Answered: DDO doesn't use all normal directions in 2.1...

Voidnaut

When rendering materials in DDO, only vertical features of the normalmap shows up in the result. -It's like it doesn't "see" all the normalmap colors.

It seemed to start with 2.1. -And only in projects created in 2.1 Reopening and adding a new material to an older project works fine.

I have tried to reinstall, to no effect.

Synaesthesia

Hey Voidnaut, can you show us an image of what's happening here?

Voidnaut

Yes, certainly. Here is a picture of the normals, and the "Edges" mask DDO makes from it. -Only vertical lines appear.

Synaesthesia

Have you tried adjusting the Curvature options in DynaMask? You can play around with the settings by opening Curvature and adjusting them until you get a visual style that you prefer. Using Edges, Cavities, Dual, or Unprocessed will produce a variety of results, as will the sliders from Sharp to Huge.  

Voidnaut

As I think is apparent from the image I posted, it's not a case of settings in the mask. Edges should highlight all edges, and has done in the past, but only the vertical ones appear now. -The same goes for all the other presets, including Full Curvature. It's completely frustrating, as I'm on a deadline.

I have tried reinstalling without change.

Voidnaut

I found the problem.

In the Base Creator in DDO, I have to uncheck "Flip Y", and then it renders it fine. -It's very strange, because it checks it as default, probably because my export target is "Unreal 4". There's definitely some weird confusion going on there, because creating the normals in Ndo, I also have it checked, and it has worked without problem up untill 2.1.

Raane

I find it's easier to just feed DDO green up source images and then flip your normal PSD with a levels layer on the top of the stack.

Synaesthesia

Thanks for sharing that information, Raane! We'll be sorting this out in a coming update.