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Feynt Mistral
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Join date: 24 Sep 2005
Posts: 551
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04-30-2006 15:34
I was talking to Yiffy Yaffle last night while getting her to make me a couple of signs with an inlay look, when it dawned on us that custom bumpmaps would really improve the quality of textures in SL. Take for instance avatar bumpmapping for a more realistic appearance, or giving real depth to the signs that I wanted last night (a gold plate with a carved inlay on a wooden sign). It doesn't seem like it'd be any more difficult to add than another image download set, and instead of a drop down menu for default bumpmaps it'd be another texture selection window.
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Torley Linden
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Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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04-30-2006 17:09
I believe this is on the BLoTtD (Big List of Things to Do) for graphical enhancements, now that we've got ahold of some major milestones like hardware lighting and some sorely-wanted features like shiny AND translucent at the same time.
A scene combining all of these would look ace: having an embossed sign framed with transparent aluminium in the middle of the night, one dim light shining upon it. Also related, should you wish to voice your support: http://secondlife.com/vote/index.php?get_id=355 _____________________
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