LODs for large scale ground textures?

Noth · Sep 2017

I've been finding it tough to balance details between close up / mid / far away while creating large area ground textures. Something like a desert or grassland. I find that the high frequency details that look nice close up tend to create repetition or even noise further away. I am creating larger scale details too, for that scale, but the details intended for close up still make themselves known. I was thinking that LODs for textures would be nice too, but a search didn't display anything like that. I know LOD models switch to new lower res models, but do they ever switch to different specifically made textures, and not just down-res'd versions?

Cheers!

poopipe · Sep 2017

It certainly happens. Most engines will allow for Shader lodding too, often roughness will be increased or normal maps dropped but there's no reason it couldn't be extended to changing other maps

PixelGoat · Sep 2017

You could always manually paint out or lessen the contrast in your mipmaps to reduce the tiling

Obscura · Sep 2017

You can also use different tiling values for different distances.

Noth · Sep 2017

All good ideas. Thanks guys.

LODs for large scale ground textures?

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