Grid Model

[A Void]

Reserved.

 

[Emm-A-]

Interesting Model, what do you think, could it be useful for?

 

[A Void]

Interesting Model, what do you think, could it be useful for?

It depends on what you want. Terrain textures for example are divided in a grid, Warcraft 3 pathing uses grid. In World Editor grid is used when terraining, placing objects, regions ect...

The point of this model is to provide in-game grid for whatever reason it may be.

This would certainly be useful when building structures with more precision.

 

[Emm-A-]

yeah building systems could benefit from it defenitely. Also, I think, this can be useful for SciFi maps or for stealth applications (e.g. discovering a stealth unit).
I asked, because I wanted to know the purpose you may have possibly thought of..

 

[Kyrbi0]

Woah... Huh.

 

[Jaina Proudless]

How do you use it in-game?

 

[A Void]

how do you use it in-game?

How should I know? It's up to you to figure it out I guess.

 

[Chaosy]

Can you create one that is filled? With other words not just borders.

I would like to try create visual hitboxes with such a model, like in Wildstar.

 

[A Void]

Can you create one that is filled? With other words not just borders.

I would like to try create visual hitboxes with such a model, like in Wildstar.

You could try requesting it at requests forum, I can't promise anything.

 

[The_Silent]

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Comment:
Would be better without custom textures, still, the filesize isn't huge, so approved.

 

[HappyCockroach]

I guess this is preferrably done with a custom texture than a model. Mainly because models won't adapt to topography and will disappear upon the minimal height alteration. I've done it already using textures for a project of mine, and it looks alright in those situations.



It's true, though, that a model is smaller in filesize, so if a map doesn't use terrain heights, this model is a good option.

 

[Emm-A-]

how do you do that with a texture, happycockroach? :O

 

[HappyCockroach]

Substituting the original TerrainArt texture with a grided one, as if it was a custom tileset texture. (You need to do this with every texture you're using, what may end up filesize-heavy)



One thing is that using a model as A Void is doing, allows you to remove the grid if you want. By texture, the change is permanent, you can't activate/deactivate it in-game. (Actually you could, but you'd need to use triggers to paint all map with grided tileset, that would take a lot of memory and possibly lag)

 

[daverave1212]

Can be useful if you're trying to make a tactics map

 

[Emm-A-]

@HappyCockroach:

OH I see, neat trick! Unfortunately, that "costs" one tiles then. I hoped, you managed to make ubersplats or whatever "bendable"

However, thank you for sharing this trick!

 

[Karzama]

First and only thought of a use for this model.... Battleships? XD

 

[Veronnis]

When used in the editor, which I haven't done with it yet. But presuming it creates a grided square, you can scale it to properly measure spell size and range, like AoE and such.