michiel | 3 years ago | 11 comments | 5 likes | 1.1K views
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1 major and 1 minor technology upgrade in version 15.3.0.3:
Cascading Shadow Maps
BluffTitler now supports cascading shadow maps (CSM). This is an improved version of the simple shadow maps algorithm (SSM) as used in previous versions. It makes sharper shadows possible in bigger worlds, which is necessary for the planned Quadcopter BixPack where you fly over a huge landscape where everything, including the drone, trees and texts cast shadows over each other:
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The shadow maps algorithm is not perfect (google on "shadow acne"), but has few design limitations and is most commonly used by games. It is now selected by default when you create a new show or light layer. For detailed info, visit the user guide:
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Text File Encodings
BluffTitler now supports all common text file encodings:
-ANSI
-UTF-8
-UTF-16 LE
-UTF-16 BE
This way you no longer have to save your translation in a specific format to make it work. We now expect a tsunami of new translations:
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Thank you
Thank you all for your feedback, suggestions and bug reports!
Download
As always, download the latest version from the download page:
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@Michiel
Thanks for all the improvements and new features.
Playing with Blufftitler is a lot of fun.
aki, 3 years ago
Thank you very much for the new features, Michiel!
I'm really looking forward to the new BixPack!
Ulli, 3 years ago
Thnx Michiel. It keeps going better and better! Great.
Filip, 3 years ago
Thank you all!
Franco, use the SHADOW INTENSTITY property of the light layer to turn on the shadows.
michiel, 3 years ago
Franco, that's an artifact of the shadow maps algorithm. Google on "Peter Panning". Use the SHADOW MAP BIAS property to finetune the effect.
michiel, 3 years ago
"planned Quadcopter"
Ah ha! I seen the FX in there, been looking everywhere for quadcopter/drone. Thinking I must have forgot or something. It's not there yet. Got it. But very excited for it to arrive.
Decentralized, 3 years ago
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Michiel den Outer is the founder and lead coder of Outerspace Software. He lives in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
If he isn't busy improving BluffTitler, he is playing the piano or rides the Dutch dikes on his bikes.
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