Dan22 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 I've been trying for some time to get materials with alpha to work but it doesn't seem to work. I can see you got it in the glass material but I wonder how you guys did it. From this example you can see what problem I am having: The wall on the left is the glass texture, you can see through it. On The right is my texture. You cannot see through. I have tried .png and .jpg and also tried different blend modes and they do not work. Also for some reason alpha textures see through brushes also as you can see on the right. I must be doing it wrong. If anyone knows how it would be very helpful this thing drives me abit insane and I must be doing a silly mistake I really need this as I could use this as a substitute for decals as they are not added in yet and I can make signs ect. Anyway, as always thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einlander Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 Try using a shader with an alpha mask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyBrick Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 As Einlander said use the diffuse_normal_spec_alpha.shader, that should fix your problem dude I don't know if the shader is called that it may have 'alphamask' on the end of the name Did you make those decals yourself? Looking nice dude! A little tip when working with textures as well mate, try to save them as .PNG. JPEG and other formats leave a solid background, .PNG has a transparent background. You may run into some other issue if your texture is a .JPEG, for the effect your trying to get with that sticker on your glass window there, try saving it as a .PNG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan22 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Yeah I saved it as .JPG because the glass texture was also jpg so I thought that might be the problem. However I did use the alphamask shader before I wrote this and it didnt seem to work. I'll try again and see if it works still. Examples: Result with Shader: Material Setup: .PNG Image in-game: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyBrick Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 You wanna try and change your shader to the alphamask shader instead of changing the shadow shader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Use DXT5 compression. DXT1 does not support alpha channels. Also, enable z-sorting in the material. Alternatively you can just use the alpha blend shader and it will discard every other pixel. I don't understand what you're trying to do, though. You want a danger sign floating on a glass wall? Is this supposed to make a decal or something like that? 2 Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyBrick Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Use DXT5 compression. DXT1 does not support alpha channels. Also, enable z-sorting in the material. Alternatively you can just use the alpha blend shader and it will discard every other pixel. I don't understand what you're trying to do, though. You want a danger sign floating on a glass wall? Is this supposed to make a decal or something like that? Yeah ..... what he said Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan22 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thanks! Got it working in the end! I wanted this feature as I can do many things, for example: Now I can Have blood on walls and signs ect without having a completely new texture to intergrate it. Also I can now fake volumetric lighting which I will demonstrate in soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan22 Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Just playing around with the blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouGroove Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Now I can Have blood on walls and signs ect without having a completely new texture to intergrate it.Also I can now fake volumetric lighting which I will demonstrate in soon! Decals are usefull for terrain floor decoration/variation, to apply specific textures anywhere. Hope some others projects will request decals the only way to see them appear in LE3. 1 Quote Stop toying and make games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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