Material editor - Revision history

BryanDerksen: relief mapping was cut. also, add a category

2010-01-14T17:48:41Z

relief mapping was cut. also, add a category

Ixobelle: /* Root */ Explained the difference between libraries and objects.

2009-11-08T19:34:15Z

‎Root: Explained the difference between libraries and objects.

BryanDerksen: /* Relief */ relief mapping has been cut from the toolset interface now, too

2009-09-11T20:54:43Z

‎Relief: relief mapping has been cut from the toolset interface now, too

BryanDerksen: fix some links

2009-06-29T03:36:45Z

fix some links

BryanDerksen: import from extranet

2009-06-28T22:35:58Z

import from extranet

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Materials are a combination of textures that can be "painted" onto surfaces in the game.

Each material can have the following texture layers:

*diffuse - defines the color of the light that is reflected off of the surface
*emissive - defines the color of the light that is emitted from the surface (ie, the color that the surface glows)
*normal - the "slope" of the surface. This simulates roughness by varying how light reflects off of the surface, creating shadows and hightlights on an otherwise flat plane.
*relief - the "bumpiness" of the surface. This map displaces the surface, for instance allowing a flat plane to be painted with a cobblestone material that creates bumps and cracks. Unlike normal maps these bumps are "real", with rises that are able to occlude dips when viewed from a low angle.
*specular - the "shininess" of the surface
*tint - A uniform color that can be applied to modify the shade of a material. This allows materials to be given variant appearances with very little additional work.

== Root ==

At the root of the material project you can insert the following:

*[[Image:IconMaterialObject.png]] Model
*[[Image:IconMateriaLibrary.png]] New material library
*[[Image:IconMateriaLibrary.png]] New tint library
*[[Image:IconMaterialPaletteLibrary.png]] New palette library
*[[Image:IconMaterialPaletteLibrary.png]] New Heraldry library
*[[Image:IconMaterialLight.png]] New Light
*[[Image:IconMaterialLight.png]] The Sun

Libraries can have groups added, which are similar to subdirectories for organizational purposes.

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Name|}}
{{inspector section|Buffer Effect 1}}
{{inspector row|Name|}}
{{inspector section|Buffer Effect 2}}
{{inspector row|Name|}}
{{inspector section|Buffer Effect 3}}
{{inspector row|Name|}}
{{inspector section|Layout Setting}}
{{inspector row|Layout|}}
{{inspector row|Layout Visible|}}
{{inspector section|Location}}
{{inspector row|Position X|}}
{{inspector row|Position Y|}}
{{inspector row|Position Z|}}
{{inspector row|Rotation Pitch (degrees)|}}
{{inspector row|Rotation Roll (degrees)|}}
{{inspector row|Rotation Yaw (degrees)|}}
{{inspector end}}

== Material Properties ==

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Material Name|}}
{{inspector row|Material Type|}}
{{inspector row|Material Semantic|}}
{{inspector row|Name|}}
{{inspector row|Sound Material Type|Materials of type "Prop Default" don't have a sound material type.}}
{{inspector end}}

Material type can be:

* Black
* Canopy
* Character
* Cloth
* Clouds
* Diffuse Distortion
* Distortion
* Eye
* Eyelash
* Face
* General GUI
* Hair
* Instancing
* Lava
* Prop Default
* Sky
* Static
* VFX
* Water
* Weapon
* Weapon Trail

Material Semantic can be:

* Atlas
* Default
* Hero
* HeroAlpha
* HeroPunch
* LOD1Blend
* LOD1BlendFlat
* LOD1Punch
* LOD1Relief
* LOD3(Static3)
* LOD3Punch

Sound Material Type can be:

*Unknown
* Wood
* Sand
* Leaves
* Grass
* Stone
* Dirt
* Puddle
* Water
* Mud
* Ice
* Snow
* Hollow wood
* Metal
* Gravel
* Carpet

=== Diffuse ===

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Enable Diffuse Map|True/false}}
{{inspector row|Diffuse Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
{{inspector row|Diffuse (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the diffuse map}}
{{inspector row|Diffuse (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the diffuse map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
{{inspector section|Export}}
{{inspector row|ResRef|}}
{{inspector end}}

=== Normal ===
{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Enable Normal Map|True/false}}
{{inspector row|Normal Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
{{inspector row|Normal (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the normal map}}
{{inspector row|Normal (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the normal map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
{{inspector section|Export}}
{{inspector row|ResRef|}}
{{inspector end}}

=== Relief ===

'''Note:''' Relief mapping has been cut from the game engine for performance reasons, although relief maps can be set in materials it is not used in-game.

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Enable Relief Map|True/false}}
{{inspector row|Relief Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
{{inspector row|Relief (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the relief map}}
{{inspector row|Relief (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the relief map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
{{inspector row|ReliefMapAspectRatio|}}
{{inspector section|Export}}
{{inspector row|ResRef|}}
{{inspector end}}

=== Specular ===

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Enable Specular Map|True/false}}
{{inspector row|Specular Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
{{inspector row|Specular (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the specular map}}
{{inspector row|Specular (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the specular map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
{{inspector section|Export}}
{{inspector row|ResRef|}}
{{inspector end}}

=== Tint ===

Only materials of type "Prop Default" can have a tint.

