Customize Tree Fading System

10-15-2007, 10:12 AM

I want to implement this Tree Fading System into my map. To do that i have to convert custom tree models (rather some of Wacraft).
But I've got a little problem with the modification of other tree modells. I converted a AshenTreeIce0.mdx to a .mdl. Than i added a "stand alternate" animation, which looks like this:

Code:

Sequences 5 {
	Anim "stand" {
		Interval { 167, 1167 },
		NonLooping,
		MinimumExtent { -100.068, -146.873, 0.56993 },
		MaximumExtent { 154.605, 138.25, 326.333 },
		BoundsRadius 172.299,
	}
	Anim "stand alternate" {
		Interval { 1170, 1270 },
		NonLooping,
		MinimumExtent { -100.068, -146.873, 0.56993 },
		MaximumExtent { 154.605, 138.25, 326.333 },
		BoundsRadius 172.299,
	}

I alos changed the 'materials to

Code:

Materials 1 {
	Material {
		Layer {
			FilterMode Transparent,
			Alpha 5 {
				DontInterp,
				167: 1,
				1170: 0,
				1300: 1,
				1833: 1,
				6667: 1,
			}
			static TextureID 0,
			TwoSided,
		}
		Layer {
			FilterMode Blend,
			static Alpha 0.25,
			static TextureID 0,
			TwoSided,
		}
	}
}

..all how it is telled by the author. And now, when i play the "stand, alternate" animation you can see the stub of the tree through the half-transparent tree trunk. How to do better? Cause the regular stand animation of that tree doesn't have a stub anyway...

Ofc, i have posted this problem in the thread, but i didn't got an answer :(

10-16-2007, 01:09 PM	#2
Guesst	Could you post the modified tree model?

10-16-2007, 11:23 PM

XieLong

Sure, if it will help ^^

Attached Files

AshenTreeIce0.mdl (17.8 KB)

10-17-2007, 12:44 PM	#4
Guesst	I don't have anything to test this with, but try changing the second GeosetAnim (scroll down to find it) to this: Code: GeosetAnim { GeosetId 1, Alpha 8 { DontInterp, 167: 0, 1170: 0, 1300: 0, 1833: 0, 2000: 1, 6667: 1, 9623: 0, 10667: 0, 11000: 1, } } There is a new key in there to make it invisible during that animation.

10-18-2007, 05:34 PM	#5
XieLong	Woah, thank you very much , now it works, after i changed yours a little bit: Code: GeosetAnim { GeosetId 1, Alpha 9 { DontInterp, 167: 0, 1170: 0, 1300: 0, 1833: 0, 2000: 1, 6667: 1, 9623: 0, 10667: 0, 11000: 1, } } (it have to be 'alpha 9' not 'alpha 8')

10-18-2007, 07:54 PM	#6
Guesst	Those numbers are actually ignored, but conceptually you are right.

10-18-2007, 08:00 PM	#7
Rao Dao Zao	Magos' Model Editor demands them. For some reason.

10-18-2007, 09:08 PM	#8
XieLong	Yeah, Mago's Editor only accepts the 9, with 8 the file cant be readed...