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Help & Guidance => Game Help => Topic started by: DraconisFantasy on May 06, 2018, 10:44:34 pm

Title: Backdrop Meshes?
Post by: DraconisFantasy on May 06, 2018, 10:44:34 pm
 Hello there again everyone,

 I am here once again because I am working on a large map pack, and I would like to know how one would create backdrops to give the illusion that there's plenty of world to explore.

 I know that the game has backdrops already, but I would like to create my own because I am going for a very specific theme with this map pack. I know how to convert objects, so if someone knows of some .obj files of backgrounds I will happily check them out and convert them. If someone knows how to create a backdrop themselves, please show me your ways so that I can create them too. ^^
Title: Re: Backdrop Meshes?
Post by: Kuri on May 07, 2018, 06:22:32 am
What i do it put a picture i want at the background, with the sky erased, in .PNG format, in the "my_objects" folder.  Add  the "alpha_rejection" code...  actually just find the backdrops material & copy that, but give yours your own material header names and change the image names to that of your pictures.  Save it is a .material file in the material file folder.
  Go in object maker, type "flatplane.mesh" i believe it is, then change the material field to whatever the name you made was and save it as "backdrops(yourmapnamehere)" in the object thing, i'm told it works for other people without having to give ppl the material file too, but i give it out just to over-ride the default mesh texture, and you can change/upgrade the textures later.
Title: Re: Backdrop Meshes?
Post by: DraconisFantasy on May 07, 2018, 09:14:43 pm
 Thank you so much Kuri, it worked perfectly! ^^
Title: Re: Backdrop Meshes?
Post by: Kuri on May 07, 2018, 09:38:14 pm
I'm impressed you managed to follow my poorly written directions.
Title: Re: Backdrop Meshes?
Post by: Kerriki on May 07, 2018, 11:35:59 pm
I'll be locking this up now since the issue no longer stands~