Hi I have a problem with terrain.
First I don`t know which program to use to create heightmap file.
Second I don`t know the format of heightmap file (maybe RAW??)???
And finally textures loaded to terrain looks very ugly
terrain rendernig
Heightmaps are usually only greyscale bitmaps. In the case of addTerrainSceneNode, it is any image file. Black = Low, White = High. Everything in the middle is a shade of grey.
So, MS Paint in Windows or GIMP in Linux are two software choices.
As far as "ugly" textures. You need to define ugly. Do you mean pixelated up close? Use a higher resolution image. 2048x2048 for semi-large tiles is minimum.
I prefer the 2 pixel per 1 Irrlicht unit method myself. Especially if I am getting my camera really close to the object.
There are other reasons for "ugly" textures. Video card driver Level of Detail (LOD) settings. nVidia starts theirs at 0. -15 will make a very detailed but grainy texture. +15 will make a super smeared one.
So, MS Paint in Windows or GIMP in Linux are two software choices.
As far as "ugly" textures. You need to define ugly. Do you mean pixelated up close? Use a higher resolution image. 2048x2048 for semi-large tiles is minimum.
I prefer the 2 pixel per 1 Irrlicht unit method myself. Especially if I am getting my camera really close to the object.
There are other reasons for "ugly" textures. Video card driver Level of Detail (LOD) settings. nVidia starts theirs at 0. -15 will make a very detailed but grainy texture. +15 will make a super smeared one.
Crud, how do I do this again?