[Released] R.A.M River Auto Material.

Click regenerate at lake polygon.

 

Thanks NM I will give it a go. Much appreciated.

 

I have a script that makes an array of points across terrain using simple astar.

Can I feed this to RAM and use it to carve a road at runtime? I think I read that ram could do roads maybe? But can it take a list of points to do that?

 

You can build, roads at runtime via api.

 

Thank you.

I can see there is a RamSpline.cs script with public List<Vector3> points = new List<Vector3>();

Do I feed my array of points into this list? And then is there a specific function in this script or anther one I need to call to generate the road fro my points?

Is there an API reference I can look at?

 

Hi, for creating spline you can use

Code (CSharp):

1. public static RamSpline CreateSpline(Material splineMaterial = null, List<Vector4> positions = null, string name = "RamSpline")

then to generate:

Code (CSharp):

1. public void GenerateSpline(List<RamSpline> generatedSplines = null)

 

Hello! I'm probably missing something obvious, but I can't even start to create the Spline points, because Ctrl+Left Click only selects/deselects the terrain in addition to the spline GameObject.

I made sure that "Basic" was enabled in the "Ram Spline" component, and it clearly states that I should press Ctrl+Left Mouse Button, but apparently this is overridden by the Unity editor's default behavior.
I'm using Unity 2019.3.0f1 - I just upgraded from 2019.2.9f1 hoping that this would fix the problem, but I'm getting the same result.

Is there anything I need to switch on/off for this to work?

 

Thank you hollegar

I made a script but it says CreateSplien doesn't exist in the following context. Do I need to add some sort of "using naturemanufacturing" or something at the top?

 

I got it I am more of an artists than a coder so I don't know many of the basics.

Code (CSharp):

1. using System.Collections;
2. using System.Collections.Generic;
3. using UnityEngine;
4. using UnityEngine.Rendering;
5.  
6. public class CreateRoad : MonoBehaviour
7. {
8.     //public static RamSpline CreateSpline(Material splineMaterial = null, List<Vector4> positions = null, string name = "RamSpline")
9.  
10.     public RamSpline ramSpline;
11.     public Material material;
12.     public List<Vector4> positions = new List<Vector4>();
13.     public string splineName;
14.  
15.         private void OnEnable()
16.     {
17.         RamSpline.CreateSpline(material, positions, splineName);
18.     }
19. }

 

For the last line, what do I put between the parentheses? I can see it needs a List - do I access this from the generated ramSpline somehow? What did I do wrong?

 

Does RAM work with Dynamic Water Physics 2 boat controller?
I can't seem to get the boats to work in the river, only in the lake.
Thanks.

 

Hello! As i see you are using spline for water movement animation, but you also have flow support. Is it possible to use your water shader for flat surface with flowmap?

 

We have own scripts for objects on the water. Check video tutorial for that. There is part about physics. (Under video in descriptions there are links directly to tutorial main points)

Yes, for example lake or even simple unity plane.

 

Hi!

Is the RAM now supported by Unversal RP 7.1.5? Thanks!

 

There's an asset called volumetric audio that allows you to apply sounds to entire mesh shapes like pipes or rivers. Then as you walk along the pipe or swim along the river the sound carries along with it.
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/audio/volumetric-audio-17125

Another solution is Procedural Worlds has an asset called Ambient Sounds - Interactive Soundscapes, which allows you to place cubes around areas and if someone enters that cube they hear sounds.
https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/audio/ambient-sounds-interactive-soundscapes-142132

Alternatively, you could code up a simple script that detects the proximity of your player to the water and then plays the sound from a pool of audio sources located at the closest position on the river.

I'm not affiliated with these asset creators. I just was reading through the forum and noticed your question and remembered I saw something that addressed this a while back. I have not used volumetric audio myself so I don't know how well it works if at all. I've used ambient sounds it's good, but I haven't used it yet for water.

 

Thanks I went for ambient sounds, it does the job perfectly.

 

not yet, we wait for official release 2019.3. You can make also fake fix and lines with LWRP library errors replace by URP line.

 

I fake fixed hdrp for Ram 2019.3 by putting my own not so good water shader I made in shadergraph myself on the ram spline:

https://i.gyazo.com/abe3c5296167507eb262e2aa97383c60.mp4

It's depressing, but a decent enough placeholder until this gets fixed.

