[Video Tutorial] - Easy Method For Making Specular Tilesets

[PhilipTNG]

I couldn't figure out where to put this, but since it has to do with the tilesets, I figured it'd be best to slap it into level design.

I'm doing this in Cataclysm but it'll work in WoTLK as well. I don't know if this is covered already but I wouldn't doubt it given it's simplicity. This is a video I made for someone that goes by the handle jbr373 , The map I'm using is also his however it's upconverted to Cataclysm(My own methods). In WoTLK you can disable specular lighting to avoid the bright green landscape when you don't have a specular map with your tiles.  In Cataclysm and up you can't so You have to make them.

[media:4qb3i43p]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuXOgzZa2Bs[/media:4qb3i43p]

Links:
♠ BLP Converter: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/i ... erter.html
♠ BLPView: http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/i ... PView.html

This method would just make the overall texture be a bit shiny in the sunlight, however if you wanted to have it so the rocks and various little pits in the texture were what had a glare, you'd have to use a level and layer effect to get that which can take time and a lot of back and forth converting and re-editing.

But the simple method should get it done for the most part.

[Skarn]

Thanks for this video. I think it is very helpful for newcomers because people very often ask me how to make specular textures, and I can just show them this thread  

[PhilipTNG]

Thanks for this video. I think it is very helpful for newcomers because people very often ask me how to make specular textures, and I can just show them this thread  

Yeah this is easy basic method, good for starters .

A More better but not as easy for beginner is to make so only thing like rock and stuff show in specular shine and not the whole texture like here with rock shine in moonlight:

[Skarn]

That is kinda easy too. You just remove the stuff you don't need to have reflection on and set the opacity of the whole texture to the required one.

[PhilipTNG]

That is kinda easy too. You just remove the stuff you don't need to have reflection on and set the opacity of the whole texture to the required one.

Yep! , beginner may have hard time to understand but yes is easy too.

[Gumby Gamer]

Made an account just to say thankyou!!