u/MichaelKlint

Hi guys, I'm putting on the final touches for the release of Leadwerks 5.1. Here's the recording for this week's live developer chat.

This Week's Progress

I integrated tessellation back into our new virtual texturing terrain system. Our stochastic vegetation system has been updated to work with the 5.1 renderer, with support for the new terrain-mesh blending feature. This blends objects into the ground but can also act as a color-grading tool that lets you easily create outdoor scenes with a professional cohesive look. The use of alpha-to-coverage with our multisample antialiasing (MSAA) makes grass and trees look clean and sharp.

Links

• Get Leadwerks Game Engine 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/251810/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
• Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/qTVR55BgGt

In this week's live developer chat we take a look at the revised terrain system set for release in Leadwerks 5.1, including the new terrain-mesh blending feature. I decided to go with the tried-and-true clipmap method, used by both Battlefield 6 and Leadwerks 4, with the resolution cranked up and some new ideas and tricks built in.

I also implemented the terrain-mesh blending feature I've been planning a long time, which only took a couple of days from start to finish. My implementation treats terrain blending as a deferred effect that works on any surface, and is built into the core rendering pipeline.

Get Leadwerks Game Engine 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/251810/

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/qTVR55BgGt

In this week's live developer chat we take a look at the revised terrain system set for release in Leadwerks 5.1, including the new terrain-mesh blending feature. I decided to go with the tried-and-true clipmap method, used by both Battlefield 6 and Leadwerks 4, with the resolution cranked up and some new ideas and tricks built in.

I also implemented the terrain-mesh blending feature I've been planning a long time, which only took a couple of days from start to finish. My implementation treats terrain blending as a deferred effect that works on any surface, and is built into the core rendering pipeline.

Get Leadwerks Game Engine 5: https://store.steampowered.com/app/251810/

Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/qTVR55BgGt