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1. UE4 Can I still use diffuse spec workflow?

   

   Topic by kimchee519 · Apr 2015 · Home› Unreal Engine

   Greetings, Had a quick question about texturing in UE4. Does it work to create environments with the old texturing process of diffuse spec normal? or If working on assets in UE4 is it a must to use the albedo rough metal norm texture workflow to have the assets look right in UE4? I feel like I've seen environments done in…

2. Re: UE4 Can I still use diffuse spec workflow?

   

   Reply by EarthQuake · Apr 2015 · Home› Unreal Engine

   There's no reason that a diffuse/spec workflow would be mutually exclusive to PBR. Cryenegine uses a diffuse/spec PBR workflow, and both Unitry 5 and Marmoset Toolbag support both content standards in a PBR workflow. Nope, you can't use it because UE4 doesn't support reading the content. The primary difference between the…

3. Re: UE4 Can I still use diffuse spec workflow?

   

   Reply by ZacD · Apr 2015 · Home› Unreal Engine

   You can do a handpainted or stylized looks with PBR, Pixar does it. There's no reason to use diffuse/spec over PBR.

4. Re: UE4 Can I still use diffuse spec workflow?

   

   Reply by kimchee519 · Apr 2015 · Home› Unreal Engine

   So in UE4 you cannot use diffuse spec workflow anymore because the albedo roughness will ultimately look better and correct?

5. Re: UE4 Can I still use diffuse spec workflow?

   

   Reply by GC_Vos · Apr 2015 · Home› Unreal Engine

   I've actually been using single specs with pretty good results. Just customize color channels for more control over physical properties. Tbh the names aren't very relevant as long as the textures themselves are good enough. Here is a simple example (this does use a detail mask):…

6. Re: UE4 Can I still use diffuse spec workflow?

   

   Reply by ghaztehschmexeh · Apr 2015 · Home› Unreal Engine

   As far as I know, you can't. I don't see why you'd want to use an out-dated method anyway?