Rubber Matting Paths

Post by **Rhino** » 2011-11-09 13:37

Hey guys,

Nothing huge but thought I would share this anyways. Created some a new Rubber Matting road for use in main bases which is pretty common in many Camps and FOBs in Afghanistan due to the ground getting really muddy in the winter out there so this is to prevent everyone having to wade around in the mud

I started off with a high poly model as I didn't have any decent refs to turn strait into a texture:

And then baked that down into a 2D texture

And then made a couple of new road templates out of it and here's the result

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Refs:

Hope you like this and Tutorial and files for any PR mappers wanting to use this can be found here: http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f189-mo ... ost1693027

Cheers!

Dev1200 · Post by **Dev1200** » 2011-11-09 14:22

Interesting

I can see the noobs now, WTF is this camo net on the ground?

Doc.Pock · Post by **Doc.Pock** » 2011-11-09 14:45

cool. agree dev

spiked_rye · Post by **spiked_rye** » 2011-11-09 15:19

Very nice, as usual

lucky.BOY · Post by **lucky.BOY** » 2011-11-09 16:33

Maybe make it a little more muddey? In your refs, its not pure black/dark grey as you have, it has dust from the enviroment.
On the ingame pictures, it kinda stands out too much. A little more "dusty" texture would make it better, IMHO

Post by **Rhino** » 2011-11-09 17:01

lucky.BOY;bt6795 wrote:Maybe make it a little more muddey? In your refs, its not pure black/dark grey as you have, it has dust from the enviroment.
On the ingame pictures, it kinda stands out too much. A little more "dusty" texture would make it better, IMHO

Ye think you have a point, didn't think of that. Hows this?
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5876 ... 170027.jpg

Celestial1 · Post by **Celestial1** » 2011-11-09 19:19

Rhino, I think the bigger problem is that because it's 2D that you have the weird effect of seeing the ground underneath it from any angle. If you look at the ref pics, there isn't a single spot you can see the ground.

Obviously I'm not suggesting you start placing 3d models of the texture by hand, but maybe it could use a texture in the transparent areas to darken the ground beneath it. It might look weird if you look straight down, since you should be able to see the ground at that angle, but other angles would look a lot better, which is the majority of how they'll be seen.

If you get lucky, you might be able to get away with a semi-transparent black that gets the effect you want the further away from the player, while still keeping the ground directly beneath them slightly visible (and it would still look right because of the rubber matting shadowing the ground between the ridges).

Post by **Rhino** » 2011-11-09 20:03

Ye I think that's a point too

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2046 ... 200328.jpg

EDIT: updated OP with new textures.

Cpl.Small · Post by **Cpl.Small** » 2011-11-09 23:06

Sure that's what they had for us at the Reading Festival campsites

Looks awesome dude

dtacs · Post by **dtacs** » 2011-11-10 13:28

Cool stuff. These are popular here in park trails that get muddy often, thicker ones also help to stop erosion.

Would be cool if they can be applied on other maps too.

Polka · Post by **Polka** » 2011-11-10 15:05

dat mats.

Von_Gnome · Post by **Von_Gnome** » 2011-11-10 18:46

Well, that's one step closer to reality

Post by **Mats391** » 2011-11-10 20:54

hope we wont get more rubber banding with this

Post by **Rhino** » 2011-11-11 10:26

ohh just look at everyone with there witty remarks

=HCM= Shwedor · Post by **=HCM= Shwedor** » 2011-11-11 16:46

Will people be able to hear footsteps on the mats like on other terrain?

ryan d ale · Post by **ryan d ale** » 2011-11-11 18:23

They have these in mosque enterences for similar reasons plus it helps to prevent slipping.

Post by **Rhino** » 2011-11-11 19:56

=HCM= Shwedor;bt6805 wrote:Will people be able to hear footsteps on the mats like on other terrain?

Currently no as I didn't feel it was worth making a new material, effects and sounds for

But if someone wanted to do all that work then ye, can be done.

Redamare · Post by **Redamare** » 2011-11-11 23:59

yay rubbers

Celestial1 · Post by **Celestial1** » 2011-11-12 04:35

[R-DEV]Rhino;bt6798 wrote:Ye I think that's a point too
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/2046 ... 200328.jpg

EDIT: updated OP with new textures.

Better, but I think you can go even darker than that. I'm talking at least a 50% opacity black.

Post by **Rhino** » 2011-11-12 09:48

Celestial1;bt6809 wrote:Better, but I think you can go even darker than that. I'm talking at least a 50% opacity black.

Once these are baked into the colourmap, you will most likley get that.