Generic Age Discuss

[Jojon]

Many thanks for your answers Dox.

Aawww, now I have to go to Kemo and check that changing waveset out - I never noticed, or even thought of that. :P
I take it waveset parameters can be altered through Plasma's python interface then..(?) Maybe one should inform Justin, who's currently dealing with multiple envmaps... :7

@J'Kla: I'd suggest you grab the sequence prefix; you're the boss. :)

[Paradox]

EnvMaps can't be changed as far as I know, but you can change the WaterHeight.

[J'Kla]

OK 10520 is our Generic age prefix.

I have had a look and It's spot on for what I was envisioning Ideal as a starter world.

First tutorial may be on changing the age prefix and how to put the age into your copy of CC.

Although I do have a comment the avatar shadow sits at 90 degrees to the sun on the skydome but I think that may be a fix for a tutorial.

The two chests sitting on the beach have no collision and again that's a good tutorial subject.

The water is not swim water yet again a suitable tutorial.

To use a Geordie phrase "Sweet as a nut"

[Chuckles58]

Great idea J'Kla, but you're making it real hard on us procrastinators to put off learning age building. I'm still holding firm, but wavering a little bit.

[J'Kla]

Procrastination is a basic human right and far from making it harder I am sure this only provides a suitable practice case.

[Jojon]

You are right; the shadow is off, relative to the skydome sun, as are those from the stones on the ground texture.

I didn't bother with that, because I didn't know whether there'll be a selection of skydomes and a moving sun (which would require sunless sky textures)

I've been playing Tales of Monkey island and this sandy little spot in the middle of the ocean gave me a familiar feeling, hence the chests. :7
(Should you decide to keep them for case-studies, by the way, (maybe also modelling- and texturing tutorials, showing how to give them some much needed improvement, or is that out of scope? (i.e. non pyprp-specific)), one of the chests have a material with "shadbuf" on, making it cast a shadow, whereas the other doesn't)


Hmm, maybe one should try to make that sand texture seamless, then, if we're keeping it..

[J'Kla]

The trick is to do that seamless sand texture for your self but write down each individual step ie which button you used which menu it was in start with which version of blender you were using. Take screen shots of the blender screen and crop down where necessary. This is what makes good noob tutorial. Leave the original file as is but take a screen shot in Uru of the finished work.

Keep the project to one issue like seamless sand or changing the sky.

Most times your noob just wants to know how to fix one thing.

I am working on the shipping container but I am working on the idea it will be created in Blender but as a single object then imported onto our Generic beach in fact I may do my Kayak first because I have that ready.

[Jojon]

Oi!

The trick is to do that seamless sand texture for your self but write down each individual step ie which button you used which menu it was in start with which version of blender you were using. Take screen shots of the blender screen and crop down where necessary. This is what makes good noob tutorial. Leave the original file as is but take a screen shot in Uru of the finished work.

Keep the project to one issue like seamless sand or changing the sky.

Most times your noob just wants to know how to fix one thing.

You are right.

Hmm, concerning the texture, I'm going to have to think about this...

I am not talking blender, for texture modifications, but any paint program.
Making things tile, tends to require various techniques, depending on source material and intended use. Also; I am using an ancient verison of a rather obscure piece of software and tend to (unskillfully) do things in rather clunky manual ways, even when there may be ways to automate the process -- in this case I am considering a lot of manual pantograph work ("clone" in Photoshop, I believe).

Just that such a tutorial does not use photoshop, alone, might be enough to throw some users, who prefer higher level skills to understanding underlying principles, which can then be applied using any package.

I'll give it some thought... (now, *there's* saying little.)

I am working on the shipping container but I am working on the idea it will be created in Blender but as a single object then imported onto our Generic beach in fact I may do my Kayak first because I have that ready. :)

A shipping container? Sounds like we may have something more than a fruit knife to fend for ourselves with, on $desert_islandTM... :7

I am pretty sure I saw a video, once, where somebody had a driveable boat zooming around the surprisingly dense mists of Relto. Now, that would be something for your Kayak. :9

[J'Kla]

If we are going to play this game open source then you should be using Gimp

Not that I have ever used Gimp that is.

I am not dictating anything at all here guys I am quite pleased we have what we have so far and as the thread states this is a discussion.

I have a real kayak in my garage so I am biased and please don't think I am bragging as I have managed to end up unintentionally inverted on every stretch of water I have ever launched on.

I have always wanted to paddle on Uru knowing my luck I'll end up inverted there as well.

Now here's a challenge Uru Surf

As I hear strains of Hawaii Five Oh music

[Chuckles58]

One of my various and sundry age ideas would make good use of a kayak.