Making rain using Love2d

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Re: Making rain using Love2d

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zorg wrote:You could cheat by using an image (a rain texture) with a mesh; each update, modifying the texture position, so it looks like it's falling; I'll create a demo thing in a jiffy :3
Edit: Attached. Press space to make it REAL intense, and escape exits (if you'd want to test it on android)

Edit2: Uploaded a new version, just to be sure, it checks both keycode and scancode for escape and space, maybe it will work for you now, Bobby :3
God that's so simple and effective, looks really nice too!

Does the rain texture need to be tilable? I've taken a closer look, doesn't seem to be.
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Re: Making rain using Love2d

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drunken_munki wrote: God that's so simple and effective, looks really nice too!

Does the rain texture need to be tilable? I've taken a closer look, doesn't seem to be.
Probably not that big of an issue if it's not tileable, but introducing some variation into the uv coordinate updating may give a more "natural" look, like how "wind" would occasionally blow the rain sideways, etc. (and using multiple layers of it certainly looks nice if i may say so myself! :3)
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Re: Making rain using Love2d

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nuno wrote:something like this?

Hello Nuno,

Very nice effect!

Would be it possible to share the code or to provide some directions to reproduce it?

Thank you
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teschio wrote: Hello Nuno,

Very nice effect!

Would be it possible to share the code or to provide some directions to reproduce it?

Thank you
here: http://www.bitoutsidethebox.com/simulat ... r-effects/
as for the code, I explain in the post why I didn't share it, but you can look at it if you want, just download the game and unzip the love file...its open by definition ;)
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Re: Making rain using Love2d

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Great! Thanks so so so much, Nuno! I am looking into it now!
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teschio wrote:Great! Thanks so so so much, Nuno! I am looking into it now!
welcome :) the code might be a bit messy, so if you need any help, just let me know and I'll gladly explain.

PS - not sure if you are the one that bought the game on itch.io today, if you are, thanks for the tip ;)
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Yes, I was :), I read your post on why the game is free, and I just decided to make a donation considering the incredible amount of work you have done.

I am looking into the code and I am trying to extract just the part I am interested. Indeed, I just had a partial success (sky and clouds working, but no rain), and your offer of helping me is truly appreciated.

I will review the code this week and next week (I hope to have time) and, if you don't mind, I will contact you if I have questions :)

Thank you so much for your availability and prompt response, Nuno. Truly appreciate it!
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teschio wrote:Yes, I was :), I read your post on why the game is free, and I just decided to make a donation considering the incredible amount of work you have done.

I am looking into the code and I am trying to extract just the part I am interested. Indeed, I just had a partial success (sky and clouds working, but no rain), and your offer of helping me is truly appreciated.

I will review the code this week and next week (I hope to have time) and, if you don't mind, I will contact you if I have questions :)

Thank you so much for your availability and prompt response, Nuno. Truly appreciate it!
no problem :) just shoot me an email [email protected] so we dont spam the forum here :)
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Re: Making rain using Love2d

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zorg wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:33 am You could cheat by using an image (a rain texture) with a mesh; each update, modifying the texture position, so it looks like it's falling; I'll create a demo thing in a jiffy :3
Edit: Attached. Press space to make it REAL intense, and escape exits (if you'd want to test it on android)

Edit2: Uploaded a new version, just to be sure, it checks both keycode and scancode for escape and space, maybe it will work for you now, Bobby :3
Thank you so much for share this with us!
I am using it on my game!
I will give you credit!
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uederson wrote: Mon May 29, 2017 7:21 pm
zorg wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:33 am You could cheat by using an image (a rain texture) with a mesh; each update, modifying the texture position, so it looks like it's falling; I'll create a demo thing in a jiffy :3
Edit: Attached. Press space to make it REAL intense, and escape exits (if you'd want to test it on android)

Edit2: Uploaded a new version, just to be sure, it checks both keycode and scancode for escape and space, maybe it will work for you now, Bobby :3
Thank you so much for share this with us!
I am using it on my game!
I will give you credit!
Necroing aside, you're welcome!

Still, now that this happened, i have an excuse to say that the .love file in my previous attachment didn't deal with the fact that the screen seemingly became "lighter" when the rain was overlaid, since the droplets are white; this one actually corrects that. (press space to change weather, there's 3 separate modes)
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