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Self-Illumination maps?

by Maddermadcat · in Artist Corner · 03/23/2007 (2:17 pm) · 4 replies

Does TGE support Self-Illumination maps? My model has a lot of little glow details, and cutting the model to apply a different material would increase the poly count.
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Employee David Montgomery-Blake
David MontgomeryBlake
#1
03/23/2007 (2:55 pm)
No, but TGEA support glow shaders. The modernization kit may have a glow buffer as well, but I'm not sure.

Torque 3D Owner Thanhda Tie
Digital Shock Inc.
#2
03/23/2007 (4:26 pm)
No they dont.

Torque Owner Maddermadcat
#3
03/23/2007 (5:39 pm)
@David: I didn't mean glow shaders... What modernization kit are you talking about?
@T Squared: Is there any way around it (without cutting up my model)?

Torque Owner Joel Davis
#4
03/24/2007 (10:20 am)
I think maddermadcat is just taking about textures (like a lampshade or a computer console with blinking lights) that you want to appear fullbright and not get standard lighting applied lit. It looks like it is supported.

The material flags have a "Self Illuminating" bit. In the maya exporter, set the shaderGlow on your lambert shader for the material to something larger than 0.1 to enable this bit. I'm not sure what exactly you set for other exporters.

I haven't tested this yet, but I will eventually, I need this feature as well. :)

EDIT: Oops, I'm an idiot, I didn't read your question carefully. You were asking about doing this with a map. Sorry.

Joel