Bumpmapping for HL2 and mods
You need the following:
If the files go down I'll mirror them, but it's important that you get the correct Photoshop plugins version, because the new one doesn't work with the generator script.
Assuming you have Photoshop installed, install the plugins, and extract the contents of HL2textures.rar to C:\ ONLY, because the script won't work elsewhere. Don't worry, it has its own subdirectory.
The next part I'm too lazy to type out so here it is from the generator script's readme:
There is one known problem with the script. You might get the following error when running the script:
The command "<unknown>" is not currently available
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->executeAction( id7, desc3, DialogModes.NO );
If you get this error then here is the solution:
1. Search your computer for the file ScriptListener.8li which should be in the directory:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Scripting Guide\Utilities
2. Copy the file ScriptListener.8li to the directory:
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate
3. Open Adobe Photoshop CS.
4. Go to File > New and then just press OK.
5. Go to Filter > nvTools > NormalMapFilter... and then just press OK again.
6. Close Adobe Photoshop.
7. Open the file ScriptingListenerJS.log, in the root of your C:\, with Windows Text-Editor and you will see something
like the following:
// =======================================================
var id1 = charIDToTypeID( "Ntfy" );
var desc1 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id2 = charIDToTypeID( "What" );
var id3 = charIDToTypeID( "Ntfy" );
var id4 = charIDToTypeID( "FrId" );
desc1.putEnumerated( id2, id3, id4 );
executeAction( id1, desc1, DialogModes.NO );
// =======================================================
var id5 = charIDToTypeID( "Mk " );
var desc2 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id6 = charIDToTypeID( "Nw " );
var desc3 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id7 = charIDToTypeID( "Md " );
var id8 = charIDToTypeID( "RGBM" );
desc3.putClass( id7, id8 );
var id9 = charIDToTypeID( "Wdth" );
var id10 = charIDToTypeID( "#Rlt" );
desc3.putUnitDouble( id9, id10, 2048.000000 );
var id11 = charIDToTypeID( "Hght" );
var id12 = charIDToTypeID( "#Rlt" );
desc3.putUnitDouble( id11, id12, 2048.000000 );
var id13 = charIDToTypeID( "Rslt" );
var id14 = charIDToTypeID( "#Rsl" );
desc3.putUnitDouble( id13, id14, 72.000000 );
var id15 = stringIDToTypeID( "pixelScaleFactor" );
desc3.putDouble( id15, 1.000000 );
var id16 = charIDToTypeID( "Fl " );
var id17 = charIDToTypeID( "Fl " );
var id18 = charIDToTypeID( "Wht " );
desc3.putEnumerated( id16, id17, id18 );
var id19 = charIDToTypeID( "Dpth" );
desc3.putInteger( id19, 8 );
var id20 = stringIDToTypeID( "profile" );
desc3.putString( id20, "sRGB IEC61966-2.1" );
var id21 = charIDToTypeID( "Dcmn" );
desc2.putObject( id6, id21, desc3 );
executeAction( id5, desc2, DialogModes.NO );
// =======================================================
var id22 = stringIDToTypeID( "d9543b0c-3c91-11d4-97bc-00b0d0204936" ); <----------- MY KEY IS d9543b0c-3c91-11d4-97bc-00b0d0204936
var desc4 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id23 = charIDToTypeID( "Amnt" );
var id24 = charIDToTypeID( "#Prc" );
desc4.putUnitDouble( id23, id24, 1.000000 );
var id25 = charIDToTypeID( "filT" );
var id26 = charIDToTypeID( "typT" );
var id27 = charIDToTypeID( "fil4" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id25, id26, id27 );
var id28 = charIDToTypeID( "conV" );
var id29 = charIDToTypeID( "typC" );
var id30 = charIDToTypeID( "cnv8" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id28, id29, id30 );
var id31 = charIDToTypeID( "alph" );
var id32 = charIDToTypeID( "typA" );
var id33 = charIDToTypeID( "alp1" );
desc4.putEnumerated( id31, id32, id33 );
var id34 = charIDToTypeID( "wrap" );
desc4.putBoolean( id34, true );
executeAction( id22, desc4, DialogModes.NO );
// =======================================================
var id35 = charIDToTypeID( "Cls " );
var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
var id36 = charIDToTypeID( "Svng" );
var id37 = charIDToTypeID( "YsN " );
var id38 = charIDToTypeID( "N " );
desc5.putEnumerated( id36, id37, id38 );
executeAction( id35, desc5, DialogModes.NO );
You will quickly notice that it shows your computer's key for the Nvidia Filter. I have marked my computer's
key above with an arrow just for example.
8. Copy your computer's key from the log file into my script's .js files, replacing the original key with the
one you just copied from the log file.
9. Go to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plug-Ins\Adobe Photoshop Only\Automate and rename the file
ScriptListener.8li to ScriptListener.off so that Photoshop stops recording to the log file. If you want to use
script listener again, just rename the file back to ScriptListener.8li and it will start recording to the log file
again.
Everything should work after this unless the original and new keys are exactly the same.
Create up to 1000 standard 24 or 32bit TGAs with 1:1 ratios ONLY (128x128, 256x256, 512x512, 1024x1024, or 2056x2056). Move them to C:\HL2Textures\Texture Input. Open Photoshop, and open the corresponding .js file in C:\HL2textures. It might take 10-15 seconds per texture, but the resulting normalmap will have the original texturename will _normal appended, and placed under C:\HL2textures\Normal Output.
Compile BOTH the base texture and normalmap into VTFs. The basetexture VMT should be based like this for normal non-model materials; as an example, I'm using a wooden-like texture "blah" under "materials/hello":
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"LightmappedGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "hello/blah"
"$bumpmap" "hello/blah_normal"
"$surfaceprop" "wood"
//The below variables are only if you want specular (reflective) bumpmapping
"$envmap" "env_cubemap"
"$envmaptint" "[.05 .05 .05]"
}
The RGB values in $envmaptint can range from [0 0 0] to [1 1 1], with the latter being a mirror-like reflective surface. I used .05 to represent a semi-glossy wooden texture. Values of 0.3 are good for glossy paint, and 0.1 or so for wet sand.
In Hammer, work as you normally would with the base texture; don't worry about the purpley normalmaps. Compile, start up a game, and make sure mat_bumpmap is 1. Voila!
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(or func_brush with the passable property in Source), because doors are still subject to opening and closing, whereas walls are static. In 1.6, you can also have a fake wall block VIS using 