Shaders / Specular Maps

U37 · July 24, 2005 at 2:36 AM

Hey Peri, how do you create specular maps for Source? Take selections that are relevant, and simply lower the contrast and desaturate?

mikezilla · July 24, 2005 at 6:38 AM

holy hell peri when did you get so good and do you have a portfolio?

Campaignjunkie · July 24, 2005 at 7:34 AM

I'm pretty sure lighter = shinier. Here's an example of a texture I did (although it's not anywhere near as great as Peri's):

I saved the specular as an alpha channel in the normal map. It works great in-game.

st0lve · July 24, 2005 at 12:02 PM

Quote from mikezilla

holy hell peri when did you get so good and do you have a portfolio?

I smell that mike wants you.peri go update ur folio.

FrieChamp · July 24, 2005 at 1:17 PM

mmmh I luv the peri~~~

kleinluka · July 24, 2005 at 3:51 PM

Yeah I don't get it, specular maps EVERYWHERE are bright= shiny, dark= unshiny.. I mean everywhere, movie CG, other games, whatever

So has anyone found out if Source supports color speculars?

kleinluka · July 25, 2005 at 4:42 PM

have you tried just making a color spec and compiling it?

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