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Title: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 27, 2007, 02:31:26 PM
Hey all,

I am currently doing a render using sand (I know, pretty basic stuff ;) )


But I was wondering, is there a way to use functions/shaders to makes dents in certian places of the surfacing of terrian, to make it look like for example, Footprints ect.

thanks all
Zionner
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: rcallicotte on October 27, 2007, 03:51:57 PM
Footprints have been done.  Do a search for Footprints in the Snow.
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 27, 2007, 05:16:01 PM
Thanks man, searching now.

This'll be intresting ;)
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 27, 2007, 05:21:12 PM
Ok,

I had a look, and these would work, but im looking for something a bit more complex,

What I meant was a large amount of sand has been *thrown* from a certian point due to pressure coming down onto it, Is there a way to do that.
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: Seth on October 27, 2007, 05:24:30 PM
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=2056.msg22696#msg22696

like this ?
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 27, 2007, 05:25:54 PM
No,

an effect, as if an aircraft is hovering like 100 meters over the sand...
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: DeathTwister on October 27, 2007, 06:00:45 PM
I know they wont, but a basic partical generator would be sweet in this would it not?,,Maybe someone make a 3rd party plugin that will /hints loudly, and I will follow this as I was going to need something like that soon as well, good question bro.

DT
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 27, 2007, 06:09:58 PM
No, I didnt mean particles, (i've already went through that! lol)

I meant the After effect, large amounts of sand being scattered about everywhere
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: DeathTwister on October 27, 2007, 06:17:51 PM
Ya I have scene something on displacement somewhere, but I cannot remember now where, but it looked like what you are trying to do, but I was thinking of the Ship hovering in the iar, with the sand displaced and also have the particles to blow around as well would be killer killer.

DT
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 27, 2007, 06:19:01 PM
yeah,

I have an engine for particles, but I have trouble exporting them
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: Seth on October 28, 2007, 06:35:04 AM
can't you do that with some craters ? i mean with some extreme displacements ?
Title: Re: Question about Surfacing
Post by: zionner on October 28, 2007, 07:43:41 AM
hmmm, Possibly

I'm not sure how well it would work with my sand settings though,