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Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: OneGig on November 20, 2001, 05:11:54 PM

I know that the wording of this question is probably wrong, but can the GC use bump mapping with cel animation? If I were to design Paper Mario 2 for the GC, I would use an "embossed paper" style.

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: mm on November 20, 2001, 05:25:59 PM

all bump mapping is, [generic definition] is a variation of lighting on a texture so i dont see why not

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: Metal_Gear_Ray on November 21, 2001, 04:35:46 AM

its not that simple mm, bump mapping requires a normal texture map, a height map  (to show the bump) and a lightmap. This reduces rendering times greatly. But yes GC can do it very effectively since it has the potential to do 8 surface layers a once, look at Rogue leader and see for yourself

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: Weltall on November 21, 2001, 05:26:03 AM

I\'m sure it could be done with Cel shading... but why would you want to?

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: GmanJoe on November 21, 2001, 05:29:20 AM

If you look at last year\'s Legend of Zelda, it had bump mapping.

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: JP on November 21, 2001, 05:39:20 AM

Yeah that was my thought as well Weltall, why\'d you want to?
Wouldn\'t the whole cartoony look of cellshading be obselete if you bump mapped it?

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: Metal_Gear_Ray on November 21, 2001, 05:41:16 AM

no it did not have bump mapping, just reallt good textures

and I dont see why you can combine cell shading and bump mapping, the BM would completely destroy the flat comic book look of the game

Title: Question about GC graphics capabilities
Post by: GmanJoe on November 21, 2001, 05:49:14 AM

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Originally posted by Metal_Gear_Ray
no it did not have bump mapping, just reallt good textures

and I dont see why you can combine cell shading and bump mapping, the BM would completely destroy the flat comic book look of the game

Actually it did. I read that last week at IGN\'s GameCube site. Remember, I\'m talking about last year\'s Legend of Zelda, not the cel shaded one.