Shaders / Specular Maps

[U37]

Does anyone know of a guide / tutorial explaining on how to create shaders and specular maps?

[insta]

For what engine/game?

[U37]

Source / Half-Life 2

[|FRITZ|]

So you want to learn how to create shaders or use them?

[U37]

Does anyone know of a guide / tutorial explaining on how to create shaders and specular maps?

[|FRITZ|]

How did you find this site?

err thats beside the point. The reason I ask, Is because there is a major difference between creating a shader and using a shader.

So here are so good "tuts"

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=& ... tnG=Search

Pick one :roll:

[Evert]

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki ... ng_Shaders

And if you meant Create materials with shaders:

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki ... _Fallbacks

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki ... Parameters

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Water_Shader

[Zacker]

Learn the DX9 SDK and the HLSL language, then you should be able to do it.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... rkshop.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/defau ... haders.asp

[U37]

Mmkay, how about specular maps?

[kleinluka]

FRITZ if you have nothing constructive to say, don't say anything.

He was clearly asking about how to go about creating shaders for source.

Specular maps... I usually base them off my diffuse map. I'm not sure if Source supports colored specular maps but you can get some really nice results with color spec maps.

General rule for specular maps:

bright pixels = much specularity, dark pixels = little specularity.

I usually start by making a very contrasty version of my diffuse and then going in and handpaint highlights around the edges of objects. This gives you an especially nice effect on metallic objects.

It's pretty easy and straightforward.

[Pericolos0]

its the other way around with specularity in hl2 klein

[kleinluka]

What do you mean, other way around

[|FRITZ|]

FRITZ if you have nothing constructive to say, don't say anything.

He was clearly asking about how to go about creating shaders for source.

How was that not constructive.:roll: He clearly ask how to create shaders.

Didn't ask how to use them. So If he didn't get the hint. He needs to learn c.

[Pericolos0]

What do you mean, other way around

dark = more specular

[InsaneSingingBlender]

afaik, shaders are written in hlsl, half-life shader language. i think theres also cg, which is nvidias shader language.