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.OPTION: -bump [Solved]

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:37 pm
by sharkmon7
I'm working on creating a base that is within the cliff/mountain, such as the Hoth Hangar entrance. I wanted to know how you can run through a building that sits in the terrain without being blocked by the terrain itself. I opened up the .wld of Hoth in ZE and I saw that the terrain is still there and the base just sits in front of it. I then looked at the .OPTION file of the Hangar Entrance and it said -bump. So:

1. How can you run through the base entrance that is going through the terrain in ZE?
2. What does bump do in the .OPTION file?

Thanks in advance.

Off topic: I still wish to obtain the 5.11 foundation trial version. :oops:

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:41 pm
by Culvar
-bump means it has a bumpmap for visual appeal. It means the object has a terrain cutter if I understand what you are saying. Someone released some terrain cutters awhile back.

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:53 pm
by sharkmon7
So I would have to obtain a terrain cutter and open up what I need? Because Hoth is all underground, and the terrain is still visible. A terrain cutter did that then?

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:59 pm
by Culvar
Yea, the hoth tunnels have a terrain cutter on the entrances.

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:00 pm
by sharkmon7
Ok, so where can I find one, and is it self-explanatory on how to use it?

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:20 pm
by destos
http://www.gametoast.com/forums/viewtop ... 64&t=14771 hers the link to the terrain cutters.

its like a prop in a way. all you have to do is set them where u want to put the tunnel or anythign really. i belive i covered it all....

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 5:39 pm
by sharkmon7
So basically all I had to do was make the shape according to my entrance and then place it in ZE with the right ODF properties? If so, then I may as well make my own shapes, UNLESS FragMe did something to the cutters in XSI that I can't do in Maya. I hope this will be my last question. Thank you very much though. :thumbs:

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:35 am
by DarthD.U.C.K.
if you use the shipped entrances, they will cut the terrain automatically

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:13 pm
by sharkmon7
That's true, I could do that. But what exactly makes the box, cylinder, and rectangle 'cuttable?' Is that only done in XSI, because the ODF didn't look very special. :P

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:21 pm
by AceMastermind
sharkmon7 wrote:..But what exactly makes the box, cylinder, and rectangle 'cuttable?' Is that only done in XSI, because the ODF didn't look very special.
The name "terraincutter" of the object in the hierarchy gives it the ability to cut through terrain, we have a tutorial here for creating your own.

Re: .OPTION: -bump

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 12:39 am
by sharkmon7
Oh, excellent :) Thanks.