[Lightspeed]

Well, the normal ones looked a bit odd to me, and with my new nebulae they kinda needed an overhaul -- so...

I can already tell this is going to be one of the most unpopular releases (since this completely depends on personal preference - bet at least 50% don't like the way I did them ) ; but anyway. Here they are....









I really reccommend checking the Full preview gallery (by clicking here)

Get the Release here: Download Sun ZIP v1.0

Comments / Oppinions / Problems / the usual blah-blah, post here

Oh, and click the thumbnails, they look terrible squashed like that

EDITed thread title because this is not a SCP EXE release // Goober5000

rotflmao, the exe releases are for the release forum anyway, arent they? // lsd

people might have gotten confused // Goober5000

[Carl]

well, they don't have much character. no streaks or rays or anything.

[karajorma]

Not a single one of the images on your site worked for me.

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by Carl
well, they don't have much character. no streaks or rays or anything.

they do, but they're really, really weak. That's the reason I like them / made them, actually.

How on earth could it be possible that a 2370+ space ship doesn't have windows that prevent every bright light from getting rayed as hell. Even modern cars are better than that.

IMO that's also the reason why the prometheus and the other lasers look like they do. The normally should be so bright that they'd need rays across half the screen. Same goes for the thrusters of course.

That, and i also like clean things

[Fineus]

Do they need charachter? As generic suns look they seem fine - besides if they did have streaks then every system would have the same looking streaks on its sun.

Solar flares and what have you though...hmm...

[karajorma]

Originally posted by karajorma
Not a single one of the images on your site worked for me.

Hmmmm. It appears to be a mozilla thing. They worked in IE

[Lightspeed]

Hmm, odd thing bout Mozilla not wanting to display the images. They're JPG so file format compatibility should really be there...

[Exarch]

I like them. Simple is good, for suns.

[Lightspeed]

That's also what I think, but I already knew the reactions on it will be pretty much 50-50.

[karajorma]

It's your fault not Mozilla's You've used the wrong slash character

/lightspeed/Screenshots\Suns\blue00.jpg  

[SA22C]

Combined with your nebula the suns look really good, IMHO.  Certainly more realistic than the suns/nebula in retail FS2.

[Lightspeed]

@karajorma: Crap, it's really damn obvious I havent slept properly for about a week.

Today I was walking around nearly half of the day wearing my T-shirt inside-out. I just can't think properly anymore.

Will be fixed, rest assured

[Drew]

thats purtay

[Lightspeed]

I forgot to add they're 100% multiplayer friendly.

[mikhael]

Those suns are perfect, Lightspeed. You might want to make 400% sized versions as well for actions closer in to the primary. I really cannot find any faults with them.

Those nebulae are hot too. Almost makes me want to play the game again.

[kasperl]

see if you can make animated background images to create solar flares and stuff.

[Col. Fishguts]

Nice, me likes

[Flipside]

Solar Flares wouldn't move noticeably in the time it takes to fly a mission, at least not if you want to get all retentive about them they wont
They look perfectly good to me LS, stars with 'character' as Setekh pointed out, would promote cries of 'They used that sun 2 missions ago!'

[RandomTiger]

Mm... nice suns.
Check it looks OK in supernova mode though.

[Carl]

Originally posted by Lightspeed
How on earth could it be possible that a 2370+ space ship doesn't have windows that prevent every bright light from getting rayed as hell. Even modern cars are better than that.

that's true, but your eyes do it some, too.