[Nobilis Draco]

reality and I disagree with you about the bump.

found these at museumreplicas.com

oficers


type "H"


standard


fancy nonesense helmet but a good example of material
 

type "G"

[Stryke 9]

See one without bumps, scratches, or anything else? Damn few things in real life are absolutely featureless. Unless you have a point, I'm fairly sure you know where you can shove your meaningless snide comments.

[Nobilis Draco]

do you see one that looks like it was sand blasted? a couple nicks scratches and dents are one thing. I'd retort by telling you where you could stick you head but it's obviously allready there.

[Stryke 9]

I see it. You'd need a bump map to simulate that.

Sorry kid, but that's life. There are damn few cases where you'll be able to get anywhere close to realistic without bump mapping. Every surface has some texture or other- in fact, even perfectly smooth ones do, if you care to look that close (for modeling, this is unnecessary- that's what decreasing the specular value's for).

This argument is beyond stupid, anyway. When and if you try rendering on your own, you'll eventually find that I'm right. Or not- who knows? In either rate, if you want a fight, you'll have to look elsewhere. Like an IM channel or warez kiddie forum- I'm not the hormonally-imbalanced type, and neither are most here.

[Nobilis Draco]

Amusing. your little out burst has brightened my day. you should try improving your reading ability or maybe acctually reading the posts before you comment on them. where did I say that no one should ever use a bump channel? Nowhere! They shouldn't be used in place of soft reflections or to simulate tarnish. I told carl he should turn down his bump channel becasue the metal doesn't look right. he was using it instead of his soft reflection system becasue of the render time cost.

Loved the werez kiddie bit! Truely hilarious!
     
do you have one?

[Carl]

Stryke, Nobilis is right. the bump map on mine makes it look rough. I was using it instead of the soft reflection shader becasue it took too long. it's not what I want but it's a step in the right direction.

[Anaz]

lookin good carl!

[Setekh]

Originally posted by Carl
version 1.1

That's tops. I especially like the feather-things up the top.

[Stryke 9]

Eh. Whatever. I liked it.