Glass texture is too bright...
89 Posts
Posted Apr 25, 2011
So I'm using the "glasswindow_frosted_002" texture for a glass divider in my Portal mod, but it's showing up waaaay too bright, as you can see in this screenshot...
http://steamcommunity.com/id/sidneys1/s ... 7332537517
Is there any way to decrease this and make it look more like natural glass?
Thanks,
Have a nice day,
~Sidneys1
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435 Posts
Posted Apr 25, 2011
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Firstly, you need to put lights in your map. Without lights, everything will be evenly lit, which means that it will be brighter than usual.
89 Posts
Posted Apr 25, 2011
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Thanks! I'll test that out as soon as Trine is done downloading 
Have a nice day,
~Sidneys1
4,136 Posts
Posted Apr 25, 2011
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You also probably want to add at least 1 cubemap, or else the glass may (and probably will) look weird. And definitely won't be reflective.
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Posted Apr 25, 2011
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Yes, I added a cubemap already thinking it would fix the glass, but it didn't... However, I just added a light and it cleared up the issue. Thanks for the help!
Have a nice day,
~Sidneys1
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Posted Apr 25, 2011
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Just for clarification, even if you place an env_cubemap in a map you have to enter the console command "buildcubemaps" (without the quotes) before the reflections will work properly.
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Posted Apr 25, 2011
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Yup, I did that too Thanks for making sure though. Now the trick is thinking of interesting puzzles 
Thanks for making sure though. Now the trick is thinking of interesting puzzles
Have a nice day,
~Sidneys1