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AlexanderSmith · 18-03-2010, 01:25 PM

I've always been curious about this, but for some reason I never asked anyone.
In DICE's Bad Company games, the weapons look as if they have no normal map, but use higher polycounts instead. I can usually detect the sort of glossy fake geometry look from the normal map, but I can't see anything like that in BFBC guns.

Does anyone know?

Some screenshots. Looks like it's using a normal map like a detail map only or something.

http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/scr...reenshot-7.jpg

http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/scr...reenshot-9.jpg

18-03-2010, 01:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
AlexanderSmith Mod Leader 442 - 427	Bad Company Normal maps? I've always been curious about this, but for some reason I never asked anyone. In DICE's Bad Company games, the weapons look as if they have no normal map, but use higher polycounts instead. I can usually detect the sort of glossy fake geometry look from the normal map, but I can't see anything like that in BFBC guns. Does anyone know? Some screenshots. Looks like it's using a normal map like a detail map only or something. http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/scr...reenshot-7.jpg http://www.ngohq.com/attachments/scr...reenshot-9.jpg __________________ www.alexwsmith.com - Cool game art/tips/tutorials and updates on my projects posted daily! Last edited by AlexanderSmith; 18-03-2010 at 04:29 PM.