Clock hand position discrepancy

[grayman]

There are two clock models:

 

models/darkmod/furniture/clock_wall.lwo

 

models/darkmod/furniture/grandfather_clock.lwo

 

Here they are in DR:

 

 

Note that the hands in the left clock point down, and the hands in the right clock point up.

 

In looking at the material and model definitions for the clocks, I see they both use the same hands. I see nothing in these definitions that makes the smaller clock's hands point down.

 

If I want to set the left clock's hands to 9:15, I need to set

 

shaderparm7 3.05

shaderparm8 9

 

If I want to set the right clock's hands to 9:15, I need to set

 

 

shaderparm7 9.05

shaderparm8 3

 

Could someone explain why this difference exists? Shouldn't mappers be able to use the same shaderparm settings on all clocks?

 

Thanks.

[Springheel]

If it's not the material, my guess is that the hands on one of the clock models are inverted. I'd have to open it up in Lightwave to check though.

[grayman]

Though authors have used the clocks in existing FMs, no one has used the shaderparm{7,8} spawnargs on them, either defaulting to midnight (large clock) or a weird 6:30 (small clock).

 

So it would be safe for 1.08 to position the small clock's hands at midnight, the same as the large clock's.

[Springheel]

Ok, better make a tracker for me or I'm likely to forget.

[grayman]

Done.

[Springheel]

Should be fixed now.

[grayman]

Perfect!

 

Thanks.