Flowing water in Source - Is it possible?


quarterhorse
10-03-2005, 02:29 AM
If it was discussed before, then my apologies, but with a search I didn't get specific results.
My question is, is it possible to make running water, rivers with the Source engine?
The reflections and water textures are beautiful, but I can't remember seeing flowing water in HL2, CS:S or in DoD:Source.

Furyo
10-03-2005, 04:25 AM
None of the existing water textures will do it for you, and afaik it's not realistically feasible. This guy on hl2.net made a waterfall off a carved cylinder (dozens of pieces tied together) but that's as "volumetric water" as I've seen.

Sly Assassin
10-03-2005, 04:53 AM
surely you could make a 'flowing' water texture or one that will look like its 'flowing' if used on some conveyer ent like in the old hl1 engine. Though I think the reflections and what not would need to be killed for it to work.

travis
10-03-2005, 06:11 AM
its not generally feaseable to include a great ammount of water in multiplayer maps.

TheMiede
10-03-2005, 06:09 PM
Maybe an overlay would work.

BLU-82
10-03-2005, 06:14 PM
Check this out (http://forum.interlopers.net/viewtopic.php?t=1799)

Someth|ngW|cked
10-04-2005, 06:39 PM
You need to set the scroll rate/direction in the .VMT proxy for the water material u want to use

KominAaa
10-05-2005, 06:02 AM
A displacement that would have the shape of the waterfall and some material with a proxy.

Someth|ngW|cked You need to set the scroll rate/direction in the .VMT proxy for the water material u want to use

Some special waterfall texture would be great as a default water one would certainly look HL1ish.

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