Posts by Latka X-treme

  • Source shaders preview?

    Interesting... I see my latest model's normalmaps inside Model Viewer.

    I think it's because I exported my tgas into vtf from Photoshop properly...

    (You can take a look at the HL2 models in Model Viewer and you cant see the models' normalmaps, even if you turn that display on...

    A better example is Fortress Forever's Sentrygun models: while level1 and level3 displays the normalmaps, level2 doesnt...)

    But thanks for the long info you showed there... I bet I get that useful

  • Source shaders preview?

    Hi guys!

    I'd like to know if there is an other method for checking Source ingame grafics, without opening any Source games? Let me describe:

    I'd like to make a model for a Source mod. As all you know the textures (along with shaders) are controlled by vmt files. To make the model look as good as possible, I need to play around with the vmt files. But everytime I want to make sure how the model looks like, I need to place the model in a map, open the mod, and check the model there (if the model is small, I also need to zoom in). This is pain in the ass everytime I do it, and I'm not even sure if it looks alright. I wonder if there is a tool, or if you can set the Source Model Viewer to display the model as it will appear in-game.

    (Note: some modifications' models (such as Fortress Forever, or Age of Chivalry) can be displayed in the Model Viewer as it appears ingame - so with normalmaps and such, but I cant display my models that way.)

    Can someone help me?

    Thanks