Cubemaps on .DTS models

#1 The cubemap itself is not a 2D texture. It is an array of textures.
If you have used Conitec engine they did the cubemap as a single texture, then cut a part of it, that represent a single plane of the cube.
The cubemaps are not intended for simple diffuse mapping BTW.

#2 Yes I understand what a cubemap is. I had a non-dynamic cubemap working on .dif objects and was having trouble getting it to work on .dts models but I have it working now. It just didn't seem to want to work on a particular .dts I was using for some reason...

#3 I have it working in TGEA 1.0.2 and TGEA 1.7.

Havent tested Dynamic Cubemapping though.

#4 Got dynamicCubemap to work?! It seems to smash my engine on load at least...

I'm making a mirror that I want to be able to move ingame (otherwise I could just use planarReflection on a *.dif if I'm not all wrong here).

Settings:

datablock StaticShapeData( Mirror )
{
category = "ShaderTest";
shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/old_town/mirror.dts";
dynamicReflection = true;
};

new CustomMaterial(mat_mirror)
{
mapTo = "mirror";
texture[0] = "$dynamicCubemap";
shader = Reflect;
version = 2.0;
};

Anyone got any suggestions or tips to solve this *moving mirror* problem?!

Using TGEA 1.7.1...

#5 Yes,it is working since TSE.
May be the problem is the StaticShape class.
I found that static objects (TSS also) do not render dynamic cubemaps.

I have it working on an Item object right now.

#6 Tried to change my datablock to an ItemData instead of a StaticShapeData....but it still crash the engine on add.
I've also tried it with this a *standard* material;

new Material(mat_mirror)
{
mapTo = "mirror";
baseTex[0] = "mirror";
dynamicCubemap = true;
};

Any thoughts?

#7 Tried with TGEA 1.7.0 also...still crash.

Found this;

www.garagegames.com/mg/forums/result.thread.php?qt=79231

#8 //here is your datablock
datablock ItemData( Mirror )
{
category = "ShaderTest";
shapeFile = "~/data/shapes/old_town/mirror.dts";
dynamicReflection = true;
};

// Try to add the item directly in your mission file, copy the code below
new Item( Mirror )
{
//add position,rotation,scale optional
datablock = "Mirror";
};

Use Custom Material.
Chech your shader for errors.

Chech the cubemap sampler first (use samplerCUBE/texCUBE).

edit-not tested in the new 1.7.1, i just downloaded it and will try it soon.

#9 I think I've set it all up right...but it's quite hard to debug since I'm not coding and can't step through the code for errors...and the engine crashes when adding this Item.

I'm using the ReflectShader that comes with TGEA (and which works with 1.0.3, but seems to crash 1.7.x).

// Structures
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

struct ConnectData
{
float3 cubeNormal : TEXCOORD0;
float3 cubeEyePos : TEXCOORD1;
float3 pos : TEXCOORD2;
};

/*
struct ConnectData
{
float3 reflectVec : TEXCOORD0;
};
*/

struct Fragout
{
float4 col : COLOR0;
};


//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Main
//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fragout main( ConnectData IN,
uniform samplerCUBE cubeMap : register(S0)
)
{
Fragout OUT;


float3 eyeToPix = IN.pos - IN.cubeEyePos;
float3 reflectVec = reflect(eyeToPix, IN.cubeNormal);
OUT.col = texCUBE(cubeMap, reflectVec);
OUT.col = OUT.col + float4( 0.0, 0.0, 0.1, 0.0 );


/*
OUT.col = texCUBE(cubeMap, IN.reflectVec);
OUT.col = OUT.col + float4( 0.0, 0.0, 0.2, 0.0 );
*/

return OUT;
}

Any ideas?

#10 The shader seems OK.
I took a look at the custommaterial class and found that setStageData is missing (at a first sight).
And i am sure the dynamic cubemap is not the only thing missing.
Try to restore it, i think the whole principle is still present.