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Clouds #100644
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Heres a video of my cloud system for my storm chasing game.

Comments please!

Here


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Re: Clouds [Re: Marky Mark] #100645
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The details arent great but it looks awesome has more 3D feel,I guess because the clowds arent stuck to the sky texture I suggest you make the skin of the terrain darker,and where the dark clowds are make it even more darker.


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Re: Clouds [Re: EpsiloN] #100646
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Thanks pretty usefull comments!


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Re: Clouds [Re: Marky Mark] #100647
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just checked out the video looks nice , i agree with Epsilon, you should make the darker clouds kinda cast a dark shadowy area agienst the terrain and buildings all in all , good work...

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Re: Clouds [Re: Drittz_Dourden] #100648
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Clouds normally are not flat planes floating not far above the ground.. These seem to lack depth and shading. The dark cloud is way too dark, darker than any cloud i've seen; looks more like a black smoke.

if your game is about storms, then I would expect a more realistic cloud engine.

I dont mean to be harsh, it has some good qualities, but i think to get realistic clouds you need a very different approach.

Look at the clouds in Flight Simulator X, they are very 3D looking, and this is accomplished by a using sprites with special lighting shaders.

i dont think you should abandon the flat planes, but these should only be used for very high cloud planes, like cirrus. Cumulus and otehr clouds ought to be more 3D.


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Re: Clouds [Re: Matt_Aufderheide] #100649
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I agree with you, but I tried again and again to use different ways... When it was looking good, the FPS was so low that I couldn't play. (And I have a pretty good computer, )

I think that adding a kind of volumetric fog under the cloud will add some realism. You know, when there is a kind of curtain of rain under the cloud:

Click here to see a picture

Then, the way the dark clouds are made will not be important, because the visibility will be low when the player will be under the cloud.

What you think?


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Re: Clouds [Re: Matt_Aufderheide] #100650
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Matt: the darkclouds seem very same we have here at Finland.

looks very nice Marky (still using the model from me?)

but, add some 'depth' to the clouds bu adding some shadow volumes to the ends of one cloud.


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Re: Clouds [Re: Inestical] #100651
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Quote:

but, add some 'depth' to the clouds bu adding some shadow volumes to the ends of one cloud.





I got no idea about the way I should do this


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Re: Clouds [Re: Marky Mark] #100652
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Heres a new video: I added a rain curtain under the cloud... I like it, but my trees are getting transparent... any idea?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV04t14VUpU

BTW' if the video is not yet available, it will be in 10 minutes.


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Re: Clouds [Re: Marky Mark] #100653
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alright its working


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