Writing on gun barrels?

[chilledmatch]

I'm just learning how to put textures into the game and would like to add a personal touch to my weapons, particularly the gun barrels. I've added writing to the gun barrels (just very basic stuff to begin with) but when i edit the textures it seems to come up on both sides (seeing as the barrel texture is mirrored this is obvious) but how can i edit it so the writing comes out on one side only or on both sides but correctly?

 

See this example (ignore what it says, its just for examples sake)

 

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1839/screenshot43m.jpg

 

and now the other side shows the same writing but reversed which is what i want to fix...

 

 

http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/3011/screenshot44f.jpg

 

 

Am i able to edit this sort of texture to display equally on both sides or one side, or is it not possible?

 

 

I appreciate any help

 

Cheers

[pob255]

Not eaisly in this case, it's to do with the UVmapping of the mesh.

 

In this case both the sides of the foregrip are shareing the same UVmap co-ordinates, ie they use the same area of the texture, thus the same thing is mirrored on both sides.

 

The only way to do it would be to make a new UVmap for the mesh so they don't share the same area of the texture, then make a new texture from scratch.

 

ie it's not a quick 5min job.

 

 

I did a basic UV unwrapping and mapping tutorial a while back, it may give you a basic idea as to how UVmapping works

http://redtech.rededitor.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=3

(Holy heck in a hand basket, it still exists :biggrin: )

[chilledmatch]

POB255 you are awesome!!

 

That is exactly the answer i was looking for, thanks heaps!!

 

Now comes the long process of sorting this out....