Overlay not showing right in game ?

[MarcusSims91]

I was making this http://www.sonnemanawayoflight.com/solaris-drop-pendant-p-1674.25.html light and although I couldve modeled those holes but it wouldve been too many polys.So I made an overlay.
In Game
http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/7/1/3/2/5/6/2/MTS_MarcusSims91-1300558-bb.jpg
In Tsrw
http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/7/1/3/2/5/6/2/MTS_MarcusSims91-1300559-tsr.jpg

[BloomsBase]

Go to the meshtab and open the materials box of that particular meshpart.
Add the lines alphamap and alphamask threshold to it.
Link the alphamap to your multiplier texture(diffuse) if the part is castable.
If its not castable link it to your custom texture or overlay.
set the alphamaskthreshold to arround 100(lower is more crispy and makes it solid at close distance, higher is smoother but tends to dissapear at far distance.)

If it is castable both the alpha channel of your multiplier and overlay need to be the same(for that part)

[MarcusSims91]

Im new to this particular section of tsrw so how do I " Add the lines alphamap and alphamask threshold to it." :/

[BloomsBase]

if you click the materials box(on the right next to it) a popup window will appear with the MATD settings.
On top there is a drop down menu were you can add parameters and tons of other stuff.

[MarcusSims91]

Yea I know that haha but I mean specifically how do I " Add the lines alphamap and alphamask threshold to it."
And where do I go to do it.
http://thumbs2.modthesims2.com/img/7/1/3/2/5/6/2/MTS_MarcusSims91-1300706-SS.jpg

[BloomsBase]

click +add....:)

[MarcusSims91]

oh I swear that wasnt right there eariler :D
Thanks bloom
Hope this works

[MarcusSims91]

So it works how ever I can only see the holes up close its still not like the tsrw version.
Do I make the alpha mask threshold higher ? And whats the highest ?

[BloomsBase]

200 is the highest i think.
i doubt if you can have it display the way you like it, i once tried with decalls but never got them right.
think you have to set it to 10 orso, makes it solid at close distance but might look good further away.
Wat is the texture size you using for it?(nm...512x512)

You can also change the shader into glass, might look better(dont load its default settings!)
Just pick glass for objects

If you can not make it work there is one last option, to give it a tiny standalone texture with only the cutout pattern on the alpha.
EA uses it on large objects

I use it on car grilles:
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1958/vehiclegenericmesh3acop.jpg

You do need to cretae a alpha on this jpg ofcourse.
So you basicly regroup that part in a seperate meshgroup so you can give it its own MATD settings.
You uvmap the part(or scale it down) on to that tiny dds file.
After you imported it in TSRW you scale up its uvcoordinates.
ITs a must on large objects, it keeps the packages real small and performs much better.
If you like i walk you through on how to set it up in tsrw

[MarcusSims91]

Thanks
And yea I would like to know how to set it up in tsrw.
That section is already in its own meshgroup btw

[BloomsBase]

http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=478961
http://www.modthesims.info/showthread.php?t=478963