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[Keith]

Any Unity experts out there think it is possible to create trees with hanging moss?  When we have CF and TF at our disposal I was going to give some local courses a go.  Most of the trees down here are draped in Spanish moss.  Would really help the feeling of authenticity to have that type of tree in the virtual environment.  I have goofed around with the tree creator some, but currently see no way that 2nd layer can be added.  Is it doable or just wishful thinking on my part?

[shimonko]

Definitely easier to do as a mesh tree rather than in tree creator. Unlike leaves, the moss touches the branch at more than a single point which is going to be very awkward to line up and not see gaps.

 

But if I was to try in tree creator, I'd have the main trunk, then two branch nodes . One branch node would represent the branches you'd want the moss and leaves on, the other just leaves. Then to the moss branch add a two leaf nodes. One leave node change the mesh type to 'cross' or 'billboard', set the frequency very low and hand move/rotate each moss mesh so they hang straight down. Apply a moss  texture with alpha map to the moss meshes.

 

The would look funny blowing in the wind though, as tree creator hasn't got a 'tumble' which allows leaves to pivot where they're attached.  I'll have a play when I get home.

[NoPutt]

Found this .png that may help

[shimonko]

^ That looks like one of my divots.

 

I tried it tree creator, it has potential I think if some time was spent on the moss texture and a few different varieties were used. It was however a bit awkward positioning the moss so I think I'd probably just use a mesh tree.

 

[NoPutt]

I think it would look better on a green leafed tree, nice work Shimonko.

"Divot"? Looks more like something out of "HighTimes".