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Self shadowing

by Petteri Huttunen · in Torque Game Engine Advanced · 03/07/2007 (3:38 pm) · 13 replies

Hi !

I can enable dynamic shadows for DTS objects
when using them as StaticShapes, but I can't get the self shadowing to work ?

Here's the datablock:

datablock StaticShapeData(MyObject)
{
Category = "MyObject";
ShapeFile = "~/data/shapes/MyObject/MyObject.dts";

shadowEnable = true;

shadowSelfShadow = true;
shadowDTSShadow = true;

shadowSize = 256;

shadowSphereAdjust = 1.5;
shadowBias = 0.005;

shadowMaxVisibleDistance = 50;
shadowProjectionDistance = 150;

};

Thank You
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Torque Owner John Kabus (BobTheCBuilder)
#1
03/15/2007 (1:06 pm)
Try adjusting the shadowBias to see if the shadow is being culled.

As an example try setting the bias to 1.0 and then to 0.0, did one of those produce dark shading on the object? If so take the half way point between the two (0.5) and give it a try. Keep testing the midpoint between numbers that produce dark shading and no shadows. This will quickly zoom into the object's shadowBias value.

You can change the shadowBias in-game using the console:

MyObject.shadowBias = 0.5;

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#2
03/15/2007 (1:14 pm)
I'll try that, Thank You !!

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#3
03/15/2007 (3:28 pm)
Sorry John, enabling the selfshadowing /adjusting the bias didn't do a thing :(

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#4
03/15/2007 (3:51 pm)
Neither works the DTS Shadowing.

Torque 3D Owner Marc Dreamora Schaerer
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#5
03/16/2007 (8:39 am)
DTS Shadowing only works when self shadowing works.

EDITED out my error, sorry

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#6
03/16/2007 (9:04 am)
Ok. Thank you.

In some other forum thread someone told to define an object as an Static Shape object which

enables it to selfshadow etc.

So if this isn't the case,

next question :

How do I make an ShapeBase derived object ?

Because I thought that these Static Shapes ARE ShapeBase derived; that's why they can cast dynamic shadows.

As I mentioned above they do cast dynamic shadows just fine, but do not not selfshadow/DTS Shadow each other.

Thank You in advance :)

Torque 3D Owner Mark Dynna
#7
03/16/2007 (9:04 am)
StaticShapes (using the StaticShapeData datablock) are a ShapeBase derived object. Self shadowing should work for them. 
class StaticShape: public ShapeBase
When the documentation refers to "statics" they mean TSStatic objects. You appear to be doing everything correct Petteri, I'm interested to hear what John has to say.

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#8
03/16/2007 (9:05 am)
Mark: exactly.

Torque Owner John Kabus (BobTheCBuilder)
#9
03/23/2007 (1:33 pm)
Can someone send me a dts/datablock combo that's not working - I not seeing the problem here and have asked in several threads, but haven't received a response.

Torque 3D Owner Mark Dynna
#10
03/23/2007 (6:16 pm)
Petteri, have you tried playing with your mission's Sun Azimuth and Elevation properties? See if that makes a difference.

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#11
03/23/2007 (7:28 pm)
Yes, all kinds of settings and nothing helps.

Torque Owner John Kabus (BobTheCBuilder)
#12
03/26/2007 (10:28 am)
Petteri,

I received your email, thanks for sending over the test object.

I'm seeing the problem here too. With the test object I should be able to track down the problem and issue a fix.

Torque Owner Petteri Huttunen
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#13
03/27/2007 (4:07 am)
No problemo :)
Hope you get it sorted !!!