RULES UPDATE: Transparencies allowed! Please read.

adam

I just wanted to give a quick shoutout to everyone.

I've sent out an email to Sketchfab to see if they support 1-bit alphas as a number of folks have requested it and, after review, I don't think it will hurt the tone of the contest at all to allow them.

I will update this thread once I know for sure.

It may just end up being that we allow you to use the Opacity slot in Sketchfab, and you supply a black OR white transparency (re: no grey) and you turn of bilinear filtering to give it that look.

Apologies to anyone who this affects either way. I hope to have an answer for you in the next few hours.

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UPDATE.

You can use transparencies.

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Here's how to use transparencies for VG Remix on Sketchfab:

1. Create an opacity map/mask. Only use the colour white. Do not use any values of grey or black. (Don't worry about aliased edging, that is fine for VG Remix).
2. Remove the background from your image so only the white mask is on a layer. No background (No black.)
3. Save this to a .PNG file.
4. Use this .PNG file as the opacity map/mask in Sketchfab's material editor.

CharlesL

Sweet! Thanks for the update

PacoCasares

YES! awesome!!! I was exactly thinking that. It would help immensely to give some details to some things like plants, flowers etc, and could still give an awesome look. Thanks for the heads up and update.

SentryTheGod

This would be so helpful!!!

Lazerus Reborn

So basically, its either fully transparent or not at all. That is excellent, can add more detail to my trees now since it doesn't have to be solid geo ;D

Vailias

(crosses fingers)
plan A may still be a go then.

LANKUS MAXIMUS

YES! I knew it was worth me repeating the question. Foliage time...

mospheric

Thanks for digging into this Adam!

deadpixl

Awesome, now I can make some decals!!!