[Flaming_Sword]

This thread is for stuff about the next release of my mod.

To start things off, a demo video (Xvid, 4.79 MB):

http://www.mediafire.com/?x1zttbz2did

Animated normal map, and warp code recently committed to trunk by WMCoolmon (I think).

[ShadowGorrath]

Impressive. Though I will never be able to see normal maps... And as I said- the warp effect should be red. Other than that- I like! 

[Flaming_Sword]

Hey, it's a tech demo. I might show off it's weapons next.

[Flaming_Sword]

Same ship as video, messing around with environment mapping.

[Aardwolf]

Malia retexture, eh?

I like the idea, but am thinking you could do cooler things with it than just changing the height of some ridges.

[Droid803]

Animated normal map = win.
makes it look AAAALLLLIIIIIVE!

[Flaming_Sword]

Alive was the goal, but the point was to see if I could get it working. Unfortunately, it's not really obvious unless you're up close. Next thing I want to try is keeping the ridges, but rippling the rest.

In other news, I've been experimenting with modelling ships. I can get geometry into PCS2, but I haven't figured out the best way to texture with the tools I've been using.

Current tools (and stuff I can get my hands on):

• Solidworks 2008
• TrueSpace 7.6
• (Blender - found tutorial on doing renders in blender from solidworks VRML export)
• (Lithunwrap)

Current process:

• Create Assembly in Solidworks
• Export VRML
• Import in TrueSpace
• Define heirarchy with Trueview
• Save scene
• Open in PCS2

Any advice would be appreciated, especially getting point lights and heirarchy (or even textures) to export from solidworks properly.

[Flaming_Sword]

Normal map test #2:

http://www.mediafire.com/?aymn34twmtw

[BS403]

That could be used for water in the 158th.

[Flaming_Sword]

I could tell you guys how I did it in GIMP if you want. I still haven't really tested how much it affects performance, though.

[Titan]

could you upload the trailer to youtube?

[Flaming_Sword]

In my experience, stuff tends to look crap on youtube and fine detail is largely the point of the video. That, and I don't have an account or anything. I recall somebody had uploaded an early meson bomb test video at some point...

[Galemp]

creepy...

[Flaming_Sword]

Coming soon to a command briefing near you: