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Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-06-16T13:47:23+02:00

wazzaap!

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 16 Jun 2018, 13:47

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-05-24T21:09:17+02:00

!summon lionhardt

Statistics: Posted by Farmsletje — 24 May 2018, 21:09

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T15:46:05+02:00

Lionhardt wrote:
No magic at all, just lower the average LOD cutoff until the flickering goes away. Coming to think of it... would be good to write a script that randomizes the cutoffs a little, as its so tedious to adjust every decal by hand, which is why I almost never do that.

I build that script that randomises lod cutoffs now. I used b2ag's map parser for that: https://github.com/b2ag/scmap_mirror_to ... d_scmap.py

Dunno if he is okay with me just posting my script that hooks into his code here and he doesn't seem to be online much to ask him...

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 15:46

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T13:03:29+02:00

can you export lighting and theme and attach it?

@speed2: I see, thanks!

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 13:03

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T12:04:13+02:00

This is what you had when i opened it:

You used a lot of the darker evergreen set, not really my style because you had to rev up those lighting multipliers to compensate, but hey, you do you.

I replaced that bright white evrock texture with the tundra rock texture, the real dark one.
It came off a lil green so i neutralised it by dropping out some green light from the ambient light, i think
I also lowered the shadow colour and replaced it with more ambient, too, and i roatated the sun direction a little,

And this is what i came up with, it's (the tundra texture) not really setup with the rest but it's a lot more easy on the eye in my opinion, and a lil more pop in my opinion too.

Hope you can get something out of this.

Statistics: Posted by biass — 05 Feb 2018, 12:04

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T12:01:23+02:00

Sure, paths for vanilla textures are same as for fa

what the game does is that it creates a virtual file system and loads the things into it. All the packed folders in gamedata gets loaded like this:

Code:: gamedata/textures.scd

will be in the game available as

Code:: /textures

etc.

Spoiler: show

Statistics: Posted by speed2 — 05 Feb 2018, 12:01

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T11:53:37+02:00

And then FA will find it?

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 11:53

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T11:37:05+02:00

You can use the export feature in the editor, export lighting, water, Open the exported Lua file and edit the paths to match the textures you want.

Code:: /gamedata/textures/environment/reveal.dds

Edit all the paths and remove gamedata from there so it starts with /textures

Statistics: Posted by speed2 — 05 Feb 2018, 11:37

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T11:11:51+02:00

Okay I fixed it. I had selected other water textures and for some reason these cause that rendering issue in FA... Wonder why. Would be cool if we could fix this, because I discovered that there are a lot more water textures than the default one: go to ` Supreme Commander\gamedata\textures\engine`

With the water ramps you can change the color transitions for deep water and abyss, with wave files you can choose other wave patterns. I have discovered one where when choosing the right water settings looks like drifting floes. Had planned to do a snow map with that. But if this causes rendering issues I guess I won't.

waterstuff.JPG

Here new file:

ovalsquare.v0001.zip

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 11:11

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T10:11:24+02:00

Mmm no, it's all still there as it was before, i would try re-sending the file if you can.

Statistics: Posted by biass — 05 Feb 2018, 10:11

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T09:00:45+02:00

Err. Uhm. Try unzipping env.scd and textures.scd... But that won't be it... rather make sure you have the FA resources in your vanilla gamedata folder.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 09:00

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T08:10:03+02:00

i see you have changed it up a lot since your last pic, i like what you've done with it
Are you using something in this map i don't have? I can see your textures n all.

Statistics: Posted by biass — 05 Feb 2018, 08:10

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T07:57:10+02:00

Sure. See attachment.

Ignore the random placeholder-name, lol.

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 07:57

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T07:40:37+02:00

Chuck me the file? i'll have a look at it for you, and see if i can suggest anything.

Statistics: Posted by biass — 05 Feb 2018, 07:40

Re: Lionhardt's WIP Mapping Thread

2018-02-05T07:38:57+02:00

Right, having a hard time with the lighting on this one. The rock texture I am also not satisfied with yet.

Maybe the 2 and 7 positions are better yes. I took 3 and 9 so far because they are kinda un-turtle-able.

gl with having to explain your entire workflow everytime you post an image kappa and kappa

Ah well^^ I enjoy explaining stuff anyway, so...

Statistics: Posted by Lionhardt — 05 Feb 2018, 07:38