[Ace]

Here's another dose of BWO screens:


The Charon uses its defense systems against an incoming invader... YOU!


Blackwater defends a convoy in Beta Aquilae.


The plot thickens in the distant Delphi system...

[Taristin]

Very colorful nebulas in the second shot. Ugly nebula in the last... Atleast I hope it's a nebula, and not a 'nEw SUBspAse aniMAtIoN!!1'

[BlackDove]

Err. I actually PREFER the nebula in the third shot to the second one.

[Taristin]

I didn't say I liked any of them

I don't mind the swirly bit, but the one that juts straight through it is icky. The Blue puffs, however, are kinda nice in that one.

[Ace]

*ahum* Those are what are called 'jets' Raa, you know those things that shoot out of supernovae/blackholes etc.?

[Deepblue]

streams of light that are somehow able to escape?

[SadisticSid]

Hawking radiation

[Taristin]

Originally posted by Ace
*ahum* Those are what are called 'jets' Raa, you know those things that shoot out of supernovae/blackholes etc.?

I call them ugly.
It looks like a nebula map that was stretched and rotated slightly. Or like a Solarcell messup. Eitherway, I don't like it.

And since when was FS scientific-ly sound?

[BlackDove]

Originally posted by Raa


I call them ugly.
It looks like a nebula map that was stretched and rotated slightly. Or like a Solarcell messup. Eitherway, I don't like it.

And since when was FS scientific-ly sound?

I'm kind of baffled.

How can that be ugly?

Oh well, to each his own.

[Genoism]

holy crapo that last one, the portal or nebula or whatever is a masterpiece! Damn its really nice!

[Ace]

Originally posted by Raa


I call them ugly.
It looks like a nebula map that was stretched and rotated slightly. Or like a Solarcell messup. Eitherway, I don't like it.

And since when was FS scientific-ly sound?

To make it I stretched a regular FS nebula map. I thought about making a special nebula image just for this but since Volition has used a technique like this before in their missions (stretching nebulas to make gas jets and other things like that), I felt this would be more FSish and wouldn't clog the tables with more one-time-used artwork.

If a lot of people complain that it looks bad, it'll be changed.

[Taristin]

I think I'm the only one who will. ;p

[BlackDove]

Probably, yeah.

It really wouldn't hurt to see how the alternative Ace has in mind would look, but this one suits me just fine by itself.

[Knight Templar]

Shut up Snipes, the last picture rocks.

[Taristin]

Well, if you like effects that look like ass, then yes. Yes it does.


Ok, it's not that bad. But I'm not a fan of stretching or compressing nebulas to make things like that...

[IceFire]

Originally posted by Ace


To make it I stretched a regular FS nebula map. I thought about making a special nebula image just for this but since Volition has used a technique like this before in their missions (stretching nebulas to make gas jets and other things like that), I felt this would be more FSish and wouldn't clog the tables with more one-time-used artwork.

If a lot of people complain that it looks bad, it'll be changed.

I could change the effect overall and you can just resize it to your liking.

I was thinking that a nice gas jet would look nicer indeed.  The trick is making it work in Photoshop that way.

Keep in mind that not all things are entirely final but comments are good.

[IceFire]

Originally posted by Ace


To make it I stretched a regular FS nebula map. I thought about making a special nebula image just for this but since Volition has used a technique like this before in their missions (stretching nebulas to make gas jets and other things like that), I felt this would be more FSish and wouldn't clog the tables with more one-time-used artwork.

If a lot of people complain that it looks bad, it'll be changed.

I could change the effect overall and you can just resize it to your liking.

I was thinking that a nice gas jet would look nicer indeed.  The trick is making it work in Photoshop that way.  The galaxy nebula image there by the way was made over 3 years ago and the new nebulas seen in other images are ones I made a month ago.  My skills have improved.  Plus the new ones are in high color and the galaxy is in low color.  Expect a better finished result.

Keep in mind that not all things are entirely final but comments are good.

[Lynx]

Looking at the first picture, you need to do something about the engine trails on the fighters there. Trails are cool, but the way they consumethe whole fighters ass-end in this picture is just absurd.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by Ace
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This one doesn't gain my liking. The second picture is OK, but the goldish nebula somehow doesn't fit (Free)space. The first shot is a nice one anyway.

[Lightspeed]

Originally posted by Raa
I think I'm the only one who will. ;p

I second Raa on that, though