Adding Volumetric Clouds

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About Author Nunchuck, jameszhao Skill Level Intermediate Compatibility All Requirements Not specified. Date Added Not specified. Last Modified Not specified.

This tutorial will teach you how to add volumetric clouds to your level.

Contents 1 Prerequisites 2 Creating the Cloud 3 Cloudfile Setup 4 Material Setup 5 Results 6 Credits

Prerequisites

• Working Level

Creating the Cloud

Drag a new cloud from the Entity section onto the 3D view.

Cloudfile Setup

Select the CloudFile property under the Entity Properties section. Click the open folder icon to select a new cloud file.

Note Scroll down the RollupBar as nesscary.

Choose cumulus_cornerleftty3.xml and click Open.

Material Setup

Select the cloud in the 3D view and go to Material Editor. Open the material Materials/Clouds/clouds_island_mission

Assign the material by right clicking and selecting Assign to Selected Objects from the popup menu.

Now you should have a white cloud on you map.

Note You can try any other material/xml file to get other types of clouds.

Results

Credits

Nunchuck