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Normal Map Glitch

by John Durbin (NitoRPG) · in Torque Game Engine Advanced · 06/30/2009 (1:23 pm) · 2 replies

Well earlier today I made my first normal mapped object & I was pretty proud of myself because I can't code worth squat & it took me hours before trying to figure it out. The 2 walls there are a before & after shot.

i189.photobucket.com/albums/z7/NitoRPG/Album%202/firstNrmMap.jpg
But as I looked behind the wall i noticed that it wasnt mapped, which left me puzzled because all the other sides are.

i189.photobucket.com/albums/z7/NitoRPG/Album%202/firstNrmMapGlitch.jpg
So rite now I'm not sure if it's something I did or what.
Here's what I did,

i189.photobucket.com/albums/z7/NitoRPG/Album%202/FirstNrmMapCode.jpg
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Associate Steve Acaster
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#1
06/30/2009 (1:30 pm)
Normal maps require direct light to work. No light, no calculations for specular light angle + intensity against ambient shadow. Actually there is a little calculation but it's based on ambient only, which doesn't give any direction of course, hence your normal maps in the shade barely show anything at all.

Torque Owner John Durbin (NitoRPG)
#2
06/30/2009 (1:39 pm)
ah ok, I had a feeling it was something like that, thanks