Bite my shiny glass

Phasmatis · Post by **Phasmatis** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:00 am

Recently Fred has been working the pinball machine again. One of the problems was getting the glass to shine.

I always thought you couldn't have a shiny and translucent surface, not because they didn't do it in the original game, because they did, on several occasions. The Chinese sword has a translucent and shiny shell... but I thought WE couldn't do it because 3ds2de didn't convert it correctly.

I have tried making shiny translucent spheres before now and they didn't shine like they should have, this is why I assumed it didn't work...

I was wrong... Yesterday Fred and I got the shiny glass to work on the pinball machine and it looks fantastic.

It would seem it depends on the surface type. The spheres do not shine very well but a sheet like glass does.

Anyway, my point is assuming the tests I'm about to do go well? We should be able to have shiny glass in our objects. The flask for instance will look a lot better, anything that needs to shine like a lamp base, polished metal, screens etc can have a shell and shine properly as well. There are quite a few benefits to this.

EER · Post by **EER** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:31 am

So glass will have a reflection like the floors of the training facility?
Excellent!

Phasmatis · Post by **Phasmatis** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:42 am

Sort of yeah, they won't be true reflections like the mirrors, shiny floors etc but it should still look good.

Mr_Cyberpunk · Post by **Mr_Cyberpunk** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:03 pm

Care for a demonstration sometime
droooool.....

Phasmatis · Post by **Phasmatis** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:32 pm

Well hopefully Metche will upload the vending machine Monday so I can try adding some shine to the front. Then I'll post it in the modelling forum so the HDTP team can have a look... Assuming it goes well of course heh.

ZylonBane · Post by **ZylonBane** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:48 pm

EER wrote:So glass will have a reflection like the floors of the training facility? Excellent!

You do realize how old the DX engine is, right?

Think more of the "reflection" on Jock's helicopter. It's actually a form of environment map, not a true real-time world reflection.

EER · Post by **EER** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 1:49 pm

Phasmatis wrote:Then I'll post it in the modelling forum so the HDTP team can have a look...

And if the HDTP team thinks it's cool enough to show us, you'll show us. At least, I hope so

Post by **Jonas** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:08 pm

Phasmatis wrote:We should be able to have shiny glass in our objects. The flask for instance will look a lot better, anything that needs to shine like a lamp base, polished metal, screens etc can have a shell and shine properly as well.

Phas, forgive me for asking, but can you make our bucket shine? I really think our bucket needs to shine

Phasmatis · Post by **Phasmatis** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:05 pm

EER wrote:
Phasmatis wrote:Then I'll post it in the modelling forum so the HDTP team can have a look...
And if the HDTP team thinks it's cool enough to show us, you'll show us. At least, I hope so

I'll ask Metche if she will show the pinball video, that's a very good example.

Phasmatis · Post by **Phasmatis** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 6:12 pm

Jonas, I don't think it would look very good on the bucket. It's really only for VERY shiny surfaces, the bucket isn't very clean.

EER · Post by **EER** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:28 pm

Phasmatis wrote:I'll ask Metche if she will show the pinball video, that's a very good example.

Cool, thanks

ZylonBane · Post by **ZylonBane** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:32 pm

Doesn't the updated credit chit have a shiny surface? That was done ages ago.

Fred · Post by **Fred** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 8:50 pm

Yes, it is a kind of shiny surface, it use the same techniqe.

The Datacube has a shiny surface, if you look exactly, but it is not a good sample.

My Pinball video is a good sample as phantasmis said.

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