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"There is no cats, no foxes, no hedgehogs or anything else in the Sol army, there are only the sons and daughters of the same motherland, all united under a single banner, with one will, to protect their father, the holy Empire of Sol." - Halon of Kabelaced - Sol Imperial Guard Commander

Opening file S.E.S.A. 548.............
Accesing historical data of the Sol Empire standing army........... reading now..........
The Sol Empire is born around 4000 years ago during the tribal war of Sol, the ....[DATA CORRUPTED] tribe began an expansion war against the other tribe of the planet, their expension was quick and brutal, turning into slaves the defeated tribe (for the most lucky one).

The situation was hopeless for Sol but one tribe manages to turn the tables, the Kabelaced clan (a tribe of cats) knew that the main victory condition will not be on the battlefield, but by the diplomacy by uniting all the remaining clan together against their common foe, the first tribe to join this new union the... [DATA CORRUPTED] clan will take the millitary leadership of this united resistence, while the Kabelaced clan was taking the political leadership.

It was a long war, a war of 7 years but the united tribe manage to turn the table, total defeat was near for the... [DATA CORRUPTED] tribe, the united tribe where in route to the enemy capital, what they found was... nothing, no city, no lives, nothing, the enemy capital has simply... vanished... but the war was finaly over...

For their victory, the gods then blessed the leader of the Kabelaced clan by giving to him the 7 Sol Emerald's and the power to control fire, the Gods then warning him that the purpose of this war was far beyond than a simple expension war, their enemy were "corrupted", finaly, the Gods also warned him that this war was far to be over and that one day, their enemy will come back, asking to the leader of the kabelaced clan to prepare all the others tribe to this final confrontation.
Speculation, according to some recent discovery, we actualy think that the tribe...[DATA CORRUPTED] has been influenced by an unknow and far more advanced civilization since we have found some clear evidence that the planet was under close observation during that time, for further information see the file [BABYLON]... [WARNING, CLASSIFIED DATA]

Aware of the divine intervention, the other tribe of Sol obviously recognize the leader of the Kabelaced clan as their new king, the Sol Empire was born...

Current days...
Organization of the armed forces of Sol: The naval and ground force are each of them under the direct command of the "cold hand",
the cold hand serve as the supreme commander of the military force of Sol as well as war minister, the cold hand take his order only from the king / queen of Sol.
The name "cold hand" came from the fact that only the people which are not member of the royal family (and so without pyrokinesis power) can take this post.
The current "cold hand" is named Galen... [DATA CORRUPTED].

Imperial Guard...
The Imperial Guard are all member of the Imperial family, all cats and all.....[CLASSIFIED DATA]

Regular army...
Unlike the Imperial Guard, the regular army of Sol is multiracial.
Because of the fact that Sol is a planet composed by 90% of ocean, the Sol army is perfectly trained and equiped to work both on ground and underwater (at least on Sol), indeed the standart equipement of the Sol soldier include a sealed light armor (tail exception) also providing thermal protection against the cold of the abyss and a rebreather of oxygen, the armor itself is made to maximaze the agility of the soldier, the plastron offer a minimal protection against blade and knife but that all.
In term of weaponry, the Sol army have completely mastered the gauss technology, which is a kind of ballistic weapons which use the power of magnetism and the most important point, gauss weapon work perfectly underwater.

Millitary fleet...
Technicaly, the Sol Empire only have one fleet who rarely leaves the empire's capital, the rest of its naval strength, consists mostly of small corvettes (more rarely frigate) patrolling the skies of the planet,
insufficient to monitor the entire planet, which allows criminal activity to be developed with relative ease and that also allows Sol armed force to be regularly confronted with some action.
Once again, the ships of the Sol Empire use the power of magnetism to fly, most of the advanced technology of the empire is based on the "magnetarit", a very rare mineral of Sol, found only in the abyss of the planet and with outstanding magnetic property.
This mineral is also the source of an heavy technological gap between the millitary force of Sol and the civilian, because of its rarity, the magnetarit is strickly reserved to the Sol army and governement official and so it is common to see civilian boat propulsed by seal, steam or solar energy (for the richest citizens), only the most influential smugglers and pirates may hope to get a sky ship.

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Tutorial multi animated texture (base texture + illumination map) + full control of your animated texture

Combo base texture + illumination map animated

First step, making your model ready for your double texture animation.
Yes this step will require some minor model editing, nothing too complicated, you just have to duplicate the mesh in which you want your double animated texture, yes that all! Next step

VMT coding, base texture.
Here again it will be simple, there is absolutely no specific code to do, just use your regular base texture code just like you usualy making it with your proxie code, random example...

"Proxies"
   {
      "AnimatedTexture"
      {
         "animatedtexturevar" "$baseTexture"
         "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$frame"
         "animatedtextureframerate" "46"
      }
   }
VMT coding, illumination map.
This is where the things change a little, first what is an illumination map?
Yes to illuminate, an illumination map is usualy made on an black layer, everything you will put on this black layer will be illuminated, obviously this also require VMT coding to work, usuavly with the code $detail, here an example...

