HEK: Nice Water with Fog

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:08 pm

x13igDudex12 made a tutorial about how to make water.If you followed his tutorial you would notice that the results aren't that good(methinks).So i'm gonna show you how to make it with fog under it so you can't see the ground and how to make it look better.

3ds max
In 3ds max create a plane.It can be bigger\smaller go trough things it doesn't matter.Now copy the tif file "water mask" from the directory levels\b30\bitmaps to your map folder like levels\testmap\bitmaps and rename it to "water".In 3ds max rename the the category to "water!$" without quotations.The ! is for halo to know that it is water and the $ is for the fog.Now apply the bitmap and export the map.Convert the bitmaps in tool.exe and copy the tags\levels\b30\shaders\water.shader_transparent_water to your shader folder under for example tags\levels\testmap\shaders.Then compile your map.

Sapien
Open up Sapien.In Sapien you will see the water but no fog.So go under
cluster propesties the palletes and then click fog pallete and then click new instance.On the right side something appeared.Click on it and in the properties pallete rename it to fog and then click the three dots and then tags\levels\test\deathisland\water.fog.
Now back to the hierachy view go to fog and select where it says none choose fog.In the game window you water should be now sorrounded by a green thingy.
You made it!!!

Patrickssj6

Waverunner · Post by **Waverunner** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:25 pm

Show in game end result pictures!!

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:34 pm

my graphicard sux i can't see water:

this is from far away

darrylmir · Post by **darrylmir** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 12:55 pm

very nice but i got a problem i have a dark bit in the middel of my map who do i get rid of it?

here a screenshot

http://www.thedyingrace.co.uk/lake.JPG

EDIT: nm got it working now

sgtbotley · Post by **sgtbotley** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 1:18 pm

soz for this huge bump, but what do u link the plane to?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 9:44 pm

nice nice nice

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 6:57 am

evewrything in your map link to the frame.
so structure would be:
-frame
----skybox
----water!$

ddragon292 · Post by **ddragon292** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 11:17 pm

where do u get gravgun?

Patrickssj6 · Post by **Patrickssj6** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:11 am

ddragon292 wrote:where do u get gravgun?

^_^

I'll release it soon

I still have to make it user friendly.