[dforrest]

There is very little information in the OR Manual concerning shadows (just two lines for each of "Dynamic shadows" and "Shadow for all shapes"). Are shadows also shown ween neither of these is selected?

Additionally, when I select Dynamic Shadows, they do not display correctly. For an example, a shadow displays below a tree and on an adjacent track-bed but not on an embankment or cutting between these two locations. Can this be corrected?

[vince]

dforrest, on 21 February 2021 - 05:40 AM, said:

There is very little information in the OR Manual concerning shadows (just two lines for each of "Dynamic shadows" and "Shadow for all shapes"). Are shadows also shown ween neither of these is selected?

Additionally, when I select Dynamic Shadows, they do not display correctly. For an example, a shadow displays below a tree and on an adjacent track-bed but not on an embankment or cutting between these two locations. Can this be corrected?

Hi David,
Your problem may be related to a problem I had where Dynamic Shadows were not rendering on a station platform.
Here's a picture of the problem and what I did to fix it.

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So it looks like shadows are dependent on how the object is constructed.
There's no standard for modelling for OR or MSTS that I know of so when I see a glitch like in the picture I just correct it.
I think posted a question here asking for and got advice how to correct but can't remember when.

regards,
vince

edit:add; picture date is ‎Friday, ‎October ‎28, ‎2016, ‏‎9:25:47 PM.I'll search for post around that time. vc

[Genma Saotome]

Is Blendatex the default shader you get on export when you've used .tga files?

It's not an issue for me... I modified the SU exporter to use Texdiff on .bmp files when I noticed the original code treated .tga files as-if they were going to be transparencies no matter what and so I now only use .bmp files for art that will be opaque.

[ebnertra000]

I'm pretty sure that BlendATex is a full-brightness shader. If I remember right, I used it for a flame effect once, since it's also alpha-capable

[vince]

vince, on 21 February 2021 - 11:44 AM, said:

Hi David,
edit:add; picture date is ‎Friday, ‎October ‎28, ‎2016, ‏‎9:25:47 PM.I'll search for post around that time.

I found the thread:>>> http://www.elvastowe...__1#entry209029

[vince]

Genma Saotome, on 21 February 2021 - 12:36 PM, said:

Is Blendatex the default shader you get on export when you've used .tga files? It's not an issue for me... I modified the SU exporter to use Texdiff on .bmp files when I noticed the original code treated .tga files as-if they were going to be transparencies no matter what and so I now only use .bmp files for art that will be opaque.

Dave,
I don't know . . . never looked and no idea what was used to build and export the platforms d/l'd from file library,

regards,
vince

[dforrest]

This image shows the situation I am referring to in the first post of this thread. The shadow of the trees shows on the track-bed and grassed areas beside it, but not on the embankment.

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[Eldorado.Railroad]

dforrest, on 21 February 2021 - 02:08 PM, said:

This image shows the situation I am referring to in the first post of this thread. The shadow of the trees shows on the track-bed and grassed areas beside it, but not on the embankment.

What route is this?

Are these real embankments, as in the terrain has been cut/modified, or is the embankment a separate model of an embankment?

Steve

[vince]

dforrest, on 21 February 2021 - 02:08 PM, said:

This image shows the situation I am referring to in the first post of this thread. The shadow of the trees shows on the track-bed and grassed areas beside it, but not on the embankment.

Same answer David . . . Look into the shape file for that embankment and tell us what shaders are used. Then change it like I did the platform object.

regards,
vince

[dforrest]

Steve, Vince, the embankments shown in the screenshot are separate models. The named-shader used is TexDiff.

[Coolhand101]

dforrest, on 21 February 2021 - 02:08 PM, said:

This image shows the situation I am referring to in the first post of this thread. The shadow of the trees shows on the track-bed and grassed areas beside it, but not on the embankment.

Are "dynamic shadows" and "Shadow for all objects" checked, when the screenshot was taken?

[dforrest]

Coolhand101, on 22 February 2021 - 09:05 AM, said:

Are "dynamic shadows" and "Shadow for all objects" checked, when the screenshot was taken?

Yes they were.

[Eldorado.Railroad]

dforrest, on 22 February 2021 - 09:20 AM, said:

Yes they were.

Please take screenshot at night and post it here. I am pretty sure that this is a situation where the object does not receive shadows because it is emissive.

Look at the model Shape File Manager:https://www.msts.steam4me.net/utilities/images/sfm_11.jpg
You might get lucky by changing texture modes.

Anyways, where can the object in question be downloaded? What route is this?

Steve

[dforrest]

Steve, here are the answers to some of your questions. The attached file includes the shape and texture files for one of the embankments. The route is "Chiltern Route BETA version" available for download from uktrainsim.com. The shape files have "ESD_Alternative_Texture ( 257 )" selected. Do you want a night screenshot using this or should I create one using an .sd file with alternative textures set to 0?

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[dforrest]

The attached zip file includes two more screenshots. NoShadows.jpg was taken from Open Rails. Shadows.jpg was taken from TSRE. For some reason the shadows are showing in TSRE.

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