ok so im kinda new to normal maps, im trying to figure it out but i keep getting shiney players. how do i use VTF Edit and not get this problem

That seems to be a phong problem. Copy the alpha channel from the default normal maps and put it into your normal map.

how do i do that exactly?

how do i do that exactly?

Find the normal map from the .gcf and, if you're using Photoshop, go to the layers pallet and click the channels tab at the top of the pallet. Find the channel labeled Alpha, and click on it, Ctrl+A to select all, and Ctrl+C to copy it. Then open your normal map and go to the channel tab again, make a new channel by clicking the button at the bottom of the pallet, and paste the Alpha channel into that. Make sure you 1)Select RGB and disable the Alpha channel before you save, and 2) Save with the .vtf plugin set to Normal With Alpha.

i did what you said and i get this... im not really sure what i did wrong

http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?t=66731

And then some additional info by me

http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?t=72209

i fixed it, ill show pics later

http://www.dayofdefeat.net/forums/showthread.php?p=1053312#post1053312
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