Moving map .. help!

[+sophocles]

Hello all!  Does anyone know how to superimpose a texture onto the moving map (say a compass tga)?  I've been trying for days and nothing seems to work!

Thankyou in advance!

[+yakarov79]

additional flat object with an assigned transparent texture and linked to a map node.

[+sophocles]

17 minutes ago, yakarov79 said:

transparent texture

Thanks for the prompt reply!  I guess you mean a tga?

[+yakarov79]

yes

 

[+sophocles]

Yakarov, I've tried what you've said I've placed (and linked) the tga on top of the map node (superimposed) and although all seems great in Mues LOD viewer ..

In-game it looks like this:  It's like the transparency of the tga is ignored ..

Any idea what it is I'm doing wrong?

Edited October 7, 2025 by sophocles

[+yakarov79]

from av-8BNA cockpit

map with overlayed HSI

 

map node

 

and linked to map overlayed HSI, which is textured with TGA.

Set transparency (material of superimposed node) in 3D Max to 0% (?)  (I do not remember the parameters of that material - I can check on Saturday - soonest)

and then play with the transparency of your texture tga in your photoshop/gimp...

[+sophocles]

5 minutes ago, yakarov79 said:

Set transparency (material of superimposed node) in 3D Max to 0% (?)  (I do not remember the parameters of that material - I can check on Saturday - soonest)

and then play with the transparency of your texture tga in your photoshop/gimp...

Thanks again for trying to remedy the situation .. I'll try out your suggestions ..

Cheers!

Sophocles

[+sophocles]

25 minutes ago, yakarov79 said:

(I do not remember the parameters of that material - I can check on Saturday - soonest)

That would be great!

[+sophocles]

20 hours ago, yakarov79 said:

Set transparency (material of superimposed node) in 3D Max to 0%

Yakarov, you're a champion!  This did the trick!  Thank you so much!