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Why is the model not casting any shadows?
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:27 pm
by Bjarne BZR
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...
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:29 pm
by jv_map
Compile with -staticshadows
(takes
very long though
)
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:54 pm
by Surgeon
You could try the "caulkshadow" texture
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 10:00 pm
by Bjarne BZR
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?
*********** edit **************
The -staticshadows worked great, not that evil compile time either, as I only have about 15 models in the map
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 10:40 pm
by Alcoholic
cool, can you show a pic of how it looks?
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:12 pm
by Surgeon
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
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:20 pm
by Bjarne BZR
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
)
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:23 pm
by Surgeon
Where the model is - in the outline of the parts you want to create a shadow
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:26 pm
by Bjarne BZR
Danke!
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 12:42 am
by Serph
nice fps... what magical card you using bjarne?
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:04 pm
by Bjarne BZR
GeForce 4 4600TI
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:27 pm
by Bjarne BZR
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...
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 1:33 pm
by Serph
cool I got the GeForce FX 5600 .. looks nice btw nj..
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 8:50 pm
by Alcoholic
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.
Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2003 11:01 pm
by Bjarne BZR
Yep, Alcoholic... the pic above just illustrates the look when you have a common/shadow that is about the same shape as the model.