Spring RTS Engine

Always modifying the ground below the fac is no go until the engine stops showing heightmap changes everywhere to everyone.

Truly phenomenal models and textures! And a video tutorial coming soon? Simply awesome.

Modifying the heightmap may have other unsightly effects aside from repathing, such as raising the entire factory up if you raise the wrong part.

JohannesH wrote:Always modifying the ground below the fac is no go until the engine stops showing heightmap changes everywhere to everyone.

a little OT but that's a problem with wreckage as well that need to be fixed. It's really... revealing. Especially in FFA games.

Manipulating the terrain bellow seems the right way to achieve that but, yeah, can the ground be "reseted" if the fac is destroyed ?

Yes

Always modifying the ground below the fac is no go until the engine stops showing heightmap changes everywhere to everyone.

I didn't think of that, it will be an issue.

Modifying the heightmap may have other unsightly effects aside from repathing, such as raising the entire factory up if you raise the wrong part.

I think these can be avoided.

a little OT but that's a problem with wreckage as well that need to be fixed. It's really... revealing. Especially in FFA games.

This is not an engine issue, the option is in the engine.

That is rather depressing, Sheek. I understand, though. How is dev going there, I'd love to keep up on your projects.

Cremuss wrote: Saktoth > I can do basics lua unit scripts but I surely will need 1 or 2 lua coders when time to code ans scripts will come

You shouldnt have too much trouble, the problem usually comes from people not having any art assets (you wont have this problem) or not being willing to put enough work in themselves (ditto). Though there have been a few projects with good art content and a hard working core dev (Eternal Struggle comes to mind) that simply languish. Some CA guys might be willing to help you out, given how much we've benefitted from your models so far.

Yeah the fact that terrain will reveal your location means you probably want to rely on scripting. Set the position of the unit according to its % complete, then when its almost finished, move the build position down the ramp. If its a conveyor belt type setup, then this will be fine. If you want your unit to -walk- off a ramp out of the factory though, you could always just move the unit with lua or something.

Also, nice job on the armored car shrapnel. The metal texture looks good.

I think this model might have originally been one of yours bob.

omg thats perfect cremsus

its simple clean and detailed at the same time !n1

i really want that texturing video ^^

Here's the video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLeB6kSiUoY

JohannesH wrote:Always modifying the ground below the fac is no go until the engine stops showing heightmap changes everywhere to everyone.

Yes, blasted engine bug. It is the bane of my existence. I really hope it will be fixed one day.

Wowah i ment for cremsus texturing video

but now that i saw this WOWA awesome stuff =)

hey, video released :)

again, thanks everyone

Google_Frog > Finally I think that I'll go for moving the unit with lua through moving arm or whatever :)

Saktoth > thank you for proposing help but I started 3D with spring and I learned almost everything from you guys so you owe me nothing though it's cool to propose help since I'll probably need some when I'll start doing unit scripts later

CarRepairer > cool

i hope your doing some cool mech/humanoid models in your rts i would love to see what you come up with :D.

bobthedinosaur wrote:Also, nice job on the armored car shrapnel. The metal texture looks good.

thanks, I updated

and

started a new one

Cremuss wrote:hey, video released

hello Cremsus, nice work, do you use Verse-Blender ?

I use blender and gimp since two months, so if you have some good tutorials to make texture for game, share with me :D

Otherside > yeah sure I'll make kbots :)

EatMyShrapnel > I don't have any, but you can use tutorials from 3dsmax, maya, photoshop or whatever. The workflow and main idea of the tutorial is generally not software specific.

shrapnel, i would blur shadows a bit and add some 'iron plates' texture and rivets on main body of junker, but besides that models are awesome

Cremuss wrote:Otherside > yeah sure I'll make kbots :)

EatMyShrapnel > I don't have any, but you can use tutorials from 3dsmax, maya, photoshop or whatever. The workflow and main idea of the tutorial is generally not software specific.

I like that precolouring of specific groups, although i have a question: Do you have a colourscheme for everything prepared before you start texturing?

PicassoCT > Well, not really. I mean don't have a a list of colors already made that I'm picking to do my texture. I just have in mind that the model needs to have the same blueish/greyish color, so I usually starts by filling a layer with the same dominant color (around 118/123/128) and then toyingwith saturations/screen/multiply on specific parts to have some variations :)

EatMyShrapnel > Verse-Blender ? didn't know that :D

Yeah this guy again.