Making Decal Images on Models and Otherwise
by Jerane Alleyne · in Torque Game Engine · 02/07/2002 (1:18 pm) · 7 replies
I have 2 questions regarding the use of decals in two different situations that I'm hoping someone could help in...
The first is in adding a decal to a model as an additional texture image. What I am trying to do is be able to add a custom image (imsignia, etc.) to a model, along with the main skin. Since you can't use blend or composite in the export process (I get an 'unexpected material on export' error), it won't work that way. Doing a multi-sub material doesn't work, because the image has to go on top of the current texture, not replace the material ID. I can just use another map in place of the texture, but it would mean every time I wanted to use a new skin, I would have to have an alternate decal image to match each type of skin. I tried compositing and blending the diffuse map, and that didn't work either. Any ideas on this?
The second issue in using decals is in making bulletholes. I thought that a decal would have to be declared in the projectiledata datablock class, but it doesn't look like that's the case. I checked the chaingun script and thought the same would apply to its projectile datablock class. Is there any idea on how this is done?
Thanks a lot!
The first is in adding a decal to a model as an additional texture image. What I am trying to do is be able to add a custom image (imsignia, etc.) to a model, along with the main skin. Since you can't use blend or composite in the export process (I get an 'unexpected material on export' error), it won't work that way. Doing a multi-sub material doesn't work, because the image has to go on top of the current texture, not replace the material ID. I can just use another map in place of the texture, but it would mean every time I wanted to use a new skin, I would have to have an alternate decal image to match each type of skin. I tried compositing and blending the diffuse map, and that didn't work either. Any ideas on this?
The second issue in using decals is in making bulletholes. I thought that a decal would have to be declared in the projectiledata datablock class, but it doesn't look like that's the case. I checked the chaingun script and thought the same would apply to its projectile datablock class. Is there any idea on how this is done?
Thanks a lot!
#2
Any public progress updates? You guys have a good thing going with EA :)
02/11/2002 (1:30 pm)
Hey Jerane, sorry I cant help with the decal question..I'm working on that also right now. I was just curious if EventAlpha switched to TGE from the other engine you were using?Any public progress updates? You guys have a good thing going with EA :)
#3
Yeah, we switched from Lithtech to Torque...ended up making more progress in six weeks that with Lith in six months :) I do miss the tools tho (Renderstyles...*sigh*)
I haven't posted a plan in a while...had my nose in front of the PC for too long. I'll post a screenshot and plan hopefully in the next week.
I guess I'll try something else for the decals..using the Multi-Sub method...or some other lowtech way :)
02/11/2002 (3:22 pm)
Hey Aaron,Yeah, we switched from Lithtech to Torque...ended up making more progress in six weeks that with Lith in six months :) I do miss the tools tho (Renderstyles...*sigh*)
I haven't posted a plan in a while...had my nose in front of the PC for too long. I'll post a screenshot and plan hopefully in the next week.
I guess I'll try something else for the decals..using the Multi-Sub method...or some other lowtech way :)
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Thanks again