I am trying to use a shader to get an effect like this. Notice how
- every cube has exactly the same lightning as every other no matter where it is on the screen
- if you look closely the lightning is making the front face’s top parts darker, and the front face’s lower parts lighter (about 20% difference at most)
- also most importantly, notice that the edges of the cubes are smoothed ( filleted ) and foggy-looking
I am drawing my cubes like this with the default lightning.
cubeEffect.EnableDefaultLighting();
for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
{
for (int j = 0; j < 25; j++)
{
// apply the effect and render the cube
foreach (EffectPass pass in cubeEffect.CurrentTechnique.Passes)
{
cubeEffect.World = Matrix.CreateTranslation(-15.6f + i * 3.05f, 15.5f - j * 1.168f, 0.0f);
pass.Apply();
//draw
RenderToDevice(GraphicsDevice);
}
}
}
This is how my cubes looks like with the default lightning… i am trying to achieve an effect like the first image. I have no experience with lightning effects and how to do something like this so, i’d appreciate any help on how to get started.
