Author Topic: Tutorial: How To Make Glowing Bullets (Read 1075 times)

JD · February 21, 2009, 09:08:39 PM

Step 1: Make your model.
Step 2: Import a texture, any color.
Step 3: Set the lighting of the texture.
Step 4: Apply it to the part of the model you want it to (select a group)
Step 5: Open "Export to Torque DTS Plus"
Step 6: Set the LOD of each group to -1 (Can be seen from any distance)
Step 7: Select, in the Materials column, the name of the glowing material.
Step 8: Click Edit
Step 9: Check the box that says "Self Illuminating"
Step 10: Profit
If you really need pictures, I'll post some later.
Edit:
Pics.
Step 1: Make your model.

Step 2: Import a texture, any color.

Step 3: Set the lighting of the texture.

Step 4: Apply it to the part of the model you want it to (select a group)

Step 5: Open "Export to Torque DTS Plus"

Step 6: Set the LOD of each group to -1 (Can be seen from any distance)

Step 7: Select, in the Materials column, the name of the glowing material.
Step 8: Click Edit

Step 9: Check the box that says "Self Illuminating"

Step 10: Profit

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Muffinmix · February 21, 2009, 09:32:27 PM

You know, I've actually always wondered how to do this.

Now if only I knew how to make material transparency work in blockland.

JD · February 21, 2009, 09:37:20 PM

Quote from: Muffinmix on February 21, 2009, 09:32:27 PM

You know, I've actually always wondered how to do this.

Now if only I knew how to make material transparency work in blockland.

Hah, same here. :\ I've always wanted to make a trans scope.

Awasp · February 26, 2009, 05:10:11 PM

Maybe translucent has something to do with it?

Loopyla1 · February 26, 2009, 06:18:21 PM

Quote from: JD on February 21, 2009, 09:37:20 PM

Hah, same here. :\ I've always wanted to make a trans scope.

Or glasses :D
Lol Dork mod.

Meekl · February 26, 2009, 06:54:05 PM

i just use the variable hasLight = true;
in the script.

Muffinmix · February 26, 2009, 07:19:25 PM

The Self Illuminating bit works perfectly.

Next, Translucent + Additive (it unlocks with Translucent checked) gives you a nice see-through material that seems to work. I tested it with a player-type vehicle, no animations in though, but it reacted well to lighting.

An issue is it's completely invisible in the dark, so i dunno if you can make it more opaque or not unless that's all to do with the material itself. I used a doColorshift material, the blank one that gives 100% color.