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Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#1]
so i have a 3d world studio map exptored and i am using a customized 3dworldstudio exporter, how can i get lights or the lightmesh command to work with these? i have tried but it gives me errors


Mortiis(Posted 2008) [#2]
As far as I know, 3D World Studio exported b3d maps doesn't have normals. Thus, you cannot use light commands, use lightmapping function of 3DWS.


Pirate(Posted 2008) [#3]
gile[s] works great for lighting 3dws maps...

get it here...frecle.net


Mortiis(Posted 2008) [#4]
Why use gile[s] while there is built-in lightmapper for 3DWS?


Gabriel(Posted 2008) [#5]
Why use gile[s] while there is built-in lightmapper for 3DWS?

Ask the creator. One of his big selling points for 3DWS was that you could use Gile[s] to lightmap your scenes.


Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#6]
to pirate, i have already lightmapped my level, but i wanted to use blitz's internal lighting commands for example a flashlight. but mortiis has answered my question.


Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#7]
different question though, is there a way to get the blitz 3dworldstudio loader function to load terrain i build in 3dworldstudio?


Mortiis(Posted 2008) [#8]
It already does, to add collision though you need a recursive function like this.

	Function EntityType_( entity, collisiontype )
		EntityType entity, collisiontype
		
		For c = 1 To CountChildren( entity )
			EntityType_( GetChild( entity, c ), collisiontype )
		Next
	End Function



Pirate(Posted 2008) [#9]
Why use gile[s] while there is built-in lightmapper for 3DWS?


gile[s] is ten times better...


Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#10]
mortiis, i have collisions on everything in my level, im using that ledwerks advanced scene loader, and i have had success with adding collisions to everything but for terrain, i cant get the function to find the terrain. so im wondering what the terrain is called when it is exported?


Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#11]
also, if i use giles and then export my model again, can i still load it using the 3dworldstudio load world function?


Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#12]
mortiis, thank you SOOOOOO MUCH!!!! i have to modify it a little, but now my terrain works just fine. thanks again dude


Mortiis(Posted 2008) [#13]
No problem dude :D I don't know about gile[s], if it doesn't combine all the brushes into one mesh, all will be fine.


Ben(t)(Posted 2008) [#14]
is there a way to get the layers of a terrain?