black texture for "no light" ?

Joseppe

does somebody know a way (maybe texture) for not showing a texture... something like:
i put my marine flashlight on the location, but the light doesnt "enlighten" the texture ?

btw: i did search for a texture... but i didnt find anything suspicious.

example: random almost "black" texture (but you can still see the lightning on the surface)

Solaris

Check this posting by Hypergrip http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/comment/2166734/#Comment_2166734
He uploaded the materials used for his "dojo", I'm pretty sure there was a "pure black" material included, try that one.

SamusDroid

If you want clear, editor_background.material. It's also how you make bullet stopping collision geo.
If you want black, dev/black.material.

Joseppe

thank you both! and... i am happy mapper again

Solaris

I'm prety sure the dev/black material created thin grey lines, that's why I linked the custom one. But I don't know if the dev texture had been fixed since I last played around with the editor.

Joseppe

hm... there is no dev/black-texture.

i did search for black = nothing.
i did search for dev = some textures, but not a "black" titled texture.

Loki

use the dev checkerboard texture and no light I do this, strech the black square to cover the area you want

Joseppe

nice little trick, thank you! (all 3 for your help)

WhiteDevil

The checkerboard texture has bright specular on it, so it will light up when you shine a flashlight on it. I would probably just extend the vent/hole and put a corner to it so no one can't see where it ends.

BeigeAlert

WhiteDevil wrote: »

The checkerboard texture has bright specular on it, so it will light up when you shine a flashlight on it. I would probably just extend the vent/hole and put a corner to it so no one can't see where it ends.

NO! Too easy! Just extrude the vent way out until it clips through the sky box. Only then will it be vent-ey enough.

Solaris

...or use the black texture in the post I linked to.
Unless you want to show off your manly manlyness, of course. In that case, use a bright red texture and use lights and filter effects to trick the eye into viewing it as black.

SamusDroid

Or you could simply make a material file if it doesn't exist.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r8bn34s7wxaymo2/black.material

Joseppe

thank you for your replies.
saving your dropbox-file right now