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3D Game Tutorial in C++ from scratch: Part 22 - Creating 3D Engine - Multi-Layered Animated Earth - SourceCode on GitHub
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Intermediate. Assumes working knowledge.
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Game developmentGraphics and audioC++Unity, Unreal and GodotBuilding a game engine
How to place and animate multiple texture layers over a 3D sphere mesh to create an animated Earth effect in C++.
[IMPORTANT]: NEW VERSION (2025) of C++ 3D Game Tutorial Series available here: youtube.com/watch?v=XeLyqELshHM&list=PLv8DnRaQOs5-ST_VDqgbbM… This video is part of the previous series. Videos from that version feature an exclamation point icon in the top-right corner of their thumbnails, which should help distinguish them from the new ones. SUPPORT ON PATREON: patreon.com/pardcode DISCORD SERVER: discord.gg/RymBzwKPyZ DESCRIPTION: Hello everyone! In this twenty-second video tutorial we will face the making of the first special demo of this series, a multi-layered animated earth! In particular we will see how to place multiple textures over the surface of a 3d mesh, creating in this way a multi-layered surface, we will see how each layer can be manipulated to create some special effects, like, for example, the translation of the clouds layer around the earth. And finally we will also face the creation of a simple day/night cycle. ENTIRE TUTORIAL SERIES: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLv8DnRaQOs5-ST_VDqgbbMRtzMtpK36Hy DIRECTX SDK JUN 2010 : microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=6812 I hope you'll enjoy this tutorial! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- WEBSITE: pardcode.com PATREON PAGE: patreon.com/pardcode TWITTER PAGE: twitter.com/PardCode Chapters: Intro - Info about series at www.pardcode.com Requirements Design Implementation Final Result EndWhat people say. Recommended as a tutorial on multi-layered texturing and animation in a custom C++ game engine.
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