What i want to do:
If player/ avatar is close to an object, objects texture changes to a higher rez one/ object changes material.
- How to get distance between two objects using script?
- How to apply/change texture to an object using script?
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You don't even need to write python code, you can change the material with level of detail (LOD)
Create different objects (or duplicate the same mesh Shift-D if don't want lower polygon count)
- Assign the textures to the objects -
- And all to the highest resolution object as LOD objects.
- Adjust the distance for where they should be displayed.
- Move all but the highest resolution object to an invisble layer.
The effect is visible in the viewport:
A python soultion would be to combine snippets from:
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1Thanks but i want it to be done in/by python script. Not by changing objects. – EwwGin Jan 02 '15 at 15:21
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@EwwGin I just linked two posts containing the snippets you need. – stacker Jan 02 '15 at 15:53
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1Umm. i need it ( changing materials ) to happen in bge / while >game< is running. if possible. – EwwGin Jan 03 '15 at 18:26