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Simple shapes as populations
Started by Moodles, April 14, 2020, 06:12:31 PM
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Moodles
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Simple shapes as populations
April 14, 2020, 06:12:31 PM
Hey guys, I've seen how populations of objects can be scattered across a surface in Terragen.
Is there a way to 'scatter' simple shapes along the X and Z axis in Terragen using a single simple shape shader?
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April 14, 2020, 09:59:22 PM
I don't think so, but that would be cool. And image maps, too.
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April 15, 2020, 02:46:24 AM
Not that I'm aware of, but there might be workarounds. What's the purpose?
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April 15, 2020, 06:25:38 AM
The shader array can do that, but rendering is slooow.
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April 15, 2020, 06:46:41 AM
@Dune
hey, I'm using your fantastic cloud column tgd as the basis for an anvil type cloud. Where the simple shapes mask the definition I'm trying to scatter these to get multiple columns. I'm trying a power fractal with a Y noise-stretch but it looks a bit janky by comparison
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thanks! Tried that last night but it's a bit too uniform, might be able to warp the output though?
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April 15, 2020, 08:26:54 AM
Maybe a voronoi with low amplitude can give you the right 'blobs'.
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April 15, 2020, 02:34:05 PM
So far, so good, now I just need to reduce things so it looks less like a Grad barrage and more like clouds
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