Question on Mip Maps and PBR / RoughMet

[Strut]

Do we / or should we make Mip Maps for Diff (Diffuse) and or RM (RoughMet) maps now ? I have never done them for the skins i have made, but I am very curious ?

Edited April 14, 2018 by Strut

[SkateZilla]

Yes, Should always have MipMaps..

[==Wiggy==]

Ouch. None of my skins use mip maps.

[Strut]

Thanks SkateZilla !

[Santus]

It's not that your livery will not work without mip maps but they increase rendering speed and reduce aliasing artifacts.

[Strut]

Thanks Santus, ive just redone and uploaded my RoughMet/PBR Spitfire versions and redid the Diff and RoughMet textures with MipMaps, il be revisiting the other skins i have as well to do the same thing, thanks for your input as well.

[SkateZilla]

And Reduce Texture Flicker

[==Wiggy==]

So what settings give the best quality when using Mip Maps?

 

Since I've not used them before. There's a lot of options using Photoshop with Nvidia plugin.

[Santus]

Truth be told, I am not the guy who tries everything and then decides what fits him best, so I haven't thoroughly tested all setting. I just use the following two and all works well:

 

1 is to preserve layer opacity in cases such as the F-5e's drag-chute which has holes in it.

2 is to generate mip maps

 

eager to hear if anyone else has something more to pitch in.

Cheers