October 29th Weekly Update
Added 2017-10-28 19:38:07 +0000 UTCThis week I finished updating the trees, and did some more animation for the witch doctor guy.
I mentioned a while ago how I'd started working on making better leaf textures efficiency wise, and some lower density trees. Well I finished that, and got the trees replaced in scene. I didn't get a lot in the way of frame bumps, but I got a little bit. I'm still going to go back and pear the trees down. The goal is enough to look like a dark forest, but not so many that you are getting massive frame drops.
Don't make forests, kids.
I did also get rid of the popping that you see with trees as they change LOD, its now a bit more of a smooth transition between Levels of Detail.
I also did most of the animations for the Witchdoctor. He pretty much set up on par of the other enemies, besides his attacks and love animations.
Its been a busy week, Next week I hope to get the rest of his animations done, then get him running around in game!
Thanks for your support! As always, I'd love to hear any comments or questions!
Comments
regarding the trees, in witcher 3, i think what they did was drawdistance + fog. Though i think they somehow figured out how to draw fog in forests only, because outside of forests you can see as far as there is land, and in forests there's definitely a fog or some texture effect that reduces detail on farther trees (by brightening them, like viewing mountains far away more blue, or lighter, in real life). I have no clue how to replicate or test the idea though, im no good with any engine.
zero
2017-11-04 06:47:40 +0000 UTCIts there, but its not active.
Mithos56
2017-10-30 18:03:33 +0000 UTCThe flower was in the latest build? I couldn't find it
Kira Edlenn
2017-10-30 18:02:07 +0000 UTCIn the latest build i found the flower but i haven't been able to activate the animation. is it still in the game or am i just doing something wrong?
2017-10-30 10:34:10 +0000 UTC)))
2017-10-28 22:20:17 +0000 UTCI really really like the tiki character. It reminds me of some perverted Crash Bandicoot shit lmfao.
PsychoDelusional
2017-10-28 22:02:45 +0000 UTCI really like this dude, is that animation where he is waving his arms some kind of spell casting or something?
Bones12x2
2017-10-28 20:46:07 +0000 UTC
