Water Effect Adjustment

[+Piecemeal 450]

Can anyone give me advice as to what adjustments to make in my TERRAIN_DATA.INI file?

 

 

 

Here are the settings in the TERRAIN_DATA.INI file:

 

[WaterTextureMaterial]

EffectShaderName=terWaterEffect.fx

DepthBufferCheck=TRUE

DepthBufferWrite=FALSE

RenderedInOrder=TRUE

AlphaTestEnabled=TRUE

CullMode=CLOCKWISE

LightEnabled=TRUE

SpecularEnabled=TRUE

EmissiveEnabled=FALSE

FogEnabled=TRUE

AmbientColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

DiffuseColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

SpecularColor=1.000000,1.000000,1.000000,1.000000

SpecularPower=10.000000

Reflectivity=1.00000

ZBufferOffset=2.000000

BlendOp=BLEND_SRC_ALPHA

NumTextureStages=2

TextureStage[01].TextureName=

TextureStage[01].MipMap=TRUE

TextureStage[01].FilterEnabled=TRUE

TextureStage[01].StageColorOp=TEXTURE_MODULATE_DIFFUSE

TextureStage[01].StageAlphaOp=TEXTURE

TextureStage[02].TextureName=

TextureStage[02].MipMap=TRUE

TextureStage[02].FilterEnabled=TRUE

TextureStage[02].ReflectionMapping=TRUE

TextureStage[02].StageColorOp=TEXTURE_BLEND_TEXTURE_ALPHA

TextureStage[02].StageAlphaOp=DIFFUSE

 

Thanks in advance

[Fubar512 1,350]

Those waves look just a tad too big....is there a dry Typhoon taking place?

 

Anyway, the issue is here (edit first three sections of the terrain_data.ini to match)

 

[TerrainMesh]

TextureThreshold=0.80

LowDetailMeshThreshold=0.50

MedDetailMeshThreshold=0.30

TileToHeightGridRatio=4

RenderMeshVertexCount=16384

RenderMeshIndexCount=16384

SolidObjectVertexCount=16384

SolidObjectIndexCount=16384

AlphaObjectVertexCount=16384

AlphaObjectIndexCount=16384

 

[HeightField]

DetailScale=1.0

DetailFrequency=1.0

MaxHeight=1000

MinHeight=-0.5

 

 

[HeightOffset]

NonTexturedMesh=-10.0

LowDetailMesh=-1.0

TexturedMesh=-5.0

DetailedMesh=0.1

LowDetailMesh=-1.5

WaterMesh=0.9

[+Piecemeal 450]

Followed your instructions, Fubar. Seas are still a wee bit on the 'choppy' side at Muthala harbour ......

 

 

 

 

BTW, would the fact that I'm using Polaks 'Desert2' terrain have any effect on this?

[Fubar512 1,350]

 

BTW, would the fact that I'm using Polaks 'Desert2' terrain have any effect on this?

 

Ah....that's his terrain with "flat" choppy water... That tileset was probably released 2-3 years before we had water and terrain shaders. The problem is that the water shader effect appears to be at its best when presented against a backdrop of a solid, dark, water tile, as the shader effect itself is almost transparent.

Edited October 31, 2009 by Fubar512

[Wrench 9,851]

looks like it's time to break out Photoshop, and make some new tiles, eh??? Oh, and don't forget the sea/land transition tiles too!!! You can probably use the alpha's off the 08+ level stock tiles (delete originals, create new channel, copy/paste from the stock ones), and adjust the 'land' (or black areas) with the clone stamp tool.

 

wrench

kevin stein

[+Piecemeal 450]

looks like it's time to break out Photoshop, and make some new tiles, eh??? Oh, and don't forget the sea/land transition tiles too!!! You can probably use the alpha's off the 08+ level stock tiles (delete originals, create new channel, copy/paste from the stock ones), and adjust the 'land' (or black areas) with the clone stamp tool.

 

wrench

kevin stein

 

I think that's a little bit out of my depth, bud. The last time I tried making new tiles it was a disaster on my part

 

Maybe I'll just stick with having the water settings at 'Medium'.

 

Thanks for your help anyway lads.