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Hi, I need some advise on how to do a couple of things.

I'm working on a project (can't say nuthin yet. ) and it's got to have either light-mapping or ambient occlusion. The look of the game requires this. No way out of it. (Unfortunately)

One way of doing it that I was thinking of was model a level and cut it into a bunch of parts. Then uv-map them, texture them, and add the light-mapping manually. The problem with that is that the textures are quite low-res in the map which is bad.

Another way I was thinking of, was modeling the level and importing it and texturing it manually. Then, uv-mapping it and adding the light-map with transparency. Then import it into the editor and put it into the exact some spot as the other so the light-map part would overlap the other textures. But, the problem with that is that it wouldn't work. :|

The last way I was thinking of was making every wall, every floor, every surface a separate object so I could use ambient occlusion. But, that would probably be very difficult especially because if I had 950 triangles, I would have 950 materials. :|

So...if you've got any thoughts I'd be more then obliged if you'd share them with me.

Bink, could you give me a detailed description of how you made your map look like it does? Cause that's the way I need my maps to look like.
Thanks all.

By the way, who thu hueck rated all duh threads? I hate it when people do that! *mumbles to himself* Have too much time on their hands...*growl*

Step 1: Create a model of your level and texture
Step 2: Apply super secret awesome skills!!!
Step 3: You are done

I won't tell you. ^_^

EDIT: Stop making "Strong Hammer's X thread"-threads, Patrick. It's annoying as hell.

The only way to do that would be to make the whole map a model, pretty much, and bake shadows. You could make each room a different material if you don't want to have one really big texture....

Quote:But, the problem with that is that it wouldn't work. :|

That could be a problem, couldn't it? :P

Bink Wrote:Step 1: Create a model of your level and texture
Step 2: Apply super secret awesome skills!!!
Step 3: You are done

Augh! It's important!!!

Bink Wrote:I won't tell you. ^_^

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Bink Wrote:EDIT: Stop making "Strong Hammer's X thread"-threads, Patrick. It's annoying as hell.

Sorry, I just like to have a thread in practically each board so I can ask my questions in there instead of making a thread for every question.

ccccc Wrote:The only way to do that would be to make the whole map a model, pretty much, and bake shadows. You could make each room a different material if you don't want to have one really big texture....

Yeah, but...all those textures... :0

Then make it all into one texture. Go into blender, add lights, render>bake>full render.

Thanks you, guys. I'll test around and see what looks best.

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Happy Birthday Bink! Enjoe yoself tuday!

ccccc Wrote:The only way to do that would be to make the whole map a model, pretty much, and bake shadows.

What does that mean? Two cups flour, 1 cup water, yeast, voila, shadows? What does baking shadows mean.

Put your comp in the oven for a few minutes, that should do it.



It means rendering the shadows with blender ONTO a texture. (onto a UV map, really)