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KudosCry · DeleD PRO user Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 47

Hi people, today I'm going to show you why normal mapping is so great and we all should use it.

Just view this picture: http://www.kudoscry.com/pub/compare.png

This texture is taken from the KudosCry texturepack 1 (1024x1024). You can see the left cube is just textured (still very good quality Wink

!) but the right cube has the normal map applied! The difference is extreme and since normal mapping is even possible with Blitz3D, we all should consider the useage of normal maps in the future!

Jeroen · Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:31 pm Post subject:

Very nice example indeed! The difference is very much noticable. Smile

Sindwiller · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:37 am Post subject:

We had like thousands of Thread (actually two^^) about that.

http://www.delgine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=665&highlight=normal+map
http://www.delgine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1444

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KudosCry · DeleD PRO user Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 47

No, these threads are about: "I want normal mapping in DeleD".
My thread is about: "Look what can be done with normal mapping, it's important to use that in the future".

Also, this thread is a bit of promotion for the texturepack Wink

Sindwiller · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:48 am Post subject:

KudosCry · DeleD PRO user Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 47

Well, YOU might already know what normal mapping is. But there ARE in fact people who don't know what normal mapping is and what can be done with it.

Guyon · Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2006 2:54 pm Post subject:

RisingRealms,

I think the problem is that your picture shows what can be done by simple bump mapping. It doesn't show the true power of normal mapping.

Great post though, to make more people aware of it. Nicely done.
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KudosCry · DeleD PRO user Joined: 31 Jul 2006 Posts: 47

Yeah, the true power of normal mapping comes to effect if you use it with low poly animated characters. But since those textures are for level design, I couldn't show anything better Wink

StigDesign · Member Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Norway

i Whant a 3ds/X Compatibel format For DarkBasic/DarkBasic Pro
So That i and others can youse Dark Basic Fully Wheed Deled
ps:
1:Easy Road Creatore Pluggin
2: Collision Option on ewery object
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StigDesign · Member Joined: 16 Jul 2006 Posts: 8 Location: Norway

Maby it is a good idea that if deled whas compatebil wheed animated objects exs. and maby can edit the animations.
and the same wheed textures animated Textured Face`s
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