Rune Skovbo JohansenJul 9

I got translucency working on the trees ☀️🌳

Hell yeah, let's stroll!

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Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 11

Here's a fly-by with the new trees. The fact that they cast/receive shadows even in the distance makes a huge difference compared to the old Unity billboard ones, which destroyed the sense of depth in the distance.
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(Video of old trees here: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@runevision/112186261304893345)

Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 12
The tree leaves are now swaying in the wind. The "Grasslands - Stylized Nature" pack the trees are from actually already included a wind effect, but I implemented some simple tweaks to make it more to my liking. What do you think?
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Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 13

I found this postcard perfect view while exploring.

Also, the trees are now a bit more scruffy and not so smooth and rounded, which particularly changes how the tree coverage looks in the distance.
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Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 17
I needed to get proportions in my game sorted out, so I spawned these reference humans along the paths. This helped me better be able to tell if they look right compared to the trees and environment, and whether the player camera height also looks right compared to them.
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Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 17

The trees are larger in this video compared to previous ones. And usual for first person games, the camera height that looks best to me is at clavicle height.

I think I got things looking fairly natural now? Only issue is, what I arrived at works out to 1 meter being 0.85 units. 😫 That's a pain to work with, but it would also be a pain to scale everything up by 18%.

Show threadPer Vognsen
@runevision Weird nitpick: wind noise generator sounds too low pitch and might also need more dynamics over time? Probably not what you're concerned about right now. :) Been loving your nature procgen progress videos!
Jul 17 at 8:25pmPhanpy
Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 17
@pervognsen Right! I haven’t paid attention to the ambient sounds for a long time. I’m not even aiming for wind, but a sound of “nothing” in nature is elusive for me. I think I need a combo of BG subtle brown noise and a tree rustling sound which dynamically adapts to the tree density and directions around the player.
Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 18
@pervognsen How's this?
https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@runevision/114875416330511637
Rune Skovbo Johansen (@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place)

Attached: 1 video I tried to implement the sound of rustling leaves using the same point cloud sound system that I'm using for the water. #GameDev

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Show threadPer VognsenJul 18
@runevision Really good!
Show threadPer VognsenJul 18
@runevision The trailing edge on one of the alternating foot step sounds is a little uncomfortable to my ears but that's a nitpick; huge improvement and I can't wait to play this when you're done with it. :)
Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 19
@pervognsen Which step sounds? On gravel path, grass, or forest floor? There's some of them I'm not too fond of myself; gotta find and evaluate more footstep sounds at some point.
Show threadPer VognsenJul 19
@runevision Sorry, yeah, that was non-specific. One of the alternating step sounds on the brightest green grass is the one sounds a bit jarring and uncomfortable to me.
Show threadPer VognsenJul 19
@runevision BTW, are you synthesizing these dynamically from scratch?
Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 19
@pervognsen No these are purchased sound effects that I assume are recorded.
Show threadRune Skovbo JohansenJul 19
@pervognsen I think that's the same one I don't care for either. Good to get a push to do something about it. :)