Want to create a vertical fluid surface...

=TE=Caldazar · 02-09-2004, 11:34 AM

I've been playing around with the xProcMesh properties a while, cause I want
to create a watery surface for the visualisation of my portal. I see there isn't
much to read about this in any forum and the lack of documentation is hitting
me in the face. So I'm hoping that more experienced mappers will come forth
and help me.

Maybe using a xProcMesh isn't the best way. Those of you who have seen the
movie Stargate know what kind of watery surface I'm looking for.

I would be grateful for tips and help on the subject...

red-pill · 02-09-2004, 12:26 PM

you could just rotate a fluid surface on to its side wouldnt that do the trick

DarkSaber · 02-09-2004, 02:37 PM

Well, as long as you don't want some weird and funky shape (like a banananannaana or something

) then a fluidsurfaceinfo will do you better than an xprocmesh. And yes they can be made vertical.

=TE=Caldazar · 02-09-2004, 06:04 PM

I guess you're right... it looked ok

Thanks!

Fecal Marmaset · 02-09-2004, 06:04 PM

Yeah you can rotate a fluid surface.

You'll have to hide the corners of the fluid surface with "braces" or something. (i stll have to hide mine)

I'm working on the same thing.

red-pill · 02-09-2004, 06:22 PM

to hide the corners make a texture with an alpha chanel similar to this the black being the alpha

that way it will look circular

Fecal Marmaset · 02-09-2004, 06:25 PM

Cool.

Can you point me to a tute or something on how to do that? It would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

EDIT: Will those corners still have fluid properties...like water? Just curious, as to whether I should block them.

red-pill · 02-09-2004, 08:21 PM

im not sure of any tutes but what you need to do is import in a texture made in a graphic editor i use photoshop with the black part as an alpha that you want invis then in unreal ed in your water textures properties add it to the opacity chanel like this

i know im terrible at explaining things lol maybe someone else can explain better or if you tell me the dimensions and water texture you are using i could do it for ya. and yeah the corners will still have fluid properties

=TE=Caldazar · 02-09-2004, 08:24 PM

Hehe, yes I kind of cheated too. I placed my "stargate" close to the wall and
made a round subtraction behind the mesh. This will look exactly like the alpha
solution, but using an alpha would probably be considered "cleaner" mapping.

I would also appreciate a tutorial on that

=TE=Caldazar · 02-09-2004, 08:25 PM

Ooops, a bit late :P

Fecal Marmaset · 02-09-2004, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Hehe, yes I kind of cheated too. I placed my "stargate" close to the wall and made a round subtraction behind the mesh.

Yeah....might have to do that, for now.

red-pill · 02-09-2004, 08:45 PM

its very simple really.
you cant have a stargate going in to a wall that will ruin it that stargate looks real cool too Fecal

Ghost Enigma · 02-09-2004, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fecal Marmaset
Yeah you can rotate a fluid surface.

You'll have to hide the corners of the fluid surface with "braces" or something. (i stll have to hide mine)

I'm working on the same thing.

If this is a modification, or you want to do more with it, I would love to help out. Got a lot of Stargate weapons I've been working on for a mod awhile back and would be more then happy to give em to you.

Bonehed316 · 02-10-2004, 01:42 AM

my favorite part is that particular mesh is called "not-a-stargate"

Fecal Marmaset · 02-10-2004, 01:56 AM

Quote:

If this is a modification, or you want to do more with it, I would love to help out. Got a lot of Stargate weapons I've been working on for a mod awhile back and would be more then happy to give em to you.

Thanks!

I've been mapping since UT99, but haven't even tried making custom content. I'm a bit intimidated.

I'm gonna have to learn to make meshes & textures sooner or later. That stargate just isn't gonna cut it. IMO

I wouldn't have a clue, how to use/incorporate the weapons you speak of Ghost Enigma. That was nice of you to offer.

AkumuX · 02-10-2004, 01:28 PM

LOL I love Stargate (the movie and the TV Series). I remember running into the Stargate portal in the first Unreal game and yes that mesh in UT2k3 called 'NotAStargate' - that last one gave me a laugh too.

It seems someone over there at Epic or DE likes the Stargate (media) universe as well. I wish someone would make a good singleplayer game based around the Stargate universe and use the Unreal Engine. That would be SO sweet.

=TE=Caldazar · 02-10-2004, 01:36 PM

Heh, it's kind of ironic to name a mesh looking as it does "not-a-stargate".

Well *buuhuu* I'm gonna use it as a stargate

Ghost Enigma · 02-10-2004, 11:47 PM

Well, if anyone is interested in some Stargate, (the human weapons, Berretta 92fs, P90, etc...) just post and I would be more then happy to provide.

