Texture won't appear on custom moels

[SoylentRobot]

I'm having trouble with textures on my custom oblivion models. I followed the tutorial here

http://uk.faqs.ign.com/articles/703/703873p1.html

but the texture of the box is very dark, almost completely black in the game. I can also walk right through the box. I'd get a screenshot but I cant seem to do that

 

Anybody know whats wrong, or can point me to a better tutorial (not the ones on the TESCS wiki, they have no pictures! what kind of tutorial comes without pictures, i ask you. Also they're pretty vague and unhelpful when it comes to 3Ds Max tutorials)

[ub3rman123]

Did you include a normal map for the textures?

[SoylentRobot]

Did you include a normal map for the textures?

 

Normal map? I assumed the opaque texture i added was the normal map, being, yknow, the normal colours i wanted. Or is it somethign different? how do i add that in?

[ub3rman123]

Find the normalmap tutorial on the CS Wiki. No worries, it has pictures. A Normal Map is a special texture that designates certain parts of the model to pop out more, like a bump map.

[SoylentRobot]

Find the normalmap tutorial on the CS Wiki. No worries, it has pictures. A Normal Map is a special texture that designates certain parts of the model to pop out more, like a bump map.

 

Ah, i wondered how they did that. Thanks!

[SoylentRobot]

Now I just need to get the collision to work. I tried the tutorial for it on the CS wiki but now i cant put the crate back in the render window, or I do and its invisible or something.

[ub3rman123]

When you exported it, did you select all of the model? It only exports what you have selected.

[SoylentRobot]

Yes, I had all of it selected when I exported it. Its just one box anyway, no seperate pieces