Now that we have Infinitie maybe some of the experts with the function editor can make up a material package for us that are not so good with the functions. Like a shoreline rolling wave effect for water and maybe some terrian materials for procedual terrians. Just an idea. I am sure I would either buy such a package or would really apprecitate such a package if for free. We could then take the materials and view with function editor and maybe get an idea how some are made. :) What do others think of this idea and would any the experts be up to making a few for us that are having problems with functions. :o)

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Good idea. Some years ago we had monthly contest in this forum with themes like "fire". Or "atmospheres". And put the results into freestuff. I proposed that sometimes already but with no results. Lets think about that again!

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two very good ideas...but I guess Im not the one who can help you out ;)

Just wait till Monsoon gets his hands on Infinite. I'll make you guys some real goodies...... Even though I don't have it yet I've been making distribution maps and base textures for the ecosystem...when it gets here, I'm divin' in with full scuba gear!!

good boy - go on Monsoon. And be sooner!

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I agree...need some help & tuts regarding the node editor :) All XLT ideas.

Oh excellent ideas. I would also like to contribute....Sharen

I agree, great ideas. I also don't 'get' the node thing. Don't know yet what I can contribute, but sure I'll come up with something.

I really like Wabe's idea about the contest. I loved the atmosphere package that came out of one of those.

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I'd just like to know how to use the funtion editor myself, the manual doesn't explain it very well. I'm sure it's just a paradigm thing, but I need to find that paradigm from somewhere :) Example: using the function editor, how can I get my trees to grow on ALL parts of the surface of a sphere? At the moment they stop growing at the equator, and my dabblings with the function editor haven't changed that.

I tried the tree over a sphere thing too. It turns out that the vertical position value is harcoded at -180 to 180 so you can never have trees or object completely encircled. I spent a day trying to do this before I learned thi unfortunate fact. I think the EON guys will have this in a future release.

Yes...help with nodes....please!

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it feels like a very basic shortcoming that realy shoudnt be hard at all to rectify so e.on will hopefully fix it in the next patch or two.

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"I tried the tree over a sphere thing too. It turns out that the vertical position value is harcoded at -180 to 180 so you can never have trees or object completely encircled. I spent a day trying to do this before I learned thi unfortunate fact. I think the EON guys will have this in a future release."

DBurdick, take a look at some of these examples, now whether the sphere coverage is done with the function editor or Python I don't know, but it looks like it's possible in any case.

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I should lie and say I figured it out... picture to prove it. ~L~ But this might be all he did to do it. I just made the sphere, eco'ed it. Got half of course, then I just duplicaed the sphere rotated. did it again to fill the side. I'm sure someone wants to smack me. ~L~ I'll go to bed now.

So doesn't -180 to 180 degrees represent a full circle? BTW, nice job there Ms O :D I'd like the one material to do this so that I can generate a material with patterns built in to give big cartoon landmasses, cities & forests etc. One material duplicated or copied would give me an edge to the continuitly of look, so that I would have a sudden "equator" where things suddenly changed.

Speaking of materials, can anyone recommend a good source of landscape materials - seemless - for free or purchase? Grasses, rocks, that sort of thing. I'd sure appreciate it.

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Attached is lots good link for textures. Check out monsoons earthenware material package at 3d commune. I bought it and use it all the time. It has some great materials in it that can be edited in material editor to get lots different effects. :o)

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those tile textures are so sweet... Thank you.

Monsoon said: " Just wait till Monsoon gets his hands on Infinite. I'll make you guys some real goodies........."

me makes note of Monsoons promise :o)