Surface Types - Revision history

VanishedOne: /* New (unique to TDM) surface types */ Added undeadbone

2016-04-01T22:42:32Z

New (unique to TDM) surface types: Added undeadbone

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	* armor_chain		* armor_chain
	* armor_plate		* armor_plate
			* undeadbone
	* undeadflesh (like flesh, but less vulnerable to mundane damage)		* undeadflesh (like flesh, but less vulnerable to mundane damage)
	* paper		* paper

RJFerret: /* Instructions on putting in new surfaces */ +space

2014-02-02T04:45:16Z

Instructions on putting in new surfaces: +space

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	= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =		= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =

	In the material file, put '''surftype15''' as the first line. Then, in the "description" line, put the new surface type in quotes. If you want to add anything after that, that's fine, just make sure the surface type is the first thing in the description, and you put a space after it.		In the material file, put "'''surftype15''' " as the first line. Then, in the "description" line, put the new surface type in quotes. If you want to add anything after that, that's fine, just make sure the surface type is the first thing in the description, and you put a space after it.

	NOTE: Old surfaces can be entered the same way as new surfaces, but it decreases performance		NOTE: Old surfaces can be entered the same way as new surfaces, but it decreases performance

Tels: better description, add paper and hardwood

2011-01-28T08:52:08Z

better description, add paper and hardwood

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	~~Okay, adding the new surface~~ types ~~wasn~~'~~t as easy as I thought~~, ~~but I~~ have ~~put in a system for~~ it and ~~it works~~. ~~This is subject~~ to ~~change~~. ~~However~~, ~~unless people really don't like this~~, ~~I think~~ we can ~~go with this~~.		= What are Surfaces Types? =

			'''Surfaces types''' are used to tell what sound to play when you walk on a surface (this code is already in D3, we just have to tell it what sounds to play and how loud those sounds should be to AI). They are also used when objects collide or a projectile hits a surface, to play a specific sound, give off a specific particle effect, or to trigger a specific action (rope arrow only sticks in wood; only "climbable" surfaces can be climbed).

			They also determine armor factors in combat (an arrow will bounce off the AI's helmet, but if you shoot it right into the eye opening, it will hurt).

			Doom 3 had a limited list of only 16 surface types. To support the wildly different surfaces that TDM needs, we expanded that system by using a small trick. This article explains what types you can use, and how.

			= Old (D3) Surface Types =

	The following surfaces are standard D3 surfaces. We cannot change the name of these even if we wanted to.		The following surfaces are standard D3 surfaces. We cannot change the name of these even if we wanted to.

	~~= Old (D3) Surface Types =~~		Put one of these in the first line of the .mtr definition:
	Put these in the first line of the .mtr ~~file~~

	* none		* none
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	* plastic		* plastic
	* ricochet		* ricochet
	* surftype10		* surftype10 (??)
	* surftype11		* surftype11 (??)
	* surftype12		* surftype12 (??)
	* surftype13		* surftype13 (??)
	* surftype14		* surftype14 (??)

	= New (unique to TDM) surface types =		= New (unique to TDM) surface types =
	Use surftype15 and put surface in description string (this list is not fixed, we can keep adding to it):
			Use ''surftype15''' and put surface in description string (this list is not fixed, we can keep adding to it):

	* tile		* tile
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	* armor_plate		* armor_plate
	* undeadflesh (like flesh, but less vulnerable to mundane damage)		* undeadflesh (like flesh, but less vulnerable to mundane damage)
			* paper
			* hardwood

	= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =		= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =
	~~We had to do some tricks to expand the list of surfaces.~~ In the material file, put '''surftype15''' as the first line. Then, in the "description" line, put the new surface type in quotes. If you want to add anything after that, that's fine, just make sure the surface type is the first thing in the description, and you put a space after it.
			In the material file, put '''surftype15''' as the first line. Then, in the "description" line, put the new surface type in quotes. If you want to add anything after that, that's fine, just make sure the surface type is the first thing in the description, and you put a space after it.

