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[HelLRaiseR]

I have a new problem with my actor. Whe I use this in the game, wintermute show several vertex that don't exist in the mesh (I've checked this several times), and the shadow use this non existent vertex. Additionally, the shadow don´t respect the geometry. but the .3ds file is correct.

I've checked the model with several programs and the visualization is good, the model can see correct with fragMOTION and Deep exploration and don´t see correct with the DirectX viewer, but I think that this isn´t a problem, becouse several models of the Panda webpage and Trinity, cannot see ok with the DirectX viewer, (the actor "Victor" can see OK with this viewer)

I attach images of the model in  MAX, FragMOTION and  Deep Exploration, and a image of the model in the game.

The model in fragMOTION, Deep Exploration and 3DS MAX




The model in the wintermute game. You can see the non existent vertex and the bad shadow, and that the shadow don´t use the geometry.



When you can see, the geometry work OK with the actor Victor

[Mnemonic]

When exporting with Panda, disable the "optimize mesh" option. It seems to produce those rogue vertices sometime.

[HelLRaiseR]

Thanks Mnemonic. If I choose "None" in the "Optimze mesh" option, the non existent vertex disappear, but the the problem with the shadow an the geometry continues.

[HelLRaiseR]

Sorry, the shadow works ok with the geometry. The unique problem is that the shadow not is corresponding with the actor

[Mnemonic]

It's not? You can try changing the light position to get different results.

[Beastlord]

Yes, it´s corresponding, but we got a lot of flickering and holes in the shadow (here in the images you can´t appreciate it as we see in the engine).

I think that could be because our model has 5000 polys, and that could mean in error when calculating the shadows, but we try with The Doctor X model (on the Panda website) that has 9000 polys and its shadow its perfect and clean.

We don´t know what could be.

Thanks for your help.

[Beastlord]

Sorry, you were right.

Moving the light so far we got good shadows.

Thankyou very much for you help

[HelLRaiseR]

OK. Now, I understand why Trinity, Victor and DoctorX has the correct shadows. Our actor size is about 10 times greather than others. When I use victor or trinity, I change the scale to 100 or 120%, but when I use my own model, the scale is about 15%, but I don't change the values for actor.SetLightPosition method  in the scene script.

I will make a test tomorrow (today is too late in Spain

Thank you very much.

[HelLRaiseR]

Works fine. The problem has been the incorrect SetLigthPosition values.

Thanks.