Author Topic: Texture questions (Read 2782 times)

CarbineXT · « **on:** August 23, 2006, 01:16:35 PM »

Hello all,

Sorry for this recent barrage of questions

. Anways, how do I get a custom built texture into BSP, and how do I make a transparent texture.

Also - is it possible to make a plane?

Thanks.

Smokey · « **Reply #1 on:** August 23, 2006, 01:47:08 PM »

snakes on a plane map eh?!

Umm, i know its possible, not sure how.

and with a little time and effort you can.

jitspoe · « **Reply #2 on:** August 23, 2006, 02:00:21 PM »

First, you need to make a texture for the game. It needs to be a power of 2. 8x8, 16x16, 256x256, 256x64, etc.

Actually, you know what? I have a wiki guide for this...

http://digitalpaint.planetquake.gamespy.com/testwiki1/pb2wiki.php?word=Creating+Custom+Textures

CarbineXT · « **Reply #3 on:** August 23, 2006, 02:17:40 PM »

Thanks jitspoe, is it possible to make a plane? That is - a 3D plane.

No smokey, I'm not making a snake

But trying to make a decent looking tree. I'll probably just drop it though.

Eiii · « **Reply #4 on:** August 23, 2006, 02:31:02 PM »

Trees will be hard to do with the mapmaking abilities of Quake2. I really don't understand what exactly you are asking about the plane. It should be really simple in BSP.

Cobo · « **Reply #5 on:** August 23, 2006, 03:27:46 PM »

Almost everything is possible to make with brushes

http://www.gamedesign.net/node/43

(check the pics at the bottom.)

Eiii · « **Reply #6 on:** August 23, 2006, 03:29:22 PM »

Yeah, it just takes tons and tons of work. And produces very high r_speeds if used too much.

CarbineXT · « **Reply #7 on:** August 23, 2006, 04:33:12 PM »

A plane is two actual triangles which make up a sqaure. Perfect for billboarding trees and it uses very little polygons. I haven't found the capability in BSP yet. A plane is not a box, it's only two sides. Therefore, if I textured a tree texture on a plane, and made 4 of them in a star shape, it makes a really good looking tree. Good looking considering what we're dealing with in terms of polys, etc. If you've done 3D modelling like I have, you'll understand the concept.

IronFist · « **Reply #8 on:** August 23, 2006, 04:39:52 PM »

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jitspoe · « **Reply #9 on:** August 23, 2006, 08:07:37 PM »

I think "polygon" is the term you're looking for. Planes have no beginning or end. They're just an infinite 3D surface. Brushes are actually made up of planes. Where the planes intersect are the edges of the brush. A cube is just 6 planes. You can shift+right click to create clipping planes directly in BSP. This gives you a lot of control over what you can do.

Do use polygons, you have to make a model. Use func_model to place these in your map. Open halfpipe or midnight2.bsp in wordpad for examples of how to do this.

CarbineXT · « **Reply #10 on:** August 23, 2006, 08:48:51 PM »

Ok, I think I'll drop it then. However, is there transparent textures? Not for trees this time though

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jitspoe · « **Reply #11 on:** August 23, 2006, 08:50:00 PM »

You can apply transparency to any texture using trans33 or trans66. If you combine both flags, the engine uses the texture's alpha channel for transparency.

Playah · « **Reply #12 on:** August 24, 2006, 05:57:08 AM »

If you put some snakes in the plane, you´ll be the hero of dp. Your map will get the most beloved in dp.

Sorry, for no constructive input but that needed to be said.

CarbineXT · « **Reply #13 on:** August 24, 2006, 10:26:34 AM »

Thanks jitspoe - Where can I get wally? The download seems to have dissapeared from listed places unless something went wrong.

What on earth is this about snakes? :S

Eiii · « **Reply #14 on:** August 24, 2006, 10:34:14 AM »

Quote from: CarbineXT on August 24, 2006, 10:26:34 AM

What on earth is this about snakes? :S

Smokey · « **Reply #15 on:** August 24, 2006, 10:35:52 AM »

http://www.google.com/search?q=snakes%20on%20a%20plane

Playah · « **Reply #16 on:** August 24, 2006, 10:45:36 AM »

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snakes+on+a+plane&r=f

CarbineXT · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2006, 12:08:11 PM »

Eeh, can't be bothered

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Eiii · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2006, 12:28:45 PM »

Sounds like you suck.

CarbineXT · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2006, 12:36:42 PM »

Maybe so but I still can't be bothered

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