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 ====== Material Editor - Tutorial 1 ====== ====== Material Editor - Tutorial 1 ======
-The Material Editor is where you create and edit material files (.mat). These files tells the engine which textures and material properties each model uses.\\+ 
 +The Material Editor is where you create and edit material files (.mat). These files tell the engine which textures and material properties each model uses.\\
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 For this tutorial we will go through controls, viewer properties and setting basic textures (diffuse, normal and specular map) for a tileable floor material. For this tutorial we will go through controls, viewer properties and setting basic textures (diffuse, normal and specular map) for a tileable floor material.
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 First open MaterialEditor.exe located in the game redist.\\ First open MaterialEditor.exe located in the game redist.\\
 Since we will be working with a floor we need the preview window to display a plane instead of a box. Simply change Box to plane under "​Model"​ to the right.\\ Since we will be working with a floor we need the preview window to display a plane instead of a box. Simply change Box to plane under "​Model"​ to the right.\\
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 To add a diffuse texture check the "​Diffuse"​ box under "​Texture Units"​.\\ To add a diffuse texture check the "​Diffuse"​ box under "​Texture Units"​.\\
-Under "​File"​ press the button next to it, locate and choose a floor texture (example: redist\static_objects\mansionbase\floor\mansionbase_floor_boards.dds).\\+Under "​File"​ press the button next to it, locate and choose a floor texture (example: redist<​nowiki>​\</​nowiki>​static_objects<​nowiki>​\</​nowiki>​mansionbase<​nowiki>​\</​nowiki>​floor<​nowiki>​\</​nowiki>​mansionbase_floor_boards.dds).\\
 Keep the other options as it is.\\ Keep the other options as it is.\\
 Do the same thing again with "​NMap"​ and "​Specular"​. These should located at the same place and with _nrm and _specular as prefix.\\ Do the same thing again with "​NMap"​ and "​Specular"​. These should located at the same place and with _nrm and _specular as prefix.\\
-This is a wood material so dont forget to set "​Physics Material"​ to "​Wood"​ at the top of the window\\+This is a wood material so do not forget to set "​Physics Material"​ to "​Wood"​ at the top of the window.\\
 Save!\\ Save!\\
-{{material_editor01.jpg|}}+{{https://i.postimg.cc/​y857vHBN/​Material-Editor.png}} 
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