A WIP.. and a hello

This is all I can find, gonna try the first two to see what they do:

-StaticPropLighting : generate backed static prop vertex lighting

-StaticPropPolys : Perform shadow tests of static props at polygon precision

-OnlyStaticProps : Only perform direct static prop lighting (vrad debug option)

-StaticPropNormals : when lighting static props, just show their normal vector

First one didn't do anything. The second one appears to cast more precise lightmapped shadows from props onto world geometry only; prop lighting itself is unaffected.

I tested them with the Source SDK base, the new engine stuff. I have a prop half in shadow and half in light and it was unaffected by either vrad option. The latter command did what it was supposed to do, the former didn't seem to do anything.

wow, that looks a lot better than the other shots. i really like this one.

the blue metal on the righthand side: is this attached, or is it part of a swininging door, or somthing like that? also, how does the stair railing end at the bottom?

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The walls on either side have 4 sets of remaining bumpers used when.. hmm, I just thought of something! Why would the bumpers be on the INSIDE? D'oh!!! I'll have to retexture those to something else now. ha!

lol

This is really shapin up very well. I like it man, cant wait to see the finished product.

dunno if thats what you meant in your last post already but why is the whole interior broken but the building walls and ceiling is completely intact?

good job on the texturing. lighting will make or break the scene though. really like the sense of scale in there.

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Are you using them both at once? Or seperate. Try them both at the same time. Last time I tried it out I had an object under a shadow cast by a small pillar. Rather than the object being completely dark from its origin being in shadow the parts of the car that SHOULD have been under shadow were. The parts that would be lit were lit.*shrug*

I'm fairly sure you're barking up the wrong tree and that they've just enhanced the vertex-lighting model and the way in which props cast shadows rather than receive them. I've still found no evidence of anything approaching lightmapped props

Useful stuff to know nonetheless, so it's good you brought it up regardless.

phew.. nice!

That is some great stuff man, woah.

very nice Adam.

yeah its looks pretty nice . i love the lighting .

Dude...

garbage.

Nice low poly, time for zbrush I say Keep it up!