Some foliage textures
by Viktor Kuropyatnik · in Game Design and Creative Issues · 05/24/2005 (11:19 am) · 20 replies
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#2
But this is something weird:
Problem with waterblocks. Any suggestions?
05/25/2005 (9:32 am)
Some new screens, fxGrassReplicator, fxShapeReplicator and SharkTrees - RULEZZ!:But this is something weird:
Problem with waterblocks. Any suggestions?
#3
I had the same problem so my fix was a simple one, i just went into the Terrain Terraform Editor and then
chose adjust height and used a small brush to pull the ground up a notch, it's a dumb trick i know buy hey it
did work for me.....
I have also played with the waterblock scale size by setting it at ----> 2048 2048 138
which puts a hugh block above you, then just drag it to the right spot and you
have an ocean.....
P.S I like your pics ....
06/01/2005 (7:47 am)
Hello Viktor I had the same problem so my fix was a simple one, i just went into the Terrain Terraform Editor and then
chose adjust height and used a small brush to pull the ground up a notch, it's a dumb trick i know buy hey it
did work for me.....
I have also played with the waterblock scale size by setting it at ----> 2048 2048 138
which puts a hugh block above you, then just drag it to the right spot and you
have an ocean.....
P.S I like your pics ....
#4
06/07/2005 (4:12 am)
Thanks James, I will try it as soon as i can.
#5
07/03/2005 (8:30 am)
How do you guys get foliage working ??? it never works for me.
#6
@Jean
Ok, pick fxFoliageReplicator from the list. Just give it some random name like "Test" hopefully you'll have this purple, transparant torus. Go to World Inspector and select it. Now go to Media and type out the image file. I did starter.fps/data/shapes/foliage/grass1.jpg Of course you'll have to make a special file for Foliage if you haven't already.
07/03/2005 (9:39 am)
Viktor, I dig the trees. However that grass looks kind of ugly compared to the rest of the scene. I've never seen grass that green in a forest. Maybe darken it a little? Also with water, that's a tricky one...I'd suggest maybe smoothing the edges with the circle add dirt or even the smooth tool. Great job man! @Jean
Ok, pick fxFoliageReplicator from the list. Just give it some random name like "Test" hopefully you'll have this purple, transparant torus. Go to World Inspector and select it. Now go to Media and type out the image file. I did starter.fps/data/shapes/foliage/grass1.jpg Of course you'll have to make a special file for Foliage if you haven't already.
#7
07/04/2005 (12:33 pm)
Yeah grass colour was realy crap. Here is a new screens, enchanted by SG Lighting Pack, still dont know whus house i use: 
#12
09/19/2005 (6:37 pm)
Looks good, is there a link to it currently?
#13
09/23/2005 (11:26 am)
Yes a link would be nice :)
#15
Can sombody please talk me through the textures, I cannot get any grass textures to work. They all just come up with big white blocks. I would like to create grass like Viktor's, how did you do it?
09/27/2005 (11:38 pm)
Viktor, that looks incredible. What did you use, Google couldn't find Shark Tree. Can sombody please talk me through the textures, I cannot get any grass textures to work. They all just come up with big white blocks. I would like to create grass like Viktor's, how did you do it?
#17
09/29/2005 (10:29 pm)
Yes, and I jus followed the instructions to install it again and I still get white blocks... 
#18
That worked so I made two of my own images (4 really) as per the example:
- wheat.jpg
- wheat.alpha.jpg
- grass.jpg
- grass.alpha.jpg
As you can see below the wheat works, aside from looking like it was just cr@ped out by a 2-dimensional cow... (suggestions welcome..). The little white blocks would be my poor grass. I created them using the same process.
Even as I type this I'm thinking the grass image has different dimensions. Do image dimensions have to be powers of 2? or specific sizes? 128x256 works.
Off to try this, but if you know please help.
[edit] Forgot the screenie.[/edit]
Sized down to 800x600 from 1024x768 for your viewing pleasure.
10/28/2005 (1:11 am)
Did anyone every find an answer to this? I'm using fxFoliageReplicator. I initally copied my datablocks and foliage art from the TGE-DEMO since it wasn't used in the final starter.fps. That worked so I made two of my own images (4 really) as per the example:
- wheat.jpg
- wheat.alpha.jpg
- grass.jpg
- grass.alpha.jpg
As you can see below the wheat works, aside from looking like it was just cr@ped out by a 2-dimensional cow... (suggestions welcome..). The little white blocks would be my poor grass. I created them using the same process.
Even as I type this I'm thinking the grass image has different dimensions. Do image dimensions have to be powers of 2? or specific sizes? 128x256 works.
Off to try this, but if you know please help.
[edit] Forgot the screenie.[/edit]
Sized down to 800x600 from 1024x768 for your viewing pleasure.
#19
bad:
432x317
256x192 (nope, 192's NOT a power of 2)
good:
128x256
256x256
The results (for me) are terrifying, but at least it's wokring. I'm thing larger, lower density images work better with this effect? maybe less is more...
10/28/2005 (1:36 am)
Got it! Image size has to be powers of two:bad:
432x317
256x192 (nope, 192's NOT a power of 2)
good:
128x256
256x256
The results (for me) are terrifying, but at least it's wokring. I'm thing larger, lower density images work better with this effect? maybe less is more...
#20
I made this look a little better by doing several things:
- less is more - for example, I made an image with 1 wheat-stalk instead of 3.
- higher-res image. why scale down to scale back up?
- on wheat.alpha.jpg: i did a strata from the middle to the top, #000 to #999 respectivly. This gave the top a touch of transparency to soften it a little.
More ideas are welcome.
10/28/2005 (10:39 am)
One more thought: I made this look a little better by doing several things:
- less is more - for example, I made an image with 1 wheat-stalk instead of 3.
- higher-res image. why scale down to scale back up?
- on wheat.alpha.jpg: i did a strata from the middle to the top, #000 to #999 respectivly. This gave the top a touch of transparency to soften it a little.
More ideas are welcome.
Associate Joseph Euan
are you trying to link to the files for people to download?
If you are, then you really need to upload them to a host because doing it that way just isn't going to work. :(
If you need them hosted then let me know.
Looks good btw.