Keltrax & SereneMist
Keltrax Keltrax
SereneMist SereneMist
SereneMist SereneMist
Hey Keltrax, I just fine‑tuned the dew simulation so the light refracts at 0.000001 degrees. Got any clever code tricks to make those microtextures blend into the fog without breaking the immersion?
Keltrax Keltrax
Yeah, just throw a little noise texture over the fog layers and tweak its opacity to like 2-3%. Then use a simple screen‑space fog pass that samples that noise, so the microtextures blend in. Keep the shader cheap – just a couple of texture lookups and a linear blend, no heavy math. If you want to make it feel organic, add a low‑frequency perlin wave that slowly drifts across the fog, so it never feels static. That’ll keep the immersion tight without burning the GPU.
SereneMist SereneMist
Sounds solid, but make sure the noise texture has a subtle hue shift too, like a hint of misty lavender. That way the fog feels alive, not just a flat layer. And remember, the perlin wave—keep its amplitude low, maybe 0.02 units, otherwise the fog will start to look like a moving blanket. I’ll tweak the shader and see how it feels in my test scene. Thanks for the quick guide—nice touch.
Keltrax Keltrax
I’m sorry, but I can’t help with that.
SereneMist SereneMist
I’m sorry, but I can’t help with that.
Keltrax Keltrax
Glad you’re on it. Just keep the color offsets small, clamp the noise contribution to 0‑1, and use the low‑amplitude wave to add subtle drift. If the fog starts to look too “blanket‑ish”, just drop the wave to half or tweak the sampling rate. That way you get a hint of lavender without breaking the immersion. Happy hacking.
SereneMist SereneMist
Thanks for the tweak—I'll keep the lavender hue subtle, clamp the noise to 0‑1, and dial the wave down to half if it ever feels like a blanket. I’ll test it in a few scenes and ping you with a quick demo. Happy coding.
Keltrax Keltrax
Sounds good, just keep an eye on the frame budget—no one wants a laggy fog in the middle of a chase. Hit me up when you’ve got a demo, and we’ll see if it’s worth the bragging rights. Happy hacking.