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I'm not getting this issue when testing with a flat normal map on my end. My object .xml looks like this: <?xml version="1.0" ?> <Object> <Model>Data/Custom/Blendahead/Models/Weapons/Lucille.obj</Model> <ColorMap>Data/Custom/Blendahead/Textures/Weapons/Lucille_diff.dds</ColorMap> <NormalMap>Data/Tex...

So you changed it to use the cubemap shader, right? Did you also replace your object space normal map with a tangent space normal map?

If you just want to test the shader with a flat normal map, there is a flat normal map called "blank_TS_white_n.tga" right in the ../Overgrowth/Data/Textures/ folder.

I tested some things with it and had to ask the rest of the team because I couldn't get it to work either. Apparently it's no longer the "cubemapitem" shader you should use if you want to use a tangent space normal map on an item, but simply the "cubemap" shader. EDIT1: I updated the wiki with this ...

Hh, weird. Would you like to zip up the object.xml file as well as the textures and the model so I can take a look and hopefully figure it out?

It doesn't need to be a flat object to use tangent space normals. Tangent space normals just use the normal map in a way that modifies the underlying normal instead of overriding it entirely. There are some comparison images and more information on the subject here: http://wiki.polycount.com/wiki/No...

Ok, that looks good. I would guess that you'll need to swap and/or flip one or two of the channels in your normal map for it to work like it should. Unfortunately I don't know which ones or how and I don't have time to test it out right now myself.

Please let us know if you figure it out!

What shader are you using and what does your normal map look like? I'm thinking it might be an issue with using a tangent space normal map with the object space normal map shader.

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Thanks for helping, xweert123! Much appreciated!

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