My normal maps aren't working - fixed

[Adorno]

Following a tutorial and using Gimp plugin I've created a normal map but it doesn't show up.

Here's OpenBRF where it looks fine

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But the result is this (the wooden planks texture):

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Tried different shaders, like bump_static and standart_shader_bump_nospec_high_noterraincolor (native items of wood use that)

To make it I did this:
- open the dds texture and flatten image
- make normalmap
- add alpha channel
- set opacity to 85
- save as dds

I realise it can be done much better, but it should at least show up. What am I doing wrong?



Supposed to look like this, but it's very flat without normal map.

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[cmpxchg8b]

It's using the cursor texture, which is loaded as fallback when the game cannot find a texture.
Check your rgl_log.txt for messages about texture loading errors. Make sure the file is there and is named correctly.

 

[Mammoet]

You most likely forgot to add the texture in the BRF file under the textures tab. Happened to me as well a few times in the beginning ^^

 

[Adorno]

You most likely forgot to add the texture in the BRF file under the textures tab. Happened to me as well a few times in the beginning ^^

That was it  (openBRF actually removed the ending of the file name called '.norm' when the texture was added).

Now I just need to get better at normal mapping... and texturing... and modelling 


Thanks a lot.

EDIT: do you add mipmaps to normal maps? I'm guessing not.

 

[mr.master]

Yes, to my understanding. Might be wrong though.

 

[xenoargh]

Yes.  Mipmaps for everything that isn't UI or skyboxes.

 

[Adorno]

Damn xenoargh, you're a modding wizard 

Thanks.