So I recently started GZDoom modding, and have been attempting to create a map with more high-res, realistic looking textures. I wanted to implement some metallic materials, and so I created a test called "shinymetal", but it does not work in the way I want it to. It has no shine and looks like dull rubber, despite me having added the materials to a GLDefs text file with appropriate file structures (or so I believe, I am new but I have done a lot of research on this topic this last week). The image files themselves are in .PNG format, and are held within corresponding folders, such as metallic, ao, normal, etc. A few examples of GLDefs files I have seen are written in different ways, such as the ones on the ZDoom wiki and some examples from .pk3 files I have looked at. I have attempted to imitate a few of them with this material, but so far it has not worked.
I am using the latest GZDoom version, 4.14.2, and while I cannot give the exact specs of my PC I do not feel this is relevant, as I can run other WADs with PBR textures just fine. My GZDoom is also using OpenGl.
Link to a test pk3 if anyone wants to take a look: https://www.mediafire.com/file/im01df4t ... e.pk3/file
PBR textures are not working properly.
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If you want help you're going to have to provide lots of info. Like what is your hardware, what is your operating system, what version of GZDoom/LZDoom/whatever you're using, what mods you're loading, how you're loading it, what you've already tried for fixing the problem, and anything else that is even remotely relevant to the problem.
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PBR textures are not working properly.
Last edited by Will on Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:45 am, edited 1 time in total.
Re: PBR textures are not working properly.
Unless someone has an inspired "aha! I know what this is" moment, you'll need to provide more information on exactly how you have set things up. e.g. posting your GLDEFS would be a start.
If you could put together a small test file and upload it to a file host so that people could check it, that would be ideal.
[edit]Thanks for the upload. I don't see anything obviously wrong, but I'm not that familiar with PBR textures. With any luck, someone will come along and be able to shed more light on the problem.[/edit]
If you could put together a small test file and upload it to a file host so that people could check it, that would be ideal.
[edit]Thanks for the upload. I don't see anything obviously wrong, but I'm not that familiar with PBR textures. With any luck, someone will come along and be able to shed more light on the problem.[/edit]