Why is the model not casting any shadows?

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:27 pm

I'm having trouble with a model that refuses to cast shadows:

As you can see the C47 model casts no shadow what so ever...

How can I make it cast a shadow? I filled it with common/light and common/sunblock... no luck.

Can the fact that I re-skinned the model into static/vehicle_c47_winter_downed.tik ( basically I just added some frost to the texture ) affect this shadow castinf stuff?

I've compiled with both -fast and -final flags, no difference...

Post by **jv_map** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:29 pm

Compile with -staticshadows

(takes very long though

)

Post by **Surgeon** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:54 pm

You could try the "caulkshadow" texture

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 10:00 pm

Cant it be done with one of these sun block textures in some way? I did a brush in (aproximately) the same shape as the C47... cant I texture that with some magical stuff to acieve the same result?

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The -staticshadows worked great, not that evil compile time either, as I only have about 15 models in the map

Alcoholic · Post by **Alcoholic** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 10:40 pm

cool, can you show a pic of how it looks?

Post by **Surgeon** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:12 pm

Bjarne BZR wrote:Cant it be done with one of these sun block textures in some way? I did a brush in (aproximately) the same shape as the C47... cant I texture that with some magical stuff to acieve the same result?

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The -staticshadows worked great, not that evil compile time either, as I only have about 15 models in the map

Gahh am i typing to myself ??? - You can use the Caulk_Shadow texture instead of the sunblock one to create shadows

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:20 pm

Should caulk/shadow be placed where the shadow sould be, or where the shadowing object is?

( Sorry for asking instead of trying, but I really must go to bed now

)

Post by **Surgeon** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:23 pm

Where the model is - in the outline of the parts you want to create a shadow

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:26 pm

Danke!

Serph · Post by **Serph** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 12:42 am

nice fps... what magical card you using bjarne?

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:04 pm

GeForce 4 4600TI

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:27 pm

Here is the results of using common/caulkshadow:

Shadows are as I want them , but they also affect the model covered in the brush... So I'll need to put it totally inside the model, or put common/caulkshadow brushes on the ground where I want the shadows...

Serph · Post by **Serph** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:33 pm

cool I got the GeForce FX 5600 .. looks nice btw nj..

Alcoholic · Post by **Alcoholic** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:50 pm

is that without staticshadows? i think you should put them a little bit behind the plane, so that the plane is between the brush and the sun.

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:01 pm

Yep, Alcoholic... the pic above just illustrates the look when you have a common/shadow that is about the same shape as the model.