"Felbrigg" <som### [at] microsoftcom> schreef in bericht
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> Hey, just had a thought.  You've created a macro for placing blocks into a
> surface which is very cool.  How about extending your coolness!?
>
> Your could use that same technique to build a mesh that traversed a
> landscape, which would create a memory saving alterative and allow you to
> apply a "road" like texture to the whole thing!
>
> Just an idea.  ( But I really hope you do it, cos your a clever
> chap!!!!!!!!!!)

To much honor, really! I am a simple POVer without particular skills. :-}
Hmm... Alternatively, I have used image maps of cobblestoned surfaces, of
course, on a HF (or isosurface) to simulate just that, and it renders pretty
fast. For backgrounds that is fine (even for foregrounds sometimes). But the
real thing is better in the foreground. You could combine those then...

Thomas

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