Material Editor Improvements

[SolarPortal]

[ant0N]

look how it's done guys from the S2 Engine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyzV2vg4UI4
PS. start looking from 08:25

[SolarPortal]

thanks Anton for the video link , we have already been discussing the idea of painting another texture on top to create a dirt map and is already on the feature requests list. We are just planning how to tackle it. Thanks for giving us your thoughts

[iamcheeseontoast]

I have indie licenced S2 engine and the mat editor etc is terrible. Been waiting around 4 or 5 months now for a new version. There was lots that wasnt user friendly or working right.

[ant0N]

[quote="iamcheeseontoast"]I have indie licenced S2 engine and the mat editor etc is terrible. Been waiting around 4 or 5 months now for a new version. There was lots that wasnt user friendly or working right. [/quote]
I do not ask you to do the same MatEditor, I want to be able to draw a texture on top of the other textures. How this is done in S2, only easier.

[iamcheeseontoast]

Like "Decals". Think this is already on request list m8..

[SolarPortal]

yes there is going to be a decal system which is a seperate mesh that deforms to its surroundings, this is useful for leaf patches or bullet holes. We will use the meshes for decals as using too many passes per material is not efficient. There will be a second texture map in which skyline would control to blend the dirt map on the material, this is done in the shader, to give the artist more control. e.g. paint dirt at the bottom of a building