$detail "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum"
    $detailscale 1
    $detailblendfactor "1"
    $detailblendmode 5
So how do you animate this illumination map? Well you have duplicated the mesh remember? So you should have 2 VMT, one will be your regular base texture, the other one will be your animated illumination map, we will just let SFM think that your illumination map is also a base texture that he can animate

    "$basetexture" "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum_anim" "the illumination map which is now like a regular texture for SFM"
    "$alphatest" 1 "Super important, this is your transparency code in order to see your main animated texture behind the illumination map, you will see behind the black layer of the illumination map while the illumination will remain opaque"

                 "$phong" "1"
    "$phongexponenttexture" "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum"
//    "$phongexponent" 5
    "$phongboost" "0"
    "$phongfresnelranges"    "[ .3 1.2 8]"
    "$PhongAlbedoTint" "1"

    $detail "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum" "you still have to tell SFM that this is also an illumination map"
    $detailscale 1
    $detailblendfactor "1"
    $detailblendmode 5

   "Proxies"
   {
      "AnimatedTexture"
      {
         "animatedtexturevar" "$baseTexture" "the code which tell SFM to run your base texture AKA illumination map to be animated"
         "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$frame"
         "animatedtextureframerate" "46"
      }
   }
}

and that... all!

Now how to control your animated texture like the slider of an face flex?
Easy, first remove EVERY animated proxie code from the texture you want to control, yes this mean that the texture will not be looped by default.
Then add this code to the end of your VMT...

"$checkzero" "0"
"$manual" "1"

"$autoframe" "0"
"$texturefps" "30"

lessorequal
{
lessequalVar $autoframe
greatervar $frame
srcvar1 $manual
srcvar2 $checkzero
resultvar $frame
   }

Save and load SFM, then your model.
Right click to the model then add an "overide material", go to "Show in Element Viewer" > "Model".
Select the material tab and extend it, then right click the material which have your animated texture and add a "float attribute, name the attribute $frame, you can now add a value to the attribute $frame, enter as value the FPS count of your animated texture minus 1, so for exemple if your texture have 16 frame, you will enter as value 15.
Once done, right click on the material again then select Create AnimationSet for Element, congratz, you have no your slider which will allow you to fully control your animated texture.

_______________________________________________________________________

There will be 6 version of the Sol soldier model, hedgehog, cat and fox, both gender, they are almost done and will be released soon (probably in a couple of day).

Credit...

Prototype design draw and 3D model made by
Rig, texture and model adjustement made by
Model commisioned and original idea by myself.

Description
"There is no cats, no foxes, no hedgehogs or anything else in the Sol army, there are only the sons and daughters of the same motherland, all united under a single banner, with one will, to protect their father, the holy Empire of Sol." - Halon of Kabelaced - Sol Imperial Guard Commander

Opening file S.E.S.A. 548.............
Accesing historical data of the Sol Empire standing army........... reading now..........
The Sol Empire is born around 4000 years ago during the tribal war of Sol, the ....[DATA CORRUPTED] tribe began an expansion war against the other tribe of the planet, their expension was quick and brutal, turning into slaves the defeated tribe (for the most lucky one).

The situation was hopeless for Sol but one tribe manages to turn the tables, the Kabelaced clan (a tribe of cats) knew that the main victory condition will not be on the battlefield, but by the diplomacy by uniting all the remaining clan together against their common foe, the first tribe to join this new union the... [DATA CORRUPTED] clan will take the millitary leadership of this united resistence, while the Kabelaced clan was taking the political leadership.

It was a long war, a war of 7 years but the united tribe manage to turn the table, total defeat was near for the... [DATA CORRUPTED] tribe, the united tribe where in route to the enemy capital, what they found was... nothing, no city, no lives, nothing, the enemy capital has simply... vanished... but the war was finaly over...

For their victory, the gods then blessed the leader of the Kabelaced clan by giving to him the 7 Sol Emerald's and the power to control fire, the Gods then warning him that the purpose of this war was far beyond than a simple expension war, their enemy were "corrupted", finaly, the Gods also warned him that this war was far to be over and that one day, their enemy will come back, asking to the leader of the kabelaced clan to prepare all the others tribe to this final confrontation.
Speculation, according to some recent discovery, we actualy think that the tribe...[DATA CORRUPTED] has been influenced by an unknow and far more advanced civilization since we have found some clear evidence that the planet was under close observation during that time, for further information see the file [BABYLON]... [WARNING, CLASSIFIED DATA]

Aware of the divine intervention, the other tribe of Sol obviously recognize the leader of the Kabelaced clan as their new king, the Sol Empire was born...

Current days...
Organization of the armed forces of Sol: The naval and ground force are each of them under the direct command of the "cold hand",
the cold hand serve as the supreme commander of the military force of Sol as well as war minister, the cold hand take his order only from the king / queen of Sol.
The name "cold hand" came from the fact that only the people which are not member of the royal family (and so without pyrokinesis power) can take this post.
The current "cold hand" is named Galen... [DATA CORRUPTED].

