Shinzon Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 thanks mikker here is another one also mikker's starfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 hmmm.... the color might be a LITTLE too distracting, but if theres a big globe in front of most of it, it doesn't matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red knight Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I would tone down a little those colours, just to make them dont stand that much. But it is looking good. (Try to mix blue and a little greener nebulae that looks awesome). GreetingsRed Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 hmmm "simulation" shows that it will be alright... just enough eye candy... plus dont forget there will be a colorful HUD full of shiny buttons and timers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I like how the red nebula is looking but lets tone the blue one down to about 15 or 20% of it's intensity so we aren't too gaudy with different nebula's on different panels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyver6 Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I love that recruit! That nebuleas are awesome! Guyver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) http://www.diardsoftware.com/ At least it could give you some ideas...And, that red nebula rulez! :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: --> http://www.diardsoftware.com/2004/contests...ayandnight3.htm :master: :master: :master: :master: :master: Edited December 31, 2004 by kafros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyver6 Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) See links by Kafros. That's what we want! Guyver Edited December 31, 2004 by guyver6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I thought you new that little piece of software. It is the most popular one! And it is very good indeed But, sometimes, googling a bit for "nebula photoshop (video) tutorials" isn't bad at all... if you get my point Keep up the good work people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATeX Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) A good skybox isn't easy to create, certainly because it's a cube and you may not see the corners. Nebulas would be great! but as red knight said, tone them down. Opacity 10% or something similar. We don't see them that clear from Hubble as well. Then, a moving skybox would be great! BUT! don't misunderstand what I mean. A skybox like the universe moves pretty slow. So slow it's difficult to notice. If you guys want to do all the rotations of our solar system, there's still a lot to code (as far as I know). Anyways, to the point. Perfect realism isn't priority, but it shure adds some value to Xenocide.* As for example, are we going to make the cities glow over night like in that screenshot?* A rotating skybox (very slow)?* A recognisable width of atmosphere?* Tiny clouds with very small opacity? so far, I have to admit, your work is stunning!! EDIT: typos Edited December 31, 2004 by ATeX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 acturly, the rotation would be really fast, because when you see Earth standing still, everything else is rotating. So it would rotate the same speed as Earth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATeX Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 that's not what I meant. If u stand still in the universe and you would look at our solar system. There would be a heck of rotations, whereas the Earth around its axe the fastest, around the sun slower, around whatever even slower etc etc. The bigger you go, the slower the movement and vice versa. Think about it. That goes with everything around us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 thats not what i ment. You are rotating arround earth, in a fixed possition. Earth is rotating, so you are also rotating. This means that the stars SEEM to rotate, even though you are standing still. Like driving a car. get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATeX Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 , mikker, I know that, think futher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 i see what you mean, but that itchy witsy movement of the stars will DRAWN in the haze rotation that already is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATeX Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 i see what you mean, but that itchy witsy movement of the stars will DRAWN in the haze rotation that already is. If they would all be at the same speed you get that rotation like that 3d movement chair at NASA. It would make you a bit sea sick idd. but it's not at the same speed. It differs even so much that maybe it's not worth it implementing it because nobody would notice. As I said before:Anyways, to the point. Perfect realism isn't priority, but it shure adds some value to Xenocide.* As for example, are we going to make the cities glow over night like in that screenshot?* A rotating skybox (very slow)?* A recognisable width of atmosphere?* Tiny clouds with very small opacity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) I don't have a problem with adding the city lights on the condition that it doesn't interfere with the usability. Clouds are a nono. they will interfere with the view of the underlying terrain which will only end up annoying users when they try to get information from the globe. Again, Shinzin please tone down the nebula's to 20% at least on that blue one as it is far too intense. Edited December 31, 2004 by Vaaish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Bleh I forgot where i put the PSD file of the "sky3" so i had to hand edit it... i also added some bright stars... hope this is what you were looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) Clouds are a nono. There is something in this cruel world called "VIDEO OPTIONS"! Let the user choose!Who knows, I may want to just stand and STARE AT THE BEAUTIFUL GLOBE! (with the nebula at the background )! Edited December 31, 2004 by kafros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) Henry ford once said that you may have any color car so long as it is black. maybe in 1.0+ we can revisit the issue of clouds but I don't see them adding to the gameplay any. here is what I meant by the intesity of the blue nebula. Edited December 31, 2004 by Vaaish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Hmm, that nebula doesn't look good at all...It is a "darkened-bright" one! Bad combination You should make one with dark purple-blue colour and then drop the opacity to 60-70% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 (edited) I could try to make one for you, if you want...I'm installing Photoshop CS right now Edit 1: http://www.solarvoyager.com/tutorials.asp Edited December 31, 2004 by kafros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Hmm, that nebula doesn't look good at all...It is a "darkened-bright" one! Bad combination You should make one with dark purple-blue colour and then drop the opacity to 60-70% it's only intended to show the intensity I was looking for in the nebula not final colors. It was faster for me to just edit that one and put it in than to try to type up a description. ideally Shinzon or whoever makes the nebula can generate one at that intensity instead of trying to edit this one to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Is this what you're looking for? i also made a little poster out of the sky box... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 better, drop the nebula down to half of that and we should be good to go... keep the red one as itis. I want it to be the primary and these others more subtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Azrael Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Is this what you're looking for? i also made a little poster out of the sky box...