Screenshot Thread

[Fubar512 1,350]

A blast from the past.....a screenshot from a year ago, TMF's F-14B

 

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

Wohoooooooooooooooo WANT!!!!!!!!!!!

[FastCargo 412]

Does the bump map have to be the same resolution as the texture bitmap? Or can it scale up and down? Reason I ask is because it would be nice to have fine lines for the bump mapping which aren't always possible with the normal texture sizes we use.

 

Good question...I know that I can make the bump map bitmap a different resolution and that the sim will load it. BUT, I don't know if the sim will 'scale' the bump map on it's own like it does with the skins.

 

FC

[xclusiv8 35]

On our way to a CAS mission. We flew low and tight to reduce the chances of getting picked up on radar as something big.

[Snakevenom 0]

Hey guys, this is my modified version of Owl Work Shop's Su-47 with proper Thrust Vectoring Control, and cockpit (got the cockpit from a SU-35BM)

 

Snagged the F-15

 

The Su-47 itself

Su-47 down!!!

[Snakevenom 0]

Hey guys, this is my modified version of Owl Work Shop's Su-47 with proper Thrust Vectoring Control

 

Well, it seemed like it was in the intentions of the creator, but not sure

[Rambler 1-1 9]

Taunting SAMS over Hanoi at dawn:

 

 

and "You're good..."

 

 

"...But I'm BETTER!"

[Spinners 15,986]

BAe / Pilatus Petrel GR.1 of No.610 (County of Chester) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force (Helmand Province 2012)

Edited February 27, 2010 by Spinners

[DarthRevan 3]

 

 

LOL :-D

 

How the H**l did R2D2 get in the hands of the russians

 

LOL

[Spinners 15,986]

BAC Lightnings of No.611 Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, RAF Woodvale.

[Stick 773]

Vigilante evenings

[+Piecemeal 450]

I see trouble on the horizon

 

 

 

That's that problem solved

 

[Stick 773]

In mufti

[ShrikeHawk 384]

We've got a serious weed problem at the base. The gardener should be fired...

 

[Stick 773]

I bet he's smoking the weed.

Edited February 27, 2010 by Stick

[Spinners 15,986]

BAC Stilleto F.3 - No.612 (City of Aberdeen) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force, 1974.

 

[Murphy'S 15]

[FastCargo 412]

Uh, someone put a little too much paint on...

 

 

Yep, still playing with the bump mapping parameter...

 

FC

[+daddyairplanes 10,248]

Uh, someone put a little too much paint on...

 

 

thats why you airbrush instead of using a brush

 

seriously though what program do you use for the bump mapping?

[FastCargo 412]

Well, I use Photoshop for painting (though I like Gimp for TGAs).

 

For activating the bump map parameter, I'm currently on a trial version of 3d MAX 2009 with the newest TW exporter. I'm debating purchasing the student version if possible.

 

As far as converting a height map made in Photoshop, I've been using a program called xNormal.

 

FC

[+Julhelm 266]

I can't get it to load my normalmap for the life of it. I'm using the default settings in max but no go :(

[FastCargo 412]

Hmmm...it should work. I'm not smart enough to not use default settings.

 

I'm assuming:

 

A) You're using 3d Max 2009.

B) You're using the right TW exporter...TK originally had the download link pointing to the wrong file.

C) You assigned the material to the particular meshes you wanted bump mapped.

D) The OUT file shows the bitmaps being used as normal maps.

E) You used something to build those funky purplish normal maps (I'm using the Tools section in xNormal).

F) You put the normal maps into the specific aircraft directory (like damage TGAs).

 

That's how I got it to work...I was spinning my wheels on the exporter issue for a while until Diego realized TK had posted the wrong link.

 

FC

Edited February 27, 2010 by FastCargo

[+Julhelm 266]

Yes on all counts. It's wierd because in FE2 it's working, the exporter says the bumpmaps are there but I get nothing ingame.

Hmmm...it should work. I'm not smart enough to not use default settings.

 

I'm assuming:

 

A) You're using 3d Max 2009.

B) You're using the right TW exporter...TK originally had the download link pointing to the wrong file.

C) You assigned the material to the particular meshes you wanted bump mapped.

D) The OUT file shows the bitmaps being used as normal maps.

E) You used something to build those funky purplish normal maps (I'm using the Tools section in xNormal).

F) You put the normal maps into the specific aircraft directory (like damage TGAs).

 

That's how I got it to work...I was spinning my wheels on the exporter issue for a while until Diego realized TK had posted the wrong link.

 

FC

[+Julhelm 266]

Nvm, I got it working now for some reason.

[FastCargo 412]

Cool!

 

I think I'm going to retrofit my old models...they won't actually be bump mapped...but the ability will be there for intrepid skinners to take a wack at it. It's just too easy to do...only reason the Super Hornets are taking longer is that I'm fixing a shadowing issue on the vertical stabs.

 

FC