Hannes' Cliff WIPs

Started by Hannes, January 19, 2018, 05:41:52 AM

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cyphyr

Looking good. Some great displacements going on there.
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AndyWelder

QuoteIt's crucial to connect the very last shader to the terrain input of the pop, so that the populator can read the displacement correctly.
For this purpose I use a surface shader that's last e.g. closest tot the planet object in the shader line-up and disable it. I call the shader simply "Anchor layer" and so it will appear close to the beginning of the alphabetical "drop down list" that's shown if you make a connection to something else but the default "compute terrain" According to the same principle I give distribution layers for vegetation names that start with a number, those will appear at the beginning of the drop down list. A real time saver working with complicated set-ups.  :)
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zaxxon

The vegetation really works well with the displacements, nicely done!

luvsmuzik

disabled?
Quote from: AndyWelder on January 24, 2018, 09:43:52 AM
QuoteIt's crucial to connect the very last shader to the terrain input of the pop, so that the populator can read the displacement correctly.
For this purpose I use a surface shader that's last e.g. closest tot the planet object in the shader line-up and disable it. I call the shader simply "Anchor layer" and so it will appear close to the beginning of the alphabetical "drop down list" that's shown if you make a connection to something else but the default "compute terrain" According to the same principle I give distribution layers for vegetation names that start with a number, those will appear at the beginning of the drop down list. A real time saver working with complicated set-ups.  :)

AndyWelder

Quotedisabled?
Yup! Sounds crazy but it works. By disabling it none of its properties does transfer to the terrain/surface but it's still accepted and working as an anchor for the populations... Okay, to be utterly correct I should say "not enabled" instead of "disabled" 8)
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cyphyr

You could use any node really as long as it is not adding colour or displacement to your scene. Disabling it ensures this.
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Dune

I sometimes use a null shader, with a null shader inside that is linked to the last shader. No lines visible  ;)

Ariel DK

Many thanks for your answers guys!
I want to try this on objects...
btw keep up with the good work Hannes ;)
Hmmm, what version of Terragen does God use?

Hannes

...still trying things...

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AndyWelder

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luvsmuzik

Makes you want to revisit all the "Pirates..." movies. Love the hanging moss.

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