[SA|REL|SCR] Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk

[Automan]

Game Screen:

 

Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/?zzftm1tdht1

 

Info:

Program: ZM 209

Hours: 20

Polygons: 5,000

Replace: Shamal

Peculiarity: Real opening of door and cart, independent front and rear wheel.

Edited November 23, 2009 by Automan

[vans123]

The model is in a way awsome

but there isnt a way to make a more realistic Texture?

[Automan]

Realistic texture?...

The texture derived from photos: F117 is a unreflection stealth plane, necessary to examine the 3D model in the game...

[schaefft]

It may not be reflective, but the material should have some kind of specular highlight. The texture is pretty bright btw, atleast in most of the pics. You should try to make it darker.

[Automan]

There can be no specular light, would be shot down by 1 Km.

Perhaps it is better to watch the video I added...

[RoxRox]

Nothing in real life is completely matte. All things accept light and bounce them back in some form. As a matter of true fact, the F-117A is slightly reflective.

 

 

What's being suggested is that you give the main body very low specular. There's nothing unrealistic about that. Otherwise your plane appears to be a giant gray silhouette with no shape and no definition.

 

Nonetheless, nice model, and the textures are fine - if a little bright, as said.

[Automan]

Is the graphics engine of SA does not measure up.

There is no low specular low in SA, or is there or not.

The model in 3D modeling program is like this:

 

With minimum reflection (59/100) in game:

Edited November 23, 2009 by Automan

[Function-X-]

It's a great model Automan, and for the reflection issue, i think you should include the both versions, and the users would choose what suits them best, reflective or matte.

Edited November 23, 2009 by Function-X-

[noelgamo]

it looks awsome Automan

[Automan]

I added the version with reflection...

[schaefft]

Is the graphics engine of SA does not measure up.

There is no low specular low in SA, or is there or not.

The model in 3D modeling program is like this:

 

With minimum reflection (59/100) in game:

Lol ofcourse there is, you just need the right values. If you work in 3ds max, you gotta lower the value for specular (and some other as well, just import a car with a low specular value and check the values of the material). If you work in Zmodeler, you have to increase the specular value I think, it shouldnt be as bright as it is now anymore.

 

If there was only specular highlight like on your pic in the game, how could other well made cars and planes could look like they look ingame?

[Automan]

I know what the specular, I have made 300 mod.

But it can not lower than 59/100 in ZM2 for SA (I do not use 3dsmax).

The things you say do not have only flat surfaces, then for them 59/100 is good.

If the surface is flat, the material see all white, when the normals are perpendicular:

[Kowaah]

To prevent something like this, sure, u have to make it all more high polier. But u could use texture WITH details (Thanks Rob.Zombie) for all the chassis, instead of plain gray colour..

Edited November 23, 2009 by Kowaah

[Rob.Zombie]

Yeah a very dark grey texture would be awesome. The model looks great, but the textures suck.

[Automan]

Increasing the polygons in a flat surface is useless.

Is obvious that the texture and is not a gray color.

 

[MindF*ck]

I know what the specular, I have made 300 mod.

But it can not lower than 59/100 in ZM2 for SA (I do not use 3dsmax).

The things you say do not have only flat surfaces, then for them 59/100 is good.

If the surface is flat, the material see all white, when the normals are perpendicular:

For matt materials you sould use higher values in zmod rather than low values. I would suggest using something like 80 - 83 as specular value.

btw. any spec value lower than 60 makes no difference ingame and is imo only suitable for very shiny materials.

 

And, I'd also suggest, like the others already did, to darken the texture. It's way too bright compared with the original

[Automan]

Increasing the speculator makes things worse:

What it need is the 'color of the reflection' that there is in GTA IV, while in SA is not and there is always white.

[MindF*ck]

Go ahead, try it ingame! Believe me, I know what I'm talking about

[nm69]

Go ahead, try it ingame! Believe me, I know what I'm talking about

I second this dude............ Perhaps one of the greatest modders for SA .... and soon to be for IV

 

Try what he just said.... and show us the results....

Im sure u wont be disappointed ..

He's a pro at this stuff...

 

[Automan]

I found the problem:

ZM2 missing a parameter in the management of specular:

Now, okay:

[schaefft]

Good to see the problems solved now, looks better than before.

 

I know it could look even better with specular maps, but SA doesnt support those. Im pretty sure IV does, just have never seen any on cars

[Automan]

About GTA IV: I think if a game has 5 patches a year, it is better not to change even the default installation path...

San Andreas for ever!

[Rob.Zombie]

Nah R* is a freaking dumbass. All they want is to stop cheaters, they really don't care about the PC community. They have never released a patch, where you can't modify your vehicles.img. And YES this is a very big problem, since modded cars in MP causes crashes. So if you are hesitating on converting it to IV, I think you should

As for the F117, try to make it a bit darker and it'll be perfect.

[Automan]

Unfortunately turns black when I try with only one degree of brightness in less.