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MeinenM · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 12:54 am Post subject: making nice terrains

Hey, i've been stuck on a problem thats been nagging me for a while and i wanted to bring it to you guys to see if you could help. I'm trying to make this game right now (using realmcrafter) and i need some advice on modelling terrain. I have 2 seperate textures and i need to make nice looking paths in my terrain. If i just make some extra square polygons for the paths it doesn't look very good at all, there is to much contrast inbetween the textures. Can someone give me a good example of terrain with a path on it using 2 seperate textures or just some advice? thanks

Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:08 am Post subject:

You could add transparency to the sides of the path texture. Then create another mesh for the path with that texture and it will blend smoothly.
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MeinenM · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject:

I'm not exactly sure what you mean. And how to you add transparency?

Daaark · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 8:25 pm Post subject:

A nice way to do it is to project your whole terrain onto a bitmap and then just spraypaint your roads and stuff, and use a second texture layer as a detail map, but DeleD forces you to use the same UVs on each layer so that doesn't work.

A few games I modded had like 8 textures for the roads. You had the dirt texture, and then various textures for the edge of the road hitting the grass, and the corners.
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Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject:

Jeroen · Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:34 am Post subject:

That's a GREAT example, Fletcher. Excellent work. Smile

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MeinenM · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:45 pm Post subject:

thanks but theres still one problem that i have...do you need to use 2 seperate objects one for the terrain and one for the road? Because when i do this it flickers back and forth not very nicely. When i use on object the colour just goes white in that area and doesn't blend to the other texture

Daaark · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

afecelis · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

wow Fletch! this quick tutorial is great!!!! Smile

Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:55 pm Post subject:

MeinenM · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:55 am Post subject:

Thats what i did moving the objects slightly upward and then the 2 texture weren't touching eachother anymore so there was no more texture blend

trucker2000 · Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:40 am Post subject:

You can select the faces you want to add your blended texture too and get the same effect without adding geometry. (no more Z fighting eather) Smile

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santutatu · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 11:21 pm Post subject:

May I ask from where did you get that textures from Mr.Fletcher?...Are them from any pack from DeleD or from a web?
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Mr.Fletcher · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:23 am Post subject:

Those two are part of one of Nocturn's texture packs I think. Either that, or they come with DeleD.
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santutatu · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:09 am Post subject:

Thanks!

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