	NOTE: Old surfaces can be entered the same way as new surfaces, but it decreases performance		NOTE: Old surfaces can be entered the same way as new surfaces, but it decreases performance
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	== Warning! ==		== Warning! ==
	As of now, there is no system to tell you when you make a typo in the new surface type name that goes in the description field. The surface just won't play the proper sounds, etc, it will play the default sounds or none. In the final release, we will hopefully include a quick parser that will go thru the material files for the map and let you know if the new surface types don't match the valid ones.		As of now, there is no system to tell you when you make a typo in the new surface type name that goes in the description field. The surface just won't play the proper sounds, etc, it will play the default sounds or none. In the final release, we will hopefully include a quick parser that will go thru the material files for the map and let you know if the new surface types don't match the valid ones.

	~~= What surfaces do =~~
	Surfaces are used to tell what sound to play when you walk on a surface (this code is already in D3, we just have to tell it what sounds to play and how loud those sounds should be to AI). They are also used when objects collide or a projectile hits a surface, to play a specific sound, give off a specific particle effect, or to trigger a specific action (rope arrow only sticks in wood; only "climbable" surfaces can be climbed).

	~~They also determine armor factors in combat (an arrow will bounce off the AI's helmet, but if you shoot it right into the eye opening, it will hurt).~~

	= See also =		= See also =
	* [[Damage Multiplier for Surfaces]]		* [[Damage Multiplier for Surfaces]]

	~~[[Category:Textures]]~~		{{textures}}
	~~[[Category:Editing]]~~

Crispy: Added undeadflesh. Partial cleanup of outdated info.

2009-12-27T03:48:30Z

Added undeadflesh. Partial cleanup of outdated info.

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	* armor_chain		* armor_chain
	* armor_plate		* armor_plate
			* undeadflesh (like flesh, but less vulnerable to mundane damage)

	= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =		= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =
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	= What surfaces do =		= What surfaces do =
	Surfaces are used to tell what sound to play when you walk on a surface (this code is already in D3, we just have to tell it what sounds to play and how loud those sounds should be to AI). They are also used when a projectile hits a surface, to play a specific sound, give off a specific particle effect, or~~, in the future,~~ to trigger a specific action (rope arrow only sticks in wood).		Surfaces are used to tell what sound to play when you walk on a surface (this code is already in D3, we just have to tell it what sounds to play and how loud those sounds should be to AI). They are also used when objects collide or a projectile hits a surface, to play a specific sound, give off a specific particle effect, or to trigger a specific action (rope arrow only sticks in wood; only "climbable" surfaces can be climbed).

	We also ~~plan to play a sound unique to the combination of two surfaces when two objects collide (for example, a ceramic cup hitting a wood floor). We also plan to use surfaces to~~ determine armor factors in combat (an arrow will bounce off the AI's helmet, but if you shoot it right into the eye opening, it will hurt)~~. Some of these are for coding purposes only, like "climbable." This does not mean we have any climbing code done, it's just planning for the future.~~		They also determine armor factors in combat (an arrow will bounce off the AI's helmet, but if you shoot it right into the eye opening, it will hurt).

	Also note that soundprop data has not been added for the majority of surfaces, so it's not a bug that AI don't respond to your footsteps on wood or carpet, it just doesn't have the footstep volume modifier data entered for those surfaces yet.

	= See also =		= See also =

Greebo at 13:38, 11 September 2006

2006-09-11T13:38:56Z

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	Also note that soundprop data has not been added for the majority of surfaces, so it's not a bug that AI don't respond to your footsteps on wood or carpet, it just doesn't have the footstep volume modifier data entered for those surfaces yet.		Also note that soundprop data has not been added for the majority of surfaces, so it's not a bug that AI don't respond to your footsteps on wood or carpet, it just doesn't have the footstep volume modifier data entered for those surfaces yet.

