How to remove texture wrapping or pinching at the poles

[NotOldSchooler]

Godot Version

4.5.1

Question

im trying to make a moon and i put the texture but it wraps around the poles, ive searched online but the fixes don’t worl

[tibaverus]

What fixed have you tried?

I recommend taking a look at this post:

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[NotOldSchooler]

tutortials like this Using a Viewport as a texture — Godot Engine (3.5) documentation in English

[tibaverus]

The page you linked is for Godot 3.5, but in your post, you stated that you’re using Godot 4.5.1, which means the info on that page is most likely outdated.

[NotOldSchooler]

oh, do u know anywhere i could find something with this solution with my version

[that_duck]

Using a SubViewport as a texture

[NotOldSchooler]

i still cant figure out how to use the code to remove the seams

[normalized]

Use a texture that’s in equirectangular projection and project/sample it in shader using the actual pixel position in object space.

[NotOldSchooler]

ok uh turns out trianpalar or whatever its called works if the mesh’s size is changed in transform and not the mesh’s size

[normalized]

Triplanar is only good if the texture is “amorphous”, lacking any recognizable features. If you want a real planet texture with distinct geographical features like the actual earth or moon - triplanar won’t cut it.