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Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: croduh on February 12, 2007, 11:18:38 AM: I will be updating all of my tree packs.First one is the jungle pack:

(http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/1527/ahss17ap9.jpg)
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Post by: USRanger on February 12, 2007, 10:01:31 PM: When, when?!
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Post by: Denholm on February 13, 2007, 09:47:46 AM: That's sweet duh!
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Post by: Xjazz on February 13, 2007, 09:55:16 AM: very nice!

How did you made those shadows?
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Post by: croduh on February 13, 2007, 10:44:39 AM: I used my tree texture i made, then made white only the tree part and rest black.I used that as an alpha texture.Then i made a whole black bmp which was the base file.Then on the alpha texture i reduced the white on gray scale.

Then i put the shade object below the tree.You should add the the zbias tag in the object properties.Do not add stencilalpha tag, shade won't show then.
Also add the nocollide tag
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: croduh on February 13, 2007, 11:51:05 AM: Snow trees.Also redone, greatly reduced fps usage.
(http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/8877/streeshbp7.jpg)
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Post by: VooWho on February 13, 2007, 03:24:35 PM: Should use those trees and make a fall map. Cover the ground with leaves and brown grass.
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Post by: Denholm on February 13, 2007, 07:03:26 PM: Wow duh, you had me convinced it was the game making those shadows. That is way over my head, I really badly need to learn how that works, for as it is AH's planes' shadows won't show on my custom rwy and taxi tiles.:lol
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Post by: NHawk on February 14, 2007, 03:42:07 AM: Being a nearly complete OE idiot I have a question...

Do those shadows shorten and lengthen depending on the time of day?

Forgive my OE ignorance. :)
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: croduh on February 14, 2007, 05:40:07 AM: No, sorry, that would have to be coded in to the game:)
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Post by: Dux on February 14, 2007, 11:13:18 AM: Nice work, duh. :aok

One comment... if you are going to hard-code the shadows into the objects, you might want to think about "straight down" instead of slanted like that. They won't look so obviously out of place that way. Maybe even blur them out a little.
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Post by: croduh on February 14, 2007, 12:01:16 PM: Yup thx for the tip Dux;) I'll see how it looks.
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Post by: croduh on February 15, 2007, 12:59:13 PM: Ok here they are.Report me any bugs.

Snow tree - http://croduh.byethost9.com/Streehi.zip

Jungle - http://croduh.byethost9.com/Jnglhi.zip
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Post by: DLfrmHLL on February 21, 2007, 04:44:38 PM: Looks Great ! What folder in the editor shall I place them into?
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Post by: Denholm on February 21, 2007, 06:34:02 PM: texsrc folder of your terrain.
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Post by: DLfrmHLL on February 22, 2007, 06:54:57 AM: OK put these files into my texscr folder, they show up as .shp files
Opening the Terrain Editor I am not seeing any of these file types ?

Hate to be a pain about all the simple stuff :confused:
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: Denholm on February 22, 2007, 08:29:47 AM: That's because you have to go to: File>Load (Or Open). Then open the terrain with the files in it's texsrc folder. Yes, you even have to do this is you even currently have the terrain open which has those files in it's texsrc folder. The TE changed recently and causes this error. If anything is added to the texsrc folder other than the Clipboard map you have to re-load the terrain for that / those files to appear.:aok
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Post by: DLfrmHLL on March 12, 2007, 07:36:42 PM: Great work on the trees ! Is there a way to add them
to the OE as to make a clutter tile with a lot of them?

Instead of the possible too many field objects dropping FR
using the TE
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: Denholm on March 13, 2007, 10:15:14 AM: Try placing the .shp objects into the "userlib" folder. Once the files are in there, they should appear in the available shapes list in the OE.
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Post by: croduh on March 14, 2007, 09:24:21 AM: Well this is great.Not only that i have lost all my terrain files now a site where i kept tree packs and maps is not working.So i am asking if anyone has these latest tree packs, could you send them via email to me please?
Thx in advance.

and please no spam on this adress:) (markomilin@gmail.com)

croduh
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Post by: croduh on March 15, 2007, 10:55:48 AM: No need, seems that site was down temporarily.
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Post by: kanttori on March 15, 2007, 04:40:04 PM: Beautiful trees, thank you Duh!
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Post by: croduh on September 03, 2007, 03:24:57 AM: In addition to tropical trees i have uploaded tropical objects i made for few of my h2h maps.They go along with trees very nice.Some of them have shadows.
You can find them under "Object Packs" on my site (kindly provided by MrMidi):

http://croduh.mrmidi.net/

Houses:

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/tropobjs5.jpg)

Canoe and docks (2 separate objects):

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/tropobjs4.jpg)

Open tent:

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/tropobjs3.jpg)

Radar tower (climbable):

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/tropobjs.jpg)

These two below are standalone crates (as ammo bunker) and barrels (as fuel bunker):

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/tropobjs1.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/tropobjs2.jpg)
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Post by: croduh on September 03, 2007, 03:45:29 AM: These pics below are snow/winter textures, which i will be uploading soon.
It includes all field tiles, factory, hq, town, city tiles.Barracks, field roads, hangars, buildings and houses and more...

