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flashing light, how? [message #310910] Mon, 14 January 2008 16:56 Go to next message
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Does anyone know how to create the following effect in gmax/3dsmax? It is somewhat like the flashing red light on top of a nuke beacon, wich is not done with emitters. I would like to know how to do this. Thanks.

Captured with w3dviewer:
index.php?t=getfile&id=5307&private=0
Use firefox to see it animate at the right speed.
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Re: flashing light, how? [message #310921 is a reply to message #310910] Mon, 14 January 2008 17:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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i think you have to animate it in gmax/renX
Re: flashing light, how? [message #310929 is a reply to message #310910] Mon, 14 January 2008 17:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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try using dazzle

http://s18.postimage.org/jc6qbn4k9/bricks3.png
Re: flashing light, how? [message #311818 is a reply to message #310929] Thu, 17 January 2008 22:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Use GRID in the textures uv channel? (sorry I do know it is grid, but I don't know what the drop down area is called, I still have to reinstall gmax and RenX again).

Re: flashing light, how? [message #312082 is a reply to message #310910] Fri, 18 January 2008 16:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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It is probably a grid texture. Open it up in W3d viewer so you can see the texture names and then locate all of them in always.dat.

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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312399 is a reply to message #310910] Sat, 19 January 2008 19:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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-post deleted, I found the solution I was looking for-

It doesnt involve any grid texture.
What you need is
index.php?t=getfile&id=5384&private=0

and a small, 1 pixel wide texture with your flash pattern.
index.php?t=getfile&id=5385&private=0

Create a plane, hit M, and do this.
index.php?t=getfile&id=5386&private=0
index.php?t=getfile&id=5387&private=0
index.php?t=getfile&id=5388&private=0
At this point my gmax crashed. No save. Anyway...
Texture 1 is the flash. Texture 2 the gradient.

This "should" work.
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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312724 is a reply to message #310910] Mon, 21 January 2008 14:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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But how do you put 2 textures on 1 'plane' object?

After i setted everything the same like you (I am also trying to make this for vehicles) my renx doesnt crash after doing it btw. But when are you supposed to attach those 2 textures/pics you posted in previous post?


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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312725 is a reply to message #310910] Mon, 21 January 2008 14:59 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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oh lol Razz i only attached the sun.tga texture and it works Surprised i tried it on one of my vehicles and it looks pretty good! i only didnt place them in the right spot yet and it doesnt flashes as you wanted but that doesnt matter because it works

I am glad you posted about how it should be done Wink if your renx keeps crashing i might be able to do it for you (if you explain how to add the other little pic you sended to make it flashing).

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9409/screenshot1335qd0.png


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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312726 is a reply to message #312725] Mon, 21 January 2008 15:05 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Di3HardNL wrote on Mon, 21 January 2008 16:59

oh lol Razz i only attached the sun.tga texture and it works Surprised i tried it on one of my vehicles and it looks pretty good! i only didnt place them in the right spot yet and it doesnt flashes as you wanted but that doesnt matter because it works

I am glad you posted about how it should be done Wink if your renx keeps crashing i might be able to do it for you (if you explain how to add the other little pic you sended to make it flashing).

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9409/screenshot1335qd0.png

nice


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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312737 is a reply to message #310910] Mon, 21 January 2008 16:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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The crash was no serious issue, I just didn't feel like recreating this sample.

The last stap should be pretty simple.
Stage 0 Texture: lightflash.tga
Stage 1 Texture: gradient.tga

Hit apply, and you're done.
You dont need to do anything else when working with just one plane.

-edit-
You could give gradient.tga some funky colors to create a light that changes color all the time.
You can also play with the Detail Color on the shader tab.
Set it so something else than scale to achieve random effects.

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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312738 is a reply to message #312725] Mon, 21 January 2008 16:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Di3HardNL wrote on Mon, 21 January 2008 15:59


http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9409/screenshot1335qd0.png


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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312871 is a reply to message #310910] Tue, 22 January 2008 10:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Thanks slave Wink it works!

If you got more of this little tutorials for making stuff in renx, why dont you upload them on www.renhelp.net? will help alot people.


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Re: flashing light, how? [message #312879 is a reply to message #310910] Tue, 22 January 2008 11:29 Go to previous message
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Yes, I could and might do that one day.
But right now I lack the time and patience to do so.

But who knows.
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