AkumuX · 02-11-2004, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by =TE=Caldazar
Heh, it's kind of ironic to name a mesh looking as it does "not-a-stargate".

Well *buuhuu* I'm gonna use it as a stargate

I'm sure it has something to do with not wanting to infringe on MGM's copyrights or something.

Ghost Enigma: I would love to have the SG1 weapons over the stock UT weapons anyday! P90's, SAW riffles, even the alien stuff like Zats and Staff Weapons.

Have you coded and animated them as well as modeled/textured them?

Ghost Enigma · 02-13-2004, 12:49 AM

Just modeled em. Haven't even had a chance to UVW em, but if somebody need them I could do that in a jiffy. Know a couple guys who could probably texture em too.

drwhojm · 02-13-2004, 11:22 AM

I can't remember where i saw the tutorial link (it was in this forum somewhere) but there was a tutorial for making water surfaces in a different way. an example of this is in my map below (CTF-Flax) have a look at that for a different way to do it

sandmanfvr · 03-19-2004, 10:20 AM

Sorry to dig up posts, but I was wondering did anybody get the water to stay IN the stargate? I would like a nice step by step tutorial on the texture thing to. Thanks.

sandmanfvr · 03-19-2004, 03:52 PM

Bump, anybody???

DigitalReaper · 03-21-2004, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Well, if anyone is interested in some Stargate, (the human weapons, Berretta 92fs, P90, etc...) just post and I would be more then happy to provide.

i might be able to use them for a non-UT related project

crunchywomble · 04-23-2004, 04:28 AM

do you guys know of a way to get the verticle fluid surface to clamp to a static mesh like it does to terrain?
like has anyone used the
array<int> ClampBitmap

property, which i think is a code thing.

02-09-2004, 11:34 AM	#1
=TE=Caldazar Designer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 64	Want to create a vertical fluid surface... I've been playing around with the xProcMesh properties a while, cause I want to create a watery surface for the visualisation of my portal. I see there isn't much to read about this in any forum and the lack of documentation is hitting me in the face. So I'm hoping that more experienced mappers will come forth and help me. Maybe using a xProcMesh isn't the best way. Those of you who have seen the movie Stargate know what kind of watery surface I'm looking for. I would be grateful for tips and help on the subject... __________________ There is a true path for everyone... but don't waste your time go looking for it. Current Project: DOM-Sahure (BETA Phase)

02-09-2004, 06:04 PM	#4
=TE=Caldazar Designer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 64	I guess you're right... it looked ok Thanks! __________________ There is a true path for everyone... but don't waste your time go looking for it. Current Project: DOM-Sahure (BETA Phase)

02-09-2004, 08:24 PM	#9
=TE=Caldazar Designer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 64	Hehe, yes I kind of cheated too. I placed my "stargate" close to the wall and made a round subtraction behind the mesh. This will look exactly like the alpha solution, but using an alpha would probably be considered "cleaner" mapping. I would also appreciate a tutorial on that __________________ There is a true path for everyone... but don't waste your time go looking for it. Current Project: DOM-Sahure (BETA Phase)

02-09-2004, 08:25 PM	#10
=TE=Caldazar Designer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 64	Ooops, a bit late :P __________________ There is a true path for everyone... but don't waste your time go looking for it. Current Project: DOM-Sahure (BETA Phase)

02-10-2004, 01:42 AM	#14
Bonehed316 break; Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,521	my favorite part is that particular mesh is called "not-a-stargate" __________________ Psyonix Studios http://www.psyonix.com/

02-09-2004, 12:26 PM	#2
red-pill DX\|RedPill Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: scotland Posts: 308	you could just rotate a fluid surface on to its side wouldnt that do the trick

02-09-2004, 02:37 PM	#3
DarkSaber Radiosity Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,097	Well, as long as you don't want some weird and funky shape (like a banananannaana or something ) then a fluidsurfaceinfo will do you better than an xprocmesh. And yes they can be made vertical.

02-09-2004, 06:04 PM	#5
Fecal Marmaset Optimize Goddammit! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,273	Yeah you can rotate a fluid surface. You'll have to hide the corners of the fluid surface with "braces" or something. (i stll have to hide mine) I'm working on the same thing.

02-09-2004, 06:22 PM	#6
red-pill DX\|RedPill Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: scotland Posts: 308	to hide the corners make a texture with an alpha chanel similar to this the black being the alpha that way it will look circular

02-09-2004, 06:25 PM	#7
Fecal Marmaset Optimize Goddammit! Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,273	Cool. Can you point me to a tute or something on how to do that? It would be much appreciated. Thanks. EDIT: Will those corners still have fluid properties...like water? Just curious, as to whether I should block them.

