FWIW, it doesn’t take that much time if you start with a good setup. Writing your own game engine in order to write normal maps will take a loooong time, but yo

FWIW, it doesn’t take that much time if you start with a good setup. Writing your own game engine in order to write normal maps will take a loooong time, but you could whip up some normal maps on (for example) ShaderToy in an afternoon, easy, and there are tons of great examples there to reference and learn from.