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Andrewnuva199 — HOLY MOLY DAT SHINE
Published: 2012-11-22 02:05:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 909; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 10
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Some of you may've seen the Season 3 opener and wished you could get Crystal Pony models for GMod. But given the current state of transparency in the Source Engine, I'd say you're out of luck for a 100% accurate recreation.The next best thing we can hope for is a model that could look like it could be crystal. And that means, in my POV, shining. Lots and lots of shining.
After some trial and error from the VMTs of the pony trophies, I tried out the VMTs for the L4D2 cola bottle, remembering the glitch my old Nightmare Moon skin had for games running with cubemaps on. And what luck, it turned out not bad!
Give your comments and critiques on how the effect looks. I'm thinking of releasing versions of the Mane 6 (possibly with Shining Armor & Cadance) in this style. You'll have to really want it, though. Setting all the VMTs to be like this is a tedious task.
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Fluttershy, looking like she's made of neon striplights!
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...oh. I completely missed the horn.
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Actually, I don't think the crystal ponies were transparent. Just very very shiny.
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looks a bit more "metalic" than "crystaline" and there is a way to add transparency is in gamersbanana
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I figured it was close enough, but yeah, it does have a metallic edge.
What I meant is that the transparency as seen in the show is impossible. Any level of transparency in a Source texture will let you see the other side of the model, as well as any interior details (meaning that you see the insides of a pony's mouth and eyeballs). It isn't exactly a pleasant site, as you might've witnessed when using the Color tool to alter the translucency of a model.
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well is a drawnback...
the real most close thing they can do is make a skin look crystal like and add a good shine on it or else a particle effect.
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By JONES !! The crystal Skull !!
Another ??
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And you are?
(ib4 lord skelletor)
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