42 replies to this topic

[KurtBlissZ]

Im not getting the terrain to popup at all. just the sprite on the top left corner. Can anyone help me?

[brett14]

My guess is it's a depth issue. Can't help you without you providing an example, sorry.

~~Brett14;

[KurtBlissZ]

opps I had to wait for a little bit. sorry I'm a retard.

Edited by kurtbliss, 10 July 2010 - 11:08 PM.

[brett14]

You can save the grid with ds_grid_write(); and write that string to a file, and then read it from a file to generate the heightmap. It's much faster at loading then turning the heightmap into a grid and then turning the grid into a model (Almost instant vs a couple seconds)

[whiteshadow]

this is an awsome engine. im going to use it in my game and credit will be given. there is a problem sometimes the player is lower than it should and sometimes it is higher. i dont klnow if it is from my programing or this. thanks anyway

[brett14]

there is a problem sometimes the player is lower than it should and sometimes it is higher

This is probably your programming because it mathematically returns the correct Z values on the terrain based on the X,Y positions

[whiteshadow]

there is a problem sometimes the player is lower than it should and sometimes it is higher

This is probably your programming because it mathematically returns the correct Z values on the terrain based on the X,Y positions

i have an object that has the get z script in the create event an is sometimes drawn below the terrain or its sometimes floating. do you know why and could you possibly run me throught the ds_grid_write. thanks

Edited by whiteshadow, 03 November 2010 - 08:38 AM.

[brett14]

I can't help you without some code. Either upload the buggy code, or PM me the .gmk. HOWEVER - I'll be gone for 3 days so it may be a while for you to get the result.

[programmmer5]

this is great
and it would be better if you added shadows and multiple textures
this is awsome
and hope you can update it

[programmmer5]

hey i cant place any of my models in this example
they all end up near the position (0;0)

first i thought that the terrain was way bigger than the room (witch it was)
and corected it by shrinking down the size of the terrain to the room size, but it still
ends up in the same position.

and when i try to make my models appear on the higher parts of the terrain by using your code

z=terrain_get_z(x,y);

it creates at the moast random x values.

and lastly how do you change the z value of the player to the terrain?

[brett14]

same problem as the last person, I can't help you without you supplying code. Chances are (judging by the random X values) you acidently are creating it at

instance_create(terrain_get_z(x,y),y,instance);

however that is a complete guess.

and lastly how do you change the z value of the player to the terrain?

z=terrain_get_z(x,y);

and in you're projection code put the zfrom variable to either z or z+(how tall the player is). Put the zto variable to the same thing as zfrom +/- your zdirection

hey i cant place any of my models in this example

You should really use an editor MADE for 3D to do this, not the built in 2D editor for gamemaker. There have been many made (just search for some) and I too have made a couple (Editor14, Dark Region)

Edited by brett14, 01 December 2010 - 12:54 AM.

[monstrous123]

Cheers it was really quick and easy to use - is there any way i can stretch one large texture over the whole map though? I've seen it done before and it would be perfect for my game... Any ideas?

[brett14]

read the first post.

[dohyung97022]

When this game goes to another room, it makes all the stuff in variable y upsied down.
What is the variable in one of your script that makes it happen??
(When it goes to a 2d demention room);

Edited by dohyung97022, 27 January 2011 - 12:00 AM.

[Venomous]

When this game goes to another room, it makes all the stuff in variable y upsied down.
What is the variable in one of your script that makes it happen??
(When it goes to a 2d demention room);

Call d3d_end().
As long as 3d mode is on, 2d rooms will be drawn upside down.

Edited by XtraButter, 27 January 2011 - 12:44 AM.

[brett14]

It is not my scripts, its due to the fact the 3D mode is turned on. When 3D is turned of the view gets flipped. Call d3d_end.

Edited by brett14, 27 January 2011 - 01:01 AM.

[dohyung97022]

WOW
this was simple...
I thought this happened because of the scripts...

Have my Thanks!

[GS-games]

Works nice, but how do I change the texture repeats within the model?

Edited by GS-games, 10 February 2013 - 11:51 AM.

[aburgin]

Greetings !!

to Brett14....

I love the work here, but there is an issue. It appears that for some reason, when changing rooms, the terrain is not fully regenerated. It appears the height map array is inverted or changed with random numbers.

As an example I used your demo (which is great)... but if you add a second room that is a duplicate of the first room (except use a different texture map) and program the "F" and "B" keys to from room to room, the array is not re-generated, as you would expect. It appears corrupted (?!?).

I've noted, in GM8x, you can use the "persistence" check box to keep the terrain the same, except then the global terrain array is kept the same through all rooms. The texture doesn't change as it should.

Any Ideas ?????

nope... not using d3d_end()

I tried playing with d3d_start() in the terrain object, but that yields a flat texture map.

Maybe the question is....... How do I make the room re-load the terrain as it does on first load. Do I need to destroy the array in memory ?? ... load the height map and texture from file ??

What am I missing ????

yes, I have created a GM8 file, if needed.

Edited by aburgin, 23 February 2012 - 11:12 PM.

[denton]

Greetings !!

to Brett14....

I love the work here, but there is an issue. It appears that for some reason, when changing rooms, the terrain is not fully regenerated. It appears the height map array is inverted or changed with random numbers.

As an example I used your demo (which is great)... but if you add a second room that is a duplicate of the first room (except use a different texture map) and program the "F" and "B" keys to from room to room, the array is not re-generated, as you would expect. It appears corrupted (?!?).

I've noted, in GM8x, you can use the "persistence" check box to keep the terrain the same, except then the global terrain array is kept the same through all rooms. The texture doesn't change as it should.

Any Ideas ?????

nope... not using d3d_end()

I tried playing with d3d_start() in the terrain object, but that yields a flat texture map.

Maybe the question is....... How do I make the room re-load the terrain as it does on first load. Do I need to destroy the array in memory ?? ... load the height map and texture from file ??

What am I missing ????

yes, I have created a GM8 file, if needed.

Yeah I'm having the same problem, I got around it by just making the heightmap massive and just keeping it persistent. but now i need to do something that requires me to have more terrains, Did anyone figure this out?