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| Name: | Simon Duggan | |
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| Date Posted: | Nov 01, 2006 | |
| Rating: |  5.0 out of 5 | |
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Blog post
Well, I have been an owner of TGE since 2004 and I have never blogged. Why? Guess I never really had much to say I thought other people would be interested in. I've been active on the forums and submitted the occasional resource, but nothing really spectacular.
So I have been working on a game for a long time, off and on. Since TGE 1.5 has come out, I have been slowly porting stuff over and making things better than before for myself.
Anyway, while going trough TGE examples I ran across the rain storm in small forest mission. Thought, dam, that looks cool but something is missing... Moving trees!!
Looked into SpeedTree, ack $3000 for license. Na, I need something cheaper. So I have been working on a simplified version that I am impressed with for results. Hence I have something to share with others.
Here is a reference video from the original mission.
Reference Video
Ok, here is a new shot with my new mod
Branch Sway Video
And last one, let's turn up the storm and let the trunks sway as well.
Branch & Trunk Sway Video
Once I have finished tweaking the code, and come up with some more samples, I'll probably develop a cheap mod pack as I am sure other people can have fun with it as well.
Well, that's the end of this blog, probably another 2 years until the next one, who knows.
So I have been working on a game for a long time, off and on. Since TGE 1.5 has come out, I have been slowly porting stuff over and making things better than before for myself.
Anyway, while going trough TGE examples I ran across the rain storm in small forest mission. Thought, dam, that looks cool but something is missing... Moving trees!!
Looked into SpeedTree, ack $3000 for license. Na, I need something cheaper. So I have been working on a simplified version that I am impressed with for results. Hence I have something to share with others.
Here is a reference video from the original mission.
Reference Video
Ok, here is a new shot with my new mod
Branch Sway Video
And last one, let's turn up the storm and let the trunks sway as well.
Branch & Trunk Sway Video
Once I have finished tweaking the code, and come up with some more samples, I'll probably develop a cheap mod pack as I am sure other people can have fun with it as well.
Well, that's the end of this blog, probably another 2 years until the next one, who knows.
Submit your own resources!| Benoit Touchette (Nov 01, 2006 at 17:37 GMT) |
| Timothy Aste (Nov 01, 2006 at 17:39 GMT) |
| Matt Huston (Nov 01, 2006 at 18:13 GMT) |
| Adam deGrandis (Nov 01, 2006 at 18:44 GMT) |
| Robin (Nov 01, 2006 at 19:32 GMT) |
Now it looks fantastic ! nice work ;)
| Steve Adamson (Nov 01, 2006 at 21:25 GMT) |
Other than that one little ittttyyyyy bittttty tree sway issue. Awesome man.
Take care.
| Kenneth Holst (Nov 01, 2006 at 21:36 GMT) |
| Simon Duggan (Nov 01, 2006 at 22:00 GMT) |
@All - Thanks for the great comments
| Mario N. Bonassin (Nov 01, 2006 at 22:27 GMT) |
| Josef Rogovsky (Nov 01, 2006 at 22:29 GMT) Resource Rating: 5 |
| Simon Duggan (Nov 01, 2006 at 22:34 GMT) |
I also think I am going to split my parameters up between the branches and trunks so that they can be controlled sperately.
As I said, its still work in process. Want to add LOD to the trees, may end up adding a tree editor yet, but if I do, thats way in the future.
| Maxwell Marsh (Nov 02, 2006 at 01:01 GMT) |
But I need to say that your trunk swaying is a little too exaggerated. Maybe just lightening the rotation of the trees, and It would be awesome.
| kingkong (Feb 05, 2007 at 19:47 GMT) Resource Rating: 5 |
| Sean Oosterveen (Jul 30, 2007 at 05:26 GMT) |
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