New Indie user basic shadows???

Hi
just bought unity indie license,

sorry if i missed something obivous but I've been looking around for almost an hr and I can't figure out how to do a basic blob shadow under a character/vehicle just to connect them to the ground.

Cheers,
Tim

 

Their is a Blob-Shadow folder in the Standard Assets folder. All the stuff needed is in their. For something like a car you'll have to change the shape of the blob in photoshop.

If you don't have the Standard Assets folder go Assets - Import Package and browse to /Applications/Unity/Standard Packages/ and select the Standard Assets package.

 

... also if your shadow fails to appear after adjustments in PS, use the settings button above the project window to reimport it.

The texture also needs to be clamped.

m

 

Note also that blob shadows projectors doesn´t currently work with terrains, only does with meshes.

 

thanks for the replies just getting into it!

hmm I was planning a terrain based vehicle game
what would you guys do for a terrain vehicle shadow?

(nb I'm only a student first venture into 3d games, pro is not best option just yet...)

 

T

You just parent the projector to the object and make it a prefab. Use the clip distances to determine the vertical depth of the shadow. Make whatever shape you need in PS.

Cheers!

m

 

Yeah, you have to stick a plane underneath.

I did some experiments with an alpha shaded lightmap on a plane attached to the moving object. OK for flat surfaces.


m

 

Cool!!

-But how do you do deform the plane? Does that include a brushed terrain or is it specifically from a RAW file?

Thanks!
m

 

Cool!
Thank you in advance.

 

Thanks