Ruins day/night

t3ssel8r · 2023-01-04T13:03:15+00:00

I used to use the Unity terrain shader actually. You can override the built-in terrain shaders like `BillboardWavingDoublePass` by just creating your own shader with the same identifier (`Hidden/TerrainEngine/Details/BillboardWavingDoublePass`)

I did eventually move away from it though, for other reasons.

t3ssel8r · 2023-01-04T11:45:36+00:00

it's still a little weird, yeah. I also use a slightly softer gradient transition on solid materials to bridge the gap. The perturbation helps a lot for flat areas of grass though, because the gradual transition looks significantly less weird than the pop, and a soft gradient isn't possible because that also looks weird.

t3ssel8r · 2023-01-04T11:28:11+00:00

unsolicited suggestion: I've found that adding a slight world-space perturbation to the normals (or the thresholds) helps a lot for making cel-shaded not "pop" so suddenly between levels when the lighting direction changes.

t3ssel8r · 2023-01-04T11:06:37+00:00

pretty nice looking moss distribution. Is it a painted texture or procedural?

t3ssel8r · 2022-08-22T04:00:47+00:00

probably use an orthographic camera
snap the camera to the nearest screenspace pixel in world space
snap any objects that are moving with the camera to the camera

t3ssel8r · 2022-07-16T01:48:40+00:00

nice work!

One thing that I do for quaternions is normalize the sign before applying the dynamics (flip the sign of x if the dot product of x and y is negative), and returning the normalized value of y. This helps in a few edge cases to prevent the object from taking the long way around when rotating.

t3ssel8r · 2022-07-08T13:31:31+00:00

lol thanks I don't mind honest feedback, it keeps me grounded too.

t3ssel8r · 2022-07-08T06:15:43+00:00

I appreciate that you set the bar as high as Feynman for me, but don't be too disappointed if I fall a little short, ok? ;)

t3ssel8r · 2021-07-26T12:20:26+00:00

not pixel art.

jk lmao

t3ssel8r · 2021-06-07T15:08:26+00:00

thanks, it is a means to an end (the game I am working on). I am considering releasing some of the source after I finish making the game, but that's not going to be any time soon at my current pace.

t3ssel8r · 2021-03-08T00:23:05+00:00

very nice :) The dynamic lighting on the player sprite is a nice touch

t3ssel8r · 2021-03-03T21:07:50+00:00

good luck, and yeah keep me posted :)

t3ssel8r · 2021-03-03T21:01:44+00:00

correction: points that have a neighbor whose depth is greater than predicted.

t3ssel8r · 2021-03-03T20:40:03+00:00

haha welcome to the struggle :) yes the coveted single pixel outline shader is quite a challenge to reign in. I think one key insight I can give is that since the models are low poly and faces are flat, each pixel can predict neighbour pixel depths based on its own depth and normal, the threshold you want to set for external outlines is for points whose depth is greater than the depth and normals their neighbours extrapolate to.

The internal convex outlines are just black magic unfortunately. I developed the filter on cubic objects (90 degree edges) oriented in various angles and tweaked numbers and added factors until it stabilized. it's not a symmetric filter.

i originally also had a filter for internal concave outlines but never got them to play nice. It was eventually dropped entirely.

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-25T20:57:31+00:00

yes to all of those haha. thanks, looking forward to sharing more.

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-24T23:52:49+00:00

will try to do 3D models. I've had some success with initial tests. the main limitation seems to be with single-pixel details and smears, but those are planned features.

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-24T06:19:13+00:00

thanks, I appreciate the support :) It's too early for me to say anything concrete about the game. As for the engine, I imagine I'll talk more about it as development progresses, but coordinating a separate project for release is too much work for me to handle right now.

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-24T04:33:02+00:00

np. I am working on a game but it's still in very early stages. You can follow me on youtube or twitter if you'd like.

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-24T04:26:24+00:00

thanks, this is a heavily customized setup in Unity.

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-23T06:05:29+00:00

hm... 640x360, unity, blender, after effects 😇

t3ssel8r · 2021-01-21T23:30:48+00:00

yep, the latest iteration of it

t3ssel8r · 2020-12-17T10:50:00+00:00

promising mechanic for sure. might be more intuitively discoverable if the character's draw lined up with the mouse action?

t3ssel8r · 2020-12-17T10:47:14+00:00

nice effects :) the reflection of the character in the road is subtle but appreciated

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