Making different terrain types in the editor

Hey guys!

I'm just in the middle of building my first map in Drive, and I'm needing to put some mud in it... how do I get different terrain types, like when you sink into mud and sand a bit?

I tried searching for it but haven't found any solution. This guy here in post #11 had the same question but didn't post the answer so I'm stuck. I'm really new to this so yeah... I guess this is a nooby question

Thanks

 

This thread had some discussion on how to make the groundmodels and depth map work. See lua/groundmodel.lua to see which names you can use for the ground layers to get the right behavior.

 

Ohh... I think I get it.

So, in the file it says

Code:

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- mud
g = groundModel()
g.adhesionVelocity            = 3
g.staticFrictionCoefficient   = 0.39
g.slidingFrictionCoefficient  = 0.28
g.hydrodynamicFriction        = 0.1
g.stribeckVelocity            = 6
g.strength                    = 1.0


g.fluidDensity = 100
g.flowConsistencyIndex = 460
g.flowBehaviorIndex = 0.5
g.dragAnisotropy = 0


g.collisiontype               = particles.getMaterialIDByName(materials, "MUD") 
g.skidMarks                   = false
BeamEngine:setGroundModel(g, "Mud") -- ###


-- public interface


-- currently empty


return M

so where the ### is I have to name the texture the same name as that?

Also when I place the default mud texture on my map my car does not sink into it at all.

 

If you name a layer in the terrain painter "Mud", it should give the correct particles and friction. To make the tires sink into the mud, you'll need a depth map. See the other thread for more info on that. Just make sure the file name and format are right. Have a look at other terrains for example.

 

Thanks! I'm not on my PC at the moment so I'll try next time I'm on and see if I can do it.

If I don't stuff any files up or ruin anything, I should have the map done by next week

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Ok, I'm trying to make the depthmap right now, but I need a little bit of help

I've exported the terrain hightmap to a folder and now have different layers of the map. Do I need to change all of them, or just the Mud layer?

If its just the Mud layer, do I just open it into Gimp and paint it all white, and make the mud holes a little darker? I've never made a depthmap before so its all new to me

Don't worry about responding, I just took a deep breath and tried it... IT WORKED!

Thanks for the answers, now my map is really rolling along