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<p>Upload from wiki</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>= Material Editor - Tutorial 1 =<br /> <br /> <br /> The Material Editor is where you create and edit material files (.mat). These files tell the engine which textures and material properties each model uses.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; For this tutorial we will go through controls, viewer properties and setting basic textures (diffuse, normal and specular map) for a tileable floor material.<br /> <br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> <br /> First open MaterialEditor.exe located in the game redist.&lt;br /&gt; Since we will be working with a floor we need the preview window to display a plane instead of a box. Simply change Box to plane under &quot;Model&quot; to the right.&lt;br /&gt; Preview controls:&lt;br /&gt; Zoom: scroll wheel&lt;br /&gt; Move lightsource direction: right mouse button+move mouse&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; There are a few options under the preview window and they are easy understand.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; To add a diffuse texture check the &quot;Diffuse&quot; box under &quot;Texture Units&quot;.&lt;br /&gt; Under &quot;File&quot; press the button next to it, locate and choose a floor texture (example: redist%%\%%static_objects%%\%%mansionbase%%\%%floor%%\%%mansionbase_floor_boards.dds).&lt;br /&gt; Keep the other options as it is.&lt;br /&gt; Do the same thing again with &quot;NMap&quot; and &quot;Specular&quot;. These should located at the same place and with _nrm and _specular as prefix.&lt;br /&gt; This is a wood material so do not forget to set &quot;Physics Material&quot; to &quot;Wood&quot; at the top of the window.&lt;br /&gt; Save!&lt;br /&gt; [[File:material_editor01.jpg]]</div>

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