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[asasinuxp]

Next week I will release a new version,with the road fixed,smoother.Then I will add trackside objects,and the scenery.

Will the road get a little bit smoother at the parts there there are height transitions?

Yes.

 

[Stereo]

It's quite nice, is the steep part very early that steep in real life? I was like "I hope I get up there".

It seems like the height map is lower resolution than the road map, so whenever the road goes "downhill" (generally towards the start) it drops, then rises again as it goes uphill, rather than following a generally rising route over more detailed hills.

There are only a couple sections where it's particularly noticeable, one's near the start, and then later,

 

[asasinuxp]

In reality,the slope is not so abrupt.See the start line and the end line of this track in google earth(I hope that you have 6,to see the 3d images):
View attachment Documents.zip

 

[asasinuxp]

I found a command that has eased my work.Tonight I will upload a version with a smoother road.
Now I will need to find this type of grass: http://vladimirionas.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/transfagarasan_road.jpg

 

[Alexander Knoll]

hmm...not 100% but free^^

http://tonytextures.com/blog_de/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Grass_Texture_Free_Download.zip

 

[asasinuxp]

Ok,thanks.

 

[boomer541]

I looked at the .kmz files you posted, but they are in the wrong format. You apparently used Google Earth 4 and I can load them into Blender if they are in the regular Google Earth .kmz format.

 

[asasinuxp]

That files are only waypoints,not paths.If you want,I can upload the path in format .kml or kmz.

 

[QuadCoreMax]

Take your time creating the track....important is to get it right !

I've also tried for my first track BTB which is a great app to create tracks, still I wonder how you'll merge the mountains & all the stuff to your existing track. I would use heightmaps to get the terrain right & then from there, create the rest.

 

[camsinny]

The problem with the DEM around the fagarasan is it's quite low res.

I was going to start this track myself actually, was gathering data but got stuck when I was looking for terrain height data. IMHO that's one of the most important things - especially on a track like this which relies on the scenery and elevation so heavily. That's what I'd probably spend the most time on.

 

[asasinuxp]

Where I can find tree wall textures? This is ugly(and inappropriate):

Edit: And this is an in-game screen:

In game it looks like there's no problem.
A version just to test and receive feedback about treewall: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QKIBMPE1 (run non_cg version of Racer)

 

[Alexander Knoll]

hmm...i found ony this...may be you can edit it...

DivShare File - free-tree-line-horizon-texture.zip

 

[asasinuxp]

In that zone I will need fir trees.But in game I doesn't notice that difference in texture.

 

[QuadCoreMax]

You have some problems with your 'frustum' so you really need to extend further your track to your skydome...
And sure, scenery is missing, I mean the details you'll see from your perspective/camera view from a good distance even though you could constrain cams as desired....hmmm

I've came some time ago with a whole new concept, done in Crytek Engine 2, where my map was extracted/generated from a HM & exported from there & further modded...

 

[Mr Whippy]

Just use 3DS Max... 2010 or something is probably the nicest (imo)

Once learnt it's well worth the investment in time if you want to make really nice stuff.

Dave

 

[Some1]

Where I can find tree wall textures? This is ugly(and inappropriate):

If you have some skills in image editing (photoshopping) and you have some nice regular billboard trees, you can actually create your own tree walls quite easily.

Just create a 1024x256 (or 2048x256 or 2048x512) texture and start adding the regular trees there, but leave a little bit of empty space on both ends of the texture. Then do a texture offset horizontally 50% (that is, moving the image horizontally half the width of the texture so that the empty space is in the center of the image) and add a few more trees to fill the empty gap.

Then merge all trees together so the alpha channel is preserved and you have your tree wall!

 

[Lipton]

If you have some skills in image editing (photoshopping) and you have some nice regular billboard trees, you can actually create your own tree walls quite easily.

Just create a 1024x256 (or 2048x256 or 2048x512) texture and start adding the regular trees there, but leave a little bit of empty space on both ends of the texture. Then do a texture offset horizontally 50% (that is, moving the image horizontally half the width of the texture so that the empty space is in the center of the image) and add a few more trees to fill the empty gap.

Then merge all trees together so the alpha channel is preserved and you have your tree wall!

That's brilliant!

 

[johnthelemon]

Hi there. Could you please reduce your road cross-section to just 2 points, representing the margins?
It makes adding splines hundreds of times easier, and they will match the road 100%, so no more car hanging or pinball jumping.

 

[Mr Whippy]

Noooo, splines can now be used just for AI and mini-map... so you can author them on a separate mesh (isolated in TrackEd), and then drive on a higher density mesh
Flat road surfaces are bland and boring to drive on... even on a race track the flat cross-section leaves a lot to be desired!

Dave

 

[justasimfan]

Well there are 3d modeling sites like turbosquid -through turbosquid is too expensive.There are sites out there that have many models and textures for free! (Just google 3d model markets )