Shiny: Blender GLSL Materials

4. Load image to use as reflective map

Note:

You can use any image as a reflective map. For best results, try to match the colors of the reflective map to the game surroundings

Reflective maps can't be one solid color. The brightness of the colors and the contrast between the colors determines how shiny it is.

Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Texture buttons (F6)

Image tab

Load

5. Reflective map settings

Note:

Col slider: (Strength of the reflection)

Range 0.0 to 1.0

Buttons Window menu >> Shading (F5) >> Material buttons

Select shiny texture

Map Input tab

Refl button

Map To tab

Col button
Texture blending mode: Multiply
Col slider

6. Start Game

User Preference menu >> Game >> Start Game
or
P key

The Blender 3D and game engine tutorials were created as a series of step by step instructions and help you create computer games. Use the tutorials to make casual video games, First Person Shooter games, role playing games, racing simulation games and more. Use the tutorials as a self paced learning tool to model and program your own three-dimensional world and then play on your computer.