Cel-Shading

[The World Is Flat]

As the Title Suggests, does Sc2 support Cel Shaded Animation?

 

[Dr Super Good]

Cel Shaded Animation

I did not think cell shaded graphics needed special animations...

To answer your question, it is possible to cell shade by over exposing with HDR but this is only 1 bit colour (black or white). As far as I know, SC2 does not have the required graphics pipline implimented for cell shading to occur properly.

It is not a simple value that has to be changed to convert a game to appear cell shaded. You need to totally alter how the graphics are built up and I believe this functionality is not yet supported in SC2.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Ok. Thanks for the response.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

It's no problem, I don't see why some clever texturing and light placement can't produce a similar effect (cartoony). The only pain with that being; you'd have to (ultimately) replace ALL textures, even terrain+doodads etc...

But yeah, it's nothing to with animation

 

[Dr Super Good]

Cause cell shading involves actual graphic processes to generate outlines rather than just over exposed textures.

 

[The World Is Flat]

We know.

 

[Tleno]

Hey, but those camaping between-mission things have a similar, effect, right? Like when you move your mouse on raynor or jukebox... You should check it out.

 

[Dr Super Good]

Oh yes, I forgot the halo effect.

Too bad that only outlines the actor's model, not creating an outline around sudden depth changes.

 

[The World Is Flat]

Well we could alwasy outline atleast.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Ah, hah. Thanks tleno, we'll have to look into that

EDIT: Either of you know how to go about it? I think it can be done via triggers OR data, could be wrong but is it something to do with the animation property: "Highlight"?

 

[Tleno]

Not sure. But I think that when I in Cortex RP acidentall spawned jukebox, it has the halo thingy when selecting it, so I think it's something with Data.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Ah, ok. Cheers tleno
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