Switch out CUSTOM WATER bmp's at will as seen with clouds.

[Nr_RaVeN]

I made a custom water BMP that was really "rough" water. It looks like a very stormy sea...... Problem is its always going to be stormy on that terrain (That could get old)

 I wish the water could be changed out on a terrain at will. Much like the color of the sky or clouds..

Is that a can do?

Could the option be built into the CM tools in a drop down menu so CM's could change to any custom water bmp or custom cloud bmp at will when doing a set up?

That could prove to make terrains very dynamic,with moving storm fronts ect ..

[hitech]

Water is not simply a bit map, that parts that are, can already be changed per terrain.

With lighting and sky changes water will already change color.

[Nr_RaVeN]

Water is not simply a bit map, that parts that are, can already be changed per terrain.

Thank you for the reply.

I  want to be sure I understand....

If I have a water bmp texture that looks like a "rough sea" as shown below, are you saying I can change that out to any other bmp I have created  in the middle of a set up and use it on the same terrain after a terrain has been submitted?  

That's what I was asking if I wasn't clear.
In other words I don't want to be locked into the water texture looking the same at all times. I wish for the ability to change the texture of the water at will, to visually simulate moving weather/wind.

It was my understanding that once a terrain is in use, that the look of the water texture would be constant at all times, and only Cloud bmp's could be swapped out during a set up or after a terrain has been submitted.
 
I understand manipulating color will change the "color" of the water but my focus is on its "texture"  ie the ability to change the texture bmp's to produce the look of a calm sea.. stormy sea etc after a terrain has been submitted  ..

[thndregg]

The work you've put into it looks outstanding.

[Nr_RaVeN]

The work you've put into it looks outstanding.

Thanks

[Babalonian]

Thank you for the reply.

I  want to be sure I understand....

If I have a water bmp texture that looks like a "rough sea" as shown below, are you saying I can change that out to any other bmp I have created  in the middle of a set up and use it on the same terrain after a terrain has been submitted?  

That's what I was asking if I wasn't clear.
In other words I don't want to be locked into the water texture looking the same at all times. I wish for the ability to change the texture of the water at will, to visually simulate moving weather/wind.

It was my understanding that once a terrain is in use, that the look of the water texture would be constant at all times, and only Cloud bmp's could be swapped out during a set up or after a terrain has been submitted.
 
I understand manipulating color will change the "color" of the water but my focus is on its "texture"  ie the ability to change the texture bmp's to produce the look of a calm sea.. stormy sea etc after a terrain has been submitted  ..

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A little off-topic, but other than it's obvious (at least to me) that it's a tile, the visual apeal of the ocean's surface texture has greatly increased in your shots and with your efforts.   

[Nr_RaVeN]

A little off-topic, but other than it's obvious (at least to me) that it's a tile, the visual appeal of the ocean's surface texture has greatly increased in your shots and with your efforts.   

Thanks.
 My wish Would be to make several ocean surface textures as well as cloud bmp's for a terrain and have the ability to swap them out after a terrain has been uploaded to the custom arenas.
similar to the way cloud bmp's can be uploaded and changed now.

 This way if a CM turns up the wind on a set up he could also upload a storm cloud bmp as well as a  new water texture bmp that looks like a stormy sea as I have above.

This would help to simulate a moving weather front adding a new dynamic to setups. Its an eye candy thing but it sure would to the immersion..