Posted July 07, 2024 by nanodeath
Project Sandcrawler takes place on a harsh desert planet. Naturally, there are sandstorms. Lots of sandstorms. The original name of the project was actually Sandstorm.
Since sandstorms significantly impact the player and the sandcrawler, I want the player to have a way to anticipate the arrival of sandstorms. They can’t avoid the sandstorm because it’s massive, but they can recall crew back to the ship, pull in fragile equipment, and generally hunker down.
In the video above, you can see the sandstorm front collide with the ship and watch outside as conditions get worse. This took a solid 5 hours today to get the storm generation working, pairing it with the existing outdoor particles and lighting, and creating the entire radar system. But I think it looks good! Well……you know. Good enough for now.
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