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anyone know if there's a way to configure the game to use normal maps for the terrain texture?

 

i want to create a normal map texture based on the existing "world" terrain texture and i want to make it work in the game.

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now, this is the best idea i've heard for a better terrain. If ED wants some terrain improvement, using normal maps made with Google map textures, for example, it's the best way to success.

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Not possible without a complete new export of the ground terrain. Assuming the engine can understand it. Im not even sure its practical because your only low enough a few times to make it worth it. For Combat Arms MAYBE, but then your still talking about DOUBLE the amount of textures being used

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it's also useful from high elevations as well. you're thinking a ground level normal map noise texture, which is useful for low level flying, giving sense of speed and creating small scale details.

 

but i mean a normal map generated from the satellite height data like this:

http://www.cajomi.de/GeoControl/Bilder/sarntal_normal_map.jpg

http://forum.wmdportal.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=13959&d=1332282190

 

because terrain geomtry is limited, light interactions often appear flat. normal maps can create the illusion of features big and small, and realistic lighting as well.

 

an example of ground level noise normal map+height data normal map:

 

http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/terrainlighting/normalmapcombination.jpg

http://cdn.wolfire.com/blog/terrainlighting/comparison.jpg

 

from a real life scene such as the photo below, the organic and detailed shading on the side of the rock would not be possible with just vertex lighting, but it can be simulated using height data normal map:

 

http://www.discoverthetrip.com/uploads/top_articles_images/119-Uluru_Ayers_Rock_Alice_Springs_Australia_07.04.2012.jpg

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