Struggling with 3D.

[IvayloKorakov]

Hi,
I have been using Monogame for 2d and I am really liking it but I want to get into 3D.
The thing is that I can’t find any documentation on lighting in 3D and other stuff like materials. From googling around I came across shaders but I have NO idea what they are how they work what they do and everything about them. I would like to create a simple but yet beautiful level but I have no idea where to start from. I know 3D modeling with Blender and I can model my stuff. I also got the hang of getting my 3D models into Monogame but that’s as far as I am. For example, I would like to create a point light. How should I go about doing it? Also, I would like to have a sun and the objects to cast shadows on the ground.
I just simply don’t know what do and where to start. I think if I get the point light working it would be a nice start but even something like a simple lamp I just can’t find anything about.
Please help I am really stuck.

[MrValentine]

I can suggest a good book if you like, however, take a look at @kosmonautgames’s thread:

Deferred Engine Playground - download

I had a look at your code, and there is a thing I don’t catch: sometimes you use a linear depth: in DrawBasic_VSOut DrawBasic_VertexShader(DrawBasic_VSIn input) Output.Depth = mul(input.Position, WorldView).z / -FarClip; and sometimes not: infloat4 DrawBasicVSM_PixelShader(DrawBasic_VSOut input) : SV_TARGET float depth = input.Depth.x / input.Depth.y; How can it be possible to compare the 2 values to make shadows ?

And find some of the links on mine here:

Useful MonoGame Related Links U-MG-RL

Well to be honest I did not think the title would actually contain URL, only noticed it after typing it out haha So I figured a lot of users - especially newcomers - ask for tutorials as someone did recently but that is not what sparked this thread, it was one of my now not so… just read the copied post below from my GCT post… While doing my now not so regular system backups and refreshes - though this one is called for - I came across a link in my favourites that was a bit too long for copyi…