How do games make mountain outlines?

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#1

Hey DevForum!

So my game has terrain mountains, but they’re causing a bit of lag, so I wanted to remove them and change them out for some that won’t do that.

If you look at the new simulator (in development still, I believe) Tree Planting Simulator, they have a beautiful mountain outline and it doesn’t seem to cause lag. How do they do this?

I appreciate any replies. Thanks!

P.S. I wasn’t sure where else to post this, so I decided on Game Design Support.

P.P.S. Here’s a sample video of what I mean; please look at the beginning frame.

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#2

Looks like a mesh to me. Try making them in blender. Should only use a couple of meshes to create that effect.

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#3

I fully agree with Natalie, if you don’t know how to make a mesh like that you could always hire someone.

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#4

Perhaps, this tutorial could help:

#5

Thanks @Natalie_Clabo, @return_end1 and @Sumaco for your responses. I’ll test out the mesh method.

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#6

What you should do is go into blender and make some mountain meshes because that’s really what it looks like in the sample video you gave us.

#7

Hey Max

Cut to the Chase

The obvious has been said, it’s clearly a mesh. What no one has covered however is how they created the spotted triangle pattern riveting through the mesh.

Picture: image

My Theory

They probably turned it either into quads or triangles with CTRL+T in blender (2.79) and then quickly made some patches dark. Looks great, optimized and one single mesh.

Simple answer for a simple mountain outline, hope this helped!