How to make high-def metal materials?

[DarkFantom]

First, I'm new to UT3 and materials/shaders, so please don't kill me if this is simple :P

Well, I made a metal texture that I want to turn into a material, but don't know how to make it reflect and shine like I want it to. I don't want it to be brand new-shiny, but I also don't want it to be flat and just look like concrete. What would you recommend I do to make my materials like that? I don't care how complex it has to go, I want the most realistic metal effect I can get.

Thanks in advance!

[Nawrot]

Look for material made by epic, then copy node by node to your material. Do not uncook and duplicate it, do it hard way, you will learn stuff.

[FioPro]

You'll have to create maps and tweak various other aspects... Making materials can get pretty complicated... Fortunately, there are many tutorials and examples. google is your friend...