(G400 && Bumpmapping) != OpenGL ?

[C=64]

Am I wrong, or is Matrox not planning on ever offering a GL extension for its bumpmapping?

I'm working on a project right now, and the G400's heavily lauded Environmental Bumpmapping would fit quite nicely. If it *is* possible, I'd really appreciate it if someone were to direct me in the direction of some useful info.

Just to make sure I don't waste anyone's time, yes, I am aware that I can fake emboss bumpmapping. But come on - can that even compare to the G400's environmental bumpmapping?

And please, no one say "use D3D". Cross-platform support is more important to me then supporting hardware that a company doesn't want to bother giving me support for.


C=64

[Maggi]

Nice effort !!!



I recommend to contact Matrox' Developer Support ...
http://www.matrox.com/mga/dev_relations/home.cfm

Cheers,
Maggi

[Nuno]

Use D3D

No really, it would be an interesting idea. I think Matrox never did it simply because of the scarce demand - either you want or not, the vast majority of OGL games use Q2/Q3 engine, which does not support any kind of true bumpmapping.

Now, with cards being released that support EMBM (Radeon, PowerVR3), maybe someone remembers to write a OGL extention to it

[Raptor^]

Let me know if you find anything out.

I'd be very interested in an env bump mapping extension for OpenGL.

[C=64]

Well, I've sent off a message to devrel@matrox to see if there is any hope for some enviromental bumpmap lovin' for my GL project. Let's hope for the best...

[C=64]

Here's the reply:

Hello

We currently investigating the possibility of programming the extension.
We do not have a time frame.

At 02:51 AM 10/20/00, you wrote:
>Are there any plans on offering a GL extension for the G4x00's bumpmapping?
>
>I'm working on a technology demo right now, and the G400's heavily lauded
>environmental bumpmapping would fit quite nicely. If it *is* possible, I'd
>really appreciate being pointed in the direction of some useful info.
>
> -Irfaan

So, it looks like it just ain't happening. While I can't say I'm surprised, I'm still quite disappointed.