Model has very large texture but still looks like shit

[Jimmy422]

So I made a moon in max, and then textured it with this
[media]http://www.oera.net/How2/PlanetTexs/MoonMap_2500x1250.jpg[/media]

As you can see, it's a pretty huge texture. However, in game it looks like this:
[img]http://i25.tinypic.com/15hdf7m.jpg[/img]

Ewwww. Why is it so blurred? I've checked the VTF and it looks the same as the texture. And the model is fairly small, only 960x960.

[Silver Spirit]

Not sure, did it look alright in your modelling program?

You could try making a normalmap, see if that helps.

[Pj The Dj]

Man, it's stretched across a sphere 960x960, why do you think it's blurry, that's almost a pixel for every unit and that's if it was a flat plane. If you don't want that to be blurry, you're gunna want a texture probably 8 times bigger.

[DOG-GY]

[QUOTE=Pj The Dj;16863650]Man, it's stretched across a sphere 960x960, why do you think it's blurry, that's almost a pixel for every unit and that's if it was a flat plane. If you don't want that to be blurry, you're gunna want a texture probably 8 times bigger.[/QUOTE]
Tell me if I'm missing something here, but since when does 960x960 = 2500x1250

[OpethRockr55]

[QUOTE=DOG-GY;16869712]Tell me if I'm missing something here, but since when does 960x960 = 2500x1250[/QUOTE]

He's talking about the model size as 960, not the texture.

The model's huge, and if you want crystal clarity, you either need a big texture to go with it or overlap your UVs to make up for the lower texture resolutions.

[HiddenMyst]

Is there any reason why it needs to be crystal clear?

Just add a nice detail sheet to the material sheet and leave it as that.

[DOG-GY]

[QUOTE=OpethRockr55;16870289]He's talking about the model size as 960, not the texture.

The model's huge, and if you want crystal clarity, you either need a big texture to go with it or overlap your UVs to make up for the lower texture resolutions.[/QUOTE]
Well I understood that, but still why would that mean a pixel for every unit? It's not, unless I'm overlooking something.

Also, why does it need to be so close?

[i_speel_good]

Would a model a lot smaller with the same texture make it look detailed as fuck? If so couldn't you just make a 3d skybox or something on the map you wanna use the model in (except if you don't wanna use this as a 3d skybox lolololol)?

[HiddenMyst]

[QUOTE=i_speel_good;16871459]Would a model a lot smaller with the same texture make it look detailed as fuck? If so couldn't you just make a 3d skybox or something on the map you wanna use the model in (except if you don't wanna use this as a 3d skybox lolololol)?[/QUOTE]

The only reason that it would appear more detailed when smaller is because you wouldn't be zoomed in right up at the surface. But using it in a 3d skybox would just scale it and you would be stuck the same.

[i_speel_good]

[QUOTE=HiddenMyst;16872321]The only reason that it would appear more detailed when smaller is because you wouldn't be zoomed in right up at the surface. But using it in a 3d skybox would just scale it and you would be stuck the same.[/QUOTE]

Well......yeah xD