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 shadowslayer123 Joined: Feb 22, 2009 
Not the american average |
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 07:31 PM
Msg. 1 of 14
im compiling some bump bitmaps into halo to test out on open sauce, some of the bumps have alphas that are black and white, im wondering what this is and if i should keep it or delete it
this is the bump  this is the alpha  |
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NOBLE_X6 Joined: Jun 11, 2011 
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Posted: Feb 21, 2012 07:50 PM
Msg. 2 of 14
Quote: --- Original message by: shadowslayer123 im compiling some bump bitmaps into halo to test out on open sauce, some of the bumps have alphas that are black and white, im wondering what this is and if i should keep it or delete it this is the bump http://i.imgur.com/fvW9I.jpg this is the alpha http://i.imgur.com/atToJ.jpg the bump looks like a weapon. Search on your weapons folder and search the bump And the bump files have alpha channels ?? |
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009 
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Posted: Feb 21, 2012 08:44 PM
Msg. 3 of 14
Erm, I don't think you read the name of the bitmap, it's a helmet.
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ally Joined: Jun 23, 2010 
Aye Ready |
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 08:50 PM
Msg. 4 of 14
dunno for sure but i think it looks like the maps for an elite.
it's the eye shapes in the images that make me think that. |
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shadowslayer123 Joined: Feb 22, 2009
Not the american average |
Posted: Feb 21, 2012 08:54 PM
Msg. 5 of 14
if you open the image to full size, the name of the file is CQB helmet. its from halo reach.
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Feb 21, 2012 09:25 PM
Msg. 6 of 14
It can be the reflection map for cubemaps (like specular except for cubemaps), but I can be wrong. I say this because the visor portion looks awfully white and the rest look dark as black meaning that the visor would have a lot of the cubemap showing up whereas the metal would have significantly less of an appearance.
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NOBLE_X6 Joined: Jun 11, 2011
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Posted: Feb 22, 2012 06:03 PM
Msg. 7 of 14
Quote: --- Original message by: XlzQwerty1 Erm, I don't think you read the name of the bitmap, it's a helmet. XD sorry the font is so tiny, I can't read it. |
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Feb 22, 2012 06:38 PM
Msg. 8 of 14
But the resolution of the pictures are 1920x1090...
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Kozakuu Joined: Oct 30, 2011 
Only the person who was wisdom can read the most. |
Posted: Feb 23, 2012 12:11 AM
Msg. 9 of 14
He probably didn't zoom in.
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Feb 24, 2012 08:44 PM
Msg. 10 of 14
Quote: --- Original message by: XlzQwerty1 It can be the reflection map for cubemaps (like specular except for cubemaps), but I can be wrong. I say this because the visor portion looks awfully white and the rest look dark as black meaning that the visor would have a lot of the cubemap showing up whereas the metal would have significantly less of an appearance. |
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Cheddars Joined: Oct 30, 2010 
Rave to the Grave. |
Posted: Feb 24, 2012 10:51 PM
Msg. 11 of 14
yes that is the specular map if its a diffuse. you can prove this by opening one of the textures include in the reach spartans and the specular in the jpgs folder is exactly the same. Halo 3 uses the method too. put it into the blue channel of your multi or in this case, the specular shade extension.
for a bump like you said, its what qwerty said i think or maybe ambient occulision? i have no idea about the bump thing though. Edited by Cheddars on Feb 24, 2012 at 10:52 PM |
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XlzQwerty1 Joined: Aug 6, 2009
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Posted: Feb 25, 2012 10:10 AM
Msg. 12 of 14
Yep, I'm positive that this is a reflection map since Skyrim has the same thing.
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OrangeJuice Joined: Jan 29, 2009 
Documentation and debug.txt |
Posted: Feb 25, 2012 10:39 PM
Msg. 13 of 14
If it is not used to control transparency, then it is probably a Parallax Occlusion map.
Cryengine 2 and 3 are set up the same way And the Reach engine is not the same Blam! from the first 3 games, so don't rule anything out. Edited by OrangeJuice on Feb 25, 2012 at 10:39 PM |
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shadowslayer123 Joined: Feb 22, 2009
Not the american average |
Posted: Feb 27, 2012 10:47 PM
Msg. 14 of 14
ill just remove it, seems pretty useless in halo ce
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