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diamond

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:56 am Post subject: Unreal Terrain from heightmap

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Finally, I have uploaded my first tutorial describing how to build terrain from heightmap image.
Software used in this tutorial: UnrealEd, Terragen 0.9, World Machine, Photoshop, 3ds max, and converters (Undying T3D Tool, ASE2T3D).

Check it up here: http://diamond.byethost22.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5:ue1-terrain&catid=10:tutorials&Itemid=19

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kea

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

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A kick-ass terrain is already made using this technique, and will be used in Plateau mappack.

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Darkon

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject:

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nice! Saw the final result.. looks nice! :tup:

(final.. result.. isn't that double actually?....

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Waffnuffly

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:02 pm Post subject:

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Holy CRAP that is beyond awesome. Seriously, wonderful tutorial. I bet you could make some incredible volcanic terrain with this method.

If you don't have 3DSMax, is there any kind of alternative means of accomplishing what that program does?

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Darkon

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject:

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Yes, would Blender do as well?

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Hellscrag

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject:

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It does look cool but, like any heightmap technique, has inherent limitations in that you can only really create a rolling landscape with it (not jagged canyons with overhangs and rock bridges, Unreal-style).

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Waffnuffly

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject:

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Hellscrag wrote:

Yes, this is the only major flaw with heightmaps. However, in Unreal, you can add geometry with tessellated cubes or something similar to get hanging cliff sides.

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Kaka

Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

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em - UE1 terrain -> tesselated cubes / 3d studio . But still, 10 points for initiative

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diamond

Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:32 am Post subject: Download link fixed

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Fixed download link at the end of article.

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