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Title: The stock RBC mod has its LOD 3 3_2 go black when zooming out.
Post by: Dizzy on November 16, 2004, 01:50:42 pm

Can someone take a look at this?

I was messing with Atra and Klingo fanatics conversion of this and noticed that when zooming out to level 3 (not sure what to call it, LOD?) the wings all go black. Looks like the rest of the model textures are there... I dont think the 3_2 texture is misnaned... Wonder what it is.

At the very least, would someone be able to eliminate all but the 2x first texture sizes? That'd fix it.

Title: Re: The stock RBC mod has its LOD 3 3_2 go black when zooming out.
Post by: FoaS_XC on November 16, 2004, 02:13:25 pm

check the size of 3_2, it my be a non-square size...or it could have an alpha channel.

Title: Re: The stock RBC mod has its LOD 3 3_2 go black when zooming out.
Post by: Dizzy on November 16, 2004, 03:25:58 pm

I copied the 1_2 and renamed it. Still turns black. Thats the funny thing. It doesnt turn white in the viewer like other non-textured surfaces, it turns black.

Whats an alpha channel?

Title: Re: The stock RBC mod has its LOD 3 3_2 go black when zooming out.
Post by: GotAFarmYet? on November 17, 2004, 12:09:40 am

In the modelling software there are two (or more) channels to map on to a ship. One is for the textures the other is for the light maps. A black area on a ship is a place where no texture has been mapped to it or the channels got reversed (light map on top instead of under the texture)

Title: Re: The stock RBC mod has its LOD 3 3_2 go black when zooming out.
Post by: Dizzy on November 17, 2004, 06:52:12 am

It's just funny that this is the stock rbc model and it passed although it being black at LOD3 range. Small oversight. I have KF's and Atras retexture for it. It uses the same model. Here is a pic. It really is a pretty ship.

(http://home.satx.rr.com/arachne/NHK.gif)