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FSXA Specular Maps?

Flying Officer Jevans

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This isn't really a technical question on Specular Maps, really, more an arty question.:)

I was just wondering if there was any advantage to adding them to the Starship - I appreciate what they can do, but I'm wondering if there's any point adding them to what is, after all, an all-composite aircraft, and so isn't very shiny.

I have seen developers criticised for not 'fully utilising' FSX by not using them( I think it was in a recent review on FS.com.) What do you think? Is there any 'arty' value to adding them on what is a predominantly white, composite aircraft?
 
Flying Officer Jevans said:
I appreciate what they can do, but I'm wondering if there's any point adding them to what is, after all, an all-composite aircraft, and so isn't very shiny.
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FSX doesn't know that from the start, so tell it with a spec map. ;)

What do you think? Is there any 'arty' value to adding them on what is a predominantly white, composite aircraft?
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Surely there is. With spec maps you can throw shiny and non-shiny parts on a single texture sheet.



(Since you're doing a payware model you should do whatever you can to fully utilize FSX's possibilities in any case.)
 
Flying Officer Jevans said:
This isn't really a technical question on Specular Maps, really, more an arty question.:)

I was just wondering if there was any advantage to adding them to the Starship - I appreciate what they can do, but I'm wondering if there's any point adding them to what is, after all, an all-composite aircraft, and so isn't very shiny.

I have seen developers criticised for not 'fully utilising' FSX by not using them( I think it was in a recent review on FS.com.) What do you think? Is there any 'arty' value to adding them on what is a predominantly white, composite aircraft?
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To me.... It really up to you! or the designer... though its realistic to say everything has some shine to it even composites... some plastics have shine especially when painted, so it not the material in which the object is... its how its painted.

Hope it helps!
 
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