How to setup a mult/sub-object material for .cgf files

From Blue Mars Developer Guidebook

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Contents 1 Requirements 2 Creating A Multi/Sub-Object Material In 3ds Max 3 Assigning A Multi/Sub-Object Material In 3ds Max 4 Creating A Multi Material In Blue Mars Sandbox Editors' Material Editor 5 Example File:

Requirements

• 3ds Max 2008 and above
• CryENGINE2 Exporter plugin for 3ds Max downloaded from the Downloads section of the developer MyPage.
• One of the Blue Mars Sandbox Editors (City, Block, Shop, Item, Cloth, or Furniture).

Creating A Multi/Sub-Object Material In 3ds Max

• Open 3ds Max.
• Open Max's the material editor (m on keyboard).
  • Select a material slot.
  • Hit the material type button (Standard by default).
  • Select "Multi/Sub-Object" from the Material/Map Browser.
  • Hit OK in the Material/Map Browser.

• Name your Multi/Sub-Object material something unique.
• Define the number of sub-materials used.
• Assign Crytek shaders to the sub-materials.
• Set the proxy's sub-material physicalized setting to "Physical Proxy (No Draw)"

Assigning A Multi/Sub-Object Material In 3ds Max

• Select the object you want to assign the material to.
• Select the material that you want to use in Max's Material Editor's slots.
• Hit the "Assign Material To Selection" button.

• The Item's material is now assigned, and the .cgf can be exported using the CryENGINE2 Exporter.

Creating A Multi Material In Blue Mars Sandbox Editors' Material Editor

• Open one of the editors.
• Open the .cgf file exported from the previous steps.
• Open the Material Editor in the Blue Mars Sandbox Editor opened.
• In the material editor, browse to location of the .cgf file and there should be a material file with the name supplied from 3ds Max's material editor.
• Right-click the material and select "Create Multi Material From This"

• Then browse to the location where you want to store the .mlt, give it a name other then the name displayed in the material editor (a bit of a buggy step), and hit OK.

• Now right-click again on the Multi-Material in the Material Editor and select "Set Number Of Sub-Materials"

• Enter the desired number of sub-materials and hit OK.

Note: The sub-material numbers in the Blue Mars Sandbox Material Editor directly correlate with the sub-material numbers in Max's Material Editor.

• The Multi Material is now ready for editing.

Example File:

File:MaterialSetupForCGF 2010MaxFile.zip