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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: ragingloli on August 04, 2009, 10:28:14 am

Title: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: ragingloli on August 04, 2009, 10:28:14 am

are they just different terms for specular maps and glow/luminance maps?

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Snail on August 04, 2009, 10:50:59 am

Shinemaps are specular maps.

Glowmaps are maps which are not affected by lighting and are overlayed on diffuse maps.

Glowpoints are simply points of light. They are usually small bitmaps.

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on August 06, 2009, 02:38:03 am

Additionally, glowpoints are usually added in PCS2. Don't bother about them while modelling.
For a good example of glowpoints, take a look at the flickering Orion runway lights.

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Scooby_Doo on August 06, 2009, 03:08:41 am

Unless you do something really simple, adding glowpoints while your in your favorite 3d program can be most useful (after you've finished the model)

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on August 06, 2009, 03:17:15 am

I'm assuming you need to set the timings of uh glowpoints afterwards Scoob?

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Scooby_Doo on August 06, 2009, 03:53:00 am

Unforunately yes if you use the Collada importer.  The stat conversion was never implemented  :(

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Dragon on August 06, 2009, 10:28:17 am

Glowpoints can also be edited in PCS2, I actually like doing it (especially when it comes to special ships like Jumpgates), so if you need something glowpointed, I can help with it.

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on August 06, 2009, 03:48:03 pm

Quote from: Colonol Dekker on August 06, 2009, 03:17:15 am

I'm assuming you need to set the timings of uh glowpoints afterwards Scoob?

Title: Re: what exactly are shinemaps and glowpoints?
Post by: Scooby_Doo on August 06, 2009, 04:07:50 pm

Opps ya, I didn't see the word "timings" there.  :nervous: