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Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
I do not use SD or DDO for this - after all, authoring a huge set of traditional per-object PBR maps isn't very nice performance wise. But one packed map is alright. So, as I've said, I only use UV2 for one texture on my side - for a packed map containing AO, cavity and curvature. I bake those out in xNormal. Using those… -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
Makes sense. Ideally I'd prefer the shader not to require any information about underlying material at all. It should just blend on top - otherwise, workflow isn't really that fun to use, because you are forced to limit materials of underlying surfaces and are forced to configure tons of duplicate decal materials differing… -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
Count Vader - I attached the decals to the main meshes so the pivots and positions are always matching by default. I use triplanar projection in local space so it works on moving objects too, but it wouldn't work on a skeletal mesh for example, when a part of the mesh would move, it works only with whole object movement...… -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
Thanks for the info marks! Unfortunately there isn't anything about this on the web. I'm almost sure, this is the first article about it. Leleuxart - The "traditional decals" wouldn't allow you to make panel lines, and would be hard to work with. Maybe this new example explains why. Okay so Count Vader asked if I made this… -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
@Anchang-Style Hey, that's my post (still sore about making the "an" typo in the header haha). :) The text there is very simplified and has no insights you can't get from this very thread, so don't rely on it too much. What I referred to in the paragraph you're quiting is the traditional texturing approach with tiled maps… -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
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Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
Ah maybe you should use some divisions and then its easier, but hard to tell without an example image. -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
Hmm, wait, so you have a slot for underlying material, and you have to change a reference in it if you want your decal to fade into e.g. plastic instead of metal background, for example? -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
No-no, I don't mean to ask how materials inside the decal are blended - I'm asking how your decal itself is blended with the underlying surface. Is it the left or the right example in this image? -
Re: Decal technique from Star Citizen
I would if it would be possible in UE4, but it isn't :( Anyways, with the workflow you are describing, it would require a very simple material which I'm sure its acceptable in material complexity. I'll make an example material for this. Maybe today...
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