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thanks Klepto Good to know that. Please let us know about that update. I was about to download AMD/ATI's compressonator, they say it also does a great job at batch conversion. Have you tried it?

I tried converting a single texture at a time and it works OK; it just breaks when I try to batch-convert several textures

Well, I modified it in the material editor from a regular diffuse material I had for my glass. I grabbed the setup from the "transparency and refraction" tutorial, but just the basic creation part, I didn't touch anything in my code about "rendering in a second pass". Nothing fancy about reflection/refraction, just a transparent material that grabs the "greenish" tone in my dds texture. This is the tut: http://www.leadwerks.com/files/Tutorials/CPP/Transparency_And_Refraction.pdf http://www.leadwerks.com/files/Tutorials/CPP/Transparency_And_Refraction.wmv and here's my material setup: and here's the code, just in case: texture0="abstract::green.dds" clamp0=0,0,0 blend=3 depthmask=0 depthtest=1 overlay=0 zsort=1 cullface=1 castshadows=1 specular=1.00000000 bumpscale=1.00000000 gloss=0.500000000 shader="abstract::mesh_diffuse.vert","abstract::mesh_diffuse.frag" shadowshader="abstract::refraction.vert","" hope it helps regards, Alvaro

I tired adding several files and when I clicked on "convert" I got this error:

glass! yay! Josh's video tuts on materials/shaders and transparency are great! I apologize for bothering you guys with questions that were already solved in the video tutorials. I'm now going through all the c++ series carefully I still got the Lua error issue though

OK, from reading the console log I noticed it was trying to load stuff like the trees and the environment which my data.pak file didn't have, so I opted to zip the whole "Maps/Materials/Folders" into a single data.pak file to ensure everything loaded fine. I now got the trees: But none of the lighting effects. I get some warnings in the log about not finding the corresponding lod1 gmf files, but it's ok as I don't have them and it loads the gmfs ok after that, but I get the following Lua error: Lua error: cannot open zip::f:/exer/projects/plazoleta/data.pak//models/entities /environment/atmosphere/environment_atmosphere.lua: Invalid argument I thought it had problems reading from within a zip file so I unzipped everything in my application folder and yet I still got the same error. Any ideas on what's going on here with the invalid argument in the lua file? cheers Alvaro

I just watched the c++ "loading a scene" tutorial and used the sample files an here's what I'm getting till now: So I still got a long way to go (time to check that console log) But I'm happy with the results and with everything I've learned so far. I guess that's the fun part, learning to make things work as you want them to with the support of people that share the same passion/interest as you. BTW, have you guys tried loading the "hydro.sbx" file in the new 2.3 editor? It all falls down! It doesn't work anymore Does anyone know if Josh (or someone helping him) is working in updating these files that have become outdated? (besides all the other bunch of stuff he's updating for Lua, which must already keep him quite busy).

Thanks Tyler, sounds pretty much like what I need. It's similar to an architectural glass material with "cast shadows" set to off, as in some 3d applications. Could you please tell me where I can read further about this shader? regards, Alvaro EDITED: I already found it among the shader options, but I still can't get it to be transparent, lol! Darn! is it hard to get a nice-looking glass material

Here's the vid, I wish the camera speed could be even slower (it's already at 1.0, the minimum): The level with atmosphere (thx for the tip Niosop): Now I'm playing around with the material editor to see if I can make the glass transparent Could I add a water material to the glasses? Without bumps that is. Is there an example of a water or glass material included?

Thanks for the comments and help guys. You're most kind. I'm trying to create my atmosphere object for the skybox, I'll tell you how it goes. I captured a short video that's uploading to youtube now. Working in the editor is great. I'm about to start a template project in C++ to load the level. Fun fun! cheers, Alvaro

Thanks a lot JC I was able to reposition my trees. It's very cool to see all the options are there right in the editor. I need to dig the tools I use more,hehehe. I'll look for info on material creation now, to see if I can get that glass I need. Also, can skyboxes be added directly in the editor or are they loaded only in your code?