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/snowtexs4.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/snowtexs2.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/snowtexs3.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/snowtexs1.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/snowtesxs5.jpg)

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/snowtexs6.jpg)
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Post by: Speed55 on September 03, 2007, 09:54:35 AM: Is HTC going to give you a free subscription anytime soon in trade for all your terrains?

They look fantastic, and I'd really like to see them in the MA's!
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Post by: croduh on September 03, 2007, 10:02:19 AM: This is for use in h2h terrains, if they bring h2h up soon:(
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Post by: Denholm on September 03, 2007, 02:55:49 PM: Very fantastic work duh, it's incredible how much work you put into the details on the textures and yet you ask nothing in return. You're a great person croduh, and an even better 3D designer.:aok
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Post by: croduh on September 04, 2007, 01:32:09 PM: Thanks Den, but i am just a beginner in graphics, 3d and 2d, but i have a lot of fun doing it:)
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Post by: Denholm on September 04, 2007, 03:18:11 PM: That makes me feel small Duh, don't rub it in.:)
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Post by: Ghastly on September 04, 2007, 03:42:56 PM: I second that emotion, Denholm! No matter how much fun I have doing it, my efforts look like something a 3rd grader would do with crayons...
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: croduh on September 05, 2007, 01:12:59 PM: Well although i had fun doing this, it's pretty much useless since h2h is closed.

Or isn't, den ck your pms....
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: croduh on September 08, 2007, 04:59:49 AM: Well h2h is closed but anyway i uploaded the snow textures to site.They do not include trees and foliage.
Look under texture packs:

http://croduh.mrmidi.net/
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Post by: Ghastly on September 08, 2007, 09:44:10 AM: Duh... Real Men make MA Terrains, anyway.

j/k

{Grin, Duck, Run!) !

Seriously, you do awesome work and I have to believe that at some point it will re-open in some manner, albeit probably more constrained.

Guy
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Post by: rogerdee on September 08, 2007, 10:07:56 AM: i5t would be nice if HTC would take advantage of the talent that you guys have got and start to use some of your work.

Surely it wouldn't be so hard for HTC to inspect some different items of work to check the standards and compatibilty and to incoperate them into the terrrain editor if they were good enough.

We are already limited on what we can really do for main arena maps,but with 4 arenas and all the different terrains that could be made we could add more immersion and diversion to the game.
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Post by: Laurie on September 09, 2007, 06:42:02 AM: Its a tradegy we cant use these great home-made productions in MA maps.
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Post by: Denholm on September 11, 2007, 09:14:05 AM: Agreed, lots of things can be made so easily which are simple yet fun to play with. The bad side is HTC won't accept it. Would be neat if they setup an "Acceptance Page" similar to that the skinners have where we can upload custom textures and objects.
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: croduh on February 25, 2008, 12:23:07 PM: I am working on my new map and i have decided to update the jungle trees a bit.i will upload the files soon for anyone that would like to learn perhaps from the objects i made..Biggest change is that there were big changes in lods and draw distance.Much more lods now and much better frame rates even with more trees at distance.There are some bugs still to fix

(http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z144/croduh/jtrees1.jpg)
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Post by: Xjazz on February 26, 2008, 01:29:01 PM: Looks very good.

Are these trees placed to the tile one by one or did you join objects to bigger groups first?
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Post by: croduh on February 26, 2008, 01:37:39 PM: New version i made two objects - one bigger group of trees and one smaller.I am really surprised by how good fps i am getting with new lods, even when i increased the draw distance.And i have a very weak computer:)
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Post by: Easyscor on February 26, 2008, 01:44:54 PM: Have you noticed that when htc does their forest, they build them a full slice at a time. Based on what I've seen to date, that may be key to improving frame rates.
Title: Tree packs #2
Post by: Xjazz on February 26, 2008, 02:51:19 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Easyscor
Have you noticed that when htc does their forest, they build them a full slice at a time. Based on what I've seen to date, that may be key to improving frame rates.

Yes, that I was after

I assume the total number of the individual objects (min/max distance tracked & calculated, etc properties) has something to do with it.

Same amount of vertices's tracked in 32 individual objects or in 8 grouped objects I.E. slices.