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IceX 2.0 Release Version #196563
04/20/06 17:18 04/20/06 17:18

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IceX 2.0 Release Version

(Deutsch weiter unten)

IceX2 is out now. Check the IceX2 website at www.stonehill-online.de.

Here are the informations copied from the website:
1.) Features
- Edit in Realtime. What you see is what you get
- Tile based terrain system with seemless LOD
- Precalculculated shadows with colored gouraud shading and cast-shadows
- WMP-Levelexport for all 3DGS editions
- Perlin Noise terrain generator and heightmap import/export
- Multiple entity editing
- A6 physicsengine for all entities
- There's a watershader with realtime reflections (only with shaderversion 2.0 and above)
- Deform and Painting the terrain
- Multitexturing on terrains which works even with GeForce2
- Create road with a few clicks with the roadgenerator
- Customize the environment. Fog, view distance, skycube etc...

2.) Compatibility and Requirements:
- IceX 2.0 needs a graphics card not older than a GeForce2 (for fixed functions pipeline effects)
- For exporting levels you need at least 3DGS A6.31
- Standard and Extra edition don't have materialeffects (no multitexturing). With this edition the terrains will have less quality after exporting.
- A pixelshader 2.0 card is required for using the watershader. If you want to export water you must own 3DGS professional edition
- There's also the 3DGS professional edition required if you want to use the physicsengine after levelexport

IceX 2.0 Editor is avaiable at www.stonehill-online.de and costs 12,95 EUR (~15,50 USD)

PS: The manual it not yet avaiable. It's avaiable the next 4-5 days.
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IceX2 ist endlich fertig. Alle Einzelheiten auf www.stonehill-online.de

Hier die Informationen von der Website kopiert:
1.) Features:
- In Echtzeit editieren. What you see is what you get
- Teilst�ck-basiertes Terrain mit nahtlosem LOD-System
- Vorberechnete Schatten mit farbigem Gouroud Shading und Schlagschatten.
- WMP-Levelexport f�r alle 3DGS-Editionen
- Perlin Noise Terrain Generator und Heightmap Import/Export
- Multiples Editieren von Entities
- Es kann die A6-Physikengine auf alle Entities angewendet werden
- Es liegt ein Wassershader mit Echtzeitspiegelung bei (erst ab Shaderversion 2.0)
- Mit den Terrainpinseln kann das Terrain verformt und bemalt werden
- Multitexturing auf dem Terrain das aber einer GeForce2 Karte funktioniert
- Mit dem Roadgenerator k�nnen automatisch Wege angelegt werden
- Umwelteffekte wie Nebel, Sichtweite, Skycube, etc... einstellbar

2.) Kompatibilit�t und Anforderungen:
- IceX 2.0 ben�tigt eine Grafikkarte die nicht �lter wie eine GeForce2 ist (wegen Fixed Functions Pipeline Effekten)
- Um exportierte Levels nutzen zu k�nnen wird mindestens eine 3DGS A6.31 Version vorrausgesetzt
- Die Standard und Extra Editionen unterst�tzen kein Multitexturing. Deshalb haben die Terrains nach dem exportieren in diesen Editionen eine schlechtere Qualit�t
- Um den mitgelieferten Wassershader nutzen zu k�nnen braucht es eine Grafikkarte mit Pixelshader 2.0. Und f�r den Levelexport die 3DGS Professional Edition
- Nach dem Levelexport funktioniert die Physikengine ebenfalls nur mit 3DGS Professional Edition

IceX 2.0 Editor ist verf�gbar auf www.stonehill-online.de und kostet 12,95 EUR

PS: Das Handbuch ist noch nicht verf�gbar. Es kommt erst die n�chsten 4-5 Tage.

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Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Frits] #196703 09/01/06 15:55 09/01/06 15:55
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,659 San Francisco JetpackMonkey Serious User
JetpackMonkey Serious User Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,659 San Francisco	I think this is something to do with clipping, like the clip_near value needs to be smaller. You might want to try setting clip_near to something much smaller, and perhaps clip_far to something higher. See if that helps! Good luck

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: JetpackMonkey] #196704 09/01/06 16:17 09/01/06 16:17
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 724 the Netherlands Frits User
Frits User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 724 the Netherlands	Clip_near is standard, clip_far=45000. Look at this picture; Now when I approach the water: The water is compleet??? Verry ???? Regards, Frits I like to keep scripting simple, life is hard enough as it is. Regards, Frits

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Frits] #196705 09/01/06 16:39 09/01/06 16:39
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,659 San Francisco JetpackMonkey Serious User
JetpackMonkey Serious User Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,659 San Francisco	what's the water made of? an hmp? mdl? maybe it needs more vertices in between?

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: JetpackMonkey] #196706 09/02/06 09:07 09/02/06 09:07
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 724 the Netherlands Frits User
Frits User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 724 the Netherlands	The water is a standard terrain (33 x 33 vertices) changed into a model and scaled 15 times (bigger). I have attached the action 'nice_waves' to it from waves on watersurface AUM 34. EDIT; When I remove the action the water keeps visible al the time. Can you do something with this info? Regards, Frits Last edited by Frits; 09/02/06 09:10. I like to keep scripting simple, life is hard enough as it is. Regards, Frits

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Frits] #196707 09/02/06 09:49 09/02/06 09:49
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 324 Germany M maybenew Senior Member
maybenew Senior Member M Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 324 Germany	frits: your problems are the result a result of the alphasorting of the engine and the multitexture effect of icx. as i assume your water is transparent, there are problems with the sorting of the transparent entities... add my.transparent = off; my.flare = off; to the terrain action. this should do the trick. if not then you will have to change the multitexturing effect-file... switch off alphasorting and blending in each render pass (dont know the commands in detail, search the forums..)

