Normal Maps in Cyberpunk
Technical details about normal maps
Summary
Created: Feb 21 2025 by manavortex Last documented update: Feb 21 2025 by manavortex
This page contains technical details about Cyberpunk's normal maps. You can find a detailed explanation video at the end of the page.
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DirectX normal maps
Cyberpunk uses DirectX normal maps (screenshot: left). You can read more details about this e.g. here (external page).

Baking in Blender
If you're using Blender to bake normal maps, use +X, -Y, and +Z, like so:

Video explanation
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