Comments on: First screenshots https://ranmantaru.com/blog/2011/06/03/first-screenshots/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-screenshots Mon, 13 Oct 2014 19:26:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: e-dog https://ranmantaru.com/blog/2011/06/03/first-screenshots/#comment-162 e-dog Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:07:23 +0000 http://ranmantaru.com/?p=16#comment-162 Well, the water simulation <b>is</b> CPU-heavy. Can be optimized for multi-core CPUs though. Yeah, it's all shaders. You can find some info in the blog here. Also, paid version comes with HLSL shader sources that can be tweaked. There are only two textures now: the land detail texture is from a free texture library, and the water foam texture is generated with Filter Forge. The post-processing effect makes it look better than it actually is :) You can turn it off with F5 in the demo. Well, the water simulation is CPU-heavy. Can be optimized for multi-core CPUs though.

Yeah, it’s all shaders. You can find some info in the blog here. Also, paid version comes with HLSL shader sources that can be tweaked.

There are only two textures now: the land detail texture is from a free texture library, and the water foam texture is generated with Filter Forge.
The post-processing effect makes it look better than it actually is :) You can turn it off with F5 in the demo.

]]> By: QosmicSmickel https://ranmantaru.com/blog/2011/06/03/first-screenshots/#comment-161 QosmicSmickel Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:17:27 +0000 http://ranmantaru.com/?p=16#comment-161 Maybe you can do the map minecraft style, so saving it to chunks. And make islands of set max size, so you can always control the size of fluid simulation(don't do on water :)) Just a thought. I downloaded your demo, its stunning! I have no idea how did you did this fluid simulation. Going over all verts has to be heavy on the cpu. I also love your overal color style. And the fog:) Is it done in the glsl(shader)? And the textures. I dont even know where to start to make something similar. You got some skills:) Good luck with the rest of it! I cant wait and will pay for the full version:) Maybe you can do the map minecraft style, so saving it to chunks. And make islands of set max size, so you can always control the size of fluid simulation(don’t do on water :) ) Just a thought.

I downloaded your demo, its stunning! I have no idea how did you did this fluid simulation. Going over all verts has to be heavy on the cpu.
I also love your overal color style. And the fog:) Is it done in the glsl(shader)?

And the textures. I dont even know where to start to make something similar.

You got some skills:)

Good luck with the rest of it! I cant wait and will pay for the full version:)

]]> By: e-dog https://ranmantaru.com/blog/2011/06/03/first-screenshots/#comment-155 e-dog Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:43:40 +0000 http://ranmantaru.com/?p=16#comment-155 Thanks! I'm actually in the process of adding some objects right now. It'll be some stones at first, and then some trees. It'll need a lot of research for good lighting/shadows. The world is not infinite, but it's wrapped around. It's rather small actually (256x256 heightmap), because larger world means more CPU-consuming water/lava simulation. Thanks!
I’m actually in the process of adding some objects right now. It’ll be some stones at first, and then some trees. It’ll need a lot of research for good lighting/shadows.

The world is not infinite, but it’s wrapped around. It’s rather small actually (256×256 heightmap), because larger world means more CPU-consuming water/lava simulation.

]]> By: QosmicSmickel https://ranmantaru.com/blog/2011/06/03/first-screenshots/#comment-154 QosmicSmickel Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:00:46 +0000 http://ranmantaru.com/?p=16#comment-154 My good sir, I have no words to describe the beauty of this. The lightning is awesome! The mood is already here. Do not change that:) I saw your new spell system(water and fireballs) It is amazing! I have no idea how you achieved leveling water and how it is not affecting framerate in any visible way. Yer a wizard! I tried to do procedural land generation without any marching cubes but it didn't went well., maybe because I don't have a degree in CS, or me be stupid derp :) I wonder if you tried to add some foliage to this, or similar features. I think there would be some heavy optimalisation in that. And some suicidal thoughts while doing that:) Oh, and is this world infinite? If yes, then how do you store chunk info? Do you merge chunks borders? If yes then how? This is all beyond my skills and level of programming and as you see I would really want to know :D Anyway, sorry for my english and I hope you will make this dream happen! I would really want to play this in its final form! My good sir, I have no words to describe the beauty of this. The lightning is awesome! The mood is already here. Do not change that:) I saw your new spell system(water and fireballs) It is amazing! I have no idea how you achieved leveling water and how it is not affecting framerate in any visible way. Yer a wizard!
I tried to do procedural land generation without any marching cubes but it didn’t went well., maybe because I don’t have a degree in CS, or me be stupid derp :)
I wonder if you tried to add some foliage to this, or similar features. I think there would be some heavy optimalisation in that. And some suicidal thoughts while doing that:)

Oh, and is this world infinite? If yes, then how do you store chunk info? Do you merge chunks borders? If yes then how? This is all beyond my skills and level of programming and as you see I would really want to know :D

Anyway, sorry for my english and I hope you will make this dream happen! I would really want to play this in its final form!

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