SOLVED Preset maker - Reflective eyes! (Contains the code)

[deemsss1234]

Hello, I found a topic earlier today and I tried my best to figure out to do whatever this person did with the eyes of my wolf, but I simply cannot get it to work.

https://feral-heart.com/smf/index.php?topic=44489.0;nowap

This is the topic. Scrolling down, you can see that the eyes of this item are reflecting the environement, and I was wondering if it was possible to have the eyes of a preset do the same thing?

[Kuri]

When i look closely i see the reflection appears to be drawn on the eyes themselves.   If that is so, in a cave the eyes would still show that line of trees, which would not actually be there.  Using the env_map spherical you can achieve something similar to reflection so if you had a picture of an environment that would fit most situation then yes, you can.


Just in case people reading this want to try it

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{
receive_shadows off
technique
{
pass
{
lighting on
scene_blend alpha_blend
specular 0.5 0.5 0.5 1 128
cull_hardware none
cull_software none

texture_unit
{
texture Eyetextureofyourchoice.png
}
}
pass
{
lighting on
scene_blend alpha_blend
texture_unit
{
env_map spherical
texture semi-transparentReflection.png
}
}
}That's what i'd use anyway.  Yours may differ.

Edit, made the mistake of using specular on my eyes once.  When the eyes were closed the eyelids were shiny.

[deemsss1234]

Thanks Kuri! (Why are you always the one to save my preset making? ;p)
You were right, using an own picture of a forest is what the person from the post did. I used your code (You did forget one } at the end, however.) and it looks really awesome! Makes the eye look pretty realistic.



There it is! If someone reads this and likes the treees I used, its: http://freebigpictures.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/forest-light.jpg
I do recommend removing the sky above the trees since it makes the colour of the eye a bit dull.

[Kynvuu]

I'll go ahead and lock this as it seems your issue has been fixed. Please let us know if you need any further help. c: