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Map terrain generation to texture instead of color

I have some terrain being generated using the following algorithm double rand1 = rand.NextDouble() + 1; double rand2 = rand.NextDouble() + 2; double rand3 = rand.NextDouble() + 3; float offset = ...
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Perlin noise - copying the algorithm on the CPU?

I have successfully made a Perlin noise algorithm on the GPU. It works as expected, and generates great results. Now, as part of the physics calculations in my game, I need to replicate the exact same ...
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Optimizing perlin noise generation

I have a perlin noise generator as shown below. public class ImprovedNoise { private const int GradientSizeTable = 256; private readonly Random _random; private readonly double[] ...
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XNA Quadtree with LOD

I'm looking to create a fairly large environment, and as such would like to implement a quadtree and use LOD on it. I've looked through numerous examples and I get the basic idea of a quadtree. Start ...
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Help with “Cannot find ContentTypeReader BB.HeightMapInfoReader, BB, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral.” needed

I have this irritating problem in XNA that I have spent my Saturday with: Cannot find ContentTypeReader BB.HeightMapInfoReader, BB, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral. It throws me that when I ...