Is there anything special I need to know about using 16bit mats? Will matmaster convert 16bit bitmaps to mats? Can you use them on 3dos? Any info please!

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La lova num botaffa

No you can't use MatMaster. You have to get Mat16 from www.outpostd34.com to make 16 bit mats.

You can use them on 3dos no problem. However, If you are making mats for a 3do I suggest you turn off the auto-create mip maps feature when you convert the bmp to a mat.

Other than that the only thing you need to be aware of (which you probably already are) is that they will only work on a computer with a 3d video card.

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

Mike, I think it's time to add 16-bit to the FAQ.


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I think your right. Good idea. I'll do it tonight.

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

Allright - I've updated the editing help section of my site with info on 16 bit mats as well as a few other things I've been planning to put in there.

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

This may sound like a dumb question, but is there any way to modify or convert the mats that came with the game to make them 16bit? That way, you could use mats from what were once multiple colormaps in the same level.

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"Dead Reckoning and now Dead Reckoning 2"

Hell yes! I've done it with several of them (for levels still in production).

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

*COUGH*

140 LEC mats, upgraded to 16-bit perfection...


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You know Rhettman - you should zip those up and release them as a pack.

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"Sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand."
Have Lightsaber Will Travel

Please!

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"Dead Reckoning and now Dead Reckoning 2"

Never thought about it. I guess I could. It's mostly the 54_sith.cmp, so I don't know how useful they would be to people(noone ever seems to use that cmp).

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