Hi
In another free RTS called Glest, there are two different shadow systems: Projected or Shadowmaps.
I know Shadowmaps don't work because of my graphic card, so is it possible to do Projected shadows for those who can't have shadowmaps? :)
Suggestion for a second shadow system
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I gues they means stencil shadows with projected.[K.B.] Napalm Cobra wrote:Whats the difference?
The difference is that stencil shadows are sharp and shadowmaps are pixelated.
Stencil shadows are made by extruding silhuette away from the point and stenciling contacting surfaces away.
Shadowmaps are done by rendering from light's view and getting the depth, then just projecting that texture on the scene.
Generally shadowmaps looks better in some situations when there are partly transparent textures used.
There are also planar shadows, but they are really old and they are not good in advance.
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