Good Vertex Manipulation?

[Dridmar]

Hey everyone, I've been trying out Vertex Manipulation on ground to make good looking Terrain and I want to show you some of it. Can you tell me if it looks good? Thanks

-Dridje

http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... 434au7.jpg

http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 151ka2.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 678bo1.jpg

 

[PBarnum]

Ill give you a few pointers since my ms_snow work speaks for itself (omg I just degraded myself by saying that)

the first two look pretty well put, the third one is a little too simple for my taste. one suggestion though, I noticed in the second picture that the texture looked stretched. to change that, open your toggle texture application window, and select the stretched texture. then click on the "world" check box, and also make sure that the scale and the shift are at 1.00 and whatever (respectively).

lookin good.

 

[evilsquirrel]

Ill give you a few pointers since my ms_snow work speaks for itself (omg I just degraded myself by saying that)

the first two look pretty well put, the third one is a little too simple for my taste. one suggestion though, I noticed in the second picture that the texture looked stretched. to change that, open your toggle texture application window, and select the stretched texture. then click on the "world" check box, and also make sure that the scale and the shift are at 1.00 and whatever (respectively).

lookin good.

silly world checkbox user

face is what you want to use for a single texture face being messed up


--also i sent him some examples of vertex manipulation that should get him farther than this

 

[Jelly]

You could try the terrain generator.

 

[PBarnum]

--also i sent him some examples of vertex manipulation that should get him farther than this

Awesome work Evil

 

[evilsquirrel]

is there even a way to make that work in hl1? i know there is for hl2 but...iono bout hl1 =\


plus, its best to learn to use v-manip normally, because its not only for floors n such

 

[J-M v2.5.5]

 

[Dridmar]

Alright, thanks alot guys.

I'm currently fooling around with more vertex manip

 

[WeissberV]

no offense but i think that is very simple vertex

 

[Dridmar]

no offense but i think that is very simple vertex

It's my first attempt at using Vertex Manip on ground

 

[PBarnum]

easy tip to experiment with. Make a bunch of triangles all at the same level and all the same height. Then raise/lower the corners to your standards.

 

[Jelly]

That is exactly what the terrain generator does, only it's quicker and easier.

 

[PBarnum]

But you dont learn from that.

 

[Jelly]

True.

 

[Dridmar]

That is exactly what the terrain generator does, only it's quicker and easier.

I tried that program. I opened it and I was like "Um, how the **** do I use it?!?"

So, I did what any person naturally does when they have a program which they can't use and don't need, I uninstalled it.

Anyway, here are some more pictures of Vertex Manipulation guys. Tell me what you think.

http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... on1rw0.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... on2ch8.jpg

http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... on3aj7.jpg

Enjoy.

Also, I just want to thank you Squirrel, you've proved most helpful.

(P.S. Do the textures look good?)

 

[PBarnum]

I dont think the textures run together very well but alone they are good. Also try not making the ground so pointy

 

[Dridmar]

I dont think the textures run together very well but alone they are good. Also try not making the ground so pointy

Alright I'll try next time. Also, I thought the textures would work pretty well together, cause when I see those pictures, the first thing that comes to mind is a rock out in the ocean.

 

[PBarnum]

that is true and would work but you made it as a rock beach.

 

[WeissberV]

u can do that with the clip feature like 2X faster and they look better, try only use it for cliffs, hills etc

 

[WeissberV]

a couple of examples i did a bit ago

http://weissberv.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/vertexexample.jpg

http://weissberv.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ingame1.jpg

http://weissberv.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ingame2.jpg

 

[PBarnum]

I would prefer using the vertex manipulation tool..


but thats just me

 

[Gurluas]

a couple of examples i did a bit ago

http://weissberv.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/vertexexample.jpg

http://weissberv.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ingame1.jpg

http://weissberv.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/ingame2.jpg

what map is that from?
such a tropical map would be nice

 

[WeissberV]

i'm making that map atm
i don't know what to call it but its tempary name is desertmap1 8)
i might redo the rock walls aroudn the place they arn't so nice looking
also this is the map that i want the electro skeles in, miniboss skeletons and normal skeletons.

 

[Gurluas]

i'm making that map atm
i don't know what to call it but its tempary name is desertmap1 8)
i might redo the rock walls aroudn the place they arn't so nice looking
also this is the map that i want the electro skeles in, miniboss skeletons and normal skeletons.

id rather see borsh jungle orcs, jungle demons, lions and the like

 

[Jelly]

Yeah, atm msc has no jungle like terrain.