Normalmap Compression - Revision history

Nbohr1more at 07:51, 21 December 2024

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	{{important\|headline=Very Important\|text=The normalmap DDS compression section is here for historical documentation purposes only. It is very strongly suggested that you do not distribute DDS/DXT compressed normalmaps for use in The Dark Mod. NEW: As of TDM 2.10 we now support BC5 DDS compression for normal maps. RXGB is no longer supported. }}		{{important\|headline=Very Important\|text=The normalmap DDS compression section is here for historical documentation purposes only. It is very strongly suggested that you do not distribute DDS/DXT compressed normalmaps for use in The Dark Mod. '''NEW:''' As of TDM 2.10 we now support BC5 DDS compression for normal maps. RXGB is no longer supported. }}

	== Compress Normalmaps ==		== Compress Normalmaps ==

Nbohr1more at 07:51, 21 December 2024

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	== Compress Normalmaps ==		== Compress Normalmaps ==

Bikerdude: /* Compress Normalmaps */

2015-07-06T08:14:51Z

Compress Normalmaps

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	== Compress Normalmaps ==		== Compress Normalmaps ==

	You'll need [http://72.8.59.~~188~~/~~TheDarkMod~~/~~Files/ATI_Compressonator_v1~~.21.zip ATI's "The Compressonator" application version 1.21.1044] with this exact version - other (newer) versions do not support the format that Doom 3 requires for dds normalmaps! Install/unzip it to a folder and create a shortcut if you like.		You'll need [http://darkmod.taaaki.za.net/tools/ati_compressonator_v1.21.zip ATI's "The Compressonator" application version 1.21.1044] with this exact version - other (newer) versions do not support the format that Doom 3 requires for dds normalmaps! Install/unzip it to a folder and create a shortcut if you like.

Serpentinee: Remove some confusion

2010-10-13T01:09:45Z

Remove some confusion

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{{important|headline=Very Important|text=The normalmap DDS compression section is here for historical documentation purposes only. It is very strongly suggested that you do not distribute DDS/DXT compressed normalmaps for use in The Dark Mod.}}

== Compress Normalmaps ==

You'll need [http://72.8.59.188/TheDarkMod/Files/ATI_Compressonator_v1.21.zip ATI's "The Compressonator" application version 1.21.1044] with this exact version - other (newer) versions do not support the format that Doom 3 requires for dds normalmaps! Install/unzip it to a folder and create a shortcut if you like.

* Open your source (TGA) file
* Create Mip Maps using the '''Box-Filter''' with the lowest mip map size of '''1x1''' (same as for the diffuse maps).
[[Image:01_normal_mips.jpg|frameless]]
* Compress your normalmap using the '''UberCompressor''' in '''DXT5 RXGB''' format with the colour weighting of '''red=0, green=0.5, blue=0.5''' and '''"adaptive" disabled'''.
[[Image:02_normal_compression.jpg|frameless]]
* Save your DDS to the '''dds/''' tree, e.g. dds/textures/darkmod/stone/blah_local.dds. You won't need to add the dds/ path prefix to your shader definition, this is automatically added by the game.

[[Category:Textures]]