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UDK: Terrain & Foliage related questions
Hello! Over at my Building an environment thread I've ran in to some troubles within UDK, specifically with the terrain tools. Additionally, I have some questions about lighting foliage. Hopefully I can get some help here and regurgitate it over there! * Any tips for lighting foliage/foliage material setup for better… -
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Jordan! Right on man. I'm excited to try out this stuff when I get home. So excited that I typed this reply with pelvic thrusts. -
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But its totally awesome, so who cares :p Maybe you could figure out how to move the mesh/sprite based on the camera position? As long as your meshes aren't unique, you should be fine... Edit: WOW way to totally ignore my post Jordan :P -
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1. You have to use the mesh placement tool, http://udn.epicgames.com/Three/ContentBlog.html#Advanced Mesh Placement 2. I think you can File->Export terrain objects in the editor window -
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Hmm! I'll try these things out. Alternatively, I am starting to think of using a static mesh as my terrain and just using the blend painting tools. If I were to do that... 1 - How would I go about getting grass to show up on that mesh? Would I have to manually place all my grass? 2 - Can I export UDK terrain to an OBJ? -
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http://www.hourences.com/book/tutorialsue3terrain.htm Look under the Materials section. I realize you know how to do this already, but look at his UPDATE right under the painting terrain picture. I had a problem last night where my terrain turned white while I was painting and I just moved the entire terrain a tiny amount… -
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As far as I know, normal maps should work as long as it's plugged into your material. Try doing a build and playing in game. -
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Hi Adam about point 2, even if I'm sure you already tried it, in the Material Editor main toolbar, you got a green V sign icon, between the eye and "P" icon, it "Applies changes to the original material and its use in the world". Then you still have to save the material once you're done, and the package too, but it should… -
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You can make nice grass in UDK with the volume placement tool. It has control for falloff and LODs. Just make a volume, tell it what mesh(s), it's to stick to and go from there. Really easy to set up and looks nice. -
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That's funny, because every time I look at your thread I do the same thing... Yeah, everyone at work thinks I'm a perv and I leave messes on the desks!
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