Author Topic: Normal Maps? (Lighting effect for textures) (Read 1150 times)

Planr · February 10, 2014, 12:55:24 AM

Is Normal Maps possible for Blockland bricks?
"Normal maps" are basically where the textures of objects are made so that each individual pixel on the texture's image reacts differently to a lightsource, making objects that are flat appear to be 3-dimensional. This would mostly be noticeable on prints, such as for brick walls.

An example from Starmade, where I and the rest of the tester team have been doing some bugfixing on the game's new feature of normal maps:

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Hawt · February 10, 2014, 12:56:20 AM

/support

Subpixel · February 10, 2014, 01:03:24 AM

It would make bricks look 3D :)

/support

xXDeadwolf456Xx · February 10, 2014, 02:00:56 AM

#Port'sShaders

LeetZero · February 10, 2014, 03:40:23 AM

Weirdly enough the default TOP studs have such an effect. The texture itself reacts against the light, but not that much.

Subpixel · February 10, 2014, 02:42:20 PM

Quote from: LeetZero on February 10, 2014, 03:40:23 AM

Weirdly enough the default TOP studs have such an effect. The texture itself reacts against the light, but not that much.

But you may notice, the opposite side of the stud doesn't really have dynamic shadows. Having those would make them look very 3D.

Aide33 · February 10, 2014, 03:04:44 PM

Quote from: Subpixel on February 10, 2014, 02:42:20 PM

But you may notice, the opposite side of the stud doesn't really have dynamic shadows. Having those would make them look very 3D.

yeah and it would be amazing

0xBRIANSMITH · February 10, 2014, 03:10:30 PM

Wait you are on the tester team for StarMade?
cool

blueblur121 · February 10, 2014, 03:41:01 PM

Since you're a beta tester is it possible that you could get me a copy of starmade?
Hypothetically of course.

AutoBahn · February 10, 2014, 09:08:23 PM

inb4some idiot comes in here and starts stuffting all over the place because he thinks this thread is about bringing maps back

anyway, /support
this would be a very nice graphical improvement to the game.

Swat 3 · February 11, 2014, 01:05:16 AM

What is starmade lol.

is it like that ship thingy that comr4de plays.

Ducky duck · February 11, 2014, 06:08:25 PM

/support x google

This would make builds googleX more realistic

Bester Bageler · February 11, 2014, 10:39:16 PM

Quote from: 0xBRIANSMITH on February 10, 2014, 03:10:30 PM

Wait you are on the tester team for StarMade?
cool

At some point he became a forum admin for them I think.

Aware · February 12, 2014, 12:29:05 AM

~~maps will never come back~~

As if Blockland didn't have performance problems already.

SWAT One · February 12, 2014, 07:31:30 AM

Would be pretty neat. Would definitely enjoy this because I like to make a lot of dark maps.