Author Topic: Making a weapon glow (Read 760 times)

chilmans · October 05, 2010, 10:17:20 AM

How to make a part of the weapon glow?
Like when you're on a dark map you still see it (I don't mean adding a light).

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chilmans · October 07, 2010, 10:38:23 AM

Anyone?!

RT · October 07, 2010, 11:41:11 AM

I don't think I've ever seen a gun do that. You probably could reverse the normals on the model in whatever program you are using to export to .dts. I know that's what happened for my gun. It's barrel's normals were flipped and it had a shiny glow to it.

Normals are basically the faces "flipped" the other way. So when a light hits it, lets say from the right side of it, it would be reversed shadowing giving it a glow. Instead of it casting a shade to the left side it would be lit up.

Does that make sense?

takato14 · October 07, 2010, 09:39:47 PM

In the Blender DTS exporter, there's an option under the materials tab to set a material to "Self-illuminating". Make sure that the ONLY the part of your model you want to glow is linked to that material, and click self-illuminating. This makes it glow.

chilmans · October 10, 2010, 04:55:51 AM

Quote from: takato14 on October 07, 2010, 09:39:47 PM

In the Blender DTS exporter, there's an option under the materials tab to set a material to "Self-illuminating". Make sure that the ONLY the part of your model you want to glow is linked to that material, and click self-illuminating. This makes it glow.

Thanks

Cyanian · October 10, 2010, 11:17:32 AM

Quote from: chilmans on October 10, 2010, 04:55:51 AM

Thanks

Did it work?

I have yet to get a chance to try it.

chilmans · October 10, 2010, 11:44:41 AM

Quote from: Cyanian on October 10, 2010, 11:17:32 AM

Did it work?
I have yet to get a chance to try it.

Didn't try yet (My model needed some fixes). But I hope it does...

Cyanian · October 10, 2010, 12:37:27 PM

Quote from: chilmans on October 10, 2010, 11:44:41 AM

Didn't try yet (My model needed some fixes). But I hope it does...

I remember your door pack. I followed it since the beginning.

My name used to be Iownu424.

But now I can make such things.

chilmans · October 10, 2010, 01:04:51 PM

Quote from: Cyanian on October 10, 2010, 12:37:27 PM

I remember your door pack. I followed it since the beginning.
My name used to be Iownu424.
But now I can make such things.

Yeah, I remember you.
I stopped the doors 'cause I haven't had anymore fun with it.
I still have some of the "beta-doors" that actually work, but they're not good looking ;D

I'm currently working on some weapons I might release (and on some builds)
Might get back to JVS after that.