WIP - Church

TomClancey · Post by **TomClancey** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 5:53 am

i was at this one site were i got a few textures, and instead of a bump map that they give u they give you a surfice soloution. Ill give you the link to it.

http://www.m3corp.com/a/products/ssmaps.htm

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:04 am

CrowPath wrote: Check my bumpmapping tutorial: http://www.earthenrecords.com/bumpmaptut/intro.html
Most people seem to just take the original texture and convert it straight into a height map. It usually turns out all right, but it limits your options and the amount of depth you can use. Using my method of layering takes longer and requires a bit more thought, but you get better results.

thanks cant wait to try it when i get home (wednesday) but question

when YOU bump map for your map(s) do you use gimp or was that just for purposes so that everyone could use your tut and not jsut those with ps?

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 8:35 am

I actually use PS, since someone told where the Offset command for it was located. I'm just more used to the interface and so it's quicker for me. I guess I should edit the tutorial where I say I don't know how to Offset in PS.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:41 am

and possibly say what to use in ps for the offset and clone stamp for others.... possibly

-Laser- · Post by **-Laser-** » Sat Jul 08, 2006 4:18 pm

One of my very favorite tools for making textures and their bump maps is Xfader. I find it extremely useful. I've used it just as much as PS in the making of just about every texture found in Facility.
http://www.pegtop.net/xfader/

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:07 pm

Just a quick update, this is the beta version of the animated lightstreams coming from each window. It'll stay like this in beta form until I finalise the lighting, since the transparency is a major factor and I'll probably change how it looks, so I thought I'd give you a peek while I work on other stuff.

skyline GT-R · Post by **skyline GT-R** » Wed Jul 12, 2006 7:20 pm

Usually you don't see rays of light coming from a sealed window, looking good though.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:30 am

wont that get laggy?

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 3:48 am

Light from outside, streaming through a window into a darkened interior doesn't show up as rays? I've seen it in countless games. And no, there's no lag, it's just a modified version of the waterfall shader and texture.

skyline GT-R · Post by **skyline GT-R** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:00 am

Ya, but, the window was fully opened probly. As in real church I have never seen rays of light, perfectly the same colour, going through a coloured window.

CrowPath wrote:

has it's own pulsating dark red/orange dynamic light anyway.

Also having red/orange light coming through the window into white light.

CrowPath · Post by **CrowPath** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:48 am

Nope, I've seen it with closed windows, partially open windows and just open holes. They were games however so realism takes a back seat to graphical splendour.

And the teleporter is not a window, it's a gateway into another plane. That's not what is actually present outside the building. So the colour of the rays will be whatever I finally make it. As I said, this is just a beta.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 1:03 am

Light rays cannot be seen unless they are travelling through a medium such as dust or water. I can imagine it could be rather dusty in there, so it works.

Looking awesome, Crow.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:43 am

Are there going to be any custom weapons in this map? For oddball, you should change the ball to a bible.

Also, try to do something with the master chief model and skin. It seems like you're changing everything else, so maybe a new look would fit in better.

Nevertheless, amazing.

Lowallyn · Post by **Lowallyn** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:12 pm

lol yea i already had that idea im making a simple model of a bible for the oddball now

just to test of course

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:39 pm

Make the MC look more priest-y.

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:17 pm

I would like it if it was just old school halo content, because, even though custom content is cool, sometimes it takes away from the map. Sometimes it doesn't, especially if it is themed for something. The bible would be cool, but having MC look like a priest....funny idea but I don't think it would work.

fritzistheshit · Post by **fritzistheshit** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 8:24 pm

as far as custom mc goes maybe just update the texture to make it look better. it is wierd seeing those beautifull bumbmaps with a normal mc.

rossmum · Post by **rossmum** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 9:07 pm

Ask Jahrain if you can use his new biped mb plskthxbi.

RaVNzCRoFT · Post by **RaVNzCRoFT** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:33 am

Maybe, like Tiamat's night and day changer, you could be able to change bipeds (MC <--> Elite) in the pause menu.

fritzistheshit · Post by **fritzistheshit** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:57 am

RaVNzCRoFT wrote:Maybe, like Tiamat's night and day changer, you could be able to change bipeds (MC <--> Elite) in the pause menu.

wouldn't that lag the map?