Portal 2 cubemaps
10 Posts
Posted May 26, 2011
How to build cubemaps in portal 2? I have placed cubemaps near metal surfaces, and run buildcubemaps -command in-game. They build fine, but still, no reflections appears...
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4,136 Posts
Posted May 26, 2011
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You may need to restart Portal 2. Also, does your map have lighting?
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Posted May 26, 2011
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of course it have lighting. I will try restarting.
EDIT: IT DOESNT WORK
EDIT: IT DOESNT WORK
4,136 Posts
Posted May 26, 2011
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Are your game settings low enough that reflections are not enabled?
Post an in-game screenshot please.
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Posted May 26, 2011
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I don't think alot of Portal 2 textures use cubemaps from what I've seen. Even without lighting in a map, many textures will still use some sort of default reflection. My current map looks exactly the same with and without cubemaps. It's only if I apply certain textures that it's noticeable.
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Posted May 26, 2011
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Metal walls uses reflections. My settings are medium-low. If I try higher settings, my game crashes, when I run map.
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Posted May 26, 2011
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Reflections are only enabled for textures (as far as I can tell) when the Shader settings are on high.
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Posted May 26, 2011
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Maybe you settings are too low to render reflections. This is the exact same situation someone else had, so I'm guessing that's the case.
Surprise: You need a computer that is newer than 6 years old to see modern effects such as reflections.
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Posted May 26, 2011
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Okay, I get them working. The case was indeed the settings
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who's that gay on the facepalm picture?
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Posted May 26, 2011
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By the way, the console command for enabling reflections is mat_specular 1. This should let you see reflections without having to adjust settings.
Well, that's what it was in portal 1. Dunno if it still works in P2
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Posted May 26, 2011
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ntune wrote:
who's that gay on the facepalm picture?
Hoping you meant "guy" there.
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