Zen garden [final version :) ]

[samuncle]

Hello everybody

I like the track secret garden. But I think It can be improved and optimised. So I started a remix.

The first screenshoot

This flower has 16 poly, like the original, but it's most optimised and detailed

If you have idea or sugestion

[KroArtem]

My only wish is to see this track in stk as soon as possible

[samuncle]

OK new world = new effect

Yesterday I implemented a basic billboard effect (thank you Auria). I tested it with a light halo texture

Massive billboard rendering (~300 billboard)

[samuncle]

A waterfall (with particle emitter and animated texture)

[KroArtem]

the only thing I can suggest you is to make bushes a bit darker so they'll fit the grass (these plants are light, the texture of grass is dark) and.. what? a red bridge? who knows, but I haven't seen red wooden bridges in real life :P
Anyway, it looks incredible, I'm waiting for the next screenshots

[rudy85]

Nice work you seem in the good way, congratulations

[samuncle]

Some news

[henri]

waawh where is this level?

[ggreenn]

It's not in Supertuxkart yet, he's still working on it.

[ggreenn]

Also, I really like the idea, samuncle. The screenshots look great. When your finished I think this track should definately be in supertuxkart.

[ChemBroTron]

That looks very, very nice. I'm waiting for it! :-)

[samuncle]

the new waterfall (based on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegon_Falls)

[asciimonster]

Please stop taunting us with all these pretty pictures...

[samuncle]

I try the new possibility of exporter. Making animated billboards. For this test, the billboard is just a halo around a japanese lantern.

[rudy85]

I like your screenshots, but can you send us each .blend file which contain the unique feature in order to teach ourself ?

[samuncle]

OK so I have a good new. I uploaded the beta of zen garden \o/
I hope you will enjoy my work

Special thank to:
canis lupus (the author of secret garden
open game art
BurningWell.org

To use this track, you need the last supertuxkart version, the blender stk exporter and b3d exporter.

[rudy85]

Great water fall !

... but there is nothing in relationship to secret garden

[rudy85]

and cool wood bridge !

[samuncle]

Great water fall !

... but there is nothing in relationship to secret garden

Thank you

For the relationship to secret garden. The track patern is the same, but It's not a copy it's a remix A new concept of a garden.

You can give me more idea and suggestion

[downer]

Wow, I really like the mountainside and the trees. It almost like its a background of somewhere real!

I'm looking forward to seeing more Japanese garden type elements like the glowing lanterns, flowers, etc. Great work with what you've got so far. Maybe some religious temples, rock gardens, koi ponds, bonsai trees, cherry blossom trees, kites, bamboo forests, roundly trimmed shrubs --the list goes on and on with cool stuff to fill up your empty space!

The bridge could use some work:
Its easy to get stuck on an outside pole, and have another kart jam you there, since the AI gets stuck too.
The transitions on and off the bridge are pretty steep.

[horace]

it doesn't show up in the track selection screen for me. what do i have to do to get it to work?

it would be nice if everyone posted test tracks in an exported and working state.

[Arthur]

horace, you sure it isn't in another track group, like "demo" or so? I haven't tested this track (yet), but I know samuncle have using another track group before for WIP content (and I think it's a good way to keep things maintainable, provided people don't create too many groups, or the feature would do the opposite of the intended: keeping things organized).

I probably should test before speaking, but...

[asciimonster]

No, none of the XML files are present that normally constitute a track.
You will need to export the track first before you can play it...

[horace]

oh, i wasn't aware that track groups exist. probably that was the reason. but now i have deleted it and am too lazy to download and export it again.

[samuncle]

You must export the track before playing. And yes, it is in the group "beta"