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: maybenew] #196708
09/02/06 10:26 09/02/06 10:26

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In the action 'nice_waves' I have set my.transparent=off; that did the trick.
But I like the water transparent so I commented out the parts that I don't need in the wdl file generated by IceX;

Code:


/////////////////////////////////////////////
//Script generated by IceX 2.0 Editor////////
/////////////////////////////////////////////

//bitmaps
bmap detail_texture1=<icx_detail1.tga>;
bmap detail_texture2=<icx_detail2.tga>;
bmap detail_texture3=<icx_detail3.tga>;
bmap detail_texture4=<icx_detail4.tga>;
 
//variables
var d3d_autotransparency = on;
var d3d_mipmapping = 0;
 
////defines
//define _alpha_sort, flag1;
 
//functions
function mtl_terrain_multitex_init();
//function mtl_entity_alpha_init();
 
//material for terrain
material mtl_terrain_multitex
{
	skin1 = detail_texture1;
	skin2 = detail_texture2;
	skin3 = detail_texture3;
	skin4 = detail_texture4;
 
	event = mtl_terrain_multitex_init;
}
 
////material for entities
//material mtl_entity_default
//{
//	emissive_blue  = 0;
//	emissive_red   = 0;
//	emissive_green = 0;
//	ambient_blue  = 150;
//	ambient_red   = 150;
//	ambient_green = 150;
//	specular_blue  = 0;
//	specular_red   = 0;
//	specular_green = 0;
//	power = 1;
//	albedo = 15;
//}
 
////material for entities with tga skin
//material mtl_entity_alpha
//{
//	emissive_blue  = 0;
//	emissive_red   = 0;
//	emissive_green = 0;
//	ambient_blue  = 150;	
//	ambient_red   = 150;
//	ambient_green = 150;
//	specular_blue  = 0;
//	specular_red   = 0;
//	specular_green = 0;
//	power = 1;
//	albedo = 15;
//	
//	event=mtl_entity_alpha_init;
//	effect
//	"
//	texture entSkin1;
//	dword mtlSkill1;
//	
//	technique t1
//	{
//		pass p0
//		{
//			Texture[0]=<entSkin1>;
//			ZWriteEnable=True;
//			AlphaBlendEnable=False;
//			AlphaTestEnable=True;
//			AlphaRef=<mtlSkill1>;
//			AlphaFunc=Greater;
//			CullMode=CCW;
//			ColorArg1[0]=Texture;
//			ColorOp[0]=Modulate2X;
//			ColorArg2[0]=Diffuse;
//		}
//	}
//	";
//}
 
//initialising level
starter init_level
{
	level_load("first_level.wmb");
	
	wait(2);
	
	fog_color = 1;
	
	camera.fog_start = 100;
	camera.fog_end = 30000;
	camera.clip_near = 5;
	camera.clip_far = 45000;
	
	effect_load(mtl_terrain_multitex, "mtl_multitex.fx");
	bmap_to_mipmap(mtl_terrain_multitex.skin1);
	bmap_to_mipmap(mtl_terrain_multitex.skin2);
	bmap_to_mipmap(mtl_terrain_multitex.skin3);
	bmap_to_mipmap(mtl_terrain_multitex.skin4);
}
 
//function for terrain material
function mtl_terrain_multitex_init
{
	mtl.matrix11 = float(32);
	mtl.matrix22 = float(32);
	
}
 
////function for entity tga material
//function mtl_entity_alpha_init
//{
//	mtl.skill1=pixel_for_vec(vector(128,0,0),0,8888);
//}
// 
////action for entity
//action f_entity_default
//{
//	//material
//	IF(my._alpha_sort == 0){ my.material=mtl_entity_default; }
//	IF(my._alpha_sort == 1){ my.material=mtl_entity_alpha; }
//}
 
action icx_terrain
{
	my.material=mtl_terrain_multitex;
	my.polygon=on;
	c_updatehull(my,1);
}

set the my.transparent=on in the action nice_waves, but then the same problem occurs, so how can I get my water transparent without the discribed happenings??

Regards,
Frits

I like to keep scripting simple, life is hard enough as it is.
Regards,
Frits

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Frits] #196709 09/02/06 10:36 09/02/06 10:36
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,436 Germany, Luebeck Xarthor Expert
Xarthor Expert Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,436 Germany, Luebeck	Quote: add my.transparent = off; my.flare = off; to the terrain action. this should do the trick. Try what maybenew said.

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Xarthor] #196710 09/02/06 10:40 09/02/06 10:40
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 724 the Netherlands Frits User
Frits User Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 724 the Netherlands	First line; Quote: In the action 'nice_waves' I have set my.transparent=off; that did the trick. How about that? I like to keep scripting simple, life is hard enough as it is. Regards, Frits

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Frits] #196711 09/02/06 12:22 09/02/06 12:22
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,436 Germany, Luebeck Xarthor Expert
Xarthor Expert Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4,436 Germany, Luebeck	Yes but you said you still want the water to be transparent. So did you test what maybenew said? Btw: He meant the _Terrain_ and _not_ the water!

Re: IceX 2.0 Release Version [Re: Xarthor] #196712 09/02/06 18:48 09/02/06 18:48
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 8,177 Netherlands PHeMoX Senior Expert
PHeMoX Senior Expert Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 8,177 Netherlands	You should simply not use tga's here or any other format which uses an alpha channel, that should fix it and then you can use a transparent water too ... Cheers PHeMoX, Innervision Software (c) 1995-2008 For more info visit: Innervision Software

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