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Started by DJ, November 26, 2009, 04:06:50 AM
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3D populations
November 26, 2009, 04:06:50 AM
Does anyone know if it is possible to define populations that are distributed not only on a surface but in 3 dimensions, for example swarms of birds, fish, etc?
Thx DJ
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November 26, 2009, 04:22:17 AM
I may well be talking out of my arse here (why break the habit of a lifetime
) BUT... I believe that a Power Fractal used for distribution works in all 3 dimensions, just untick the "sit on terrain" tick box in the Terrain tab of the population....
Then again, maybe thats rubbish *shrugs*
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November 26, 2009, 06:04:54 AM
Thank you mr-miley.
If I got it right it should be possible to define a painted shader, connect it with a (invisible) PFS, and place a population on it.
I will try this...
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November 26, 2009, 09:30:16 AM
Make a very spikey terrain that only will feed into the terrain node of the population and have your population sit only on that terrain.
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November 26, 2009, 09:55:11 AM
Thx Ogre.
Did you ever post that image ?
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November 26, 2009, 11:19:03 AM
That was an early one.
http://www.terragen.org/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-4670
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November 26, 2009, 11:46:30 AM
And here's how I do it in this snowfall image. (.tgd included)
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=4922.msg51226#msg51226
And some more discussion on methods...
http://forums.planetside.co.uk/index.php?topic=3438.0
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November 26, 2009, 04:44:48 PM
It works!!
Thank you all.
DJ
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November 27, 2009, 03:49:44 AM
My name's Dory, I'm in this story, I live on the reef and I don't eat beef!!
Nice render, really has that underwater feel about it
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