[Antares]

GLOWMAPPED TEH SUNZ PLZ!!!!1!11

[Lightspeed]

Attempt #1:



Attempt #2:



I still need to tweak a lot before it actually will look any good.

[Flipside]

Looking very very nice Lightspeed! The top one has a nicer liquid feel to it, but I'm not sure whether you would start to notice the magnification of the texture if you are heading directly left or right? Either way, they are both a massive improvement on the original!

[Flaser]

I sitll think these - along with the ones made by Carl - lack the transparent Ghosty feel of the original FS1 version.

[Unknown Target]

I like the 2nd one the most.

[J3Vr6]

Any way to make it look like a ripple passes over the surface of the tube?

[redsniper]

not yet

[Starks]

It's still missing that creepy feeling... The maps are still kinda meh....

[J3Vr6]

Originally posted by J3Vr6
Any way to make it look like a ripple passes over the surface of the tube?

But couldn't an ani be used for that?

No, I have no idea.

[Turambar]

GET RID OF THE BLACK!!!

[Fineus]

The trouble is it all still looks flat. Now granted it should - it's a texture on a flat model... but it doesn't really have the feel of some energy conduit or some such... the maps are right, it needs something else though.

[Lightspeed]

Well, I can only get as far as texturing i'm afraid.

But I *think* it would look cool if that flickery thing could be applied that (Bob?) someone once put into a test build for simulating 'wobbling damaged ships'.

I sitll think these - along with the ones made by Carl - lack the transparent Ghosty feel of the original FS1 version.

Flaser, you stated exactly the reason why I don't like my textures that much yet. I'm still trying to get that feeling back in, tho.

-edit: Oh, and I originally had an ANI planned but someone (Flipside?) said it didn't work so I just didnt even bother to waste my time trying

[Ransom]

I like both, second one maybe a little more. First one looks a bit eerier though.

[Anaz]

that second one looks unbelievably cool IMO. Keep working in that direction

[Starks]

Maybe a corkscrew effect? SCan someone try that?

[Antares]

Personally, I like the first one.  Has a very 'Stargate' feel to it that I'd think folks around here would appreciate.

The second one has a little more variety, but the bright areas look a little -too- bright to me--I'd think something like that would be distracting in a battle.  If those white regions could be toned down, and perhaps the 'light' at the end of the tunnel made to look like it was a little 'nearer', then I think we'd have a winner.

If you're shooting for a 'creepy' feeling, then lightning bolts skirting along the textures would be spiffy, but so far as I know, we can't do that.

[Langy]

I really, really like that second one. Though, a slight suggestion: Would it be possible to use that corckscrew-style mesh someone made in the old thread, or something like it? I know that there were problems with using it due to the way it rotated or something like that, and to be honest I didn't quite understand that when I read it, but I think that it should be possible to make it the inside one that does rotate with having the second mesh be just a cylinder?

What I mean is, I'd really, really like to have that awesome corkscrew effectif at all possible. As someone else said, it still looks too flat.

Anyways, that second texture looks awesome, lightwave! Maybe you could make that bright splotch a single, continous swirl? Just an idea.

[DaBrain]

You should wait until we can apply 32Bit anis to the mesh...

[Ransom]

I actually don't think a corkscrew effect would look good, would make it too cartoony and animated in my opinion. But I guess I'd have to see it in action.

[Setekh]

I like both, but I do want to wait and see how you can refine them. Also, I'm going to wait till I see them moving in-game till I pass judgement.