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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Su-tehp on February 03, 2002, 01:33:00 pm
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I'm wondering if anyone can do me a favor. I'm looking for background files for Earth, the Moon, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto to use in FRED. The FS2 Sector website has files for this but they are object files that have to go into the ship.tbl file. I'm looking for images that can go into the star.tbl file because I need the space in the ships.tbl file for MODded ships.
(Besides, I dislike the idea of placing gigantic planet-sized objects in a mission.)
Can anyone help me out with this?
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Why can't you just go to the NASA site and grab any of the thousands of planet pics they have there? It's not as if converting a background image takes more than 5 minutes.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/ ("http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/")
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ZylonBane's opinions do not represent those of the management.
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You'd think that a government organization would at least be able to make a decent website. I've seen AOL sites better than that.
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lol that one button has a blue picture-link border around it
forget those talented AOLers, there are geocities pages better then that!
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Originally posted by ZylonBane:
Why can't you just go to the NASA site and grab any of the thousands of planet pics they have there? It's not as if converting a background image takes more than 5 minutes.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/ ("http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/")
Zylon, I think you may have misunderstood me. I don't have any conversion tools. Besides, I'm in law school and I don't have the extra time to convert if I did have the tools. (I certainly don't have time to find or buy these tools and figure out how to use them.) That's why I'm asking the HLP community for this favor.
And so, I ask again, can anyone help me out?
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USE PAINTSHOP PRO 7
http://www.jasc.com ("http://www.jasc.com")
[automatic stupidity editor]Then PAY FOR IT IF YOU WANT TO KEEP USING IT!![/automatic stupidity editor]
if it's a 30 day trial.
Happy?
[This message has been edited by Maeglamor (edited 02-03-2002).]
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what? you just need to have it as a pcx file, and to have the colour around the planet as pure green. you can do that in paint.
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Originally posted by an0n:
USE PAINTSHOP PRO 7
http://www.jasc.com ("http://www.jasc.com")
Then goto
*REMOVED*
if it's a 30 day trial.
Happy?
No warez, foo!
[This message has been edited by Maeglamor (edited 02-03-2002).]
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D'OH!
Well, I went to that NASA website and saved some pictures I liked as jpeg files. I guess all I have to do now is convert them to pcx files.
Thanks, everyone. I appreciate the help. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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actualy you want to go here:
http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html ("http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html")
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Originally posted by CptWhite:
actualy you want to go here:
http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html ("http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html")
actually, you're right dude, I love you btw, wanna marry me? (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)
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Nice porn (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/rolleyes.gif)
I hate warez sites...
[This message has been edited by Stryke 9 (edited 02-03-2002).]
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i'll mark you down as "last resort" venom (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
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Originally posted by CptWhite:
actualy you want to go here:
http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html ("http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html")
Now these are some sweet pics! Thanks, Captain! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Now if I can only get the damn modified stars.tbl file to work... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/mad.gif)
What sort of properties do the pcx files have to have for them to work in FRED? I converted the jpegs from the first website into pcx files, but I thought that they would appear too large in FRED, so I shrank the image. I also modified the stars.tbl file with the new image names but they don't work. They don't even appear in the pulldonn menu in the background editor! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/confused.gif)
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Originally posted by CptWhite:
i'll mark you down as "last resort" venom (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
(http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif)!
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Originally posted by an0n:
You'd think that a government organization would at least be able to make a decent website. I've seen AOL sites better than that.
For his next trick, Fattony will explain what the quality of the website has to do with the images that you download from it.
Waiting...
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Originally posted by CptWhite:
actualy you want to go here:
http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html ("http://gw.marketingden.com/planets/mars.html")
jeez, those are like, the perfect source for SOL backgrounds
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Originally posted by an0n:
USE PAINTSHOP PRO 7
http://www.jasc.com ("http://www.jasc.com")
Then goto
*REMOVED*
if it's a 30 day trial.
Happy?
OKAAAAAAYYYYY...
Methinks you are pressing your luck considering that it's widely known at HLP that NO warez discussions are allowed. You've been banned once for distasteful behaviour and we overlooked the fact that you decided to join again under a different name.
It only takes a few morons to get a site shut down because of warez, I've seen it happen. It isn't going to happen here!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
[This message has been edited by Maeglamor (edited 02-03-2002).]
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Uh, I suggest removing the link from the quotes...
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Originally posted by WMCoolmon:
Uh, I suggest removing the link from the quotes...
Good idea (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
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THE OPERATION WAS A SUCCESS!
I used those pics that CptWhite pointed me to. It took me a little trial and error to convert the jpegs to pcx files and turn the resolution to 256 colors, but I got the Sol system planet backgrounds working.
I also found out that there IS a limit to how many backgrounds can be held in the stars.tbl file (the limit is 60 for those of you who did not know tha already).
I'm gonna winzip this and send it off to Freespace 2 Sector; it should be ready for download in a week or so.
HAPPY DAYS AND JUBILATION! I MADE MY FIRST MOD! (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
I know ZylonBane (and maybe a few others) are gonna look at me funny for this... (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
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Originally posted by Maeglamor:
OKAAAAAAYYYYY...
Methinks you are pressing your luck considering that it's widely known at HLP that NO warez discussions are allowed. You've been banned once for distasteful behaviour and we overlooked the fact that you decided to join again under a different name.
It only takes a few morons to get a site shut down because of warez, I've seen it happen. It isn't going to happen here!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!
I second this, post wisely please - we don't have many rules and those that are there are to ensure we can continue to be here and get hosting from 3DAP.