Edit: Added some transparency:
https://i.gyazo.com/3853d47c5fe082a8613d8d1f88863fba.mp4

Edit: Swimming around in it a bit:
https://i.gyazo.com/d6b5caccd81b4614de23199a2c544a56.mp4

Edit: How it looked on 2019.2 when I was swimming around with a friend in multiplayer:
https://i.gyazo.com/71dfbbb4792c9dc81bed3a02c5c3d161.mp4

 

Thanks! I got it work but by downloading the LWRP 7.1.5 packages instead but the Stylized Water Shader doesn't work. Unity is now out of beta and 2019.3.0f3 has already been released. Will you update soon? Thanks

 

Have you evaluated to use the planer reflection in URP for realtime water reflections? Or can you only use reflection probes? Thanks

 

No it's not out. It;'s release candidate 1. I currently rewrite it for 2019.3 to give more features and performance. I almost done. https://gyazo.com/780237d770a1700b9446d87ec712d89a

I didnt play with URP with water yet. I will check possobilities soon but planar reflections are always heavy.

 

Guys, has this been asked yet, but after the purchase - on import it just does these exceptions, any idea, has anyone had the same, on Unity 2017.4.7 here ...

Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(217,27): error CS1729: The type `Vertex' does not contain a constructor that takes `2' arguments
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(218,18): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `z' and no extension method `z' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(221,21): error CS1502: The best overloaded method match for `TriangleNet.Geometry.Contour.Contour(System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TriangleNet.Geometry.Vertex>)' has some invalid arguments
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(221,33): error CS1503: Argument `#1' cannot convert `System.Collections.Generic.List<Vertex>' expression to type `System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TriangleNet.Geometry.Vertex>'
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(233,42): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type `TriangleNet.Geometry.Vertex' to `Vertex'
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(235,52): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `x' and no extension method `x' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(235,69): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `z' and no extension method `z' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(235,86): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `y' and no extension method `y' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(237,35): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type `TriangleNet.Geometry.Vertex' to `Vertex'
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(238,52): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `x' and no extension method `x' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(238,69): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `z' and no extension method `z' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(238,86): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `y' and no extension method `y' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(239,35): error CS0029: Cannot implicitly convert type `TriangleNet.Geometry.Vertex' to `Vertex'
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(240,52): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `x' and no extension method `x' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(240,69): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `z' and no extension method `z' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?
//
Assets/NatureManufacture Assets/Spline System/Scripts/LakePolygon/LakePolygon.cs(240,86): error CS1061: Type `Vertex' does not contain a definition for `y' and no extension method `y' of type `Vertex' could be found. Are you missing an assembly reference?

 

Please write at 1 place at the same time. Check your e-mail. Anyway try at clean project first. Seams that something interact with our asset and break triangle.net libraries. Its old ram not 2019 if clean project will not help please give a sign

 

We have been using the Boat Attack Water with planar reflections and it looks great is not that heavy actually as it is using custom render pass in URP. I would investigate the solution from here https://github.com/Verasl/BoatAttack (demo-work branch). It would be a great addition to the R.A.M. Though, not sure how to handle the tilted horizon of the river and planar reflection.

Please let me us know when we can test the URP support. Thanks

 

At flat water at the same height, gpu generated: planar reflection are simple and cheap. When you curve spline, river it become : terrible expensive or innacurate (totaly wrong)
Do not compare flat surfaces with simple calculations at 1 height with curved shapes. We had idea to add such feature but for non flat surfaces is wrong. BTW unity have planar reflection probes in HD RP and you can use them.
Anyway we will back to the case at 2019.3 maybe and see what we can do. Seams URP have new solutions in this directions.

 

any information on how to make AURA 2 compatible with your shader ???

 

Few devs at out discord seams to convert it somehow. Best idea is to ask Aura 2 dev if he have solution anyway.

 

for anyone seeking a solution

The doc was update and I indeed intend to have a tutorial about it. RAM shaders are surface shaders so you'll need to have a look at the provided example:
- open "Assets\Aura 2\System\Code\Shaders\Shaders\SurfaceShaders\AuraStandardAlphaBlended.shader"
- copy the pragmas at lines 35 36 37
- add "finalcolor:Aura2_Fog" in the surface pragma line*1
- and copy lines 43->66 and 75->88 in your shader

*1
For newbie like me: the "add finalcolor:aura2_fog" is actually the text you want to add in the surface pragma line of RAM shader. So at the end of line 87 for Water River Tesseled Vertex Color Flow shader (you don't actually add a prama line but just the text to the existing one)

void Aura2_fog have to go after the struct and you must change SurfaceOutputStandard to SurfaceOutputStandardSpecular

float Aura2_getfogvalue and void Aura2_Applyfog goes before the struct.

