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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: HeX on October 06, 2002, 04:20:00 pm

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: HeX on October 06, 2002, 04:20:00 pm

Messing around with shadows/light settings for 3D Studio as well as beams.

From Libra Wars, the Zhivas Strike Frigate.

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: Corhellion on October 06, 2002, 04:25:05 pm

:yes:  Nice pics and effects man!!!

Cor

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: vadar_1 on October 06, 2002, 04:39:35 pm

the beams look good, but the lighting on the front of the engines (im assuming they are reflecting the lighting from the beam) dont look ... right.

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: Knight Templar on October 06, 2002, 04:42:32 pm

The Beams are crazy :yes:

the glowly ball thing tho cast wierd light on the engines as said above

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: HeX on October 06, 2002, 04:50:47 pm

Probably has to do with the way I positioned the lights. Hmmm....well that should be easy enough to fix. I was mostly working on the beams anyway. :cool:

Title: Ooooo!
Post by: Star Dragon on October 06, 2002, 09:03:47 pm

I love the beams! they seem the have a lightning effect in them... Can you make them available in game or is this just for render?

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: HeX on October 06, 2002, 10:31:18 pm

Just for render unfortunately. There probably is a way to simulate the effect in FS but I wouldn't be the one to know how.

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: Galemp on October 06, 2002, 11:09:13 pm

I like the beams, but they need big-ass muzzle glows.

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: vadar_1 on October 06, 2002, 11:25:18 pm

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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
I like the beams, but they need big-ass muzzle glows.

Not really... the concept of FS2 beams apperently is to mass the energy outside the turret, then propell that energy (which should make the muzzle glow smaller as the beam progresses). However, If a beam has some sort of particle accelerator behind it... why would it need a muzzleglow?

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: delta_7890 on October 07, 2002, 06:03:02 am

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Originally posted by vadar_1


Not really... the concept of FS2 beams apperently is to mass the energy outside the turret, then propell that energy (which should make the muzzle glow smaller as the beam progresses). However, If a beam has some sort of particle accelerator behind it... why would it need a muzzleglow?

Because it looks cool.  ^^;

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: Thor on October 07, 2002, 09:03:06 am

That was really sweet :eek:   I dig the beams.  What ship wa that they where fired from, Edit:  Oops, you said what ship it was.  End Edit.
is it availible as a model ingame?

Title: Beam and lighting tests
Post by: RandomTiger on October 07, 2002, 09:09:09 am

:yes: