materials and texture downloads

[Chic Aeon]

Coudln't decide where to put this so it will be here :D

I am "assuming" that if someone has advanced lighting turned off, the viewer does not attempt to look for normal and specular maps. Can someone verify that who know? 

 

Thanks.

[arton Rotaru]

I just did a quick test with cleared cache and loging in with ALM off, at our skydome, where I have quite a few materials objects. I loaded all the objects/textures, kept my cam frozen into place, with the texture console open, and enabled ALM.

It instantly started to fetch a bunch of textures again, which could only be the normal and specular maps.

So yes, the viewer only loads texture maps when it can see them.

However, even with ALM off, there is materials related data being send to the viewer. Because of, at least the Alpha modes which partially work with ALM off as well, which are part of the materials data set.

[Chic Aeon]

Thank you! What a good test!  .   I appreciate it. Never thought of trying that.