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1. How to get this effect (Mass Effect armor)

   

   Topic by C86G · Feb 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   Hi there. I wonder how this dot-patterned effect is done. Do you think the dots are in the diffuse or in the spec or both? It won´t be in the normals, I think. Also, what about the dirt on the shoulde pad (1)? Diffuse only or also spec/gloss?

2. Re: How to get this effect (Mass Effect armor)

   

   Reply by Ace-Angel · Feb 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   Nothing special, standard diffuse, spec, gloss and normal maps. Dots do have a specular (they are respecting the light effect) and the dirty parts aren't shiny. Looks closely, the answer is all in that picture.

3. Re: How to get this effect (Mass Effect armor)

   

   Reply by C86G · Feb 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   Yeah I know about the different maps. Just wondered which one they use for the pattern. Or said better, which way is a good to get this effect : ) I`ll try it with diffuse/spec/gloss. Thanks.

4. Re: How to get this effect (Mass Effect armor)

   

   Reply by Ghostscape · Mar 2012 · Home› Technical Talk

   I'd be very surprised if they're using gloss maps. The dither-dots appear to have a very dark/no spec, with the brighter dots having spec, so the pattern shows through even in the speculr highly. The left-most picture has a normal-map pattern in the pure black area forming that bikini-swoop down from her hip to crotch. The…