High Density, High FPS grass :)

Mj · Post by Mj » Sat May 07, 2005 10:24 am

Well, I have been away working and researching... the idea i got from the large amounts of grass they use in Battlefeild Vietnam, so atempted a recreation. They do have their flaws which I am trying to iron out, but for now, i think they have some potential

Here is my little test map (ignore the mist layers, that was a project that didnt go quite as well):

http://i.1asphost.com/Mjmaps/bfvngrass1.jpg
http://i.1asphost.com/Mjmaps/bfvngrass2.jpg
http://i.1asphost.com/Mjmaps/bfvngrass3.jpg

(for an FPS scale, I get 40 on remagen, lol)

Tell me what ya think

EDIT: I'll post it when its done

EDIT2: Oh, and it is really nice to run around in, looks quite natural

Post by **Elgan** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:19 pm

i see nothing:S. nout ,m caput. ziltch

Mj · Post by Mj » Sat May 07, 2005 12:30 pm

Ahh crumbs... come back later when i have bandwith

Runt · Post by **Runt** » Sat May 07, 2005 2:05 pm

Mj wrote:Ahh crumbs... come back later when i have bandwith

www.imageshack.us

Mj · Post by Mj » Sat May 07, 2005 3:33 pm

(SS are dark on dark monitors... lol)

Post by **Bjarne BZR** » Sat May 07, 2005 5:29 pm

Looks pretty sweet

Can we see the same map without the grass to get an FPS comparison?

Mj · Post by Mj » Sat May 07, 2005 5:36 pm

Sure, have to wait till monday though

Here is a rough FPS walkthrough:

(Avg. Remagen FPS = 40)

Looking at the large patch of grass from about... 500 GU (game units) = 80/90
Looking at the large patch of grass from about 100 GU = 60
In the grass = 40

But I agree, a grassless map would make a good comparison to measure the impact

I hope I can get this crazy grass working, it really does look quite cool ingame

k47a · Post by **k47a** » Sat May 07, 2005 7:33 pm

Lovely

I'm gonna use that asap if you permit

[FNFP] SSG Malthazar · Sat May 07, 2005 8:13 pm

Looks awesome!

Mj · Post by Mj » Sat May 07, 2005 8:29 pm

I'll post it if and when I can get rid of the errors that are frequently popping up

If I can't get rid of them... I'll post it anyway

Colour and Transparency can be set through shader - making another colour version of the same grass is dead easy - make a new shader linked to the same image, but with different RGB amounts set

And welcome to .map buddy

[FNFP] SSG Malthazar · Sat May 07, 2005 8:35 pm

Hey thanks for the welcome. Just started mapping a little bit ago and this seems like one of the best place to learn things. The scripting is a bit hard, but I think im learning.

Mj · Post by Mj » Sat May 07, 2005 8:39 pm

It is for sure

Any questions, no matter how foolish, don't hesitate to ask; or use the search button

Post by **jv_map** » Sun May 08, 2005 7:00 am

I had to turn my brightness all the way up to see something, but hey, it certainly looks great then

If you want you could add

alphaGen dot -0.2 2.0

or something along those lines to the shader to prevent the grass from looking flat from above

Nice work m8

lizardkid · Post by **lizardkid** » Sun May 08, 2005 8:57 am

looks good but the pic quality is bad, but i can see your pattern for the grass in the map. can't see much grass.

Mj · Post by Mj » Sun May 08, 2005 10:02 am

What does alphaGen dot -0.2 2.0 do?