LOD: Calling a different shadow model

[martin_ktpa 0]

What would be the "cleanest" way of doing this asm?I'm already using two LOD varitions of the visible model with IFSIZEV, now I want to add a even simpler shadow model. Tried adding a BGL_JUMP_32 in the model_shadow section, but this doesn't seem to work.

[arno 1]

Have you tried to use a Call command to call the normal model and then let the ShadowCall command refer to the simpeler model? I think that should work.

[Guest christian]

Arno is right. If you search this forum with my name "Christian Stock", you should get a series of tutorials, and one of them explains exactly what you want to do. These tutorials should really be anchored or hosted on some site...Cheers, Christian

[martin_ktpa 0]

Thanks, got it. I had a misplaced BGL_Return, it needed to be before the 'model_shadow' section.

[arno 1]

Hi Christian,I can host them on my site if you want. I will search for them this evening and add them on my site.EDIT: Had some time now, so I have added them already.

[Guest christian]

Thanks, Arno.At least those tutorials aren't lost in the 'old forum messages' hell. I hope people will find them useful and there couldn't really be a better home for them then your site :)Cheers, Christian

[martin_ktpa 0]

Agreed. In regards to the shadow model, here is the code i'm using now. One could probably cut the 2 shadowcalls, but it shows how to use varying shadowmodels as well. OBJECT_0_BEGIN label wordmodel_outside label BGLCODEVAR_BASE_OVERRIDE VAR_BASE_GLOBALIFIN1 model_shadow, SHADOW_FLAG, 0, 0IFSIZEV LOD_1, 3000, 1000LOD_0 label BGLCODEBGL_JUMP_32 LOD_0LLOD_1 label BGLCODEBGL_JUMP_32 LOD_1Lmodel_inside label BGLCODEBGL_RETURNmodel_shadow label BGLCODEIFSIZEV SHADOW_1, 3000, 1000SHADOW_0 label BGLCODEBGL_JUMP_32 LOD_SSHADOW_1 label BGLCODEBGL_JUMP_32 LOD_S;---includesLOD_0L label BGLCODEinclude model_complex_0.asmLOD_1L label BGLCODEinclude model_simple_0.asmLOD_S label BGLCODEinclude shadow_model_0.asm