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Heightmaps, lightmaps, opacity maps... HELP ME

by Tyler Slabinski · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 07/23/2008 (1:53 pm) · 3 replies

Ok, I need help. I don't understand most of this stuff that I am doing with terrain.

I looked in TDN about making terrain using Terragen, and I think I understand a little bit.

I made a basic heightmap as a .raw file:

img165.imageshack.us/img165/377/testterrainqr7.png
And I have my ground texture:

img367.imageshack.us/img367/9357/sand1zj3.jpg
I have no idea how to make lightmaps, opacity maps, or detail textures.

And even if I make them, I have no idea how to put them together.

Can anyone point me to the right direction?
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Torque Owner Tyler Slabinski
#1
07/23/2008 (3:06 pm)
I found out what a detail texture is now, but how would I apply it?

Torque Owner Tyler Slabinski
#2
07/23/2008 (3:17 pm)
Woops, I made an accident on the wrong ground texture. Here is the new one:

img367.imageshack.us/img367/9357/sand1zj3.jpg

Torque Owner Tyler Slabinski
#3
07/24/2008 (11:37 am)
I found out where Terragen makes a lightmap, but it only exports to .atm (weird).

Does anyone know how to get the other kind of maps?