[WIP] Ground texture mod

[Ekar]

Small update:

I was playing around with trying to replicate how bump mapping is done in CloD in order to use some new bumps for the modified terrain textures. Here's what I came up with (Ali, please tell me if this is wrong, as it's a bit weird, but actually seems to work)... Firstly, I extracted a normal map with crazybump- and then the red channel of the normal map, I put into RGB of the modified bump. The green channel of the normal, I put into the alpha channel. Then I saved out as DXT5 (there was a little bit of trial and error in this). Anyway, I tested this new bump out in CloD's evening lighting. Here are some pics...

(please ignore the white empty parts, there's no texture in there yet)












There's still quite a way to go with these textures, but I should proably say, I'm becoming pretty inspired to push ahead now. I'm quite happy with the way things are looking already. The bump map is working (even though I might be doing something wrong there), and I generally feel that the terrain is starting to be lifted to quite a nice level graphically. In motion, things are really starting to look great.

Ok, back to work,

cant see the images.

[Ekar]

I'm trying to work out what happened. They showed up when I first made the post, but now they don't.

If you right click the broken link icon and copy url, then you can see the images. I'll edit this post when I've fixed things.

As far as i can see! colour me Interested ! lost of sweet effects your getting with the bumps, If you have emulated whats in the default normal maps. which i presumed as (DXT5_NM) then well i think excellent. youve done dusk shots because it shows the effects better ?, youve clearly given them more impact than the level 1C gave there. very interesting. show me some daytime shots man.

[JG1_Wanderfalke]

could u post pic during the afternoon ?
Please

[SQB]

Originally Posted by JG1_Wanderfalke

could u post pic during the afternoon ?
Please

infact... post ALL the times of the day!!!

Just so we can check what the colours actually look like, it looks mighty fine at the moment.

[David198502]

well the vanilla version of the game looks best in evening or morning time.
but these three shots, especially the first one, look stunning!!!

[Ekar]

Sorry guys- here are a few day shots.

[philip.ed]

Ekar, any update with the textures mate? I've just looked back through the screenshots you previously posted, and they look awesome

[Ekar]

Hi Philip I've been busy at work (texturing a soccer ball for a Nike ad) so there's been little progress on the terrain. Thanks for the nice comment- as far as I remember you live close to Dover (or are atleast an English native) so I am listening closely to what you say. It's good to know I'm on the right track... and yeah, I checked out some 'burnished' fields and I see what you mean there.

Cheers-