Sorry your browser is not supported!

You are using an outdated browser that does not support modern web technologies, in order to use this site please update to a new browser.

Browsers supported include Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer 10+ or Microsoft Edge.

DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / normal map problem

Author
Message
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 13th Mar 2011 23:02 Edited at: 13th Mar 2011 23:03
Link
I made this normal map in dark shader and no matter what I do I can't get it to work the way I want it to, I've spent a load of time just looking for a normal map program graygandeulf made some years ago, but for the life of me I can't find it to see how he got it to work.

a basic spinet would be great, so any help please?

thanks in advance.

here is a pick of what I'm trying to normalise.


The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore

Attachments

Login to view attachments
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Alkerak
14
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 7th Mar 2011
Location:
Posted: 13th Mar 2011 23:32 Edited at: 13th Mar 2011 23:36
Link
I have a normal mapper software. Sadly it is mac only. But feel free to drop me the texture and i'll create a normal map for you if you so want
You just input the texture and it normalizes it.
That is what you want?
Back to top
Profile PM
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 13th Mar 2011 23:57
Link
I have the normal map, I just can't get it to work right in dbp, but thanks for the offer

The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Mr Bigger
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 31st Jan 2005
Location: was here!
Posted: 13th Mar 2011 23:58 Edited at: 13th Mar 2011 23:59
Link
nm

AMD 2600+/1GB ram/GeForce 6600oc 256MB/W2KPro/DBPro 6.6.b
Back to top
Profile PM
Alkerak
14
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 7th Mar 2011
Location:
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 00:21
Link
I have no experience with normal maps as yet so sorry I could not be more help mate.
Back to top
Profile PM
Mr Bigger
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 31st Jan 2005
Location: was here!
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 00:30 Edited at: 14th Mar 2011 00:32
Link
ok.
load the object.
load the normal map.
set bump mapping on objnum,normalimagenum


AMD 2600+/1GB ram/GeForce 6600oc 256MB/W2KPro/DBPro 6.6.b
Back to top
Profile PM
Green Gandalf
VIP Member
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 3rd Jan 2005
Playing: Malevolence:Sword of Ahkranox, Skyrim, Civ6.
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 00:44
Link
Quote: "I made this normal map in dark shader "


How? I think you mean normal mapping shader.

What shader are you using?

Quote: "I've spent a load of time just looking for a normal map program graygandeulf made some years ago"


My main competitor? You could try the attached shader.

Attachments

Login to view attachments
Back to top
Profile PM Email
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 00:59
Link
Quote: "My main competitor? You could try the attached shader. "


lol sorry I only just got that, gray sorry green Gandalf.

thanks for the shader I'll test it out.

@ Mr Bigger thanks for the help

The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 01:08
Link
I was trying to use the (.fx) file I exported from dark shader.

can any one help me out as I've never covered shaders in dbp, how do you load them and once opened what do you do with them?

The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Alkerak
14
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 7th Mar 2011
Location:
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 02:04 Edited at: 14th Mar 2011 02:05
Link
Well, once you have a fullscreen shader and object shader you save your project in DarkShader you export it. It will export with code already written for you ready to understand and to be compiled in DarkBasic Pro.
Also the DarkShader Help File is helpful up to a point ...
Back to top
Profile PM
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 02:07
Link
I'm experting my normal maps as 24bit I don't know if there much in that.

The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Green Gandalf
VIP Member
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 3rd Jan 2005
Playing: Malevolence:Sword of Ahkranox, Skyrim, Civ6.
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 02:08
Link
See if the attached demo helps.

Attachments

Login to view attachments
Back to top
Profile PM Email
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 02:24 Edited at: 14th Mar 2011 02:29
Link
here is what I've got so far, I need to get that FX file running so I can play with how this looks.



I'm going to spend some time checking this program you posted so thank mate

The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore

Attachments

Login to view attachments
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Mr Bigger
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 31st Jan 2005
Location: was here!
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 11:02 Edited at: 14th Mar 2011 11:03
Link
If you want to use the Darkshader .fx you could give this a look if you didn't already.

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=179468&b=1[href]null[/href]

AMD 2600+/1GB ram/GeForce 6600oc 256MB/W2KPro/DBPro 6.6.b
Back to top
Profile PM
sindore
20
Years of Service
User Offline
Joined: 2nd Jul 2004
Location: Bedfordshire, UK
Posted: 14th Mar 2011 20:10
Link
thanks I'll check this out now

The world surcome to the power of an evil god, a new champion arise The dark Lord Sindore
Back to top
Profile PM Email Website
Back to top

Login to post a reply

Server time is: 2025-06-05 21:06:17
Your offset time is: 2025-06-05 21:06:17