Need Help Turning Planet Color Map Into Normal Map (Kopernicus)

[Thomas988]

I released my Odysseus planet pack about a week ago, and one of the biggest issues is that whatever the moons' template was set to, that would become their "shape" in map view and from high orbit. I found that this was caused by improper normal maps, which I had exported straight from Space Engine. I don't know why these don't work, but they don't. So, if anyone knows how I can turn color maps into normals maps I would really like to know how! Thanks!

Here are the color maps for the celestial bodies that don't work:

[tygoo7]

Can you post the normal maps by any chance? I'll attempt to see if I can help you fix this.

[Thomas988]

Sure thing! Here they are and in the same order as the color maps above:

[tygoo7]

Here try this one to see if it works. It's only the first one for now.

[Thomas988]

Nope, doesn't work. As a reference, here is the normal map for Verviedi, a moon from _Augustus_'s Stella Expansion pack. This does indeed work.

[Clonos]

I think you have to set opacity to 50% to make it work.

[NickRoss120]

I'd really hate to necro-post, but @GenesisPlayz It has to be a DTX5_nm DDS compression, not just a decreased opacity of a normal map, that won't work.

[Clonos]

@NickRoss120Huh. It works for me, and i saved it as DXT3 Expliet Alpha or something, and it works like a charm.

[NickRoss120]

Well I meant to say that it was supposed to be a DTX5nm because it makes it face the sun and not to the side, but I'll try the DTX3ea and see if that works.

[DeltaDizzy]

The program I'm using doesn't have DXT5_nm as an option.

[Vorg]

Gimp has a plugin for normals and such, but finding the right setting is....