Do you love the trees in TS3? Have you been sad that they're not available for TS2? Well, I've got good news for you: I think I can convert them . . . I just need help.
Here's proof: three trees from Midnight Hollow!
Do you know how to fiddle with tree meshes? Or make them seasonal? If so, please keep reading below, I'd love to collaborate with you! (I posted a help request on GOS, but I thought I'd post here too).
The technical nitty-gritty:
Right now, I use an older version of TSR Workshop to export them as speedtree files (.spt) and then I've converted them to .fbx and then finally imported them to Blender for editing and exporting as .obj. The issue is that because these are dynamic speedtree creations, the export creates an almost 2D version of the tree with the leaves and branches all facing one way. If you rotate the tree mesh, it's completely naked from the other side (but usually the trunk is fully 3D).
So in the UV mapper screenshots below, you can see the "front" of the 3t2 tree vs. the "back" (I use quotations since these are just arbitrary directions) and I included a shot from the top-down so you can see how one-sided everything is.
Right now, my solution has been to copy + paste the leaves meshes three times at 90 degree angles to give the illusion of a full tree. In the pic below, the tree now looks more "full," but in the top-down view you can see that I've just made a bunch of boxes and majorly increased the polycount. It's not a very elegant solution.
So, do you have any thoughts about how to make this sort of mesh look like a nice, full tree? Are you an expert in making plants seasonal? Are there trees in TS3 that you've been pining for? I'd love to hear from you!
I'm also happy to share the .obj files if anyone wants to try fiddling with the meshes themselves--just DM me.
Hi again. This time not a big deal, just little update about these trees.
I got request by @pikselis change spring textures on something less greeny, best to have same textures like summer ones, so I simply did that! So these trees will be same in spring as in summer. 😎
*Warning*: You can’t have both files in the game folder- (They simply have same GUID, I’ve just changed the texture!) These or the old one HERE
❗Edit 2/6/2022 ❗ : I deleted old files!
❗I also added Elm tree of this folder ❗- Old file deleted!
Original I made one year ago and can be find HERE , so you also can’t have the old file in the game folder, if you want this one instead!
HERE you can find more realistic bark textures, by @episims 💙
2/6/2022 Some more edits.
Info:
I changed some information in Material Definitions - simply fix the weird transparency around leaves. It was actually enough in this case. Thanks to @trotylka asking about how to fix the transparency problem. @tvickiesims and @pforestsims for good advice.
I also removed some double textures.
Files are now compressed as well.
I decided to delete the old files.
Set incluedes:
Beech Tree
Elm Tree
Hawthorne Tree
Magnolia Tree
Southern Magnolia Tree
Natitec Tree
Oak Tree
Pine Tree
Willow Tree
preview:
Before:
After:
❗2/6/2022 Download Link edited ❗ : SFS
Hope it will work fine. If not, just let me know. 😉
