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Groundcover shadow issues

by ExonesBo · in Torque 3D Professional · 10/13/2009 (7:15 pm) · 7 replies

Hi guys,

Are shapes loaded in groundcover supposed to cast shadows? because mine aren't.

I've placed a groundcover and used [0] type with Plant1.DAE as a shape.
After some tweaking all looks great and the plant is placed around the level nicely.
The plants receive shadows but don't cast shadows on the terrain.
Shadows on everything else works fine in the level.

Any ideas?


Also, are the groundcover wind settings working?

Thanks
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Associate Tom Spilman
Sickhead Games
#1
10/14/2009 (9:03 pm)
I don't think the GroundCover ever casts shadows.... its not ment for large occluders, but mostly small debris.

That said it could be made some sort of option, but expect a big performance hit if you have alot of meshes that are not LODed.

Torque 3D Owner ExonesBo
#2
10/15/2009 (5:18 pm)
What is the best way please to do my trees and bush so they play a loop animation of wind waving.
Is that possible by using shape replicator for my bush?

Thanks
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Associate Tom Spilman
Sickhead Games
#3
10/21/2009 (3:34 am)
By default i don't think any of the shape replicators do animation.

You would either need to change the code or hand place these trees as TSStatics.

Note that performance of animating alot of trees like this would probably be very bad.

Torque 3D Owner ExonesBo
#4
10/24/2009 (10:20 pm)
Ok then it's not worth to have animation on each bush and tree, at least for now.

I used fxShapeReplicator for the bushes since i won't have animations.

Is it better to place many small fxShapeReplicators (30 bushes each) around a small area on specific places that i want?
or
is it better to use TSStatics and place the bushes one by one in the map.
I mean in terms of performance..



Torque Owner Mike Rowley
Mike Rowley
#5
10/24/2009 (10:37 pm)
The shape replicators are setup for better performance. For non animated trees/bushes I'd suggest the replicator.

Torque 3D Owner ExonesBo
#6
10/25/2009 (9:25 am)
when you suggest the replicator you mean the fxFoliageReplicator?

Torque 3D Owner ExonesBo
#7
10/26/2009 (4:35 pm)
i only know of shape replicator and foliage replicator.
What is the replicator you suggested?
Am i missing something here?

?D