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FS2004 Reflective textures - help please

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Hi,
I am just getting back to this after a while out so sorry for the lame
questions.

I am trying to get a reflective texture in FS2004. I imported my bmp to dxt.bmp, double clicked the alpha channel and painted it a mid grey and saved the file a dxt3 with a file name of wing_t.bmp into the textures folder of my aircarft. There is no sign of any reflection.

Should I be also doing something in gmax ?

thanks
Keith

edit: Ah, just thought. I have wing.bmp applied in gmax diffuse channel, should this now be wing_t.bmp?
 
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Hi there, you should also set the specular level in Gmax to something like this:

specularlvl.jpg


Enjoy!
 
Use wings_t both in gmax and FS9. If you don't use the _t your alpha will be interpreted as opacity value.

Make sure Reflections=ON in FS9 settings.
 
Make sure also that your config for the MakeMDL compiler has 'Has Reflective Textures' ticked 'on'.

In Flight Simulator, have 'Reflective Textures' activated also.

In the texture itself, you will need a slight gray in the Alpha channel. Darker is more reflective.

You will also need a very small 64X64 black texture linked into the illuminative light bitmap in the material so that at sunsets and sunrises, your textures do not go transparent.
 
lionheart said:
Make sure also that your config for the MakeMDL compiler has 'Has Reflective Textures' ticked 'on'.

In Flight Simulator, have 'Reflective Textures' activated also.

In the texture itself, you will need a slight gray in the Alpha channel. Darker is more reflective.

You will also need a very small 64X64 black texture linked into the illuminative light bitmap in the material so that at sunsets and sunrises, your textures do not go transparent.
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Hi,
My config file for makemdl only has this line:-
[Settings]
LastDir=C:\gmax\gamepacks\fs2004

If I startup makemdl.exe and tick the hasreflectmap box it disappears when i shut it down again?
Also, where is FS do i activate 'Reflective Textures@ ? btw although I am using the FS2004 gamepack I am using FSX as my sim (dont ask!)

Thanks
Keith
 
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Ok, Cracked it now thanks!

I managed to copy a makemdl.cfg from the net.

Then put my wing_t.bmp into the specular channel
in Gmax and all is now working.A little bit TOO shiny
at present but I can soon sort that!

Thanks for your suggestions all.

regards
Keith
 
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