I just downloaded the asset for the Hyena Bomber (I plan on replacing General Grievous' Starfighter with it). It's an incredible mod. But I want the sensors (eyes) to glow like the Vulture droid's sensors do. How can I accomplish this?

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It glows because it is directly in the model.
But you can probably achieve that with a glow map:

1) Copy the texture, you want to add a glow map to
2) Rename the copy just by adding _glowmap at the end, exemple:
cis_fly_hyena_bomber.tga become cis_fly_hyena_bomber_glowmap.tga
3) Open cis_fly_hyena_bomber_glowmap.tga in photoshop, GIMP or any picture editing program
4) Create a new layer
5) Fill the new layer with black
6) Layer opacity to 75% to see the texture under the layer
7) Create a selection for the part you want to add glow to it, here the sensors
8) Fill it with red (if you want red glow)
9) Layer opacity back to 100%
10) Save as tga

I created the glowmap following your instructions.

When I tested it after munging there was no glow effect. Does this only work on custom maps? (I replaced the Droid Bomber with the Hyena Bomber on the stock side. I don't know if that makes any difference or not)

I think it needs hex editing.

Lephenix wrote:

I think it needs hex editing.

Do you know any tutorials for that? (What is hex editing exactly, model editing?)

I believe glow might have something todo with edit flags.

SpartanA259 wrote:

I believe glow might have something todo with edit flags.

I have no idea what that is, please help. D:

It has to do with modeling and the pandemic addon.
Best way: you could ask Kinetosimpetus to make the hyena bomber's sensors glow for you? He is on the forum here.

Huh, I didn't notice that the Vulture's eyes glowed. I'll update the Hyena when I have time.

kinetosimpetus wrote:

Huh, I didn't notice that the Vulture's eyes glowed. I'll update the Hyena when I have time.

Thanks That'd be great!

(Would It be possible for you to include the weapons you used in the video? I'm having a hard time replicating that)

http://www.xfire.com/video/33f70d/

I won't release the weapons as they are part of my main mod, and are specific to its style. The blaster cannons in the video were also the wrong ones, too powerful.

kinetosimpetus wrote:

I won't release the weapons as they are part of my main mod, and are specific to its style. The blaster cannons in the video were also the wrong ones, too powerful.

Aw