(11-03-2013, 01:40 PM)GoreGrinder99 Wrote: I have made a handful of materials and I'm using them as wall, floor and ceiling plains. I have a simple diffuse and normal map for the materials and I'm more than happy with just those two files, as it stands.

Problem is, when I'm looking at a primitive from a distance while moving the mouse, the materials seem to grain but when up close and personal with them they appear just fine. I have tried de-noising them them with CrazyBump since I thought that was the issue but it seems it wasn't or it just didn't work properly or whatever the case may be.

If anyone needs a visual example, I will upload a clip if necessary. I hope I was descriptive enough. I "could" live with the results I currently have but would be much more content if this could be fixed since it's rather bothersome.

(11-03-2013, 01:59 PM)The chaser Wrote:

(11-03-2013, 01:40 PM)GoreGrinder99 Wrote: I have made a handful of materials and I'm using them as wall, floor and ceiling plains. I have a simple diffuse and normal map for the materials and I'm more than happy with just those two files, as it stands.

Problem is, when I'm looking at a primitive from a distance while moving the mouse, the materials seem to grain but when up close and personal with them they appear just fine. I have tried de-noising them them with CrazyBump since I thought that was the issue but it seems it wasn't or it just didn't work properly or whatever the case may be.

If anyone needs a visual example, I will upload a clip if necessary. I hope I was descriptive enough. I "could" live with the results I currently have but would be much more content if this could be fixed since it's rather bothersome.

If you say it gets "Grainy" from a distance, MipMaps should be the problem. Try exporting the .dds again without mipmaps

(11-03-2013, 03:56 PM)Acies Wrote: As you move further away from your models the screensize of them become smaller, ergo there is fewer pixels available to describe their look. Mipmaps might actually help, as 'the grainy' look is probably from a messy/detailed texture (which looks okay up close) but grainy from a distance. Keeping it at full resolution instead of 'blurring' with mip maps might hurt the look.

(11-03-2013, 04:22 PM)Acies Wrote: Depth test hides textures when they are not visible (at least for billboards ). Like, having a light behind a wall will hide the billboard, but a 'no depth test' billboard will not clip into the wall.

http://wiki.frictionalgames.com/hpl2/tools/editors/material_editor

Value - I'm not sure Might have something to do with the 'depth test', but haven't tested.

Blend mode can be useful when working with translucent materials. Try changing around the blend mode then and you will see some differences.