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-====== Adding Damage to your addon ======+====== Adding Damage To Your Addon ======
  
-**Adding Damage to your addon** tutorial by Gnat+[[https://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=42|ArmA 1 Forum]], [[:arma|ArmA 1 Home]], [[arma:config|ArmA 1 Config]], [[arma:tools|ArmA 1 Tools]], [[arma:file_formats|ArmA 1 File Formats]], [[arma:missions|ArmA 1 Missions]], [[arma:modeling|ArmA 1 3D Modeling]], [[arma:terrain|ArmA 1 Terrain]], [[arma:texturing|ArmA 1 Texturing]], [[arma:scripting|ArmA 1 Scripting]] 
 + 
 +**ArmA 1** aka Armed Assault (ArmA) 
 + 
 +**Adding Damage To Your Addon** tutorial by Gnat
  
 Draft Revision 0 - 18th June 2008 Draft Revision 0 - 18th June 2008
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 What I won't address (until further knowledge);\\ What I won't address (until further knowledge);\\
   * Level 2 or intermediate damage textures\\   * Level 2 or intermediate damage textures\\
-  * Window armour+  * Window armor
  
 Scope\\ Scope\\
   * Most if not all ArmA vehicles\\   * Most if not all ArmA vehicles\\
   * You can edit the P3D file (and have O2 installed)\\   * You can edit the P3D file (and have O2 installed)\\
- 
  
  
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   * Once all textures have been checked / fixed you don't need to re-enter O2\\   * Once all textures have been checked / fixed you don't need to re-enter O2\\
   * For each texture with a Materials definition you need to know 2 things\\   * For each texture with a Materials definition you need to know 2 things\\
-  * (a) the filename and location of the NOHQ file\\+  * (a) the file name and location of the NOHQ file\\
   * (b) the dimensions of the texture (eg 1024x512 or 256x256 etc)\\   * (b) the dimensions of the texture (eg 1024x512 or 256x256 etc)\\
   * Now create a FILENAME_destruct.rvmat for each texture using a copy of below;   * Now create a FILENAME_destruct.rvmat for each texture using a copy of below;
 <code> <code>
-ambient[]={1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0}; +ambient[] = {1,1,1,1}; 
-diffuse[]={1.0,1.0,1.0,1.0}; +diffuse[] = {1,1,1,1}; 
-forcedDiffuse[]={0.0,0.0,0.0,0.0}; +forcedDiffuse[] = {0,0,0,0}; 
-emmisive[]={0.0,0.0,0.0,1.0}; +emmisive[] = {0,0,0,1}; 
-specular[]={1.0,1.0,1.0,0.0}; +specular[] = {1,1,1,0}; 
-specularPower=40.0; +specularPower = 40; 
-PixelShaderID="NormalMapMacroASSpecularDIMap"; +PixelShaderID = "NormalMapMacroASSpecularDIMap"; 
-VertexShaderID="NormalMapAS";+VertexShaderID = "NormalMapAS";
 class Stage1 class Stage1
 { {
-texture="SIG_general\effects\bottom_nohq.pac"; + texture = "SIG_general\effects\bottom_nohq.pac"; 
-uvSource="tex"; + uvSource = "tex"; 
-class uvTransform + class uvTransform 
-{ + { 
-aside[]={1.0,0.0,0.0}; + aside[] = {1,0,0}; 
-up[]={0.0,1.0,0.0}; + up[] = {0,1,0}; 
-dir[]={0.0,0.0,0.0}; + dir[] = {0,0,0}; 
-pos[]={0.0,0.0,0.0}; + pos[] = {0,0,0}; 
-};+ };
 }; };
 class Stage2 class Stage2
 { {
-texture="ca\data\destruct\vehicle_destr256_256_mc.paa"; + texture = "ca\data\destruct\vehicle_destr256_256_mc.paa"; 
-uvSource="tex"; + uvSource = "tex"; 
-class uvTransform + class uvTransform 
-{ + { 
-aside[]={1.0,0.0,0.0}; + aside[] = {1,0,0}; 
-up[]={0.0,1.0,0.0}; + up[] = {0,1,0}; 
-dir[]={0.2,0.0,0.0}; + dir[] = {0.2,0,0}; 
-pos[]={0.2,0.0,0.0}; + pos[] = {0.2,0,0}; 
-};+ };
 }; };
 class Stage3 class Stage3
 { {
-texture="#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)"; + texture = "#(argb,8,8,3)color(1,1,1,1)"; 
-uvSource="tex"; + uvSource = "tex"; 
-class uvTransform + class uvTransform 
-{ + { 
-aside[]={1.0,0.0,0.0}; + aside[] = {1,0,0}; 
-up[]={0.0,1.0,0.0}; + up[] = {0,1,0}; 
-dir[]={0.0,0.0,0.0}; + dir[] = {0,0,0}; 
-pos[]={0.0,0.0,0.0}; + pos[] = {0,0,0}; 
-};+ };
 }; };
 class Stage4 class Stage4
 { {
-texture="ca\data\destruct\vehicle_destr256_256_smdi.paa"; + texture = "ca\data\destruct\vehicle_destr256_256_smdi.paa"; 
-uvSource="tex"; + uvSource = "tex"; 
-class uvTransform + class uvTransform 
-{ + { 
-aside[]={1.0,0.0,0.0}; + aside[] = {1,0,0}; 
-up[]={0.0,1.0,0.0}; + up[] = {0,1,0}; 
-dir[]={0.0,0.0,0.0}; + dir[] = {0,0,0}; 
-pos[]={0.0,0.0,0.0}; + pos[] = {0,0,0}; 
-};+ };
 }; };
 </code> </code>
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 class CfgSkeletons class CfgSkeletons
 { {
-  class car; + class car; 
-  class MyAddonSkeleton: car + class MyAddonSkeleton: car 
-  { + { 
-isDiscrete=1; + isDiscrete = 1; 
-skeletonInherit = ""; + skeletonInherit = "";
 </code> </code>
  
