GDC 2010 Presentation

[Michael Betke]

Then I would have to use a really huge model which is my skydome?

[Chris Paulson]

Then I would have to use a really huge model which is my skydome?

 

No, all you have to do is have a sphere big enough to cover the camera. It's an illusion with the sky dome as you place it in the background world.

 

So you have: -

 

background - for sky dome

normal - for all other rendering

foreground - for transparency

[Canardia]

It shouldn't be bigger than 1x1x1 meters, because then it fits perfectly around the camera (which is infinitely small, as it's a point). If you make it bigger, let's say 200x200x200 meters, then it still looks the same, but the FPS goes down.

[Josh]

If you make it bigger, let's say 200x200x200 meters, then it still looks the same, but the FPS goes down.

Why would performance decrease?

[Canardia]

Why would performance decrease?

No idea, I just remember that this happened when I tried different skybox sizes. It was way back in LE 2.0 though, maybe it behaves differently today.

[Michael Betke]

Updated first post with project screenshots.

HD videos on my Youtube channel.

[Flexman]

How did you implement the cables from the electricity pylons? Are they a 3D model you load in or do you have some neat script that generates them?

 

I 5* your video. Gate to the Minds Eye stuff but real-time.

[Michael Betke]

I wish I had a script.

 

I planned out the cables and did a modular set fitting to my terrain. Having a very basic spline function in the editor would be great.

[Pancakes]

I wish I had a script.

 

I planned out the cables and did a modular set fitting to my terrain. Having a very basic spline function in the editor would be great.

 

I think it would be great to get a version of this presentation as a Benchmark or a demo level or both!

[Michael Betke]

Maybe we'll release something soon.