Work very well... the best editor out there should talk to each other a little more. those premium asset we all wish to use them all at the same time. its win win for everyone

 

Lovely!

 

Okay- I tried following this tutorial:

Unfortunately, it doesn't reflect my experience with the product.

For example, when the instructor creates his first spline, the points he lays down are aligned with the terrain.

When I try to lay down a spline by this method, it is -ALWAYS- floating ABOVE the terrain.



Trying to align the points with the terrain is not a solution, as when I do, the RAM asset still uses that "above the ground" initial elevation as a reference, leading to INSANELY high road shoulders.

So-

1: Tell me how to ensure that my splines are laid down, as they are in the tutorial...

2: Please amend the above tutorial to give a more accurate description of how to do so - I cannot emphasise how important this is. If people cannot LEARN your asset, they cannot USE your asset.

 

Note that the spline points initially are created ABOVE the terrain, now ON the terrain, as the tutorial shows.

 

Note that "snapping/unsnapping" to the terrain results in nothing:



Yup- that's "Snapped to terrain"

 

And I CAN move the points into place manually, but when I try to bake things into the terrain:



It uses the original placement of the spline as a reference for the road edge.

So- please advise- and again: PLEASE update your tutorial to more accurately depict the use of your product.

 

Following the directions in the video, we get this:





Needless to say, this is not a very practical solution.

Any assistance is appreciated.

 

When I don't adjust the points manually, and just strictly follow the video tutorial, this is what we get:

 

I Had the same issue, my Gizmos were turned off...once i enabled gizmos it worked fine.

 

First of all Merry Christmas! make note that during next few days we will not answer so fast, we have holidays here. Best way is to contact us via e-mail or discord

In 2019.3 they change a bit UI and your not able to set points from mouse when Gizmo at scene window is OFF". ;/ Like you said if you turn "ON" the gizmo it works fine.

I see in fact spline falow the terrain but there is an offset. There are few resons that could generate that:
1) Check if terrain collider match terrain data (im almost sure it is)
2) Do you have any scale multiply on spline or... in terrain object? Terrain object should have scale 1,1,1, fallowing this maybe it's in parrent which have scale other then 1 1 1 ? If spline or terrain get scale it will generate such offset.
Please share how terrain is placed in hierarchy. If you use unity 2019.3 please have gizmo button turned "On" at scene window to set points at terrain. (It's unique unity 2019.3 changes in engine UI)
Best way to catch us and other users at discord, There is huge community for sure we or anyone who is atm online will help out of the box. Give a sign if that help, for sure it's something small easy to find

 

I also had the same problem, I couldn't add any points, it just selected the terrain. All the gizmos in the Gizmos-drop down menu were enabled. I had to "Revert factory settings" in the layout dropdown and that fixed it. This is Unity 2018.4.9.

 

Yes this also happend sometimes very rare but yes. We use screen position and push raycast from mouse, if UI at engine is block this functions this may happend.

 

Hi
Is there a way to loop a road spline? I want the first and last point to be connected.

 

hi

Is that suport for Single Pass Instanced?

 

Nope with one spline... but... you can cut it into 2 splines and connect them end with beginning etc so in fact you will loop it

Yes it support single pass at unity standard, LW RP have engine issue and it's still not fixed.

 

thanks!
Is it only "single pass stereo rendering"?Or "single pass instanced rendering" too?
I'm thinking about launch a project of Magic Leap at Standard or LWRP.

 

I have reflection probes working with ram. But is there a way to make screen space reflections work? I am thinking ssr will be less intensive than real-time reflection probes. But when I add ssr to the camera I don’t see reflections in ram. Do I have to pick a specific material or is there something else I need to do?

 

Do any of the ram materials offer planar reflections? Has anyone got planar reflections working with ram? Just for flat surfaces like lakes.

 

Transparent shaders are not support ssr at unity even at hd rp.2019.3 (I tested)
At hd rp yes you can use planar reflactions.
Basicly as rivers are curved planar would be very inaccurate.

 

At lw rp single pass have issues with features used by water systems.
I didnt test single pass instanced.

 

Quick question:
I have used RAM many times.. but I loaded it in my scene (2019.3.0f3) and it will not let me create or edit any points. In my scene i control click and nothing happens in the demo scenes I can click on the objects but there are no points. I tried re-importing RAM 2019 and it still is disabled. How do I go about fixing it? If possible can I get an answer as soon as possible I have a project due tomorrow. | which I got today.) Thank you!

 

Please turn "on" gizmo button at editor UI. It's new engine changes.

 

YEAH!!!! Thank you!