lightmaps...fog... and other mumbo jumbo

latot · Post by **latot** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:02 am

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.

05H3T5KY · Post by **05H3T5KY** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:11 pm

Answers to these questions would higly interest me too. Please someone answer!

One thing though latot....what's PSP? Photo Shop ____??? Or something else?

[VC]CaptainValor · Post by **[VC]CaptainValor** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:12 pm

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.

latot · Post by **latot** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:05 pm

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.

latot · Post by **latot** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 1:23 pm

okay, there's a problem... what are the lightmaps? I darkened and desaturated the levels\test\bloodgulch\bloodgulch and nothing was darker?

richardcypher101 · Post by **richardcypher101** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:03 pm

Howabout someone UPLOAD the Fog Plug-In

-Rich

[VC]CaptainValor · Post by **[VC]CaptainValor** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:12 pm

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.

gmp_gmp · Post by **gmp_gmp** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:36 pm

i am hosting the fog/sky plugin on my site

richardcypher101 · Post by **richardcypher101** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:40 pm

And it has the worst bandwidth ive ever seen

-Rich

[VC]CaptainValor · Post by **[VC]CaptainValor** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:43 pm

*sigh* Okay I'm gonna try uploading it to the HMT3 plugins forum...

richardcypher101 · Post by **richardcypher101** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:44 pm

Thanks. Though im not sure why it hasnt been put up already by someone around here...

-Rich

[VC]CaptainValor · Post by **[VC]CaptainValor** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:45 pm

Crap, I just remembered only admins can post stuff in the Utilities forum. I'll contact Gren about it on the IRC...

gmp_gmp · Post by **gmp_gmp** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:53 pm

meh... i had the wrong link......its under halo modding tools

[VC]CaptainValor · Post by **[VC]CaptainValor** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 2:55 pm

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.

gmp_gmp · Post by **gmp_gmp** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:00 pm

latot · Post by **latot** » Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:13 pm

Thanks for that!

1 down 1 to go...

What about the lightmaps? thats what I really want to know about, where/what exactly are they?

Thanks again everyone for your help

latot · Post by **latot** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:29 am

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...

HunterXI · Post by **HunterXI** » Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:02 pm

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.