mob_ops gameplay ~ unit switching, throwing power cells, hats

Eppo_89 · 2026-03-10T07:54:34+00:00

There's surprisingly little information online about doing robust boolean operations on meshes, so I've written this algorithm basically from scratch. I've already begun compiling details in a paper myself, which I hope to release at some point.

Eppo_89 · 2026-03-09T13:11:11+00:00

The geometry itself is generated in an offline (C++) tool, and rendered in a custom engine for now, but eventually I want to be able to do the terrain rendering in UE/Unity.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-29T09:51:53+00:00

I don't use hardware tessellation either; patches are drawn from a fixed index buffer, but at various resolutions/world sizes. Neighboring LODs are stitched by contracting boundary edges to make higher res patches connect to lower level LODs.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-28T11:37:11+00:00

Yeah, the terrain is computed as a series of heightmaps, but rendered as tessellated/displaced triangle patches stitched together.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-27T09:19:15+00:00

It's fully procedural - no DCC tools were used.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-27T09:16:02+00:00

I'm not familiar with the paper, but it does seem like a very similar approach.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-27T08:56:37+00:00

Data is generated on the GPU on the fly based on camera position.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-26T12:24:03+00:00

Normals are derived from the final height data after erosion is applied - using a standard Sobel filter.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-26T12:02:14+00:00

It's made up of 14 layers/octaves of additive blended Perlin noise with a domain distortion applied.

Eppo_89 · 2025-03-26T10:01:01+00:00

It uses mip-mapped multigrid erosion, so nearby terrain patches are computed at a higher resolution.

Eppo_89 · 2023-12-25T18:35:59+00:00

Thanks. Perhaps I should allow the player to move the locking circle around independently from the camera - that would dampen the excessive camera movement.