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[Kablammo11]

Very sorry, Armand, but I do see a picture. So does Neal. Has to be you - perhaps your browser is set to block videos or needs a plugin for mp4?

[Dazmaniac]

Video working on my phone too.

[NoPutt]

[Brucey Mc]

The newly released expanded deluxe version of Tusk is excellent btw

[NoPutt]

My early idea is to have a grist mill or a gin mill close

to the river... something along these lines..

Just experimenting for now, but I'll have it

in a scene with water soon.

 

[Drgnslyr221]

Great start.

[Armand]

Very sorry, Armand, but I do see a picture. So does Neal. Has to be you - perhaps your browser is set to block videos or needs a plugin for mp4?

 

Hmmm ... didn't do anything to my system, but now it shows just fine.  Looks pretty good!

[Kablammo11]

My early idea is to have a grist mill or a gin mill close to the river... something along these lines..

Just experimenting for now, but I'll have it in a scene with water soon.

 

Nice one. I hope that you realise that the tapered look of the spokes in your water wheel is caused by photographic motion blur. The photographer picked a longer exposure time to bring out the water a bit better, the spokes moving faster near the outside appear larger. Entirely your call, but that would mean that in your 3D replication the wheel spokes should be a bit slimmer and of the same width throughout.

I try not to be such a fusspot - though I really am, but usually I force myself to keep a lid on it - but this thread is heading very nicely towards the 2K mark, so this would be one more nearer...

[NoPutt]

I did realize that illusion as I could see through

the wheel spokes in the photo. I tried thin spokes but

it looked more like a bicycle wheel at the speed

I desired. I may change speed and spokes again

once the water is added. We could add many more

post discussing paddle angle, water velocity, and 

efficiency constants, but I'll be happy if it just appears

to move water.

[Kablammo11]

(Going) "Ooooh..." (with a squeaky, elderly female voice, raising my handbag and holding it with both hands in front of my chest like a British sitcom dowager.)

Well! That sounded snippy. Apologies to you if I offended, Neal...

 

But very well, let's talk about something else...

All 5 sisters died in the legend, btw, I have no extra sisters left to dispatch anywhere.

 

Days 3, 4 and 5 of the Five Sisters project: Morphology and distance textures.

 

 

What may look, to the uniformed eye, like a single texture, is in fact a mixture of 4 different ones. They are all variations of the original base alpine texture shown in previous images, but rotated, resized and each bestowed with different degrees of "rockiness".

 

 

...and then painted onto the terrain to match its contours: Steep slopes get the deep creases, soft slopes the stone and rubble collections, intermediate ones the bulky rockage etc... Of course, seen from the top, this looks quite messy. So...

 

 

...the effect only kicks in properly when seen from the bottom of the valley. The image above is about follow cam height....

 

 

And that's how it will look standing on the 1st tee. But these textures are made for distance viewing - if you'd ever went there in the game, they would look awful and pixelated from nearby. So down here, closer to the course, they will be relieved by a set of more suitable, sharper close range textures (yet to be made) and then transition into CF meshes.

 

 

And the hole thing will be surrounded by one whopping big extra landscape layer with even higher, snow-capped mountain giants. Depending on how this looks, I might even add snowy tops to this main terrain. We'll see.

I absolutely enjoy building this course the wrong way around, starting with the scenery first and working towards the course, instead of first laying down meshes and treating the surroundings like a pesky afterthought. 

 

 

The mountains are a dominant part of the back story - which will be told in due time - and the golfing challenge itself. The first 9 holes are all long and uphill, a dreadful ascent, the back 9 will be much shorter and downhill, easier and friendlier to play, though stopping the ball might be an issue sometimes.

Thanks for watching and reading.

 

[NoPutt]

Offended? By what? Can't say that I've ever been

offended unless it was by an odor, but certainly not

written words. 

Now, back to the 5 Sisters. I'm hoping there will be

plenty of rest stops on the front, uphill golf wears

me out fast. Have you considered a a ski-lift instead

of golf carts? Oh well, I'll know you're getting serious

about the 5 Sisters when Tara makes her first appearance.

(This post was written in a non-offensive tone, any offence given was not intended)

[Kablammo11]

[olazaboll]

She must be one of the "7 sisters for 7 brothers" ???? ... got her number ????

[NoPutt]

Nice Textures and Lighting, If you need help with Planting just holler. Rock On!

[Kablammo11]

When I SAY alpine, I MEAN alpine!

 

The bad news: Bring lots of woollies and dress in layers

The good news: At 1'650 m above sea level (5'000 ft), your golf ball will travel a lot further.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh why oh why can't I just simply create a standard golf course without any frills? As if the blithering philistines out there would ever appreciate anything different than the usual, muddy, greenish, mediocre fare. How can these rubes ever be worthy of attaining access to this, the realm of the...

 

 

(Yup, that'll be the splashie...)

[mcthommo]

Looking very nice K11

Been away for a while due to PC issues- issue is I don't have one at the moment due to office issues- issue is I don't have one at the moment

Have I missed anything?

[NoPutt]

Blammocorp has an affinity for placing golf courses

in strange lands. I am not fooled by this clever

camouflage, knowing that there is an inherent evil

at work behind the scenes. Go ahead and be drawn

in by the crystal clear waterfalls, the majestic alpine

atmosphere, and the promise of longer drives, but

you'll walk away with nothing but your woolies, wondering

what happened to your money and your clubs.

Very Nice K11, will there be a snowy particle effect?

[Mike Jones]

A few posts deleted. Funny stuff guys but lets keep this child safe please. Not every aspiring course designer is a middle age male!

[highfade]

Apologies. I'll be more considerate.

[Dazmaniac]

Point taken MJ.

Though the youth of the UK won't be frequenting these boards, they're too busy running round shooting and stabbing each other and swearing their heads off, lol.