shiny and matt textures

[JakesF14]

I need some help. this is my first repaint, and have a lot of shinyness on the plane in daylight, and matte, or less shinyness in night. where can i adjust this?









see also my post http://205.252.250.26/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaB ... 873844/2#2

thanks!!

[RaptorF22]

WOW, whole lot better than my first repaint!
And you use the alpha channel to control shinyness.

[Travis]

For the alpha channel, it should be an exact duplicate of the texture, but with monochrome shades replacing everything.  For a mirror surface use 0,0,0 (black).  For a dull surface, like fabrics, use 255,255,255 (white).  However, the reflectivity is cut off at night, so you won't see any reflections after dusk.

[JakesF14]

thanks Travis,

this make sense. I added the Alpha texture that comes with the repaint package, so if I want to add less shine, I shoud just lighten the texture used for the alpha channel?

will try that! thanks!

[Travis]

Use caution, though.  Some parts may need a darker or lighter alpha for them to look right.  Don't lighten the entire texture unless you are certain it needs it.