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BobTheTerrible at 20:14, 3 October 2016

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BobTheTerrible at 19:58, 3 October 2016

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BobTheTerrible at 19:56, 3 October 2016

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BobTheTerrible: /* Exporting Textures */

2016-04-02T19:37:01Z

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Nozmajner: /* Exporting Textures */

2016-04-02T19:34:37Z

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BobTheTerrible: /* Exporting Textures */

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BobTheTerrible: /* Exporting Textures */

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 == UV Face Layout ==
-UV Face Layout is an semi transparent representation of the mesh faces/edges of your unwrapped model - similar to what you see displayed in the UV window. This can be imported into your editor of choice and used as a guide when adding texture detail. Being able to see the mesh when painting allows you to see the underlying shap of the model and predict potential distortion. It will also help you line up features that span mesh seams&nbsp;(very helpful!).
+UV Face Layout is an semi transparent representation of the mesh faces/edges of your unwrapped model - similar to what you see displayed in the UV window. This can be imported into your editor of choice and used as a guide when adding texture detail. Being able to see the mesh when painting allows you to see the underlying shape of the model and predict potential distortion. It will also help you line up features that span mesh seams&nbsp;(very helpful!).
 *I''n the 3D editor''

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 UV Face Layout is an semi transparent representation of the mesh faces/edges of your unwrapped model - similar to what you see displayed in the UV window. This can be imported into your editor of choice and used as a guide when adding texture detail. Being able to see the mesh when painting allows you to see the underlying shap of the model and predict potential distortion. It will also help you line up features that span mesh seams&nbsp;(very helpful!).
-*In the 3D editor
+*I''n the 3D editor''
-**''Select the object''&nbsp;in edit mode
+**''Select the object&nbsp;in edit mode''
 *''In the UV editor''
-**''S''elect all of the faces in the UV
+**''Select all of the faces in the UV''
-**Click: UVs -> Export UV Layout
+**''Click: '''[UVs --> Export UV Layout]'''''
-**Save the output as myship_uv_layout.png
+**''Save the output as myship_uv_layout.png''
-*Import this image into your image editor as a seperate layer.
+*''Import this image into your image editor as a seperate layer.''
 == Sketching texture ==

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 ==Sketching texture==
 ==Inkscape basis==
-==Painting texture==
+== Painting texture ==
 ===Distressing===
 Space travel is a harsh activity, it is therefore not unexpected that a ship should undergo some wear and tear along the way. Distressing your ship can give it that extra element of realism.
 ====Panel Wear====
 Wear should be applied after the panel lines have been drawn on its own layer. Also consider the edges of panels are likely to undergo more wear than the middle and the leading edges more likely than the trailing.
-These are the types of wear as I see them (add more if you feel the need :-):
+These are the types of wear as I see them (add more if you feel the need&nbsp;:-):
-*'''''Paint chips''' - hard edged
+Depending on what sort of wear you want will determine the next steps and is entirely up to you.
-Depending on what sort of wear you want will determine the next steps and is entirely up to you.
+===== In GIMP =====
-=====In GIMP=====
+*''Create a new layer and call it "wear"''
-*''Create a new layer and call it "wear"
+Masking off the panel allows you to focus on one panel at a time, it also helps give the illusion the wear is unique to that panel.
-Masking off the panel allows you to focus on one panel at a time it also helps give the illusion the wear is unique to that panel.
+===== Scratches =====
 Scratches can be drawn by hand but this can be somewhat tedious on large models and inconsistent in style. You may want to consider using an existing brush pattern or brush engine for your editor. You might even want to make your own brush pattern!
-*''When applying linear scratches they should run '''roughly''' along the line of travel
+*''When applying linear scratches they should run '''roughly''' along the line of travel''
-*''Try to keep the brush size range '''roughly''' the same across you model
+*''Try to keep the brush size range '''roughly''' the same across you model''
-*''Use a limited number of colours and use them consistently
+*''Use a limited number of colours and use them consistently''
-*''If you can, have more than one brush with different patterns handy
+*''If you can, have more than one brush with different patterns handy''
-*''Vary the angle slightly between applications to give a less uniform appearance
+*''Vary the angle slightly between applications to give a less uniform appearance''
-*''Overlap brush strokes
+*''Overlap brush strokes''
-*''Use another unrelated brush with the eraser tool to remove random-ish parts of the scratches you have drawn to break up repeating patterns
+*''Use another unrelated brush with the eraser tool to remove random-ish parts of the scratches you have drawn to break up repeating patterns''
-*''On mirrored textures think about where the two halves of the ship meet up. It can look very odd to see an exact mirror of the texture next to itself
+*''On mirrored textures think about where the two halves of the ship meet up. It can look very odd to see an exact mirror of the texture next to itself''
 ==Postprocessing and compositing==

