WaterType

Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: Water Type

WaterType Dialog

• Spell effect: Editor ID for the Spell (if applicable).
• Name: Display name for the liquid.
• Unlabeled dropdown list: Changes what is displayed in the first preview window.
• 2nd unlabeled dropdown list: Changes what is displayed in the second preview window.
• Water Color:
  • Add Blend Texture: Not in use.

• Water Properties: Sliders have been added to modify settings.
• Noise Generator: Sliders to effect the normals on the water surface.
  • Texture Select: Drop down at the top of the page to select which layer of noise you want to modify the properties on.
  • Noise Type: Selects which noise function is to be used (Perlin, Fractal/fractional Brownian Motion, or Ridged Multifractal/Multifractional.
  • Sliders: The seven provided sliders alter the noise waves in different ways to produce different noise-maps.
  • Random Seed: A number used with the Generate button to create different noise-maps.
  • Generate: Used to create the noise texture for that layer.
  • Export: Used to save out the noise-map to a .dds texture file.

• Noise Properties: Sliders are included for many of the settings.
  • Texture Select: Drop down at the top of the page to select which layer of noise you want to modify the properties on.
  • Noise Scale: Determines how exaggerated the normals will be.
  • Depth Falloff Start: Where the alpha fadeoff begins (used for edges of the water, to blend it smoothly with the land).
  • Depth Falloff End: Where the alpha fadeoff ends.
  • Select Noise: Noise texture filename (.dds). Click Select Noise to browse for the texture.