Hi guys, I'm retaking LE and testing all the new features in the editor. I am working on these renders in blender: And I decided to give the model a try in LE. From the last experience I had trying to load a medieval level I remembered the issues I went through, so I had to optimize all the meshes to make them load fine in LE. Here's the result so far: I'm very impressed by the dynamic lighting and the performance of the level loaded in the editor. I'll try to upload a video of the scene later. I had to replace many models that had a high polycount for lower-count versions of them, and definitely it's not a good idea to try and load everything at once but split the level into separate models, keeping the same origin and then insert one by one in LE's editor. It's also important to apply an "edge split" modifier in blender in any smooth surfaces you're using prior to the exportation process. Now my questions: 1. Is there a way to "unsnap" the objects from the grid? I want to place the trees inside the circular grass areas but the snap doesn't allow me (check editor's 2nd pic). 2. How do you make a glass material in the material editor? I need a greenish transparent material for the windows 3. Is there a way to make the camera move slower in the editor? I'll post any other question that pops up in the process here Thanks in advance for any help. regards, Alvaro ps. This project is already being built, you can watch some pics of the site here: http://www.telardigital.com/blender/niel/obra_01.jpg http://www.telardigital.com/blender/niel/obra_02.jpg

try Jing: http://www.jingproject.com/ the free version saves to swf directly other options: http://camstudio.uptodown.com/ http://www.utipu.com/app/

ahhhh got it! cool to know that. Or unless you use a specific MFC thingie that will bound your program exclusively to MSVC, right? Otherwise and as long as your code remains standard C++ you can cross compile your apps? coolies! So I definitely gotta try it out. Then...that Linux version is much closer than I thought! The only issue here would be compiling the toolset for Linux. Interesting...interesting...mmmhhh mmhhhh. ps. I'm very fond of Irrlicht since it's the one that got me started in the pretty basic C++ stuff I know. I agree its model support is great, it's easy to learn and use through its tutorials, but I haven't got a clue about code cleanliness, heheehhe Still you're right, there are many things to update to keep up with today's standards but the team is working hard on it. cheers and thx for the explanation! Alvaro

Lumooja, with Irrlicht there are 2 separate dlls of the engine according to the IDE+Compiler you use (1 compiled with MSVC and the other for Devc++/Codeblocks compiled with Migw/GCC), however, if you start a project in Msvc and use Mingw's dll the program will crash when running it, and same thing occurs viceversa. Are you sure we can just use the dlls included in LE and start a project manually either in MSVC or Devc++? I'll give it a try And when you guys talk about compiling the source, is the source included when we update the SDK? regards, Alvaro

Won't it require a special dll compiled with GCC in order to be able to use LE with DevC++? Besides that, a Devc++ project option should be added to the project wizard. It would be cool indeed since GCC gets along pretty nicely with Opengl. This would make the Linux port more feasible EDITED: NM my comment about the project wizard; I just read what DJDD mentions about it.

I have to buy a laptop these days and I was seriously considering to get a mac book pro, however I got the same feeling Josh is expressing here. For the amount of money I pay for the MBP I can get a much better PC laptop, with better graphics, better processor, more hard drive storage capacity, more RAM,etc. Mostly, having the mac book pro would be a snob thing of having the "cool" laptop to show in business meetings, but besides that I must admit I prefer a machine I can really work on, for 3d graphics, realtime stuff, hardcore gaming, etc. A Mac still runs short on many of these aspects unless you buy that 7k machine Josh mentions and I'm not the one who'll pay that kind of money. In the long run, I think I'll get a good Dell or HP. That Newegg machine you're posting is pretty sexy Josh. Is it capable of "leadwerking" just fine? The graphics are cool, and having a 17" display makes it a great deal. To snob or not to snob... that is the question.

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It seems like an understandable move on MS behalf. They want to make sure the project they're licensing is mature and capable enough to go console. I think it's a great chance for LE to develop furthermore at the fast pace it's been growing so far. I hope some of the community's devs and artists feel motivated to push the engine to its limits in terms of fully developing a game Did someone say LE for Linux? go Josh, go Josh go!

yaaaaaaaay! got my upgrade, got my email, got my group state changed! Downloading 2.3 now, me happy, Josh working a lot. cheers, Alvaro

ordered the upgrade? Do you have to pay for upgrading from 2.x to 2.3? Where did you order from? EDITED: NM, I just found out where to get it from Gonna get it now!

No email nor account enabled yet But I'm a patient guy. Take your time to rest and let us enjoy the pleasures of 2.3 when you're back! regards, Alvaro

hehehe, that sounds great Josh Lots of improvements going on. Thx for the hard work. regards, Alvaro