02-09-2004, 08:21 PM	#8
red-pill DX\|RedPill Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: scotland Posts: 308	im not sure of any tutes but what you need to do is import in a texture made in a graphic editor i use photoshop with the black part as an alpha that you want invis then in unreal ed in your water textures properties add it to the opacity chanel like this i know im terrible at explaining things lol maybe someone else can explain better or if you tell me the dimensions and water texture you are using i could do it for ya. and yeah the corners will still have fluid properties

02-09-2004, 08:45 PM	#12
red-pill DX\|RedPill Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: scotland Posts: 308	its very simple really. you cant have a stargate going in to a wall that will ruin it that stargate looks real cool too Fecal

02-10-2004, 01:28 PM	#16
AkumuX Be gone spiders! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 375	LOL I love Stargate (the movie and the TV Series). I remember running into the Stargate portal in the first Unreal game and yes that mesh in UT2k3 called 'NotAStargate' - that last one gave me a laugh too. It seems someone over there at Epic or DE likes the Stargate (media) universe as well. I wish someone would make a good singleplayer game based around the Stargate universe and use the Unreal Engine. That would be SO sweet. __________________ DM-FortressKitarn "So broccoli, mother says you're good for me. Well I'm afraid I'm no good for you!"

02-10-2004, 01:36 PM	#17
=TE=Caldazar Designer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Helsingborg, Sweden Posts: 64	Heh, it's kind of ironic to name a mesh looking as it does "not-a-stargate". Well buuhuu I'm gonna use it as a stargate __________________ There is a true path for everyone... but don't waste your time go looking for it. Current Project: DOM-Sahure (BETA Phase)

02-10-2004, 11:47 PM	#18
Ghost Enigma Bring good things to life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: United States of America Posts: 8,420	Well, if anyone is interested in some Stargate, (the human weapons, Berretta 92fs, P90, etc...) just post and I would be more then happy to provide. __________________ "The effect of custom, in preventing any misgiving respecting the rules of conduct which mankind impose on one another, is all the more complete because the subject is one on which it is not generally considered necessary that reasons should be given, either by one person to others, or by each to himself. People are accustomed to believe and have been encouraged in the belief by some who aspire to the character of philosophers, that their feelings, on subjects of this nature, are better than reasons, and render reasons unnecessary. The practical principle which guides them to their opinions on the regulation of human conduct, is the feeling in each person's mind that everybody should be required to act as he, and those with whom he sympathizes, would like them to act." "A narcissist is someone better looking than you are."

02-13-2004, 12:49 AM	#20
Ghost Enigma Bring good things to life Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: United States of America Posts: 8,420	Just modeled em. Haven't even had a chance to UVW em, but if somebody need them I could do that in a jiffy. Know a couple guys who could probably texture em too. __________________ "The effect of custom, in preventing any misgiving respecting the rules of conduct which mankind impose on one another, is all the more complete because the subject is one on which it is not generally considered necessary that reasons should be given, either by one person to others, or by each to himself. People are accustomed to believe and have been encouraged in the belief by some who aspire to the character of philosophers, that their feelings, on subjects of this nature, are better than reasons, and render reasons unnecessary. The practical principle which guides them to their opinions on the regulation of human conduct, is the feeling in each person's mind that everybody should be required to act as he, and those with whom he sympathizes, would like them to act." "A narcissist is someone better looking than you are."

03-19-2004, 10:20 AM	#22
sandmanfvr 100 Billion Dollars!!! Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 226	Sorry to dig up posts, but I was wondering did anybody get the water to stay IN the stargate? I would like a nice step by step tutorial on the texture thing to. Thanks. __________________ "All I want to know is God's thoughts, the rest is just details" - Albert Einstein System: Athlon XP Barton 3000+, 400 FSB MSI nForce 2 Board, 400 FSB 512 DDR 400 Ram MSI Geforce 4 TI 4400 80 gig HDD 32x CD-Burner DVD +/- RW My Map: DM-TheTomb

03-19-2004, 03:52 PM	#23
sandmanfvr 100 Billion Dollars!!! Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 226	Bump, anybody??? __________________ "All I want to know is God's thoughts, the rest is just details" - Albert Einstein System: Athlon XP Barton 3000+, 400 FSB MSI nForce 2 Board, 400 FSB 512 DDR 400 Ram MSI Geforce 4 TI 4400 80 gig HDD 32x CD-Burner DVD +/- RW My Map: DM-TheTomb

04-23-2004, 04:28 AM	#25
crunchywomble New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2	do you guys know of a way to get the verticle fluid surface to clamp to a static mesh like it does to terrain? like has anyone used the array<int> ClampBitmap property, which i think is a code thing. __________________ "Evacuate? In our moment of triumph? I think you overestimate their pants." The Star Wars Pants game.

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