<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project) --> <!--X-From-R13: X Q Znjerapr <pynjNhaqre.rate.ftv.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 23:04:29 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199803192304.PAA35086#under,engr.sgi.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: Pine.SOL.3.96.980226121600.10848A-100000#jole,dtek.chalmers.se --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00770.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00772.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00605.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00772.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00771">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00771">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00771">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project) </LI> <LI><em>From</em>: J C Lawrence <<A HREF="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:04:25 -0800</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> On Thu, 26 Feb 1998 03:42:30 PST8PDT Niklas Elmqvist<d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se> wrote: > On Wed, 25 Feb 1998, Chris Gray wrote: >> [Niklas Elmqvist:] >> > In MCII, Bullfrog "solved" this problem by introducing two > heightmaps, one showing the altitude of the ground and the other for > the ceiling -- this was used in the underground levels. While this > could certainly work in a dungeon-like setting, I am much more in > favor of using a single heightmap (or possibly two if we want the > ceiling as well) and then do the objects on the map (trees, > buildings, vehicles, etc) as real 3D objects. This still leaves the > problem of having Quake-like areas which are entirely indoors. Why not make the ceiling hieghtmap very high and blue, with small white puffy blotches? One could even texture it with a texture map that changed dynamically (different base patterns) for different outdoor weather conditions. -- J C Lawrence Internet: claw#null,net (Contractor) Internet: coder#ibm,net ---------(*) Internet: claw#under,engr.sgi.com ...Honourary Member of Clan McFud -- Teamer's Avenging Monolith... </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00773" HREF="msg00773.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Michael Hohensee <michael#sparta,mainstream.net></li></ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00772" HREF="msg00772.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Michael Hohensee <michael#mainstream,net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <UL><LI><STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A NAME="00605" HREF="msg00605.html">3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></STRONG> <UL><LI><EM>From:</EM> Niklas Elmqvist <d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se></LI></UL></LI> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00770.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Java and Javascript</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00772.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00605.html">3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00772.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00771"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00771"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00750" HREF="msg00750.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#cthulhu,engr.sgi.com">claw#cthulhu,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 18 Mar 1998, 17:21 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00751" HREF="msg00751.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 18 Mar 1998, 17:40 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00604" HREF="msg00604.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] The MLI Project</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Thu 26 Feb 1998, 07:06 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00605" HREF="msg00605.html">3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Thu 26 Feb 1998, 11:43 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00771" HREF="msg00771.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Thu 19 Mar 1998, 23:04 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00772" HREF="msg00772.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#mainstream,net">michael#mainstream,net</a>, Thu 19 Mar 1998, 23:30 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00773" HREF="msg00773.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Thu 19 Mar 1998, 23:42 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00781" HREF="msg00781.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] 3D engines for MUDs (was: The MLI Project)</A></strong>, Miroslav Silovic <a href="mailto:silovic#zesoi,fer.hr">silovic#zesoi,fer.hr</a>, Fri 20 Mar 1998, 09:01 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00786" HREF="msg00786.html">3D engines for MUDs</A></strong>, Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se">d97elm#dtek,chalmers.se</a>, Fri 20 Mar 1998, 11:30 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>