Tnt Snipes Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 just an idea... if anyone could make a chrome finish skin.. that would be awesome, for example like p51 mustang used to be something similar to this.... anybody good at skin making... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Duke49th Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I think you need special Bumpmapping effects to make a chrome effect. I think it is not possible with the current GFX-Engine, or? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 49th Black Diamonds - DCS & Falcon BMS Online Squad
Nate--IRL-- Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I think you need special Bumpmapping effects to make a chrome effect. I think it is not possible with the current GFX-Engine, or? I'm fairly certain we have no control of specularity or shaders in the skins, if you were to build a model from scratch perhaps you may be able to achieve this, but I doubt it. Nate Ka-50 AutoPilot/stabilisation system description and operation by IvanK- Essential Reading
nemises Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 very cool thought tho, but without shader support ...
Tnt Snipes Posted April 23, 2009 Author Posted April 23, 2009 in 3d studio max you have this material "chrome finish" if you want i can send it to anyone whose interested in making one... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
EtherealN Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 That does not help in the creation of a skin. What you need for the chrome finish in DCS:BS is shader access and such stuff - and we don't. Skins are replacement textures and that's pretty much it. So you can get a metallic finish, but you won't get the typical chrome glow and reflection. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
RCN_Moose Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 That does not help in the creation of a skin. What you need for the chrome finish in DCS:BS is shader access and such stuff - and we don't. Skins are replacement textures and that's pretty much it. So you can get a metallic finish, but you won't get the typical chrome glow and reflection. Exactly. You can simulate a chrome finish in photoshop using styles and filters, but it would not have dynamic reflections, etc. You would end up with an in game helo with a fixed reflection built into the texture that would look like crap. Too bad as a Chrome KA-50 would def be cool to look at, not to mention blinding anyone trying to lock onto you :)
Tnt Snipes Posted April 24, 2009 Author Posted April 24, 2009 okay listen, just tell me in what format should be the map material so that it can be applied....? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
RCN_Moose Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Thats the point, with the tools we have available, it can't be applied. (that I'm aware of) the skins are just bmp files compressed into a cdds file to save space and speed loading.
Frakin Toasters Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Moose just stop messing the guy around and tell him
RCN_Moose Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 Hmmm. Maybe I missed something. I wasn't trying to mess around with anyone. What am I suppose to tell him??
EtherealN Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 I dunno. I think it's pretty clearly stated already: It is not possible to get a chrome finish effect. It is possible to have a matte metallic finish. But a matte metallic finish is not close to the effect that is desired, and would not look like the P-51 picture. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
Frakin Toasters Posted April 26, 2009 Posted April 26, 2009 Moose i was joking, it was playing along with the guy who was doing the whole "cut to the chase and just tell me what you know, capisce?" routine
Tnt Snipes Posted April 26, 2009 Author Posted April 26, 2009 (edited) I dunno. I think it's pretty clearly stated already: It is not possible to get a chrome finish effect. It is possible to have a matte metallic finish. But a matte metallic finish is not close to the effect that is desired, and would not look like the P-51 picture. What if you guys have to make a dcs of classic p51d, that one had a chrome metallic finish, what would you do then, probably you wont touch that canvas... anyways thanx for the feedback... Edited April 27, 2009 by snipes [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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