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|Enable Tint Map|True/false}}
{{inspector row|Tint Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
{{inspector row|Tint (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the diffuse map}}
{{inspector row|Tint (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the diffuse map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
{{inspector section|Export}}
{{inspector row|ResRef|}}
{{inspector section|Tint Files}}
{{inspector row|Tinting File|}}
{{inspector end}}

== Tint properties ==

Tints are stored in a separate tint library within the material project.

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|General}}
{{inspector row|For Export| true/false}}
{{inspector row|Import TNT file| Import a [[Image:TNT]] file for this tint}}
{{inspector row|Name|}}
{{inspector row|Name Descriptor|}}
{{inspector row|Tint Type|}}
{{inspector section|Red Channel}}
{{inspector row|Enable Tint R|}}
{{inspector section|Green Channel}}
{{inspector row|Enable Tint G|}}
{{inspector section|Blue Channel}}
{{inspector row|Enable Tint B|}}
{{inspector section|Alpha Channel}}
{{inspector row|Enable Tint A|}}
{{inspector end}}

Tint type can be:

* 3 Channel Tint
* Makeup Lip Tint
* Makeup Eye Tint
* Makeup Blush Tint
* Skin Tint
* Tattoo Tint

For the R, G, and B channels, enabling each will enable the following properties:

{{inspector start}}
{{inspector section|Channel}}
{{inspector row|Enable Tint Channel|True/False}}
{{inspector row|Diffuse Color|}}
{{inspector row|Diffuse Intensity|}}
{{inspector row|Diffuse Opacity|}}
{{inspector row|Specular Color|}}
{{inspector row|Specular Intensity|}}
{{inspector row|Specular Opacity|}}
{{inspector end}}

== Models ==

Models can be placed in the material project's display area to allow textures to be tested and compared as work progresses.

== Palette objects ==

Palette objects are similar to materials, but much simpler.

== Heraldry ==

A heraldry object is a diffuse texture that's intended to overlay an existing material like a decal.

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−	~~=== Relief ===~~

−	~~'''Note:''' Relief mapping has been cut from the game engine for performance reasons, although relief maps can be set in materials it is not used in-game.~~
−
−	~~{{inspector start}}~~
−	~~{{inspector section\|General}}~~
−	~~{{inspector row\|Enable Relief Map\|True/false}}~~
−	~~{{inspector row\|Relief Map\|A [[TGA]] or [[DDS]] file}}~~
−	~~{{inspector row\|Relief (Preview Texture)\|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the relief map}}~~
−	~~{{inspector row\|Relief (Refresh Texture)\|Reloads the relief map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}~~
−	~~{{inspector row\|ReliefMapAspectRatio\|}}~~
−	~~{{inspector section\|Export}}~~
−	~~{{inspector row\|ResRef\|}}~~
−	~~{{inspector end}}~~

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 *emissive - defines the color of the light that is emitted from the surface (ie, the color that the surface glows)
 *normal - the "slope" of the surface. This simulates roughness by varying how light reflects off of the surface, creating shadows and hightlights on an otherwise flat plane.
 *specular - the "shininess" of the surface
 *tint - A uniform color that can be applied to modify the shade of a material. This allows materials to be given variant appearances with very little additional work.
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 A heraldry object is a diffuse texture that's intended to overlay an existing material like a decal.

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 *[[Image:IconMaterialLight.png]] New Light
 *[[Image:IconMaterialLight.png]] The Sun
 Libraries can have groups added, which are similar to subdirectories for organizational purposes.

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 {{inspector section|General}}
 {{inspector row|Enable Diffuse Map|True/false}}
-{{inspector row|Diffuse Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
+{{inspector row|Diffuse Map|A [[TGA]] or [[DDS]] file}}
 {{inspector row|Diffuse (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the diffuse map}}
 {{inspector row|Diffuse (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the diffuse map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
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 {{inspector section|General}}
 {{inspector row|Enable Normal Map|True/false}}
-{{inspector row|Normal Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
+{{inspector row|Normal Map|A [[TGA]] or [[DDS]] file}}
 {{inspector row|Normal (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the normal map}}
 {{inspector row|Normal (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the normal map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
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 {{inspector section|General}}
 {{inspector row|Enable Relief Map|True/false}}
-{{inspector row|Relief Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
+{{inspector row|Relief Map|A [[TGA]] or [[DDS]] file}}
 {{inspector row|Relief (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the relief map}}
 {{inspector row|Relief (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the relief map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
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 {{inspector section|General}}
 {{inspector row|Enable Specular Map|True/false}}
-{{inspector row|Specular Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
+{{inspector row|Specular Map|A [[TGA]] or [[DDS]] file}}
 {{inspector row|Specular (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the specular map}}
 {{inspector row|Specular (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the specular map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
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 {{inspector section|General}}
 {{inspector row|Enable Tint Map|True/false}}
-{{inspector row|Tint Map|A [[Image:TGA]] or [[Image:DDS]] file}}
+{{inspector row|Tint Map|A [[TGA]] or [[DDS]] file}}
 {{inspector row|Tint (Preview Texture)|Pops up a window displaying a larger view of the diffuse map}}
 {{inspector row|Tint (Refresh Texture)|Reloads the diffuse map from disk and rebuilds the texture}}
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 {{inspector section|General}}
 {{inspector row|For Export| true/false}}
-{{inspector row|Import TNT file| Import a [[Image:TNT]] file for this tint}}
+{{inspector row|Import TNT file| Import a [[TNT]] file for this tint}}
 {{inspector row|Name|}}
 {{inspector row|Name Descriptor|}}