Post by Fwecka (Lolabellesims) on Jun 25, 2019 5:17:31 GMT -5
I'm almost done with the shirt I've been working on (FINALLY) and I'm trying to make the specular but frankly, I'm confused. With Sims 3, the alpha controls how transparent the item is, while the RBG channel controls its shine. Sims 4 has lost touch with reality and has all kinds of weird requirements. The alpha on the specular mask controls how transparent the item is while the red, green, and blue channels on the overlay control...what? Huh? And then there's the whole opacity thing.
The only thing I've discovered, after comparing a bunch of EA clothing and shoes, is that DDS files that are exported from Studio don't have any sort of opacity in the overlay image, while PNG files do.
So, there's that.
My shirt is supposed to be knit, with leather and metal on the front. So, obviously, I want no shine on the shirt, but a little shine to mimic leather, and a lot of shine to mimic metal.
How would you guys go about this, please?
Thank you in advance
Edit: Remussims posted this in another thread, and it helps, but I don't know what's meant by "alpha 50%."
The only thing I've discovered, after comparing a bunch of EA clothing and shoes, is that DDS files that are exported from Studio don't have any sort of opacity in the overlay image, while PNG files do.
So, there's that.
My shirt is supposed to be knit, with leather and metal on the front. So, obviously, I want no shine on the shirt, but a little shine to mimic leather, and a lot of shine to mimic metal.
How would you guys go about this, please?
Thank you in advance
Edit: Remussims posted this in another thread, and it helps, but I don't know what's meant by "alpha 50%."
