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lightmaps...fog... and other mumbo jumbo
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:02 am
by latot
I was trying to make BG really dark and foggy (for a use of a working mod... hopefully if i get some answers) and I heard that to make it darker I needed to edit the lightmaps and that the lightmaps for BG was levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch.
So I imported it into PSP, desaturated it, darkened it, and saved it as DXT1. I then tried to import it back into Halo but it said the file was a different size and needed to be saved as DXT1, but it was DXT1 and how could it have changed size?
Second question is how do you get fog into a level and then mod it to make it thicker etc. I heard you need some kind of Fog Plugin for HMT, where can I get that?
Thanks.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:11 pm
by 05H3T5KY
Answers to these questions would higly interest me too. Please someone answer!
One thing though latot....what's PSP? Photo Shop ____??? Or something else?
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:12 pm
by [VC]CaptainValor
In order for the lightmaps to work, you must save them as "DXT1, 16bit 5:6:5" in the DDS plugin.
As for the fog plugin, I have it but I don't know where to get it online. Sorry, lol.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:05 pm
by latot
Oh, nevermind about the darkness, i got it now hehe.. thanks for the info...
But for the fog, could you send it to me over AIM or something please?
Thanks.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:23 pm
by latot
okay, there's a problem... what are the lightmaps? I darkened and desaturated the levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch and nothing was darker?
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:03 pm
by richardcypher101
Howabout someone UPLOAD the Fog Plug-In
-Rich
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:12 pm
by [VC]CaptainValor
Well, latot, I'm having some trouble sending AIM messages to you right now. I'll get you that plugin as soon as I can.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:36 pm
by gmp_gmp
i am hosting the fog/sky plugin on my site
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:40 pm
by richardcypher101
And it has the worst bandwidth ive ever seen
-Rich
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:43 pm
by [VC]CaptainValor
*sigh* Okay I'm gonna try uploading it to the HMT3 plugins forum...
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:44 pm
by richardcypher101
Thanks. Though im not sure why it hasnt been put up already by someone around here...
-Rich
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:45 pm
by [VC]CaptainValor
Crap, I just remembered only admins can post stuff in the Utilities forum. I'll contact Gren about it on the IRC...
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:53 pm
by gmp_gmp
meh... i had the wrong link......its under halo modding tools
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:55 pm
by [VC]CaptainValor
I just PM-ed Walka asking him to post it in the Utilities forum. That should assure that we have a consistent place to find it in the future. Thanks for the temporary solution, GMP.
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:00 pm
by gmp_gmp
np
Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:13 pm
by latot
Thanks for that!
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What about the lightmaps? thats what I really want to know about, where/what exactly are they?
Thanks again everyone for your help
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:29 am
by latot
okay, so I got the fog plugin and I figured about the lightmaps> I just filled them with black, but with filling the lightmaps black it still isn't dark enough! How am I supposed to get darker than black!? It's not even half as dark as the Forest Gulch map! How am I supposed to get it that dark?
And onto a new occurence to me
When I darkened the sky etc. for BG and then reinjected them back in, they come up like all fuzz in the game... any way I can get a darker sky without fuzzing up the place?
Thanks again again again...
Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:02 pm
by HunterXI
05H3T5KY wrote:Answers to these questions would higly interest me too. Please someone answer!
One thing though latot....what's PSP? Photo Shop ____??? Or something else?
PSP is Jasc Paint Shop Pro...
anyway, just make it so the fog values (all three) are something around 2 or so. that should make it really dark.