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Looking good... but it's XENOCIDE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j'ordos Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Is this what you're looking for? i also made a little poster out of the sky box... Looking good... but it's XENOCIDE plus, I'm not sure some transistor schematics are sufficient to indicate a high-tech environment . And they don't really fit in with the subject, I mean, what do transistors have to do with a globe? (don't let this put you down though, other than the nitpicking I quite like it. Ok, the nebula -especially the top part- might be done in a slightly more subdued color, but overall it's pretty nice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Blehm 98] Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Those are all incredible images, but they give me a "sheened metal look" when i see them. they look really cool, but just to...... shiny and liquidy like. i don't really know how to describe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 (edited) Thanks kafros that site had some really good tips i dimmed the nebula a bit and added sevral things lets see if you can spot them:P and also edited the red nebula as well hope everyone likes the new changes and thanks againg for those link kafros oh and forgot happy new year everyone Edited January 1, 2005 by Shinzon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 (edited) HAPPY NEW YEAR PEOPLE!!! Many happy returns!! and thanks againg for those link kafros I'm happy you found them useful pal i dimmed the nebula a bit and added sevral things lets see if you can spot them:Pand also edited the red nebula as well Oook, the red one has many darker spots around the starfield (mostly the lower part), we have a cute lil blue nebula on the upper-left, and 3 WONDERFUL lens flare!! Blue nebula : The total conversion, sounds like a movie . It seems you have rotated it a bit... many more little blue ones, that darker starfield is much calmer, and there is a wonderful green color tone on the nebula, and of course the lens flares Much better and neat pal! You could improve the flares a bit, in order to look like supernova explosions (little blobs of thick light). Keep up the good work! Edited January 1, 2005 by kafros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 (edited) Shinzon, the blue one looks really nice as does the red one. I really like the very subtle blueish "gasses" that are in the backgrouns of all of them now. This should take care of two of the panels we need, 2 of the others should only have the very subtle gasses and the remaining 2 should be the original starfield with no gasses and nebula. Keep up the great work! Happy new year. Edited January 1, 2005 by Vaaish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red knight Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 Well we need 6 of them, because we need an skybox. And then upload the defitive ones at the issue tracker. The sky will look awesome. GreetingsRed Knight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 ok im done i couldnt resist adding a small dim nebula in the firts one though... (Sky7) Im going to rename them approporietly when everything is to everyone's likings wow... u got all of them.... O.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 they look good to me. I'd say call it a wrap on these unless programming needs us to stitch the things together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 (edited) Gloup... Sry! Edited January 1, 2005 by kafros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 (edited) : So, the artistic part of the skybox is ready? Nothing left for me??? 2Slow Edited January 2, 2005 by kafros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyver6 Posted January 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 I've uploaded a nice Earth Texture. It's fairly big (4096X2048)No need Kafros, we have texture already prepared. Check out here. Made from 32768x16384 texture. Guyver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted January 1, 2005 Report Share Posted January 1, 2005 hmmm..... I assume it's still WIP, that northpole look really blocky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Ok uploaded the ziped files to the issue tracker... do i have to set it as finished or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaaish Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 no I or RK or another senior can do that. thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 here's some screenies of the new textures in action. don't mind the HyperSnap note on the corner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kafros Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 "Yeeeeeah, I'm loooving it!"Just cool, well done! We can always update it in a later release... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 looks nice. Especially the blue one. The orange one is too cathing i think. It should be a bit more....annonamous. Else it looks kewl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyver6 Posted January 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 (edited) @SupSuper: use Print Screen key to get screenshots inside Xenocide @mikker: that blocky north pole isn't that visible when we project that texture onto icosahedron, check out the textures in prepared directory on ftp. Also NASA it the only one source of free earth textures (they were prepared from NASA source for Celestia by Harald Schmidt). Guyver Edited January 2, 2005 by guyver6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzon Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 (edited) they grow up so fast makes me proud... yeah i agree the red nebula does seem a bit in your face... should i tone it down? or is ok? as the main eyecandy thing? Edited January 2, 2005 by Shinzon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[Micah]] Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 Viewed from within the program, the red nebula looks great. I don't think it's 'in your face' at all But I'm not the best art critic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikker Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 well, if it looks good in-game, no reason to change it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[Blehm 98] Posted January 2, 2005 Report Share Posted January 2, 2005 *is imediately mesmorized by screnshots...**snaps out of mesmorization*wow, those are incredible. Keep up the good work you guys, if you keep this coming out, then we can post pictures in CTD to inspire people to work and put it onto screenshots for the site, and make people who havne't joined want to! (maybe, we should put together an add with screenshots and sample CTDs in to make people want to join up and help) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupSuper Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 @SupSuper: use Print Screen key to get screenshots inside Xenocide i've tried but it doesn't work, so i use HyperSnap. or is there something i'm missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[Micah]] Posted January 3, 2005 Report Share Posted January 3, 2005 You're right, Sup, prnt-screen doesn't work for me, either. I used Fraps instead, and got these shots. The first two are to further demonstrate the red nebulae. Good job Shinzon! The second are to show that the poles turn out very nicely. By the way, this is all with the OpenGL. The DX9 rendering on my geforce4 ti 4400 doesn't look too good, yet. Within Fraps, it said Xenocide was running at 214fps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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