Hello, I would like to know if there is an easy way to do the following in Vue: 1. A way to create the illusion of footprints, tank treads, etc. behind a person/tank, etc. on a terrain. It wouldn't have to be more than a series of darker spots on the ground. Is it possible without drawing them in a postprocess. 2. I want to darken the ground around a fountain, as if the splashing water has wet the ground. Thanks, rps53

Attached Link: http://tidbit.freefronthost.com/tutorials/

Here are two links in my tutorial section that could help you get the hang of mapping terrains:

Roadmaker will help you discover how to map a terrain in Vue 5:

http://tidbit.freefronthost.com/tutorials/roadmaker/

They're some other tutorials out there that describe how to map ecosystems. These same principles apply to the very basic method of mapping a terrain. Look in the tutorial section in the backroom for more of these type of tutorials.

Mapping a terrain in Vue 4 is a little more complicated:

http://tidbit.freefronthost.com/tutorials/terrainmap/index.htm

Charles

Afraid I can't be of any help with the splashes as I still battle them myself '-)...although now that I think of it, maybe wabe will join in with "his" technique of mapping vegetation with water .mats to create splashes?

However, for the footprints, assuming you have Poser?, you can use a boolean on the shoes/feet and the terrain as I did in this image...
http://www.renderosity.com/viewed.ez?galleryid=1023243&Start=1&Artist=spider1313&ByArtist=Yes

This, of course, will take a bit of playing around to get what you're looking for, but it may be worth a try?

I know you can use an animated texture on a terrain in the bump channel to put groves that follow a car for example, but I have not yet tried it with footsteps ect. I am very busy at the moment but I will see what I can come up with shortly.