Difference between revisions of "WaterType"

Fog effects applied to water may be thought of as general 'murkiness'. The Near Plane represents the distance at which fog effects begin. The Far Plane represents the distance at which fog effects reach their maximum. The distance between the Near Plane and the Far Plane is a gradient between full transparency (no fog effect) and no transparency (full fog effect). Objects rendered at or beyond the far plane are fully obscured by fog effects. Objects rendered at or before the near plane are rendered at full visibility with no fog effects. The distance between the near plane and the far plane defines how quickly objects are obscured. The fog effect is achieved by changing the transparency of the water color and has no color in and of itself. To change the fog color, you must change the Shallow and Deep water colors.

Controls the transparency of the Deep Color water plane. Values range between 0.0 and 1.0. At 0.0, the Deep Color water plane is completely transparent. At 1.0, the Deep Color water plane is fully opaque (no transparency).When looking at the water from above, it is blending between the refractions and the fog colors to determine the final color outcome.

The near plane used to determine where the fogging should begin.

The far plane used to determine where the fogging should end. Everything beyond this value is the full deep water color value.