NM and NMC graphics files

Posted:
Tue Mar 06, 2012 12:04 am
by harryadkins
Does anyone know how the _NM.tgpcx and _NMC.tgpcx graphics files are used in Britkit models by Dick Cowan? They are similar to the standard tgpcx, but lacking some details. I've done a couple of repaints of the 40ft gondola and just copied the standard tgpcx and pasted it over the NM and NMC files. This seems to work.
Harry
Re: NM and NMC graphics files

Posted:
Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:17 am
by Kali
I suspect they're the bumpmaps ( technically normal maps, as they don't actually add real bumps in RW ); I've gone on at length about them elsewhere several times, but there's a brief post here:
viewtopic.php?p=24848#p24848Which particular bit of stock?
Re: NM and NMC graphics files

Posted:
Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:16 am
by harryadkins
I'm working with the 40ft gondola. My photo reskins have worked well with the same technique.
Re: NM and NMC graphics files

Posted:
Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:55 am
by Kali
They are indeed normal maps. The engine will get very confused at times if you put your diffuse texture in there.