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DarkBASIC Professional Discussion / How to do "transparent map(like hair)" and"specular map" in dark basic pro?

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hayzx
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How to do "transparent map(like hair)" and"specular map" in dark basic pro?

I can't find any example or demo.
perhaps I have to waiting patch 4 or patch 5?
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n3t3r453r
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Posted: 5th Mar 2003 09:30
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Unfortunately there is no way to make specular map.

You can make transparent map by painting into black color all parts of bitmap that must be transparent. And then just set object transparency Object, 1. But in this case object will look awful because color that isn't exactly rgb(0,0,0) for example rgb(5,5,5) will be painted automaticaly into backdrop color.

So we have to waiting patch 4 and probably at least patch 10.

Lee!!! Think about this subject please because in all good engines transparent maps works well.
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A_M
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Actually you can use an opacity map (transparency map) if you save it to the alpha channel of a texture in .dds or .tga format. You will need to use set object transparency object, 1 to get it to show.

/ Andreas Mattsson
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Shadow Robert
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depends on what you wish to achieve using these maps Hayzx
if you have a model which you want to know howto get these effects within Pro, then post a screenshot and i'll talk your through it

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n3t3r453r
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Posted: 5th Mar 2003 15:39
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@Andreas:
Yes, but anyway object will look awful
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hayzx
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Posted: 5th Mar 2003 16:46
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thanks,

who can tell me how to post picture?


Dark basic support pixel shader but can't support transparent map ????

If it can't do specular map,I was wondering if it can do"high light"?

[img]d:\test.jpg[/img]

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Shadow Robert
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Posted: 5th Mar 2003 17:34
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you have to upload to a site, then link it

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D Man
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@Net Eraser : If you use jpegs as texture it looks awful, with bitmaps it looks well.

"If you can't make it good
make it look good."
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Shadow Robert
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i get the feeling that you guys don't produce much of your own artwork

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