Transparent terrain?
by Thomas Glennow · in Artist Corner · 03/24/2003 (11:54 am) · 5 replies
I'll ask here in the Mapping topic first, since I can imagine that someone here might have run across this before.
What I need to do is to make some terrain textures transparent, so I can see through to the skybox or other objects below the terrain. Imagine a TRON type game where the floor is made of largely transparent glass. That's not exactly what I'm trying to do, but it gives an idea of what it can be used for.
Alternatively, if that isn't possible, I'd be looking into turning off rendering of terrain textures altogether.
What I need to do is to make some terrain textures transparent, so I can see through to the skybox or other objects below the terrain. Imagine a TRON type game where the floor is made of largely transparent glass. That's not exactly what I'm trying to do, but it gives an idea of what it can be used for.
Alternatively, if that isn't possible, I'd be looking into turning off rendering of terrain textures altogether.
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#2
03/26/2003 (5:47 am)
Thanks! Where should the "SET EMPTY" go? I assume to replace the texture file name?
#3
Matt
03/26/2003 (7:24 am)
No its an action setting under the TERRAIN editor (f60). Look in the ACTION tab and at the bottom you'll find Set Empty and Clear Empty.Matt
#4
03/26/2003 (1:51 pm)
Ahh, I see what you mean. Yea, I've tried that before, and it seems to remove the actual terrain tile, so the player falls through once I go back from editing mode.
#5
Its a mother to texture it though but since your looking for opicity might not be 2 bad.
Matt
03/26/2003 (7:22 pm)
Yep thats what it does. If you want to fake it you can use NEMS 3d terrain geneterator. You can make the terrain with it and use the MOD for opicity on DIFS. Search the resources for those 2 things. Then just set the terrain you made in place of an empty block in the actuall terrain. Its a mother to texture it though but since your looking for opicity might not be 2 bad.
Matt
Torque Owner Matthew Jones
To get rid of the terrian simply go into .MIS file you are working on and "//" comment out the terrain block. Note I haven't had many problems with this but who knows what you might run accross. I know the Replicators stop working for some reason and water won't work either. I have found ways around it. Also DRAMATICLY improves your framerates.
Matt