculiar

Arabian Camel · Post by **Arabian Camel** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:25 pm

vaticinator wrote:guys, all the studd u need isw in this tut, all the plugings programs, just read like page 2.
it all works
and bumpmapping is really wierd to do and my ligthing is all funky, partyl lighted and other parts total black. very operculiar

But if you realized some people are having problems opening the actual "bump" bitmaps. The other .dds open fine, but the "bump" ones do not. If anyone can find a way to fix this, it would be grand.

rossgemuend · Post by **rossgemuend** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:14 pm

the problem is the version of ch2r you are using, i've had the same problem. I'll post the correct version again

rossgemuend · Post by **rossgemuend** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:25 pm

[users]Digital Marine · Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:36 pm

Now I get an error when I try opening the bitmap to extract in Ch2r.

rossgemuend · Post by **rossgemuend** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:32 am

you should be able to just ignore the error, what does it say exactly?

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:01 pm

I have two questions;

1) Does anyone know why my bumpmaps dont work in 3ds, I did everything correctly, but they dont show up on the model.

2) How do I create finger bones?

Edit: 3) When I go to the Envelopes thing, I cant do anything (also, when I was attaching, no box popped up?)

Bdmboy · Post by **Bdmboy** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:23 pm

ok the bump maps can extract, but they come out as black squares, i have the model of mc rigged and skinned and such but it still needs the bump maps.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:08 pm

Bdmboy wrote:ok the bump maps can extract, but they come out as black squares, i have the model of mc rigged and skinned and such but it still needs the bump maps.

Im having the same problem, the orb shows the depth of the bump but it doesnt show up on the actual elite.

chubark2 · Post by **chubark2** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 8:24 pm

Is your bump amount (Number next to "Bump" under the Maps rollout) 30? If so try increasing it to 100.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:25 pm

chubark2 wrote:Is your bump amount (Number next to "Bump" under the Maps rollout) 30? If so try increasing it to 100.

Tried it, didnt affect anything.

chubark2 · Post by **chubark2** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:07 pm

I have a question of my own, where do you find the helmet visor diffuse and reflection textures?

vaticinator · Post by **vaticinator** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:33 pm

bump maps are easy as once u know what to do..
ok once youve extracted you bump maps, go into photoshop(what i have). open the bump map, should be the one with the 0.0, the other 2, rubbish
. ok and when its open its all buggered, go into channels. go to alpha channel and copy its contents and paste them into tyhe RPG layer

go back to layers and merge them together, should be under image or edit, cant remember very well, then they are all working alpha maps
now go to filter and then for me its NVIDIA controls then normal map filter and juct cloick ok
then it will be all purpally, then save it as whatever. dds
go into max
and when you have the main texture, go to its root folder, go down to maps then bump maps and add it
then u just drag the sphere onto the body parts ad render. maby when ill add a little tut later on spccifically on gettin the bump maps working. dunno.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:25 am

vaticinator wrote:bump maps are easy as once u know what to do..
ok once youve extracted you bump maps, go into photoshop(what i have). open the bump map, should be the one with the 0.0, the other 2, rubbish
. ok and when its open its all buggered, go into channels. go to alpha channel and copy its contents and paste them into tyhe RPG layer

go back to layers and merge them together, should be under image or edit, cant remember very well, then they are all working alpha maps
now go to filter and then for me its NVIDIA controls then normal map filter and juct cloick ok
then it will be all purpally, then save it as whatever. dds
go into max
and when you have the main texture, go to its root folder, go down to maps then bump maps and add it
then u just drag the sphere onto the body parts ad render. maby when ill add a little tut later on spccifically on gettin the bump maps working. dunno.

Ive been doing that the whole time, isnt working, Ill tell you what I do:

Open Ch2r
Open mainmenu
Extract bump (Im using MC right now)
Delete the 0.1 and 0.2 bumps
Open the 0.0 bump in Photoshop
Go to Channels tab
Select Aplha Channel
Select all
Copy
Paste on to RGB Channel
Layer > Flatten Image
Filter > nVidia Tools > Whatever the thing is called
Set the settings the same as in the tutorial
Save it as both a .dds and a .bmp
Open 3dsmax
Open MC
Hit "M"
Go to my MC bmp
Go down to bump
Set the bump .bmp I made in photoshop (Also tried .dds, still didnt work)
And nothing changes

What is odd is the orb shows the texture, but it doesnt show on the model.

bravonight · Post by **bravonight** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:38 am

WOW I CANT WAIT TO USE IT!!!

chubark2 · Post by **chubark2** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:46 am

When you choose your Bump Map do you go straight to the Bitmap or to Normal Bump -> Bitmap?

And also can someone please answer my question about where you find MC and the ODSC's visor reflection maps.

Platt I also wanted to thank you for creating this awesome tutorial. Arabian Camel and I liked it so much that we are making a site from all the renders we produce, for all of the community to use. Here are some early examples of what we've accomplished so far.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:46 am

Chubark, I go to Normal Bump, then I select the bump in the new box it gives me.

bravonight · Post by **bravonight** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:49 am

What is bump?