How to write a Material File
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(→Editing the File) |
(→Import the materia-templates.material) |
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=Editing the File= | =Editing the File= | ||
| - | Open a file and rename it to the name of the material in your mesh file. For example basefloortile.material for the respective basefloortile.mesh. | + | ==Import the materia-templates.material== |
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| + | Open a file and rename it to the name of the material in your mesh file. For example "basefloortile.material" for the "respective basefloortile.mesh". | ||
Begin the file with the following file without the slashes. The slashes are normally for comments. | Begin the file with the following file without the slashes. The slashes are normally for comments. | ||
| - | < | + | <pre>import * from "material-templates.material"</pre> |
This will import the templates and the artist does not have to type very much. | This will import the templates and the artist does not have to type very much. | ||
| + | ==Defining the Template and Texture== | ||
| - | + | Then type this and replace the "diffuse_template" with your chosen template and "tex_basefloortile.png" with the texture which you want to use. | |
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | material basefloortile : diffuse_template | ||
| + | { | ||
| + | set_texture_alias ambient_tex tex_basefloortile.png | ||
| + | set_texture_alias diffuse_tex tex_basefloortile.png | ||
| + | } | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| - | + | Diffuse is the texture for normal light and ambient is what happens if there is no light. | |
| + | =Templates= | ||
| - | + | ==diffuse_template== | |
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| - | + | For normal Tiles without transparency but still having their own shadow. | |
| - | + | ==diffuse_template_alpha== | |
| - | + | This is good for tiles with transparent textures but still having shadows. | |
| - | + | :Advantage: Does not need a lot of performance | |
| + | :Disadvantage Not so nice frames and is good for everything with transparency | ||
| - | + | ==diffuse_template_sceneblend== | |
| - | = | + | You can take that if the object should not have shadows but still is alpha transparent. |
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| + | : Advantage: It has very nice frames. Good for grasses. | ||
| + | : Disadvantage: No real "Tiefensortierung". It is only apparent if you look at it and another mesh also having sceneblend. | ||
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| + | ==diffuse_template_foliage== | ||
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| + | For objects having models and is alpha transparent. | ||
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| + | : Advantage: Object has shadows | ||
| + | : Disadvantage: Object unfortunately does not have nice frames. Good for flowers and trees.Objekt hat nicht so schöne Ränder (geeignet für Blumen oder Bäume) | ||
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| + | =Beware= | ||
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| + | To test the meshes, material and texture by taking a look on it with the help of [http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Ogre+Meshy Ogre Meshy]. You have to copy the "material-templates.material" in the same folder. | ||
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| + | =Links= | ||
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| + | [http://www.ogre3d.org/tikiwiki/Materials Tutorials] | ||
