Comments by ely_bob (Top 61 by date)

It's not clear to me what your trying to do. could you clarify..?. .. o.k. SO I opened up the two folders you sent me in Compare++ (folder diff mode)
and it says that your content folders are the same.
there are 2 files which are not the same.
Game1.cs (yours):
<pre lang="cs">new PPPointLight(new Vector3(0, 1000, -1000), Color.White * .85f, 2000000),
new PPPointLight(new Vector3(0, 1000, 1000), Color.White * .85f, 2000000),</pre>
theirs:
<pre lang="cs">new PPPointLight(new Vector3(0, 1000, -1000), Color.White * .85f, 20000),
new PPPointLight(new Vector3(0, 1000, 1000), Color.White * .85f, 20000),</pre>
note that your setting the 2000000 vs 20000
and you've added in your Draw(:
<pre lang="cs">// For reach compatibility
GraphicsDevice.SamplerStates[0] = SamplerState.AnisotropicClamp;</pre>

in PrelightingRenderer.cs:
yours:
<pre lang="cs">void drawDepthNormalMap()
{
// Set the render targets to 'slots' 1 and 2
graphicsDevice.SetRenderTargets(normalTarg);

// Clear the render target to 1 (infinite depth)
graphicsDevice.Clear(Color.White);

// Draw each model with the PPDepthNormal effect
foreach (CModel model in Models)
{
model.CacheEffects();
model.SetModelEffect(depthNormalEffect, false);
model.Draw(Camera.View, Camera.Projection,
((FreeCamera)Camera).Position);
model.RestoreEffects();
}
// Set the render targets to 'slots' 1 and 2
graphicsDevice.SetRenderTargets(depthTarg);

// Clear the render target to 1 (infinite depth)
graphicsDevice.Clear(Color.White);

// Draw each model with the PPDepthNormal effect
foreach (CModel model in Models)
{
model.CacheEffects();
model.SetModelEffect(depthNormalEffect, false);
model.Draw(Camera.View, Camera.Projection,
((FreeCamera)Camera).Position);
model.RestoreEffects();
}
// Un-set the render targets
graphicsDevice.SetRenderTargets(null);
}</pre>

theirs:
<pre lang="cs">void drawDepthNormalMap()
{
// Set the render targets to 'slots' 1 and 2
graphicsDevice.SetRenderTargets(normalTarg, depthTarg);

// Clear the render target to 1 (infinite depth)
graphicsDevice.Clear(Color.White);

// Draw each model with the PPDepthNormal effect
foreach (CModel model in Models)
{
model.CacheEffects();
model.SetModelEffect(depthNormalEffect, false);
model.Draw(Camera.View, Camera.Projection,
((FreeCamera)Camera).Position);
model.RestoreEffects();
}

// Un-set the render targets
graphicsDevice.SetRenderTargets(null);
}</pre>

also Yours:
<pre lang="c#">// Draw the point-light-sphere
// For reach compatibility
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////
graphicsDevice.SamplerStates[0] = SamplerState.AnisotropicClamp;
graphicsDevice.SamplerStates[1] = SamplerState.AnisotropicClamp;
graphicsDevice.SamplerStates[2] = SamplerState.AnisotropicClamp;
lightMesh.Meshes[0].Draw();</pre>
theirs:
<pre lang="c#">// Draw the point-light-sphere
lightMesh.Meshes[0].Draw();</pre>

Reason for my vote of 5
Timely assistance on my project excellent.

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