Sader325 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=2654 So I download this guys file, tossed in his nif files and ONLY installed his glowmap which I colored all blue. I got this: http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/7481/tesv2012011102420021.jpg So... on one hand his _g.dds glowmap DID work and I can't figure out for the life of me how he did it. On the other hand... It doesn't seem to emit that much light and I could probably get almost the same exact effect by coloring the texture blue. Edited January 11, 2012 by Sader325
Ghogiel Posted January 11, 2012 Posted January 11, 2012 On the other hand... It doesn't seem to emit that much light and I could probably get almost the same exact effect by coloring the texture blue.you couldn't make the same effect, self illumination isn't the same as diffuse color. Anyway it appears that he used shader type 2 and the shader flags 2 enabled the SF_Glow_Map flag. Probably that's it. I was messing with the shader type 0 and 1 so it's probs something to do with that. I'll give that a quick test to see..
Sader325 Posted January 11, 2012 Author Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) Yep, that was it. http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/4441/screenshot107q.png Is there a way to make the glow stronger? Like "Pull out shield light up room" type stronger? Just want to toy around with different settings. Alternatively, combining the lighting property's of a torch with another item; say a sword? Feasible? Or something way beyond my skill level. Edited January 11, 2012 by Sader325
Ironman5000 Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 (edited) Check this out for an easy to follow guide on glow maps http://newvegasnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=45075. It tells you how to set up glow maps and how to correctly apply them without confusion like some tutorials tend to. It tells you how to make the glow stronger too (emmisive) Edited January 15, 2012 by Ironman5000
Ghogiel Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Except that doesn't apply to setting it up in Skyrim nifs.
Ironman5000 Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Except that doesn't apply to setting it up in Skyrim nifs. :psyduck: I havn't starting modding Skyrim yet but this is mainly a nifskope and texture tutorial so thought it might work.
Ghogiel Posted January 17, 2012 Posted January 17, 2012 all the nifskope set up is different, there isn't even a NiMaterialProperty any more.
Ironman5000 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I know that now, tried using it earlier and nothing! What are people using for nif editing now then? The only modding tools I have for Skyrim are Skyedit, BSAopt for extraction, and TESSnip which admittadly is confusing for me. P.S. sorry for changing the original subject :ohdear:
Ghogiel Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Still Nifskope. Just make sure you download the latest version.
Ironman5000 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 Cheers, didn't know about this update. :thumbsup:
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