Sunshine et al: Thanks :)
Rob: Nope, I thought about something like that. And actually it did this in a very early version, but the big problem is that if people don't know what they are doing, they will end up with something completely useless. Half the time, even I couldn't set a proper quality threshold. Another thing that nagged me about this, was that the user might end up with a whole lot of extra surfaces, that would slow down render time, in their final application.
So I decided to let gile[s] worry about that, and just do everything auto-magic-ally. I think this is by far the best solution, as it allows both the new user without any idea about how lightmapping works, and the skilled user, excellent results with ease.
A future version will allow you to lightmap individual models, so that they ignore the material settings. This should give enough flexibility for everyone.
Mike: Lol :) I actually don't think it is possible to register a human name as a trademark. The ™ symbol is not the same as the ® symbol. They have different meanings, and legal implications. But thanks for the heads up!
Rob: Nope, I thought about something like that. And actually it did this in a very early version, but the big problem is that if people don't know what they are doing, they will end up with something completely useless. Half the time, even I couldn't set a proper quality threshold. Another thing that nagged me about this, was that the user might end up with a whole lot of extra surfaces, that would slow down render time, in their final application.
So I decided to let gile[s] worry about that, and just do everything auto-magic-ally. I think this is by far the best solution, as it allows both the new user without any idea about how lightmapping works, and the skilled user, excellent results with ease.
A future version will allow you to lightmap individual models, so that they ignore the material settings. This should give enough flexibility for everyone.
Mike: Lol :) I actually don't think it is possible to register a human name as a trademark. The ™ symbol is not the same as the ® symbol. They have different meanings, and legal implications. But thanks for the heads up!