Post your screenshots!

[TG-MyinaWD]

I was building at a labyrinth on my Karsthafen-map, there I had a view, that you can have only in the fly modus on the map:



This image is taken with Minetest Vanilla (without mods or post processing except a convert from .png to .jpg)...

And what is it, what you see? Its a iluminated sphere seen from a big tunnel.

Wow. Nice just looking at it looks like a Illustion.

[burli]

I think, this looks better than the default. Full (dry) grass blocks with random (dry) grass on each node. I'm waiting for the random position/rotation of plantlike nodes. Or is this already possible?

[azekill_DIABLO]

YES it's possible

N-U-K-E:

[burli]

This is odd

[azekill_DIABLO]

looks like avatar floating islands

[ABJ]

YES it's possible

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That is very retarded. I hate it. And you are an idiot.

lol jk v nice how did u do it?

[azekill_DIABLO]

And you are an idiot.

i was about to call the police

lol jk

ok i prefer that...

nice how did u do it?

by changing texture of tnt_boom :)

[ABJ]

Now what does THAT mean? Can tnt_boom be refitted - or, rather, IS IT big enough for that texture?

[paramat]

burli, we intend to merge sofar's PR, just still discussing stuff.
I prefer full grass sides too, but we compromised for new grass.
Long grass on every node slows down rendering and reduces the randomness, also makes grass more difficult to clear.
Nice screenshot though.

[duane]

A big shadow bug caused by a tree growing. /sigh

[Inocudom]

I think, this looks better than the default. Full (dry) grass blocks with random (dry) grass on each node. I'm waiting for the random position/rotation of plantlike nodes. Or is this already possible?

That looks significantly better than default.

[burli]

@paramat: I place random length. I even have a second pair of grass with slightly different color now, but I want more vegetation

@duane: ouch

[duane]

@paramat: I place random length. I even have a second pair of grass with slightly different color now, but I want more vegetation

@duane: ouch

That much grass would annoy me. I think you're right about the node sides though (plus, it's easier). I'm going to change mine.

Yep. much better.

[burli]

Long grass on every node slows down rendering

The grass isn't really a problem. Even with a view range of 400 I get a frame rate of ~30 in this scene. And this just with an AMD FX 6300 and a Geforce GT730, but with no filter and no antialiasing. Only tone mapping and weaving plants

I made the grass and the grass blocks a bit darker and more saturated. And I have 10 different grass textures, not only 5. I made a copy of the default 5 and modified the color a little bit.

The biggest issue is, that I use a lbm to place the grass and if you walk you see the grass popping up in front of you. But I don't have a better solution right now

[ABJ]

A big shadow bug caused by a tree growing. /sigh

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Somebody should do something about these annoying shadow bugs in Minetest. So many things cause them.

[paramat]

The problem is 'updateLighting()' in the C++ code, it causes lighting problems in many ways (l-system, schematics, luavoxelmanip), maybe i'll attempt a fix, but it's very scary complex code.

[ABJ]

Well, I can't disagree with that statement when such a person as you is forced to make it...........it sucks lol

[azekill_DIABLO]

Now what does THAT mean? Can tnt_boom be refitted - or, rather, IS IT big enough for that texture?

just pust visual_scale = 10, it's like the grass or the apples :)

[ABJ]

Does that command scale up the boom model?

[burli]

That much grass would annoy me.

Everyone has a different preference. I don't like the monotone green.

I think you're right about the node sides though (plus, it's easier). I'm going to change mine.

It's not just the full block. I also add grass on the block below. But it's still not perfect



I think about forking the lua version of vmg to build my own world cause the default mapgens are too much basic and mods can't make it much better. I want to use slightly different grass textures for default dirt, sandy dirt and so on and maybe also much more grass, flowers and other plants

[azekill_DIABLO]

That much grass would annoy me.

Everyone has a different preference. I don't like the monotone green.

I think you're right about the node sides though (plus, it's easier). I'm going to change mine.

It's not just the full block. I also add grass on the block below. But it's still not perfect



I think about forking the lua version of vmg to build my own world cause the default mapgens are too much basic and mods can't make it much better. I want to use slightly different grass textures for default dirt, sandy dirt and so on and maybe also much more grass, flowers and other plants

i've done it using noboxes but it seem to make the game crashes sometimes

[burli]

i've done it using noboxes but it seem to make the game crashes sometimes

What exactly do you mean?

[azekill_DIABLO]

actuallyi 've done a big nodebox for the grass covering half of the block under it :)

[burli]

actuallyi 've done a big nodebox for the grass covering half of the block under it :)

Not a good idea I guess.

I defined a new node with "side grass" and place it under the full grass block if there is no air, but I have to change that

[ABJ]

So, what's the problem? Can't it be made to check if the block above is grass block and not just have to leave it at no-air any-block? Or am I thinking on the wrong problem?

[Hybrid Dog]

The so called "shadow bug" is a feature of minetest, sometimes there are invisible dense clouds which cause the shadow area and because lighting happens perpendicular to the surface (-y) independently of the sun/moon position the shadow does not move.

paramat, in the c++ source code you can even find obscene words

[TumeniNodes]

So, what's the problem? Can't it be made to check if the block above is grass block and not just have to leave it at no-air any-block? Or am I thinking on the wrong problem?

That is the same solution I mentioned to azeKILL a while back. It would require adding two new nodes (default_grass & default_dry_grass). Then, change the dirt with grass to use, as you mention, IF grass/dry grass above THEN dirt w grass sides.
But, I have another idea..., but I think I will mention it in the feature discussion topic, because this is cluttering the screenshots topic with dev discussion :P

[azekill_DIABLO]

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i think my solution is great actually...

[paramat]

[ExeterDad]

^^ That is very interesting!