Custom Alpha channels?

[Bassnecter]

Hey there. Im trying to make my alpha channels work but I cant get it to. Ive modelled a weed plant for a client and im trying to get the alpha channel to work.

The weed texture has a diffuse, normals and alpha map which I made in photoshop and here is the VMT file for the 3:

"VertexlitGeneric"
{
	"$basetexture" "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_d"
	"$normalmap" "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_n"
	"$surfaceprop" "Grass"
	"$translucent" 1
	"$vertexalpha" 1
}

How do I add a line for the Alpha map that i have made to take effect in this since translucent and vertex alpha dont work?

[episoder]

it think $bumpmap is better. ;) and translucent should actually do that. the vertexalpha is not really working for vertexlit models. only particle models and/or only pure particles support that. now... in which format your exported the basetexture. you gotta use dxt5 or uncompressed rgba.

[Bassnecter]

[QUOTE=episoder;49786521]it think $bumpmap is better. ;) and translucent should actually do that. the vertexalpha is not really working for vertexlit models. only particle models and/or only pure particles support that. now... in which format your exported the basetexture. you gotta use dxt5 or uncompressed rgba.[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/m5SsKS3.jpg[/IMG]
Still nothing :(

Heres my VMT now:

"VertexlitGeneric"
{
"$basetexture" "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_d"
"$normalmap" "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_n"
"$bumpmap" "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_a"
"$surfaceprop" "Grass"
"$translucent" 1
}

[editline]21st February 2016[/editline]

Also heres the textures, what i want is the custom alpha map i have to take an effect on the model:
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/etell9v.jpg[/IMG]

[episoder]

ehh.

vertexlitgeneric
{
	$basetexture "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_d"
	$bumpmap "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_n"
	$translucent 1

	$surfaceprop "Grass"
}

now the alpha gotta be put into the alpha channel of the basetexture. dunno photoshop. but gimp. add a layermask to the diffuse and copypaste that alpha texture in there. then export in that one of those formats i mentioned.

and... :|... as it looks you'll have a lil bit to mess with both diffuse and alpha since the mask seems rather broken or split between that and the diffuse map.

[Bassnecter]

[QUOTE=episoder;49786663]ehh.

vertexlitgeneric
{
	$basetexture "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_d"
	$bumpmap "models/ganjaman_potplants/weed_n"
	$translucent 1

	$surfaceprop "Grass"
}

now the alpha gotta be put into the alpha channel of the basetexture. dunno photoshop. but gimp. add a layermask to the diffuse and copypaste that alpha texture in there. then export in that one of those formats i mentioned.

and... :|... as it looks you'll have a lil bit to mess with both diffuse and alpha since the mask seems rather broken or split between that and the diffuse map.[/QUOTE]

Ah alrighty, il try this, thanks! :)

[Stiffy360]

Don't use gimp whatever you do, gimp sucks with transparency.

You can use [URL="http://www.mwgfx.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm"]this nifty tool[/URL] to import an alpha channel then export as a tga

[Bassnecter]

[QUOTE=Stiffy360;49787705]Don't use gimp whatever you do, gimp sucks with transparency.

You can use [URL="http://www.mwgfx.co.uk/programs/dxtbmp.htm"]this nifty tool[/URL] to import an alpha channel then export as a tga[/QUOTE]

Shit this actually worked, thanks ;D