Dev Blog #006

As my terrain rendering work has progressed, and since I now have full control over how the terrain is generated, I was able to add something I’ve been thinking about for a while. I could describe it...or I could just show you:

Before

After

The F/A-18’s service ceiling is around 50,000 ft (15,000 m), and at that altitude, the Earth’s curvature is clearly visible. For reference, here’s a great YouTube video that lets you view Earth from different altitudes. Skip to 2m23s for what the horizon looks like at 10,000 m:

Curving my flat Earth was actually very easy BUT it did mean that the old Procedural Sky no longer worked because, of course, it has a flat horizon! So, and this will come as no surprise to you, I am currently creating my own sky shader.

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Rich