VDrift Graphical Upgrades

[zimluura]

i think even with 2048x2048 base textures we'd still want something higher res (effectively) for metallic/pearl paint. i googled for some examples.
http://gallery.viperclub.org/data/500/09bb.jpg
http://media.photobucket.com/image/pearl...C01375.jpg

i don't recall it being very hard to write a shader that multiplies one of the applied texture's coordinates. for something like a metallic texture, something that you don't always see the full effect until you get close, i think a low-res, tile-able noise texture would be the way to go. probably should make the noise textures shared so they can be applied as paint jobs.

for the roads, well, when i go walking around my neighborhood in the ~noon sun. i usually see just a few very_small sparkles. to emulate that, i think something tile-able too, but since the little glints are fewer we might need to do something (else) to get around the tile pattern that might show up. as the sun sinks the game probably changes dramatically. haven't studied this enough to even form an opinion on emulating it yet.

google-ing "time-lapse sunset over road" videos hasn't been too fruitful either. lens flair usually washes out what i want to see.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsm_YzTldls
this sorta has something around 1:08 - but it's so short it might as well be a still.

still images gives us much more nifty stuff:
http://www.blindoptic.com/mullen/uploade...765110.jpg
http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/DEC1630.jpg