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PlayMaker Help & Tips => PlayMaker Help => Topic started by: T.P.Sparrow on March 13, 2014, 07:07:30 PM

Title: Multi Vertex Color [SOLVED]
Post by: T.P.Sparrow on March 13, 2014, 07:07:30 PM

I have painted vertex colors into this cube from blender.

(http://forum.unity3d.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=91294&d=1394742894)

How can I change each piece of the square to a different color dynamically with vertex color?

I am getting terrible results and cannot figure out how to get a solid color per face.

(http://forum.unity3d.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=91295&d=1394743091)

How would this be done using Playmaker or a custom action?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Multi Vertex Color
Post by: parallel on March 13, 2014, 07:12:45 PM

As far as I know you can't get a solid color per face with vertex colors, at least not if you want the neighbor face to be a different solid color, because they share the vertices you want to color.

Title: Re: Multi Vertex Color
Post by: T.P.Sparrow on March 13, 2014, 07:30:37 PM

Thanks for the replay!

Yes, that is the issue I am trying to reconcile. You are able to get a solid color per side if you only have 2 triangles per side.

However, I want to have 4 or more sections on each side of the cube.

Is there anyways I can do this without building a prefab made up of x number of smaller cubes? Or is this really not that bad?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Multi Vertex Color
Post by: jeanfabre on March 14, 2014, 07:03:48 AM

Hi,

 You'll need to work with proper textures here, OR split your mesh into smaller chunk each representing a portion of your global shape and then they are treated as really separate mesh with each it own shader and therefore all will be very sharp.

bye,

 Jean

Title: Re: Multi Vertex Color
Post by: T.P.Sparrow on March 14, 2014, 08:44:09 AM

Sine this game might go on mobile, what is the best way to keep it optimized?

I could have 300+ of these cubes in a single level (their walls).

I need their colors to be dynamically set because the walls closer to the end of the level will be more red and the walls further away more blue.

I guess the question is:

Would it really be that bad if I have 10+ smaller cubes per wall and maybe 300 or 400 walls per level since they all still would be in the same drawcall?

Thanks!

Title: Re: Multi Vertex Color
Post by: jeanfabre on March 18, 2014, 08:30:38 AM

Hi,

 I am not too sure actually. I think this would need to be tested.

 however I think that studying texturing painting would be appropriate here,

Bye,

 Jean

Title: Re: Multi Vertex Color
Post by: T.P.Sparrow on March 18, 2014, 10:04:42 AM

Yes, I don't see any other way, thanks for your time!