Alpha: Blender GLSL Materials

  










Quick Instructions

1
 Enable Blender GLSL Materials
User Preference menu >> Game >> Blender GLSL Materials
 
2 Viewport Shading Textured
3D View menu >> Viewport Shading box
Draw type -- Textured
 
3
 Add a material to the game object
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Links and Pipeline tab:
Link to Object
Add New
 
4 Add a texture to the material
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Texture buttons (F6)
Texture tab
Add New
Texture Type:  Image
 
5
 Load an image with alpha
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Texture buttons (F6)
Image tab
Load
 
6
 Map Image tab: Enable Use Alpha button
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Texture buttons (F6)
Map Image tab
Use Alpha button
 
7 Add a UV Texture to material
Buttons Window menu >> Editing (F9)
Mesh tab
UV Texture: New
 
8 UV Unwrap UV Texture
Game object:  Edit Mode
U key
Select UV Unwrap Method
 
9 Map UV Texture to image with alpha
UV/Image Editor menu >> Image box
Select image
Fit UV map to image
 
10 Texture Face tab:  Enable Tex button & Alpha or Clip Alpha button
Game object:  Edit Mode
Buttons Window menu >> Editing
Texture Face tab
Enable Tex button
Enable Alpha or Clip Alpha button
 
11 Map Input tab:  Enable UV button 
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Texture tab
Select texture holding the image with alpha
Map Input tab
Enable UV button
UV Texture name:
Enter the name of the UV Texture
 
12 Map To tab:  Enable Col button & Alpha button
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Map To tab
Enable Col button
Enable Alpha button
 
13 Links and Pipeline tab:  Enable ZTransp button
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Links and Pipeline tab
ZTransp
 
14 Material tab:  A (alpha) slider to 0 (zero)
Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons
Material tab
A (alpha) slider to zero
 
15 Start Game
User Preference menu >> Game >> Start Game
 


  
The game engine can be used to make both 2D games and 3D games.  Use the game engine to model game characters and 3D environments to create casual video games, first and third person shooters, role playing games, racing simulations and more.  Create a 3D virtual world and texture your 3D computer models with photo realistic textures to add realism your game models and environments while learning important skills that will help you compete for entry-level positions in the game industry.