chriscowart Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 Parallax Mapping: Is it possible? It seems Bethesda scaled back some graphics features in favor of better performance (serious round of applause for them, the game runs amazing!), but they left out parallax occlusion mapping. Parallax mapping can add so much detail its insane. So... Is it possible to add this into Skyrim as it sits right now? Any way to edit the shaders to use other images in the dds containers as parallax maps? Here's some references if you don't know what I'm talking about:Video of Parallax Occlusion Mapping with Silhouettes in Crysis (don't mind the UV mapping errors on the edges)Article describing how parallax mapping in worked in Oblivion (short summary: 2 images in dds. stone_n[ormal].dds, stone_d[iffuse].dds; ParaMap stored in diffuse map alpha channel)
Ghogiel Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 If their parallax shader is POM and not scroll, then yeah, I am pretty sure it still exists. I have seen textures designated as parallax acording to their naming conventions, it might just be a case of enabling the shader flag... we don't really know yet.
ishmaeltheforsaken Posted November 22, 2011 Posted November 22, 2011 What's the difference between "POM" and "scroll"?
pannonian Posted April 23, 2012 Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) Still nobody has done this. I guarantee to rise to No 1. spot on the nexus mod list, whoever gets it going.. Oblivion had it: Edited April 23, 2012 by pannonian
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