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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #60 on: October 16, 2011, 04:56:21 PM »
What victory point actually shows up in multiplayer games?

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« Reply #61 on: October 20, 2011, 02:35:58 AM »
I'm having trouble with hedge splines: There's always gaps between them, even if I set the spacing to a minimum it doesn't seem to stop this. The best I've been able to do is duplicate and displace hedge splines - about three splines for each hedge. Even still, the random rotation, and the fact I have the spline choosing between 3 hedge objects, means there are still gaps. Can someone tell me how to do hedges properly? Thanks.
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« Reply #62 on: October 20, 2011, 02:43:14 AM »
Sorry, I don't have an awnser for that one. But could someone describe to me how to set the ground on fire, or even just embers? I have a few areas that need to look like fire took the area down, especially on buildings.
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« Reply #63 on: October 20, 2011, 07:48:36 AM »
I'm having trouble with hedge splines: There's always gaps between them, even if I set the spacing to a minimum it doesn't seem to stop this. The best I've been able to do is duplicate and displace hedge splines - about three splines for each hedge. Even still, the random rotation, and the fact I have the spline choosing between 3 hedge objects, means there are still gaps. Can someone tell me how to do hedges properly? Thanks.

set 'spacing' to -0.50 to -0.50 and wall mode on.

Sorry, I don't have an awnser for that one. But could someone describe to me how to set the ground on fire, or even just embers? I have a few areas that need to look like fire took the area down, especially on buildings.

Maxi made another topic about visuals. Go search there, I'm sure it'll be there.

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« Reply #64 on: October 20, 2011, 02:48:36 PM »
Oh, spacing can be negative. Thanks dude!
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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #65 on: October 20, 2011, 05:34:19 PM »
Sorry, I don't have an awnser for that one. But could someone describe to me how to set the ground on fire, or even just embers? I have a few areas that need to look like fire took the area down, especially on buildings.

Maxi made another topic about visuals.

Yep, he did, most likely.

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« Reply #66 on: October 21, 2011, 01:30:30 AM »
Another hedgerow question: Should I worry about adding a deform to my hedge splines, i.e. is it something done in, say, Angoville? Also, what's the best shape profile to use? Thanks.
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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #67 on: October 22, 2011, 07:03:08 PM »
There is now problem with adding a deform to your hedgerow splines, try to round the deform, using the tool which appears after you click on the "Edit profile" button.

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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #68 on: October 28, 2011, 05:35:47 PM »
What's the difference between a decal and a splat?
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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #69 on: October 28, 2011, 05:57:19 PM »
splats can have cover decals can't.
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« Reply #70 on: October 28, 2011, 08:17:11 PM »
How to remove the impass sectors?

There are orange impass and red ones. I can only remove the orange ones.

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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #71 on: October 28, 2011, 08:23:44 PM »
The red ones canĀ“t be removed, because they appear as a result of placed map objects (so you have to remove the map object).
The other ones are part of the Impass Editor, so you can remove them manually.
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« Reply #72 on: October 28, 2011, 08:29:28 PM »
But i removed the objects as you see and the red areas are still there  :-[

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« Reply #73 on: October 28, 2011, 10:02:21 PM »
splats can have cover decals can't.

If I want a purely visual effect on the ground, is it better to use decals or splats? I opened up the Angoville map that I found in one of the EF folders and noticed it had no decals; it was all splats.
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Re: Noobish mapping questions post here
« Reply #74 on: October 29, 2011, 12:30:56 PM »
But i removed the objects as you see and the red areas are still there  :-[

Either update the impass map :P (Overlay > Regenarte all pathfinding)
or there are some objects under the earth or they are part of a object spline.

splats can have cover decals can't.

If I want a purely visual effect on the ground, is it better to use decals or splats? I opened up the Angoville map that I found in one of the EF folders and noticed it had no decals; it was all splats.

I think decals are "cheap" versions of splats and may be disabled on low graphic settings.
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