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 ==Baking==
-===AO (Ambient Occlusion)===
+=== AO (Ambient Occlusion) ===
 [https://www.blender.org/manual/render/blender_render/lighting/ambient_occlusion.html Ambient Occulsion] is a neat trick to giving your ship the illusion of depth without placing additional load on your GPU. It is achieved by ''baking'' diffuse shadows into the texture itself.
-*''Select UV editing view - you should now be presented with a split screen
+*''Select UV editing view - you should now be presented with a split screen''
-*''In the UV window click on the ''Create new Image'' button at the bottom of the window (this is a button with [+ New] written on it)
+**''In the UV window click on the ''Create new Image''button at the bottom of the window (this is a button with [+ New] written on it)''
-*''Name the new image myship_ao
+***''Name the new image myship_ao''
-*''In the 3D View window (the default window) select the object and enter edit mode
+**''In the 3D View window (the default window) select the object and enter edit mode''
-*''If you have not done so already uv unwrap your as mentioned perviously
+***''If you have not done so already uv unwrap your object as mentioned perviously''
-*''Select all the meshes in the object
+***''Select all the meshes in the object''
-*''In the UV window select all of the UV faces
+**''In the UV window select all of the UV faces''
-*''Make sure the myship_ao image is selected - click the popup button next to the Create New Image button and select the myship_ao image from the selection
+***''Make sure the myship_ao image is selected - click the popup button next to the Create New Image button and select the myship_ao image from the selection''
-*''Go back to Object mode in the default view and select the object
+*''Go back to Object mode in the default view''
-*''Click on the [https://www.blender.org/manual/render/blender_render/world/introduction.html World] tab an make sure all the AO settings are correct
+**''Select the object''
-*''Click on the [https://www.blender.org/manual/render/introduction.html Render] tab (the little camera icon)
+**Either go to or open up an&nbsp;"Outliner" window. This lists all of the objects in the current scene
-*''Navigate down the panel to the Bake sub-panel
+***Make sure the object you want to bake has Restrict Rendering toggled by selecting&nbsp;little camera icon on the right hand side. Withiout this, you will get an error complaining that there is no object to bake
-*''Set Bake Mode to Ambient Occlusion
+***The ambient occlusion calculation will take other sceen objects into account during rendering. If you want these to add to the AO of the current object make sure Restrict Rendering is also&nbsp;toggled for these objects
-*''Set the Margin to somewhere around 6-8pixels (this is the number of pixels to extend the AO generation from the edge of a mesh seam)
+***If proximal objects are having an adverse effect on the AO simply toggle off&nbsp;Restrict Rendering for that object
-*''Then click on the large '''Bake''' button
+*''Click on the [https://www.blender.org/manual/render/blender_render/world/introduction.html World] tab an make sure all the AO settings are correct''
-You should now see the myship_ao image in your UV editor populate with the new AO render. If you navigate back to the 3D View and select '''Texture''' from the '''Method to Display Object''' menu item at the bottom of the screen, the new AO will be overlaid on the object's mesh. Pretty :)
+*I find texture assignment to groups very fiddly - patience is required...
 '''Still on going.....'''

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 ==Exporting Textures==
 When you want to view your texture in game you will need to export the various layers from your gimp .xcf file.
 Pionner requires the following textures to be exported as .'''dds''' files:

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 Pionner requires the following textures to be exported as '''.png''' files:
-*'''''normal'''
+*'''''normal map'''
 In Gimp go to the "File" menu and click "Export As...". When naming the exported file remember to set the extension as .png.

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 ==Exporting Textures==
-(This is not working for me.....)
+Pionner requires the following textures to be exported as .'''dds''' files:
-*''File extension: .dds
+*'''''diffuse'''
-*''Compression: BC3/DTX5 ?????
+*'''''specular'''
-*''Save: Selected layer
+*'''''glow'''
-DXT1 for everything without transparency/alpha
+In Gimp go to the "File" menu and click "Export As...". When naming the exported file remember to set the extension as .dds. Gimp will use this to determine the type of export you want to perform. Use the following options:
 =Model and Material setup=