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Title: Is it MAX or NASA?
Post by: Tolwyn on October 27, 2003, 03:41:40 am: One good news is that I've done the mesh of the good old Earth. If you look at a real photo of planet Earth taken by the Apollo 11 crew you'll notice that there are no stars and no glows. You can notice the planet turns blue to the edge by the atmosphere. But my intention was not to recreate the real planet but the SF series 'real looking' planet. Well, as you see I've added light glows on the dark side of the planet using a fallof texture. Well, I'd say the planet if finished. Perhaps I'll add more detailed cloud maps soon...
Title: Is it MAX or NASA?
Post by: Tolwyn on October 27, 2003, 03:42:02 am: and the second image
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Post by: gevatter Lars on October 27, 2003, 07:23:04 am: Quote
Originally posted by Tolwyn
and the second image

Second..where?

BTW isn't that the image you posted a long time ago?
Well still looks like very high quality work.
Lets see it ingame....beside that could you make a second planet just with another landshape..then we could simulate different Starsystems....and Earth..well I think we both know what scenario it can be used for ^_^
Title: Is it MAX or NASA?
Post by: Tolwyn on October 27, 2003, 07:32:45 am: I have improved maps on the model, but you are right... it is based on my old Earth.
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Post by: Starman01 on October 27, 2003, 01:00:04 pm: Excellent work. I really love these lights on the darkside.
Gives the Idea of uge cities, after all our story is set in the future
and population is increasing allready fast nowadays.

Now how about a little hurrican over the ocean to give it a final touch ?
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Post by: Taristin on October 27, 2003, 01:09:28 pm: Didn't think so many people had lihts in mexico... Oh well. :p
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Post by: Woolie Wool on October 27, 2003, 01:35:56 pm: :yes:
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Post by: Tolwyn on October 27, 2003, 01:36:38 pm: it is the future :)

I would say somewhere around 2670 :D
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Post by: Taristin on October 27, 2003, 01:40:20 pm: then by then there should be over 20 billion people crammed onto that tiny sphere. Howsabout some ocean platforms? They already want to build one for Taiwan. ;7
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Post by: gevatter Lars on October 27, 2003, 02:27:14 pm: Does anyone remembers the small scenen when Blair landed with the Dragon on Earth in WC IV.
IIRC there you can see Earth for a quite short moment. Who ever finds the scene first post it please....so we can take a better look at what Earth looks like in WC IV.
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Post by: Knight Templar on October 28, 2003, 02:21:05 am: That's a lot of lights in the midwest... where are we going to get our corn?
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Post by: GT-Keravnos on October 29, 2003, 09:34:52 am: Fantastic, as usual :nod:
Title: Is it MAX or NASA?
Post by: phreak on October 29, 2003, 09:43:56 am: Quote
Originally posted by Knight Templar
That's a lot of lights in the midwest... where are we going to get our corn?

my thoughts exactly
Title: Is it MAX or NASA?
Post by: Tolwyn on October 29, 2003, 09:50:16 am: lol ;)

seriusly, do you have any suggestions? Constructive criticism is always good :D
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Post by: Lynx on October 29, 2003, 12:58:24 pm: I guess they'll get their corn from some of the agricultural colonies that are all over the place in Privateer.;7
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Post by: Ace on October 30, 2003, 04:39:56 pm: My suggestion for the city lights is to add in some large circular constructs, similar to the planet lights in this Homeworld 2 screenshot:

http://www.homeworld2.com/img/gallery/large/screen_12.jpg
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Post by: l_MiG_l on October 30, 2003, 06:35:11 pm: First: Good work Towlyn ^_^.

an Second to Raa Tor'h:
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Didn't think so many people had lihts in mexico... Oh well.

Really do you think that man, well if you think that i only remeber one date to you: Mexico City is the biggest and most populed city in the world also the around states have the major percentage of population in the country ^__^
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Post by: Woolie Wool on October 31, 2003, 05:22:37 pm: I doubt many of them have working electricity.
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Post by: Taristin on November 01, 2003, 07:40:51 pm: That was more my point. And I didn't mean it as an insult to the Mexican people, but Mexico in general isn't one of the wealthiest nations on Earth.
Title: Is it MAX or NASA?
Post by: Lynx on November 01, 2003, 07:55:11 pm: We are talking of the year 2673 here; even the Mexicans should have electric light by then:p
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Post by: Taristin on November 01, 2003, 08:20:07 pm: You would think... but you never know. Poverty may increase around the world by then...
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Post by: Kazan on November 06, 2003, 11:56:14 am: it's Max - because the light pollution isn't that strong - it's an exaggerated map
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Post by: IceFire on November 16, 2003, 01:53:15 pm: Its Max because nobody takes good pictures of Earth like that :D
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Post by: Ace on November 16, 2003, 02:48:06 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Kazan
it's Max - because the light pollution isn't that strong - it's an exaggerated map

Actually the light pollution is that strong, it's just that the camera exposure (plus the contrast of the bright Earth and otherwise dark space) used for space-pictures doesn't pick-up the Earth lights or the background stars. That's why video footage in-orbit doesn't show the background stars, but astronauts do state that it's the best view of the night sky anywhere. :)