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[kukanani]

Cylab, is there a way to implement/add a repeating texture over a TerrainSurface or ChunkedTerrain?  I would like to put a rock or dirt-looking texture over the terrain surface, to make it look more realistic.  Also, maybe support for different blending modes, etc.?

[Mathias 'cylab' Henze]

The texture-lod code is not ready, but what you are asking for should be already possible using normal xith (multi-)texturing support. I will try to add this to the TerrainTest5 tomorrow if I find time or at the weekend. If you have your source in a versioning system (svn/cvs) and are willing to give me access, we could also directly implement it in your code.

[kukanani]

If you have your source in a versioning system (svn/cvs) and are willing to give me access, we could also directly implement it in your code.

No, sorry, I am not using any versioning system.

But BTW, are versioning systems compatible with non-open-source code?

Thanks about the textures thing.

[Marvin Fröhlich]

But BTW, are versioning systems compatible with non-open-source code?

Of course. Versioning Systems are independent of the source code or even the general content being stored in it. Though you cannot (or shouldn't) commit anything to an (e.g.) sourceforge project, if you don't want to opensource it.

Marvin

[kukanani]

Yeah, that's why I don't use CVS/SVN - my MMORPG is not open source (or at least, it's not supposed to be, but with all the hackers these days... );

[Mathias 'cylab' Henze]

Please update your Xith-tk source and take a look into TerrainTest5. I added a GridShader implementation to show the use of detail textures:

Code:

    /**
     * Constructs a GridShader with detail texture support.
     * 
     * @param colorTexture the name/path of the main color texture for the grid.
     * @param detailTexture the name/path of the repeating detail texture.
     * @param detailRepeat the amount of repetitions (per side) of the detail texture
     * @param blendMode the blend mode of the detail texture (see TextureAttributes)
     */
    public DetailTextureSurface(String colorTexture, String detailTexture, float detailRepeat, int blendMode)

Enjoy

[kukanani]

Should line 148 of TerrainTest5 be:

Code:

surface= new DetailTextureSurface("terrain-splat.png", "rock_details.png", 4, TextureAttributes.BLEND);

Or is it just me.  I get the "black and white alternating thing" when I try the original line.

Great work though. Thanks

[Mathias 'cylab' Henze]

Hmm, worked for me. The textures are loaded using the TextureLoader, so maybe your classpath settings differ from mine. Does it work for you with the altered line?

[kukanani]

Yeah, but that's fine.  Whatever works for you  .  I'll just change the line and use my own private version.

[Mathias 'cylab' Henze]

Fine. As you might have noticed by looking into the DetailTextureSurface.java, the implementation is quite simple. Feel free to copy the code and roll your own surface. Maybe by using more texture units and providing different Appearances for different regions of your terrain. Only the detail parameter will always be 0, since texture lod is not implemented yet.