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JC LEON

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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 01:35 Edited at: 20th Mar 2011 01:50

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Hi , I'm attempting to realize normal maping for the entities and the segments of my projectc , and so I'm creating the entities/segmentsshader ready as described in bond1's tutorials.

so i create _d, _d2, _n and _S for any entity/segment and after i apply the bond1's shader "tangentbasis.fx"

these are my results..

1st room

Workshup blue low

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Normal map Textures

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Second Room

Basement Brick

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Normal Map Textures

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what do you think about results??

is'seems like good but i think (i primis for he Basement brick) they are too plasticky and seems to be artificial.

it's normal or are there procedures that can help to reach a better result?

i used photosop with the nividia tool to create normals ..

thank you in advance for any reply and help..

leon

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Poloflece

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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 02:22

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Very nice, I love shaders

Rust Pack WIP here http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=178788&b=24

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JC LEON

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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 02:43

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Quote: "Very nice, I love shaders "

thanks but any sugggestion to improve the effect and make much realistic?

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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 03:06 Edited at: 20th Mar 2011 03:07

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The darker the areas on your specular map, the less reflective that area on your diffuse texture will be. I would also recommend toning down your normal map intensity if you're using an autogenerated one. Here's a quick example I threw together (the spec and normal map is still a tad bit high in the areas where the trim would be, but the overall result does make the wall a bit less "plastic");

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ToastyFresh

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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 03:29

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Gorgeous stuff there. If you want an alternative to the NVIDIA filter, try nDo: http://www.cgted.com/

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JC LEON

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Posted: 20th Mar 2011 14:12 Edited at: 20th Mar 2011 14:14

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Quote: "The darker the areas on your specular map, the less reflective that area on your diffuse texture will be. I would also recommend toning down your normal map intensity if you're using an autogenerated one. Here's a quick example I threw together (the spec and normal map is still a tad bit high in the areas where the trim would be, but the overall result does make the wall a bit less "plastic");"

Thanks for you help and support Kraven..

i tried to downgrade the brightness to -150 i photoshop and the texture seems to be much realistic and less plastic
are there specific values to do thaat or i must try for the best setting fot any texture/entity?

thanks again

Quote: "Gorgeous stuff there. If you want an alternative to the NVIDIA filter, try nDo: http://www.cgted.com/ "

thanks to you too Toasty.. I'll try it..

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