Still working on the occlusion shader, trying to decide what looks better… So, we have two options: using alphas (left) or using a stipple pattern (right): I prefer the right side, but based on some informal research on Twitter and on my Facebook friends, everyone seems to prefer the left side… So, left side it […]
Still working on the occlusion on the water… The major problem is that this is very render-pipeline dependent. I have to render the water in the depth/normal pass, or else I won’t have decals, so I’m kind of stuck with what I can do with it… So, I decided to try a different approach: use […]
It’s been a long time since I’ve posted something on the blog… the reason is the usual one: I don’t have the time because of my DayJob™, and when I finally get some time, I’m trying to compensate the work I’ve not done! No more! I’ve decided to try something new to keep me more […]
This weekend I’ve made a break from the new effect system and tackled a big task task that was needed to really progress in the effect system (specially particle systems): the alpha-blending engine. Alpha-blending is the operation we use to do transparency in realtime 3d rendering systems: Those 3 planes are transparent to different degrees, […]