Posted by: Misacorp - Monday, January 15, 2007 10:13:29 AM
Okay, I started making another, bigger and more playable map, but I'd like to know if it's possible to put waterfalls into the map. Just small ones that come from a lake and lead to a river.
Posted by: krit - Monday, January 15, 2007 2:29:01 PM
There's two possible ways to fake a waterfall:
> Use the destroyed dam model.
> Use a blow ground texture and couple it with a bunch of rock props.
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:36:57 AM
Hmm okay, the destroyed dam is a bit too massive, unless there's a mini version. Secondly, what the funk is a blow ground texture? :D:D
Speaking of textures, is there a guide somewhere with which I could import my own textures into the game?
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 12:51:53 AM
Whoops, I mean "BLUE" ground texture [stuck_out_tongue] Sorry for the confusing ^^; Anyway, the blue ground texture does work and can be abit convincing when coupled with a bunch of river sounds playing next to it.
Posted by: CommieDog - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:59:50 AM
[quote=Misacorp]Speaking of textures, is there a guide somewhere with which I could import my own textures into the game? [/quote]
As a matter of fact, I posted a possible method of doing that a few days ago. Let me borrow Krit's method for a second and quote myself: [stuck_out_tongue]
[quote][i][url=http://www.cncgeneralsworld.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7088]Originally posted by CommieDog[/url][/i]
I've never tried this myself, but I think you'll need to place your [TGA format] texture file in the [Generals]\Art\Terrain\ folder (create it if it doesn't exist already). Then you'll probably need to extract Terrain.ini and create a new Terrain listing with your texture filename specified. [/quote]
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:35:54 AM
[quote=CommieDog]
[quote=Misacorp]Speaking of textures, is there a guide somewhere with which I could import my own textures into the game? [/quote]
As a matter of fact, I posted a possible method of doing that a few days ago. Let me borrow Krit's method for a second and quote myself: [stuck_out_tongue]
[quote][i][url=http://www.cncgeneralsworld.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7088]Originally posted by CommieDog[/url][/i]
I've never tried this myself, but I think you'll need to place your [TGA format] texture file in the [Generals]\Art\Terrain\ folder (create it if it doesn't exist already). Then you'll probably need to extract Terrain.ini and create a new Terrain listing with your texture filename specified. [/quote] [/quote]
That means modding the game and therefore making that map unplayable on other computer though.
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 3:45:14 AM
Yeah, I'd like to still be able to send it to my friends and play without having them download any texture files :)
What category can I find a blue texture from (if you remember, I can check it myself later too though)?
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 4:27:02 AM
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:10:26 AM
Okay thanks, I found a good one. Now the thing is that I can't get my river to flow the right way. Is there anything I can do to change the direction it flows?
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:16:26 AM
Apart from switching the entire set of vertices around, I have no idea.
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:51:01 AM
Dang! Well, here's a picture of what it looks like now:
[img]http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/3922/sshot012jpgti7.jpg[/img]
PS: More room than on my previous map, eh? :D
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 5:53:03 AM
Needs more rocks to hide it.
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:11:45 AM
Like a tonne of rocks?
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:36:16 AM
Yeah, plain texture just looks too plain obvious, I find rocks can hide it a little, such as the image below...
[img]http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2837/untitled111sc1.jpg[/img]
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:49:29 AM
Hmm I see, that looks cool. I'll also add some more of them water sounds too :) That pic has so many, I only have 2.
Posted by: krit - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 6:55:27 AM
I kinda over did it there. This has been the second fake waterfall I made (And didn't save since I just made this set to illustrate to you on how to fake one), I miss my first one, it was in a map I lost during a reformat.
Posted by: Misacorp - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 9:40:19 AM
I'm not sure if I can call this a "teaser screenshot" since it's my 2nd map and I doubt anyone's been waiting for it anxiously. Here's what it looks like.
[img]http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/8879/overviewdr0.jpg[/img]
Posted by: gen_teck - Tuesday, January 16, 2007 10:37:24 AM
Its a good idea Krit, you gimme an idea.
Posted by: CommieDog - Wednesday, January 17, 2007 5:23:29 PM
[quote=Krit]That means modding the game and therefore making that map unplayable on other computer though. [/quote]
Not if you could package it as part of a mod map.
