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PortalFan77
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| MrTwoVideoCards wrote: | | No animated textures do not require Source Code, at all. |
Would you like to know how portal processes Animated textures in DX9?
DX9 uses a Noise blur and basically moves it around to create a portal, edit the VMT and remove the noise blur, you remove the animation.
To change the way Portal processes portals, you need the source code, believe me Ive tried as many things as I can.
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MrTwoVideoCards
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Well I've done animated textures like that so far, and it's worked for me  .
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PortalFan77
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| MrTwoVideoCards wrote: | | Well I've done animated textures like that so far, and it's worked for me . |
Like what? Using a noise blur? You could easily make swirls for DX9 with a noise blur, if you had access to the code for the way portals process a noise blur.
I am working on Spirals, but they will be for DX8 people only for now  . The issue is their animation does not play AT ALL. instead all the frames show as an opening animation......
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MrTwoVideoCards
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Ouch, that sucks.
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PortalFan77
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On a side note I am reworking my spiral portals for DX9. I have yet to add in the white swirl, my last ones were a bit cartoonish, these will be my better ones.
Here they are so far, dont mind the particles thats just Pelpix's stuff that I like.
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CabooseJr
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I would actually help to see the portals much better without Pelpix's particles.
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Zakatak757
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| Are youmaking the Portals from the Teaser trailer? They look alot better! |
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reepblue
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| Zakatak757 wrote: | | Are youmaking the Portals from the Teaser trailer? They look alot better! |
Oh, much more then that. 
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nibbler234
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| PortalFan77 wrote: | Would you like to know how portal processes Animated textures in DX9?
DX9 uses a Noise blur and basically moves it around to create a portal, edit the VMT and remove the noise blur, you remove the animation.
To change the way Portal processes portals, you need the source code, believe me Ive tried as many things as I can. |
I like this one better than the previous one. Can you make it so that the portal aren't just ovals, but like the flamey portal in the real game? Then it would look like the early version of portal.
BTW, heres the old portals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTaQdJlpGyA |
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PortalFan77
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| nibbler234 wrote: | I like this one better than the previous one. Can you make it so that the portal aren't just ovals, but like the flamey portal in the real game? Then it would look like the early version of portal.
BTW, heres the old portals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTaQdJlpGyA |
Um #1 Im using those particles with Pelpix's permission.
#2 I already finished a noise blur for DX9 users, and i made it as close to the early portal as possible.
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| PortalFan77 wrote: | I right now made a sourcemod called Portal: Project Beta, I am still working on it, I think I will finish it, then upload it for your enjoyment.
Here is an OLD OLD picture.
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Where can I get that portal effect? I want that effect!
Also...Where can we download the effect this Thread was started for?
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Err. . .
the portals can not be made cause the animation can not be made according to Portalfan. So DX8 users will get the swirly portals only. .
In Project beta, DX9 users will get flame portals. If you want, when it is done copy and paste the portals in your portal folder. . . But that will be a while. Why can't you use the default portals?
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I just want the portal in the picture. I have DX10...so...at least my DX is a high enough version...
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PortalFan77
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| Test Subject wrote: | | I just want the portal in the picture. I have DX10...so...at least my DX is a high enough version... |
#1: Alpha flame recreation is impossible
#2: Spire Recreation is impossible in DX9
#3: Spiral Animated recreation is impossible in DX8
#4: You can make still standing Portals in DX9 by removing the Noise blur from the equation, thus gives you a ring Portal.
#5: Changing the Portal type in DX9 is impossible, unless you remove noise blur and edit the coloration to avoid ugly triangular shapes in the base and occasionally sides of the Portal.
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| PortalFan77 wrote: | #1: Alpha flame recreation is impossible
#2: Spire Recreation is impossible in DX9
#3: Spiral Animated recreation is impossible in DX8
#4: You can make still standing Portals in DX9 by removing the Noise blur from the equation, thus gives you a ring Portal.
#5: Changing the Portal type in DX9 is impossible, unless you remove noise blur and edit the coloration to avoid ugly triangular shapes in the base and occasionally sides of the Portal. |
I don't mod for portal, so...could you explain that in non-modder speak, please?
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