https://github.com/ohadpr/opengl-terrain-engine

An OpenGL Terrain Engine
https://github.com/ohadpr/opengl-terrain-engine

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An OpenGL Terrain Engine

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/ohadpr/opengl-terrain-engine
• Owner: ohadpr
• Created: 2017-04-30T08:20:35.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-04-30T08:27:11.000Z (about 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-10T04:26:44.637Z (4 months ago)
• Language: C
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• Size: 1.44 MB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 3
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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README

        
OpenGL Terrain Engine, Windows

![Alt text](https://www.ohadpr.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/terrain_shot_3.jpg)

I started working on a terrain engine around October 2000. 

I was deeply moved by screenshots from the game black and white :)

My intention and main goal was to create something visually stunning. 

This meant writing a terrain texture-generator, and working hard to find good textures and blending modes.

The outcome is an engine that hold a (supposedly) 1km by 1km piece of terrain with very high accuracy. 

There is no triangle-cutting algorithm employed, simple brute-force. I use a large terrain texture and a tiling detail texture. There's a skybox and the terrain reflects on the water.

I used OpenGL for this one, employing the OGLC skeleton to avoid most of the opengl-win32 business.

You can move through this world using descent keys (a,z, keypad). use 'w' to switch to wire-frame and 'd' to render without the detail texture.

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