Hero — Custom Highways For Clone
Creating custom highways (the track where notes appear) is one of the most popular ways to customize Clone Hero. It allows you to change the color of the lanes, the texture of the road, and even add custom "Star Power" visuals.
Here is a comprehensive guide on how to create, texture, and install custom highways. custom highways for clone hero
Part 1: What Exactly is a "Highway" in Clone Hero?
Before we customize, let's define the terminology. In Clone Hero, the visual interface is broken down into three main layers: Creating custom highways (the track where notes appear)
- The Background: The image or video behind the notes.
- The Notes/Gems: The colored blocks you strum and press.
- The Highway: The transparent (or semi-transparent) lane that holds the notes.
Most default highways are simple gradients. However, custom highways replace that lane with textures. These can be static images, animated GIFs, or even complex video loops. Part 1: What Exactly is a "Highway" in Clone Hero
A. The Base (The Road)
- Transparency: Most modern custom highways use a semi-transparent background so players can see the background video/stage lighting through the track.
- In your editor, lower the "Opacity" or "Fill" of your background layer to roughly 10% - 40%.
- Texture: Add your texture (e.g., asphalt, metal grid, neon lines) on top of the base.
- Tiling: Because the highway moves towards the camera, you might want a pattern that tiles vertically.