normal map problems

[ashkingwulfharth]

How do you change a normal map so that your model isn't shiny and plastic looking. I want a custom nif to be a little shiny on part of it, and not shiny at all on the rest. Someone told me to opacity erase some of it, but that only lessens the problem, it doesn't fix it.

[ghosu]

I would recommend to edit the normal map's alpha channel = specular map.

And maybe the metal reflection map (NAME_m.dds)

Black = dark, white = bright for both.

 

Or you can divide your mesh in your 3D Editor so you've got 2 objects (normal & shiny), load each single one into NifSkope,

one part with a high reflective cubemap and high glossiness/specular/environment map settings and the other part with reduced settings.

Edited March 26, 2012 by ghosu

[ashkingwulfharth]

Thank you so much. The alpha channel fix worked great. You Sir, deserve a kudo.