Sine world development

[mhaze]

Here's a development from mogn's sine example.The addition of a power fractal gives the rocky landscape which is then flattened in some areas.  I've added some redirected displacements to the rocks and efflux's perlin strata. clouds by dandelO and fake rocks developed from FrankB's fakestone pack. Flowers by Walli and Xfrog. This is a work in progress but I probably won't change it much. C&C welcome.  Mick

[Dune]

I think it would be nice to give more attention to that hole in the rock. Did you use the default shader trick?

[mhaze]

Yes and I'm planning to but there's so much left behind.... that I really don't want to!

I've included the tgd have a look if you've the time and see if you can suggest any way of cleaning the hole. BTW I've tried using a second painted shader but every time I hit the sky TG crashes

[mogn]

Thanks for using an idea of mine.

[mhaze]

Pleasure! I'm not afraid to learn from those who are cleverer than me.

[TheBadger]

This is a really great start!

I have not been able to get this kind of terrain + layout; the spires with the level terrain + the flatish area in one world at a very good scale too. Good job man!

You should not stop on this one. fix what ever problems your having and then detail the hell out of it!

And thanks for posting the .tgd. And thank you Mogn

[mhaze]

I've spent the last few years on and off trying to get the rock I want this is close but not quite there yet. I'd like a sqauarer more cracked rock.

[TheBadger]

I've spent the last few years on and off trying to get the rock I want this is close but not quite there yet. I'd like a sqauarer more cracked rock.

The cracks are easy! Just use DandelO's cracks nodes. you can alter them to fit your needs. I use them a lot, in a lot of ways other than his example. https://sites.google.com/site/d4nd310/dandelospubliclibrary... just to remind of the option.

[mhaze]

Yes, dandelO's cracks are excellent for some things but not for the broken rocks I'd like. The nearest I've seen was some work on square noise but sadly it was beyond me.

[TheBadger]

Yes, dandelO's cracks are excellent for some things but not for the broken rocks I'd like. The nearest I've seen was some work on square noise but sadly it was beyond me.

What is square noise? Could't someone here or elsewhere on the net help you through it, or is it just one of those super advanced things that only the people developing it have a good understanding off?

[mhaze]

There was a thread which I cannot find on squarish rock formations.  The network was a nightmare of blue nodes somehow using modulo, way beyond my maths skills, so yes there are people here who understand these things and could show me how to get these effects but I doubt that I would understand them.  I'm 66, learn't maths before calculators and computers and have forgotten most of it.  I would have to start back at basic algebra to learn again.  I never did learn about vectors and scalars and all the other stuff used by 3d today.  I keep telling myself I will learn again but I'm so busy wilh jewellery work and building work it will be some time before I could even consider it.  So I have to glean what I can from others and do my best with it.

[mogn]

http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=9147.msg97287#msg97287

[mhaze]

Cheers mogn, I've bookmarked it now! It's still beyond me I'm afraid - has anyone sorted this one out?

[Dune]

You could experiment with a simple shape stretched out through the mountain that you want your hole in, use it as a blender for a distribution shader to set the heights. The main problem is that the hole extends into the ground 'to the center of the planet', so to speak, so you have to fill that hole again. I did that with a second planet without the hills, or with lower hills.

[mhaze]

Interesting idea Dune - I've played with the simple shape shader but with little success. As soon as I get time I'll play with this.