Preset Mane Issue

[Kona]

For some reason, when I make a mane with the preset it looks totally weird. It looks nothing like the Non-Preset Full manes...
The Non Preset Mane...

The Preset's Mane

See the difference?

Is this a coding issue? Or did I texture this wrong?

Any help with this would be awesome.
 -Thanks,
                  ~Khota[/color]

[Whinp]

Pretty normal, quote below:

Preset Mane Fix

-The first thing I'm going to start off with is the mane fix for presets, since this seems difficult for people to find. You only need this code if you're using anything but the fluffy mane.

Go to your preset's material file, open it in notepad.
Scroll down to the mane code (should be the very bottom, and should read something like this:)

Code: [Select]

material preset_#_maneMat
{
technique
{
pass
{
lighting off
cull_hardware none
cull_software none
scene_blend alpha_blend
depth_write off
texture_unit
{
texture preset_#mane.png
}
}
}
}
Now all you do is select that section, copy this:

Code: [Select]

material preset_#_maneMat
{
        technique
        {
                pass
                {
                        cull_hardware none
                        cull_software none
                        alpha_rejection greater_equal 128
                        texture_unit
                        {
                                texture preset_#mane.png
                        }
                }
        }
}
and paste this over the previous selection. Then look for the # signs in the code, and replace it with the preset's number, which is found in the name of that preset's files. If done correctly, you would be going from this:


to this:

[Kona]

Saddly, that's the code I've already been using. I'm unsure if it's a coding problem, or if it's how I textured it, or something else.

Thanks anyway. ^^

[Whisperingwaves]

The mane fix is to make sure the mane ins't blocky and transparent in some parts. I don't think it's how it's textured, I think it's just how the game is rendering it. You haven't done anything wrong. Preset manes are just a little bit goofy when applied in-game.
But, you can try re texturing it if you wish, not saying you must. However, I wish ye' luck with the preset.

~ Whisper <3

[Kona]

My issue with it is it seems to be outlining it with black or something. The little parts that stick out of the whole mane, look... pointy, and very un-like the ones that aren't Preset-Related.

[Whisperingwaves]

Ah, I know what your talking about, this happens to me alot on feline preset making. It's not going to be entirely smooth, and since you already applied the mane fix, it's about what it's gonna stay. Tho, it might be possible to smooth it out some how, tho it's not yet certain.
But like I said before, it's nothing you have done, it's the game rendering it that way.

~ Whisper

[Kona]

Ah, Thanks. Well, I'm going to continue messing with it, I'm hoping I can make it look at least a bit better than how it is.

[unnbrellas]

I'd say this is what you needed, but all the images are gone. I'll see if I can find them though.

It basically says the bottom of your mane needs to have large  transparent triangles at the bottom of your texture. If you have that then you'll know what I mean, if you don't then chances are you don't have it and I'll track down the texture for you c: