Procedural texture blending
June 13th, 2006
I just added procedural texture blending to the Phoenix terrain; it now blends between different textures based on slope, and between variations of the same texture to reduce…
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Lugaru 2 movement
June 12th, 2006
All of the basic movement activities in Lugaru 2 are working now! Walking, running, crouching, sneaking, rolling, and jumping are fully functional. Phoenix (the Lugaru 2 game…
Announcing PhoenixUI (downloadable prototype)
June 6th, 2006
Hi, for those of you who don't frequent the forum, you probably don't know me. I am Jeff, David's twin brother and I have recently started working on Lugaru 2. I'll be updating my…
Rigging and animation
June 5th, 2006
Turner is now rigged (mostly) and set up with the physics-based animation system, so he can walk or run at any speed and in any situation and animate correctly. The screenshots I…
Textured Turner model
May 24th, 2006
Here is the Lugaru 2 version of Turner! This is his base model; we haven't added any fur shaders or other effects yet.
More shadows
May 18th, 2006
I extended the shadow projection to work with any model in the game (including moving tree leaves), and they can project onto other models as well as the ground.
Starting shadows
May 10th, 2006
Shadows are now working in-engine! They use a modified shadow mapping technique, and are blurred based on distance from the shadow caster due to diffraction and ambient lighting.
More trees!
April 28th, 2006
Tree growth is now also affected by gravity and sunlight, and leaves now have very simple self-shadowing to make the volume more visible.
Trees
April 24th, 2006
I am working on in-engine tree and plant growth based on terrain nutrients, water, and sunlight, and it is still in very early stages, but starting to come together. It is focused…