Imperial Guard...
The Imperial Guard are all member of the Imperial family, all cats and all.....[CLASSIFIED DATA]

Regular army...
Unlike the Imperial Guard, the regular army of Sol is multiracial.
Because of the fact that Sol is a planet composed by 90% of ocean, the Sol army is perfectly trained and equiped to work both on ground and underwater (at least on Sol), indeed the standart equipement of the Sol soldier include a sealed light armor (tail exception) also providing thermal protection against the cold of the abyss and a rebreather of oxygen, the armor itself is made to maximaze the agility of the soldier, the plastron offer a minimal protection against blade and knife but that all.
In term of weaponry, the Sol army have completely mastered the gauss technology, which is a kind of ballistic weapons which use the power of magnetism and the most important point, gauss weapon work perfectly underwater.

Millitary fleet...
Technicaly, the Sol Empire only have one fleet who rarely leaves the empire's capital, the rest of its naval strength, consists mostly of small corvettes (more rarely frigate) patrolling the skies of the planet,
insufficient to monitor the entire planet, which allows criminal activity to be developed with relative ease and that also allows Sol armed force to be regularly confronted with some action.
Once again, the ships of the Sol Empire use the power of magnetism to fly, most of the advanced technology of the empire is based on the "magnetarit", a very rare mineral of Sol, found only in the abyss of the planet and with outstanding magnetic property.
This mineral is also the source of an heavy technological gap between the millitary force of Sol and the civilian, because of its rarity, the magnetarit is strickly reserved to the Sol army and governement official and so it is common to see civilian boat propulsed by seal, steam or solar energy (for the richest citizens), only the most influential smugglers and pirates may hope to get a sky ship.

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Tutorial multi animated texture (base texture + illumination map) + full control of your animated texture

Combo base texture + illumination map animated

First step, making your model ready for your double texture animation.
Yes this step will require some minor model editing, nothing too complicated, you just have to duplicate the mesh in which you want your double animated texture, yes that all! Next step

VMT coding, base texture.
Here again it will be simple, there is absolutely no specific code to do, just use your regular base texture code just like you usualy making it with your proxie code, random example...

"Proxies"
   {
      "AnimatedTexture"
      {
         "animatedtexturevar" "$baseTexture"
         "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$frame"
         "animatedtextureframerate" "46"
      }
   }
VMT coding, illumination map.
This is where the things change a little, first what is an illumination map?
Yes to illuminate, an illumination map is usualy made on an black layer, everything you will put on this black layer will be illuminated, obviously this also require VMT coding to work, usuavly with the code $detail, here an example...

$detail "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum"
    $detailscale 1
    $detailblendfactor "1"
    $detailblendmode 5
So how do you animate this illumination map? Well you have duplicated the mesh remember? So you should have 2 VMT, one will be your regular base texture, the other one will be your animated illumination map, we will just let SFM think that your illumination map is also a base texture that he can animate

    "$basetexture" "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum_anim" "the illumination map which is now like a regular texture for SFM"
    "$alphatest" 1 "Super important, this is your transparency code in order to see your main animated texture behind the illumination map, you will see behind the black layer of the illumination map while the illumination will remain opaque"

                 "$phong" "1"
    "$phongexponenttexture" "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum"
//    "$phongexponent" 5
    "$phongboost" "0"
    "$phongfresnelranges"    "[ .3 1.2 8]"
    "$PhongAlbedoTint" "1"

    $detail "models/sunchild/Sol Soldiers/chr_sunchild_soldiers_visor_illum" "you still have to tell SFM that this is also an illumination map"
    $detailscale 1
    $detailblendfactor "1"
    $detailblendmode 5

   "Proxies"
   {
      "AnimatedTexture"
      {
         "animatedtexturevar" "$baseTexture" "the code which tell SFM to run your base texture AKA illumination map to be animated"
         "animatedtextureframenumvar" "$frame"
         "animatedtextureframerate" "46"
      }
   }
}

and that... all!

Now how to control your animated texture like the slider of an face flex?
Easy, first remove EVERY animated proxie code from the texture you want to control, yes this mean that the texture will not be looped by default.
Then add this code to the end of your VMT...

"$checkzero" "0"
"$manual" "1"

"$autoframe" "0"
"$texturefps" "30"

lessorequal
{
lessequalVar $autoframe
greatervar $frame
srcvar1 $manual
srcvar2 $checkzero
resultvar $frame
   }

Save and load SFM, then your model.
Right click to the model then add an "overide material", go to "Show in Element Viewer" > "Model".
Select the material tab and extend it, then right click the material which have your animated texture and add a "float attribute, name the attribute $frame, you can now add a value to the attribute $frame, enter as value the FPS count of your animated texture minus 1, so for exemple if your texture have 16 frame, you will enter as value 15.
Once done, right click on the material again then select Create AnimationSet for Element, congratz, you have no your slider which will allow you to fully control your animated texture.

_______________________________________________________________________

There will be 6 version of the Sol soldier model, hedgehog, cat and fox, both gender, they are almost done and will be released soon (probably in a couple of day).

Credit...

Prototype design draw and 3D model made by
Rig, texture and model adjustement made by
Model commisioned and original idea by myself.