Distance Based Detail Texture?

[anonymous_user_05f448861 (anonymous_user_05f44886)]

I was reading the documentation page for Detail Textures, and I noticed there’s a tutorial for “distanced based detail textures”, but it only works for the manually created detail texture, not the simplified detail texture material function.

Page in question:

Adding Detail Textures

In other words, the detail texture material function does not appear to do distance based fading, which would indicate to me that it’s limited. The page does not mention any benefits to using this material function (other than it being quick), but rather lists possible negatives (performance / memory concerns).

If in the very same tutorial, there are tutorials for doing the same exact thing, but better with more control, then why even advocate a simplified material function without providing any reasons for doing so? Just curious.

Thanks,

[anonymous_user_05f448861 (anonymous_user_05f44886)]

After a bit of experimentation, I managed to create my own material function for doing distance based fading… I decided to use the distance based gradient fade found in the “Starter Map”, instead of the one provided in that documentations tutorial.

Also, I improved the ability to intensify normal and diffuse detail.

This is sloppy, but goes to show that an improved version of this material function can be done, and in my opinion should be.

Thanks,