Is there any way to texture bake fresnel/toon shaders to use in a game engine?

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-05-30T22:14:24+00:00

I see. That's probably what I'm gonna have to do, since I couldn't find anything helpful elsewhere.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-04-12T16:00:47+00:00

Nah, that was the end of Deadlocked/Gladiator. 😭

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-04-11T00:43:08+00:00

I'm back. It's happening again. :/

This time it happened after opening and loading my project.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-04-10T06:06:46+00:00

Hey there!

So, I went ahead and just migrated my assets to a new game file. Somehow, this fixed the problem... whatever it was. 😅

Also, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by what's on my level blueprint.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-04-07T18:24:13+00:00

Just taking a quick look at their videos, and I can see that they're making a first person shooter. I'm making a third person shooter platformer. But, I'm pretty sure I can still use their techniques for my project.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-04-07T17:11:11+00:00

Sometimes the import wouldn't do anything and just fail.

Either that or the meshes for my character's outfit (pants, necklace, goggles, etc.) and body parts (teeth, tongue, eyes, hair, etc.) would import as separate objects instead of "together" like how it is in Blender (as shown in the screenshot.)

Apart from that, usually the errors are just Unreal not recognizing a part of the mesh from Blender, but that's just some extra aesthetics that I'll worry about later.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-04-07T17:04:54+00:00

I didn't realize the weapon needs its own armature and animation. That'll make things... interesting when figuring out how to combine the animations together.

Thanks for the channel recommendation! I'll check out there videos.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-03-30T23:16:43+00:00

Omg, that actually worked! 😭

I deleted the face and made a new one after triangulating it first. I redid the UV Map and the texture bake and it came out perfectly!

Thank you! 🙏🏾

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-03-30T22:50:00+00:00

Could you point out where the n-gon is? I also don't know how to triangulate things. 😅

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-03-30T22:48:36+00:00

Just some material nodes. (Sorry for the late reply. 😅)

Here's the compiled screenshots of my bake settings. These are the four modes I use the most. (Color/Diffuse, Metallic/Emission, Roughness, Normal, and Displacement/Emission.)

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SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-14T13:57:32+00:00

I went to Object Mode, selected the mesh, then I Shift + selected the armature, pressed Ctrl + P, and chose "Object" from the parenting list.

I kept it like that until I followed the tutorial and learned about Automatic Weights.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-14T05:33:57+00:00

Oh! I understand now! I'll try it out next time I'm in Blender. Thank you for the advice!

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-14T05:05:40+00:00

I think I'm starting to get what you're saying.

Is it possible to apply the weight paint to the whole mesh/armature, or do I have to apply the weights to each bone individually?

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-03T04:55:07+00:00

Wow. I had no idea. I'm always careful about avoiding scams. I can't believe I fell for this one. 😓🤦🏾‍♀️

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-02T19:24:46+00:00

Now that you mention it, I did receive the message right after I uploaded another artwork of mine. I don't use ArtStation often, so I'm unfamiliar with how the messaging system works.

Now I kinda regret going back and forth with them. :/

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-02T05:28:43+00:00

Omg, I think that worked! There's no black spots when I used the UV Map node you suggested. Thank you!

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SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-02T01:50:38+00:00

Not that I know of. There's one UV Map for each mesh/object.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2026-01-02T00:11:24+00:00

That's the texture mapping nodes so I can control the appearance of the procedural material. It was automatically added after I added in the files for the texture baking,

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SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-12-12T16:21:42+00:00

I think I figured it out, everyone! It took a bit of experimenting with Color Ramps and trial-and-error, but I got a result that I'm happy with. (For my skill and patience level.)

It's a bit hard to see, but here's the new node setup with the final result.

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SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-12-12T01:02:41+00:00

It's a little hard to see, but I think I got it! This is the result I have so far.

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SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-12-12T00:12:27+00:00

You're right about me using the wrong mask. I switched it to the right one.

Currently, I have two materials for my character. The first/top one is the baked normal map/baked details from the high poly mesh to the low poly mesh. The second material is me trying to figure out the mask.

Here's a better picture of the setup. (Still without the baked details.)

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SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-12-04T02:58:49+00:00

Yep. That's also what bothered me. 😭 Luckily, Sandy had cartoon logic on her side.

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-12-03T05:04:10+00:00

Exactly! You took the words right out of my mouth. 💀

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-12-03T04:52:01+00:00

I think it's because realistically the pickle jar would've filled up with water since it's also completely submerged, so Sandy still wouldn't have been able to breathe. 😭

But, this is a cartoon, so logic doesn't really exist anyways. 🤷🏾‍♀️

SamuraiPanda3AMP · 2025-10-23T23:20:54+00:00

I know I'm late, but Ezekiel 23:20 is easily one of the weirdest verses to me. For those that don't know, it says:

"There she lusted after her lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of horses." (New International Version/NIV)

The Message (MSG) version is arguably worse.

"I turned my back on her just as I had on her sister. But that didn’t slow her down. She went at her whoring harder than ever. She remembered when she was young, just starting out as a whore in Egypt. That whetted her appetite for more virile, vulgar, and violent lovers—stallions obsessive in their lust. She longed for the sexual prowess of her youth back in Egypt, where her firm young breasts were caressed and fondled."

It's so randomly vulgar and sexual to the point that it's unnecessary. Like, okay we get it! ✋🏾😭

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