hi there..

I´m working on a Dungeon Keeper Kit..
FOr the moment, i created my levels out of thousands of block models. That kills the performance..

My new plan is 1 plane model, with 60x60 seperated fields on it.

What I need now:
The plane is created with Wings3D, like this (just with more polygons per field to make walls smoother):


I need a method, to select each vertice around a field, to manipulate it:


Like you see, i want to dig a field into the grid.

Problem now: if i want to build a room into it, i need to select the vertices around the field + the ones between the new field and the last field (so no wall stays between them):



Has someone an idea how to do such a thing?

I won't use a model
http://www.opserver.de/ubb7/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showgallery&Number=369996

the problem is..

I can use single models for each part of the map.. that would make 3600 models just for the walls/floor/roof..

TOO MUCH.. cause heroes, monsters, Levelobjects, Water, lava.. will be added too.


AAAAND.. i donßt want that look, when every block has the same texture.. that looks to much tiled.. i want the whole plane look as 1 textured plane...

you can do that...
it's possible

If you have a lot of objects, you need to divide your scenario in chunks. Then you need to make some functions to load/unload (create/destroy) the objects while the player moves on the ground.

It´s Dungeon keeper.. there´re 90 monsters, 90 heroes.. and all do actions paralell.. So they need to interact with walls too..

So.. if you know a way to use single models for each wall/floor/roof of the level, with full interacting of all Units without performance lose.. i´m listening..

I have one idea,

Store each vertex into an array so your array will be something like
world[60][60][4] using ent_getvertex or vec_for_ent and use the array to control all the positions,

It'd be a task I'd like to try and maybe a project I'd join

hi esper


I did the same a year ago. I was working on an Dungeon Keeper Klon too.

With Terraforming I hoped to solve this problem like you.

If you intrested I could search for a codestrip of this days.

But ! I ran in 2 Problems with that.

1. the vertical walls are not fully 90 Degrees because the restrictions of terrain

2. the Texture is gettn streched on vertical walls

My Idea was to set little blocks along the wall for a professional look.
But I cancelled the project.


,
gri

getting vertical walls is easy.. just giving each field a frame (so each corner has 2 vertex instead of 1 per corner).

With the texture.. terrain Shader (hummel is a god.. i think he can make it!) + Decals and models for the brick-walls.


The problem with single blocks, and i don´t know a way to solve that, is that every roof looks the same (tiled)... and flat (see here:>> click me for Screenshot <<

While a terrain can have grater tiled textures over the complete plane, and can have a waved surface instead of just a flat plane.
The problem will be, to make the vertical walls more rocky.