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Normal maps

by Dave Slezak (Ninjadave) · in Torque Game Engine · 03/23/2008 (1:08 am) · 5 replies

As simple as this sounds, I can't seem to get normal maps to work in Torque Constructor. (For use in TGEA)
Better phrased, I can't apply a normal map to a shape.

I honestly don't know how.

I've got it working before by another way, but I think the correct way is much easier, whatever the correct way may be.
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Torque 3D Owner Marc Dreamora Schaerer
Gayasoft
#1
03/23/2008 (1:41 am)
You can not apply them to shapes.

mappings are done through the material files in TGEA and they won't show up outside of it, especially not in Constructor which is TGE and does not support it at all.

Torque Owner Dave Slezak (Ninjadave)
#2
03/23/2008 (1:53 am)
Huh, guess my simple problem isn't simple.

I recall something about QuArK, which I'll look into.

Thanks for the help.

Torque Owner Cory Anderson
Default Studio Name
#3
04/30/2008 (8:40 am)
If you export it, the normal maps will not work in TGE, I believe. You would have to use TGEA.

Torque Owner Ishbuu
#4
04/30/2008 (10:21 am)
It IS a simple problem with a simple solution. Normal maps are assigned via the material system, not the exporter. The diffuse map needs to be properly assigned, then you can define the specifics of the material (specularity, normal maps, etc) in the materials.cs file. That's the only way normal maps are assigned in TGEA.

EDIT: Grr just looked at the post dates....

Torque Owner Dave Slezak (Ninjadave)
#5
04/18/2009 (9:07 pm)
@Ishbuu: Yeah, in fact I asked this more than a year ago now.
Frankly I've learned much about TGEA since then and figured out how this stuff all works.

Looking back on it, this was a sad question. :(