making N_dds fie

[ElderScrollsFan001]

Ok I've looked at this tutorial add it see to help for the most part but i noticed my file don't look like one found in other mods or in the default game . i use gimp 2 and DDS Converter 2

 

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php/GIMP:_Quality_Normal_Maps

 

this what mine look like

http://i.imgur.com/Jn48T.jpg?1

 

this is from the gondor armor mod

 

http://i.imgur.com/jMNWY.jpg?1

 

what could i be doing wrong

Edited August 22, 2012 by ElderScrollsFan001

[Lanceor]

Are you saying that it's wrong because the one in the Gondor Armor mod has different levels of transparency whereas your one only has one level of transparency?

 

You'll need to break up your texture into layers (e.g. thw steel sections can be one layer, the cloth another). Create separate normal maps for each layer and adjust the transparency of each. Afterwards, combine all the layers into one normal map.

[ElderScrollsFan001]

Are you saying that it's wrong because the one in the Gondor Armor mod has different levels of transparency whereas your one only has one level of transparency?

 

You'll need to break up your texture into layers (e.g. thw steel sections can be one layer, the cloth another). Create separate normal maps for each layer and adjust the transparency of each. Afterwards, combine all the layers into one normal map.

 

 

yes i was :( and this is one of the head slap moment.....layers of course should have thought of that

 

but this is how my armor came out using the first mesh above

 

http://i.imgur.com/pufk5.jpg?1

 

http://i.imgur.com/ogEdR.jpg?1

Edited August 22, 2012 by ElderScrollsFan001