"Sand" shader

[Fubar512 1,350]

Just looking for opinions here, which effect do you prefer?

 

#1

 

or, #2?

[+Dave 2,322]

2

[Silverbolt 104]

I preffer the No1, but will be great if you can include both in pack ;)

[+76.IAP-Blackbird 3,557]

I would say both .. have to see it ingame for my self.. than I can decide.. but looks damn good tank you very much!

[Spinners 15,986]

2

[WarlordATF 1]

I like #1, but its hard to say based on a screenshot. Both are great and much better than anything we currently have!

[Atreides 144]

Going by the 15 yrs of my life spent/wasted in the M.East I'd have to go with 2, looks more natural like dunes that I've seen either flying over or driving on (weeee)

Edited June 19, 2008 by Atreides

[krfrge 742]

I would say #2. Appears to be more realistic.

[Wrench 9,846]

The darker shader looks better to me!

 

Very cool!

 

Wrench

kevin stein

[Lexx_Luthor 57]

#2

 

A funny thing happened in TE (as always). I *think* I found large sand dunes in GTOPO30 data using TerrainEditor to develop "small" 1500km Siberia terrain, I stumbled over large areas in Mongolia with sheets of 3D terrain logg rolls in otherwise vast flat terrain areas: Example below. This is real 3D elevation in the terrain HFD file, showing correct sunlight shading. The areas where I found these rolls I think pretty much corresponded to larger desert Mongolian regions according to GoogleEarth.

 

 

However, in the 6 Million Meter Map, using double Height Field Resolution to save on map memory size (4x worth), I lost all except a hint of these rolling loggs.

[+Gocad 26]

Tough call, but I would say #2.

[ironroad 218]

1

[+Spectre_USA 7]

I am ambivalent, so will say both.

 

[Alexander51 3]

Same as Gocad. I tend to lean towards #2.

[+PureBlue 71]

hard to decide from screenshots, but 2 seems it could look repetitive , #1 feels more variable.

[+Muesli 2,161]

2

[+wilco 11]

2, because it looks a tad smoother. :yes:

[FalconC45 162]

2 but can't use it. Have vista and the shaders are off.

[FLT 0]

dito. 2 looks good for me. But also Vista.

[pablo10692 4]

OMG. It was hard, but I choose the #2. The first it's too waved. Looks like somebody wrinkled (?) it too much...

Edited June 20, 2008 by pablitoVPT

[eraser_tr 29]

2 looks more natural, but the seams are more noticable.

[Longestpants 1]

I personally prefer No.2.

[deep 5]

2

[Gr.Viper 131]

[ronan 0]

2