Thanks cross, but no dice. It tilts the object, and then spins on the world axis anyway.
Any other ideas?
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Mike Zidane
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11-09-2004 10:57
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Mike Zidane
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11-09-2004 11:02
wait, jeezus what a dumbass!
I'll go try that. Thanks. |
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Apotheus Silverman
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11-09-2004 11:04
Thanks cross, but no dice. It tilts the object, and then spins on the world axis anyway. Any other ideas? Tilt your object, then use llGroundNormal(<0,0,0>  to get the rotation axis for llTargetOmega().  _____________________
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Jimmy Thomson
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11-09-2004 20:01
Demonstration setup :
I created a demonstration setup that will allow you guys to see my prototype in action. The system will be available to public starting this friday (nov. 12). I posted a first look of the result on the Bedazzle website. The setup include a configuration panel allowing the user to create tons of different possiblities. All the source code of this demonstration setup will be open to public. Generating vegetation textures: The harder part of this visual effect is to create convincing textures. I know that its not an easy job to find this kind of materials so I'll create soon (next week) a tutorial explaining how was create the texture of this system. (but Alias Maya will be required!) Also I'll offer to the public some (4) textures to make your experimentation (grass, rose, bush, lily). Cross Lament : Thank you for this idea, I'll update my system using your idea. _____________________
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Pirate Cotton
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11-09-2004 20:35
Good one!
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Cross Lament
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11-09-2004 22:16
Thank you, Jimmy, for the coolest idea since sliced bread. You rawk.
 You know what's really cool? If you make the grass high enough, then walk through it in mouselook mode, the grass 'falls away' from you as you walk forward, as if you were pushing it aside. How's that for an unexpected bonus? _____________________
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Dee Firefly
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11-10-2004 07:33
This sounds like a landmark achievement that could literally change the face of SL - can't wait to see a proliferation of lush grassy meadows and wild flowers waving in the breeze ^_^
I'll be giving it a go, but have little spare time and scripting expertise right now, so my prospects for success are not great, lol. Consider me to be one customer waiting in line for a distributable release of this wonder-device ! |
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Apotheus Silverman
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11-10-2004 08:10
can't wait to see a proliferation of lush grassy meadows and wild flowers waving in the breeze ^_^ Don't expect movement until we can animate particles, create our own objects that act like trees on the client side, or come up with some other alternative. _____________________
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Jimmy Thomson
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11-10-2004 11:05
Here is your free texture pack....
Preview of the texture pack High res vegetation texture including alpha channel (grass, rose, bush, lily) I know that our friend Pirate will be happy to finally get good quality grass. _____________________
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Pirate Cotton
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11-10-2004 11:35
Super yay!
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Pirate Cotton
DarkLifer
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11-11-2004 02:06
All four textures are set up in sth Navora
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Pirate Cotton
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11-11-2004 03:01
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Jimmy Thomson
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11-14-2004 12:51
The Field of Dreams demonstration is now ready and open to public. You will find a teleportation point in the Gravity Space Station in Sim Quest.
The system is open source and free for all, to get your free copy of the system (including 16 texture and all source code), plz send an IM to Foxy Xevious. Note : we can't offer technical support inworld, plz post your request/question here. Extract of the read me : This system was made as a prototype to evaluate the capacity of particles system to produce convincing high quality field of vegetation. All started with a tutorial I posted on the 'Building' section of the Second Life official forum. After getting many issues with the permission system, the Bedazzle team decided to release everything to the public including the 16 high resolution vegetation texture that was made for the prototype. _____________________
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Jimmy Thomson
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11-14-2004 12:52
Nice result Pirate
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blaze Spinnaker
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11-14-2004 14:25
Is there a setting we should set our video too? I find the field of dreams is constantly shifting / appearing / disappearing
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Eggy Lippmann
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11-14-2004 15:19
Hmm, well you could animate them by setting the life to a low value and adding a new particle field for each frame. But it would be a horrible kludge
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Jimmy Thomson
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11-14-2004 19:24
Is there a setting we should set our video too? I find the field of dreams is constantly shifting / appearing / disappearing Blaze, the maximum life time of a particle is 30 sec in SL, its a limitation that imply that we have to replace every particles over and over. Nothing is perfect, and there is no away to have a 100% flickering free system! _____________________
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Al Bravo
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11-14-2004 19:57
Just a thought, have them fade to 0.0 alpha and at least they won't blink out.
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DrZippy McLean
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Such a Newb Question
11-15-2004 22:22
Hi gang! Jimmy awesome! Absolutely incredible. For a non-scripter type like myself, I have to say "thank you" for creating such a wonderful thing for me and my buddies to enjoy! =)
Now my newb question - I clicked the balls to make them dissapear and now I can't find them! DOH! How do I get them to reappear again?  Thanks in advance for the help. Zippy |
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Till Stirling
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11-15-2004 23:58
ROFL happend to me too! I then just walked a search pattern and then searched the places where I stumbled over something unseen. Found all nine emitters again.
You could add a a listener that would make the spheres visible on voice command. I will see if I can make it work when I have time. Currently my inworld-work-schedule is full Till Stirling _____________________
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Zuzi Martinez
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11-16-2004 00:00
Control-Alt-T will hilite transparent objects.
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blaze Spinnaker
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11-16-2004 00:13
What if you had two particles per spot and just had them animate at alternating times?
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Torley Linden
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11-16-2004 00:20
Jimmy, this is wonderful. Such a hoot... DrZippy, Lecktor, HoseQueen and I had a lot of fun with it today.
I am wondering, however: is there any way to replace the textures with ones of one's own choosing? I tried to delete the old textures and put in new ones with the same name, but all it rezzed was a white, foggish type cloud. Thank you very much in advance, and my kudos to you on such a fantastic, elegant piece of work. Nice to see it highlighted at Gravity. _____________________
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Ariel Roentgen
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11-16-2004 03:44
hehe, took some pics using the emitter, this was the best one
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Artillo Fredericks
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11-16-2004 06:58
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AWESOME WORK!!!! Arti _____________________
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