[The E]

Really? AFAIK they both are meant to change the normal used for lighting calculations. It depends a bit on the way normal mapping is implemented, but it should be posssible to use the normal map for making flat surfaces smooth or the other way round or even correct smoothing errors.

True. But it's usually easier to fix smoothing errors by fixing the smoothing. Using normal mapping to generate proper curvatures (like on the cockpit glass) is more trouble than it's worth (IMHO, at least), if it is  possible at all, which based on my understanding of the effects, is not the case.

[The E]

Double post! Due to popular demands, the slidy business is back!

[Ravenholme]

Exceellllent

[Commander Zane]

HELLS YEAH!

[Buckshee Rounds]

The normal mapping looks great, I wanna run my face all over it...

[Droid803]

YES! SLIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDIIIIIING!

[Archaic]

not to seem demanding, but when can we expect an update to the VP's, im getting some serious fx lag and mouse glitches when there's a lot going on.

[General Battuta]

When the Karuna is done.

[Droid803]

The Karuna's getting completely retextured right?

[General Battuta]

Yeah.

[Solatar]

An optimized Karuna would be the bee's knees.

[ION3]

Using normal mapping to generate proper curvatures (like on the cockpit glass) is more trouble than it's worth (IMHO, at least), if it is  possible at all, which based on my understanding of the effects, is not the case.

Should be pretty easy with normal map baking? But I haven't tried yet.

[The E]

Using normal mapping to generate proper curvatures (like on the cockpit glass) is more trouble than it's worth (IMHO, at least), if it is  possible at all, which based on my understanding of the effects, is not the case.

Should be pretty easy with normal map baking? But I haven't tried yet.

Neither have I, and I am not particularly eager to. As I said before, fixing the smoothing directly is easier and less headache-inducing than trying to fix borked smoothing with normal mapping.

[pecenipicek]

Using normal mapping to generate proper curvatures (like on the cockpit glass) is more trouble than it's worth (IMHO, at least), if it is  possible at all, which based on my understanding of the effects, is not the case.

Should be pretty easy with normal map baking? But I haven't tried yet.

dont assume that something is easy if you havent tried.

basically, baking out anything on a model that thas even a single overlapping polygon tends to mess up things badly.

[ION3]

dont assume that something is easy if you havent tried.

If i had tried i wouldn't have to make assumtions. ^^

[Col. Fishguts]

*bump*

I just noticed that the glowmaps for the Uhlan, Kent and Uriel (maybe more?) have an RGB value of 0/2/0 where they are supposed to be black, which gives them a slight green tint ingame (really noticeable in the F3 lab).
I take it this will also be fixed in this optimized new modpack?

[ssmit132]

*bump*

I just noticed that the glowmaps for the Uhlan, Kent and Uriel (maybe more?) have an RGB value of 0/2/0 where they are supposed to be black, which gives them a slight green tint ingame (really noticeable in the F3 lab).
I take it this will also be fixed in this optimized new modpack?

The Durga has this problem as well.

[Dragon]

Yes, they're pretty much made from scrath, so there's no such problem.
I wonder how such bug got throught my texture improvement spree early in WiH developement, I'll make sure it won't happen again.