TFU Shadow Trooper (From XBOX 360)

[Circa]

Yep, first file path. Misspelled players.

[Lamented]

...I am such a dork.

 

Thank you @@Circa

[Lamented]

Gah. Still doesn't work...

 

@@AshuraDX the problem is that the glow effect simply isn't working.

 

 

 

 

 

It also seems the front-side of the skin is always darker than the back.

[AshuraDX]

add RGBgen identity to the glow stage in your shader and make sure that dynamic glow is enabled

[Futuza]

protip: /bind f12 screenshot

[Pande]

protip: /bind f12 screenshot

Pro-er tip: /bind f12 screenshot silent 

 

[Futuza]

Pro-er tip: /bind f12 screenshot silent 

 

[Omicron]

My F12 key is bound to say indeed.

[Futuza]

You can have multiple binds on the same key...

[Lamented]

Is this all my thread is good for? Good riddance, how far I have fallen...

[ChalklYne]

Is this all my thread is good for? Good riddance, how far I have fallen...

 

I see you've met spam.

[Barricade24]

Alright, Deviance now that I have a better understanding of shaders, I should be able to help with your 360 trooper.

 

First, you need some sort of image that has a reflective tone to it, from what I can tell it is of a slight blue color. Look at the ref pics I posted for reference. If you need need an image, I recommend using the one DT used for the Stormtrooper gloss. Be sure to ask him if it is all right.

 

Once you have that set you will need a code to set up which areas will be reflective and which areas will not.

 

Fortunately, with the help of Ashura, I now have a code template that you can use for this.

 

models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/armor

{

q3map_nolightmap

q3map_onlyvertexlighting

{

map models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/armor

rgbGen lightingDiffuse

}

{

map models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/gloss

blendFunc GL_ZERO GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR

detail

alphaGen lightingSpecular

tcGen environment

}

{

map models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/armor-noshine

blendFunc GL_SRC_ALPHA GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA

detail

rgbGen lightingDiffuse

 

}

}

 

You will need a second image that has the areas selected that you don't want to be reflective. That is what the armor-noshine is for. The ref photos I provided should help you to see which areas are reflective and which are not. I haven't really gotten to the glow part just yet, but if you need more information on anything, let me know.

 

Edit: I might also suggest you keep this in a second shader file. That, way nothing is damaged with your current shader settings.

[Omicron]

Alright, Deviance now that I have a better understanding of shaders, I should be able to help with your 360 trooper.

 

First, you need some sort of image that has a reflective tone to it, from what I can tell it is of a slight blue color. Look at the ref pics I posted for reference. If you need need an image, I recommend using the one DT used for the Stormtrooper gloss. Be sure to ask him if it is all right.

 

Once you have that set you will need a code to set up which areas will be reflective and which areas will not.

 

Fortunately, with the help of Ashura, I now have a code template that you can use for this.

 

models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/armor

{

q3map_nolightmap

q3map_onlyvertexlighting

{

map models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/armor

rgbGen lightingDiffuse

}

{

map models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/gloss

blendFunc GL_ZERO GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_COLOR

detail

alphaGen lightingSpecular

tcGen environment

}

{

map models/players/shadow_stormtrooper2/armor-noshine

blendFunc GL_SRC_ALPHA GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA

detail

rgbGen lightingDiffuse

 

}

}

 

You will need a second image that has the areas selected that you don't want to be reflective. That is what the armor-noshine is for. The ref photos I provided should help you to see which areas are reflective and which are not. I haven't really gotten to the glow part just yet, but if you need more information on anything, let me know.

 

Edit: I might also suggest you keep this in a second shader file. That, way nothing is damaged with your current shader settings.

Might I suggest that you use the code tags for stuff like shaders when posting here It keeps it's proper formatting when doing so.

[Lamented]

@@Barricade24

 

Thank you very much for your assistance, I always held out hope for this Shadow Trooper even though I thought it would end soon enough. It's also lately I've been working on two S--

 

AHEM.

 

Sssssssstormtroopers, yeah, that's my project. But anyway, thank you. I've been becoming a lot more skilled lately and when I'm finished with my Ssssssssssstormtrooper, I'll get back on track with this. Thank you.

[Lamented]

Here we go again...

 

[Barricade24]

Awesome work on the trooper stache! That looks awesome! Looks like you got your color just right for the armor.

 

Well done!

 

If I may ask, how did you go about getting the effect in on the trooper stache?

[Lamented]

The stache? I actually used a TFU texture...

 

See, I noticed it was the same shape as DT's stache but not the same size. So, I cut both textures down straight to the staches, then I found out DT's stache size when it was cut down and resized the TFU stache. Then I attached it impeccably as another layer, put it on the DT85 texture, and just tested it out in ModView. Also, I have a few edits to go over regarding the armor, but... ya.

 

I'm experimenting.

 

And I may try to do the same thing for HS Dooku -- use TFU texture overlapping.

 

But yeah. That's how I got it. Can't say I'll use the same technique for just about everything else, but uh... it proved really helpful with the stache.