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 class CfgModels class CfgModels
 { {
-class default{}; + class default{}; 
-class Vehicle: Default + class Vehicle: Default 
-{ + { 
-sectionsInherit=""; + sectionsInherit = ""; 
-sections[] = {xxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx}; + sections[] = {xxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx, xxxxxx}; 
-}; + }; 
- + class Car: Vehicle 
-class Car: Vehicle + { 
-{ + sectionsInherit = "Vehicle"; 
-sectionsInherit="Vehicle"; + sections[] = 
-sections[]= + { 
-{xxxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx}; + xxxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxx, xxxxxx 
-}; + }; 
-class MyAddonP3D: Car + }; 
-{ + class MyAddonP3D: Car 
-skeletonName = "MyAddonSkeleton"; + { 
-sectionsInherit="car";+ skeletonName = "MyAddonSkeleton"; 
 + sectionsInherit = "car";
 </code> </code>
  
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 class CfgVehicles class CfgVehicles
 { {
-class Landrover; // extended class + class Landrover; 
-class MyAddon: Landrover + class MyAddon: Landrover 
-{ + { 
-............ + ............ 
-............ + ............ 
-class Damage + class Damage 
-{ + { 
-tex[] = {}; + tex[] = {}; 
-mat[] = { + mat[] = { 
-"SIG_general\effects\bottom.rvmat", + "SIG_general\effects\bottom.rvmat", 
-"SIG_general\effects\bottom.rvmat", + "SIG_general\effects\bottom.rvmat", 
-"SIG_general\effects\bottom_destruct.rvmat", + "SIG_general\effects\bottom_destruct.rvmat", 
-............. + ............. 
-............ + ............ 
-............. + ............. 
-"SIG_general\effects\LastDamageTexture.rvmat", + "SIG_general\effects\LastDamageTexture.rvmat", 
-"SIG_general\effects\LastDamageTexture.rvmat", + "SIG_general\effects\LastDamageTexture.rvmat", 
-"SIG_general\effects\LastDamageTexture_destruct.rvmat" + "SIG_general\effects\LastDamageTexture_destruct.rvmat" 
-}; + }; 
-}; + }; 
-............ + ............ 
-............+ ............
 </code> </code>
  
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   * Third definition is FULL damage\\   * Third definition is FULL damage\\
   * In the example above there is no HALF damage definition, it simply copies the NO damage definition.\\   * In the example above there is no HALF damage definition, it simply copies the NO damage definition.\\
-  * For half damage you could experiement with another "half" RVMAT file and reference it in the second line.+  * For half damage you could experiment with another "half" RVMAT file and reference it in the second line.
  
 With above complete for ever texture, this should now mean that you will see damage on your vehicle. With above complete for ever texture, this should now mean that you will see damage on your vehicle.
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 NEXT - Animation - PENDING being written\\ NEXT - Animation - PENDING being written\\
-  * Covers HIDING sections of the vehicle once damaged (i.e. unnessisary model detail)\\+  * Covers HIDING sections of the vehicle once damaged (i.e. unnecessary model detail)\\
   * Also covers animating things like LANDCONTACTs etc   * Also covers animating things like LANDCONTACTs etc
  
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 Example Finished Product Example Finished Product
  
-{{ http://members.iinet.net.au/~nrspence/ArmA/DamageTut/DT_6.jpg }}+{{ http://members.iinet.net.au/~nrspence/ArmA/DamageTut/DT_6.jpg }} PMCTODO image missing!?
  
 Final Note:\\ Final Note:\\
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 Cheers\\ Cheers\\
 Gnat Gnat
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