im glad you guys read my last post :U
really now...

need to know if this is the correct way of applying bumps ( i know to make bumpmaps bitmaps and do it in guerilla not 3ds). there r no 3d quailttys or filters on main diffuse and i applied the bumps in 3ds. Also the wall texture is still in bumpmap stage and colours and detail will come after. And do those shapes look less Indian? :)

Question for D4NO, how do u when baking / render to texture keep the uvw coordinates and not use the auto unwrap, i tryed using existing chanel but it still changes unwrap.





Edited by Maniac1000 on Jan 16, 2008 at 02:35 PM
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jan 16, 2008 at 02:39 PM
Edited by Maniac1000 on Jan 16, 2008 at 02:45 PM

i guess so. depending on what u did to fix it probly wont matter for the uvw.

yea i really want to know if this is the correct way to be going coz i dont wanna get too far into it and realize im doing it all wrong.

The cliff "cant really tell what it is" texture is :-S

yes thats all i am looking for but unlike Napalm he will know what i am trying to do.
As i said before the texture on the base is only a bump map, and the cliff is a bump map with a colour screen added. There has been zero work done on either diffuse map as i am waiting on an answer from some1 who knows what i am doing to answer if this is the correct way.

Napalm i would appreciate seeing the super deluxe textures that u have made, either that or please read properly in future and dont assume u know something which u have no knowledge on!

Sorry I suck at textures, Mr. know it all. I am just a very unartistic person. Thats why I can only work with tags.

yes i know that. so what i am saying is if u dont know or if u cant do any better urself then please keep ur opinions to urself as they mean nothing if u know nothing!

i know him and dont mean offence but i have stated a couple times now that im just posting the bumps and simple diffuse's for opinion (mostly Dano's) of whether or not this is the correct way, not looking for opinions on whether it actually looks like a cliff or a carpet coz right now thats not important.

Hell i know enough ABOUT testures for the halo engine, (Havok?) but i just suck at MAKING textures... ok back on topic now

back on topic then..... so have you decided on a texturer yet? :O

no. nobody has shown anything but maniac and what we need is someone who paints textures. i suppose zsdg could be a weapon texturer, but you dont know how to unwrap do you? well i believe maniac does. so what if maniac unwraps, and zsdg textures. other than that, i really dont see anyone i want to recruit yet

Havok is the physics engine used in halo 2 and 3 I dont think it uses it in halo 1 or you would see more moving objects.

Halo 2 uses the modified BLAM! Engine from halo 1, Halo 3 uses the modified H2 BLAM! Engine also from Halo 1

k, i only got 1 answer from anybody (a smart somebody), ty for that man i always listen to ur good advice :)

im now going to assume this is the correct way to do bumps and diffuse and start "painting" that base.

ill post pics in a while.

i can tell you all that maniac is quickly becoming my favorite candidate here. i asked that you dont post random crap. does my suggestion above seem like a good idea to you two?

i dont mind the idea but in not sure zsdg is any better than me. I never got a chance to get anything done last night but i did at lunch today and i will get lots more tonite for sure. i have painted the cliffs much better now and the bump is nice (i think) still finding the best way to do things but i will for sure post pics tonite.

Hes the only canadidate out there..

no hes not. i have like 3 others

too many cracks on cliff but it is looking better i think.

the textures are looking great. looking at it now i realize that i dont actually like the model very much. the pillar things on the far sides should be a the same 60/30 degree angle as the walls. its just making the the texture on the wall look weird. thats a suggestion to Selentic and maniac.

those cliffs look like play doh

exactly. the pillars are ll facing the same direction at the same angle. but the two walls on the sides are at 30 degree angles. the pillars on the very edge should be at 30 also. i just think that would look better.

that is probly just the way i uvw ed it.
Im not claiming to be an expert by any means but i think its looking not bad for my 1st real effort. Im still learning lots of new things everyday and if u look at any of my previous maps u will see the vast improvement.