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3 Dimensional Chat / How do i apply a normal map to an object like u see in doom3

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White Dragon
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Posted: 22nd Mar 2005 18:27
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I have a problem and I hope some one could help me. I have made a hi-poy object in lightwave3d and a low-poly of the same object and then made a normal map for the low-poly obj. everything came out great in lightwave but i don't know how to apply the normal map to the obj in darkbasic pro. What r the commands and shadders i need to use to do this?
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Posted: 23rd Mar 2005 01:40
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Dark Basic Professional does not have native normal mapping functions. You would need a Hardware Shader created in order to produce the effect.

There are a number of tools capable of producing Normal Maps.
Nvidia Melody, and Orb are what my brother has on his computer.

I do not know where they come from. Might find them with a quick search.

It is easier to use Melody. Orb has integration with Maya. I do not know what other Modelling Applications it supports.
I will ask for my brother to post on this. Will probably be of more help as he could possibly create the Hardware Shader too.

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What modeling program do you have?
Apply the textures to your object inside your modeling app. Then export it as a directX (.x) file which contains both the object and the texture. Then just load that into DBpro.
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White Dragon
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Thanks Required. I thought that i most likly would have to use a FX Shader file to use the Hardware shaders. I'll have a look at Nvidia Melody and see how i go. I have Maya 6 as well so i'll check out Orb as well. I've never tried 2 wite a shader b4 so it'd be great if you could help. Thanks.
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what about blend mode 24?
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