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mattmcdaid
03-07-2006, 01:14 PM
hello guys,

i have been given a brief to create a section of coastal road in italy for a next-gen game. the problem i have encountered is how do get that nice distant shot of the sea? i want to have it glistening slightly when it interacts with the sun.

i thought of maybe having an animated normal map on a plane but i would have no idea on how to achieve this. would this be the correct route to go down if so how could i obtain this effect?

thanks in advance,

Matt
sacslacker
03-07-2006, 03:54 PM
It all depends on the game engine's capabilities right?
Karlfucious
03-08-2006, 01:35 PM
One way you could cheat this is to create a tilable normal map for the waves and just animate the placement. That way it will look simular to rolling waves with only 1 Map. It may not be the best way but it should hold up at medium and long distance shots.
plug3
03-08-2006, 03:11 PM
Have you tried the Lume tools ocean shader? One nice thing is that it is loopable.
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