My reply to all the comments in this thread.
The comment that I failed to apply a texture file to the wheels is absurd. I know better than that. Besides, Gmax would not let me even export a file unless it had a texture applied. I went back and opened the disputed trucks and checked the textures and here is a screen of the SELECTED portion and the textures that were used:
Next, I compared the TILX hopper in both T:ANE and TRS2019. As Tony stated, the wheels have a greenish tinge in T:ANE, but that is only because there is a little green in the REFLECTIONS texture I used on these wheels. But still, in T:ANE, the wheels still exhibit the simulated reflection as anyone can see by moving the view from side to side or up and down. In TRS2019, there is NO simulated reflection at all.
As an afterthought, I compared another hopper in both T:ANE and TRS2019. There is a definite simulated reflection (shine if you will) on the wheels in T:ANE--- there is NONE in TRS2019.
My conclusion is this. It is NOT my fault. It is something different and not the same in T:ANE as it is in TRS2019. And somebody there in N3V is trying every trick in the book to keep from admitting they are wrong, and that someone there might have made a mistake.
I'm sorry if this all sounds harsh, but I have, over the years, tried to be patient with the guys who create this wonderful game. But I know a difference between versions when I see one.
Dave Snow
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