			= See also =
			* [[Damage Multiplier for Surfaces]]

	[[Category:Textures]]		[[Category:Textures]]
	[[Category:Editing]]		[[Category:Editing]]

Greebo at 13:36, 11 September 2006

2006-09-11T13:36:30Z

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	{		{
	wood		wood

	qer_editorimage textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03.tga		qer_editorimage textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03.tga
	diffusemap textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03.tga		diffusemap textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03.tga

Greebo at 13:36, 11 September 2006

2006-09-11T13:36:13Z

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Okay, adding the new surface types wasn't as easy as I thought, but I have put in a system for it and it works. This is subject to change. However, unless people really don't like this, I think we can go with this.

The following surfaces are standard D3 surfaces. We cannot change the name of these even if we wanted to.

= Old (D3) Surface Types =
Put these in the first line of the .mtr file

* none
* metal
* stone
* flesh
* wood
* cardboard
* liquid
* glass
* plastic
* ricochet
* surftype10
* surftype11
* surftype12
* surftype13
* surftype14

= New (unique to TDM) surface types =
Use surftype15 and put surface in description string (this list is not fixed, we can keep adding to it):

* tile
* carpet
* dirt
* gravel
* grass
* rock
* twigs
* foliage
* sand
* mud
* brokeglass
* snow
* ice
* squeakboard
* puddle
* moss
* cloth
* ceramic
* climbable
* slate
* straw
* armor_leath
* armor_chain
* armor_plate

= Instructions on putting in new surfaces =
We had to do some tricks to expand the list of surfaces. In the material file, put '''surftype15''' as the first line. Then, in the "description" line, put the new surface type in quotes. If you want to add anything after that, that's fine, just make sure the surface type is the first thing in the description, and you put a space after it.

NOTE: Old surfaces can be entered the same way as new surfaces, but it decreases performance
You could use the surftype15/description method to enter surface types for old D3 textures if you wanted. Entering it the "old" way would lead to slightly faster performance though, since wood is in the enumeration so no string manipulation is required. I don't think this performance impact will be noticable, but you never know.

= Examples =
Putting in one of the old D3 surface types, wood:
textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03
{
wood

qer_editorimage textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03.tga
diffusemap textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03.tga
specularmap textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor03_s.tga
}

Putting in a new surface type, tile:
textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor02cen2
{
surftype15

description "tile"

qer_editorimage textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor02cen2.tga
diffusemap textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor02cen2.tga
specularmap textures/darkmod/mansion/floor/manfloor02cen2_s.tga
}

Again, note that you could put more in the description line, for example:

description "tile This is a tile mosaic that might look nice in a mansion entry hall"

This will work because the first word is tile and there's a space after it.

== Warning! ==
As of now, there is no system to tell you when you make a typo in the new surface type name that goes in the description field. The surface just won't play the proper sounds, etc, it will play the default sounds or none. In the final release, we will hopefully include a quick parser that will go thru the material files for the map and let you know if the new surface types don't match the valid ones.

= What surfaces do =
Surfaces are used to tell what sound to play when you walk on a surface (this code is already in D3, we just have to tell it what sounds to play and how loud those sounds should be to AI). They are also used when a projectile hits a surface, to play a specific sound, give off a specific particle effect, or, in the future, to trigger a specific action (rope arrow only sticks in wood).

We also plan to play a sound unique to the combination of two surfaces when two objects collide (for example, a ceramic cup hitting a wood floor). We also plan to use surfaces to determine armor factors in combat (an arrow will bounce off the AI's helmet, but if you shoot it right into the eye opening, it will hurt). Some of these are for coding purposes only, like "climbable." This does not mean we have any climbing code done, it's just planning for the future.

Also note that soundprop data has not been added for the majority of surfaces, so it's not a bug that AI don't respond to your footsteps on wood or carpet, it just doesn't have the footstep volume modifier data entered for those surfaces yet.

[[Category:Textures]]
[[Category:Editing]]