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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: DaBrain on November 21, 2004, 10:07:39 am

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: DaBrain on November 21, 2004, 10:07:39 am

I had in mind to create a special skybox for a special mission for the Starfox mod.

Now this skybox would look much better with some flat, semi transparent objects in it.
 

Is this possible?

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: Grimloq on November 21, 2004, 06:06:55 pm

methinks they call it a skyBOX for a reason ;)


meh, i dunno. i doubt it though.

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: Bobboau on November 21, 2004, 06:16:13 pm

yeah, you can do that, they won't be able to do anything though

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: Taristin on November 21, 2004, 06:21:21 pm

Yeah. You can have multiple planes/spheres/boxes in your box, but they will be part of a single subobject, incapable of moving or being destroyed.

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: Grimloq on November 21, 2004, 06:21:37 pm

they only need to be seeable :)

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: DaBrain on November 22, 2004, 11:20:24 am

Thanks for the help.

The subobjects are sunrays. 2d flat planes. But how can I make them transparent?

BTW you will sure be impressed by what I'm working on. :)

Title: um
Post by: Getter Robo G on November 22, 2004, 11:22:44 am

I got an idea...

How about leaving the regualr faces textured INVISIBLE but you texture the lines around them (like black or yellow or whatever?)

If this sounds stupid, I have no idea what I am talking about... This happens a lot. :P

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: DaBrain on November 22, 2004, 12:02:30 pm

I hope I got it right... Woudn't that cause very thin lines?

That's not the effect I'm aiming for.

Title: Skybox with subobjects, possible or not?
Post by: Nuke on November 22, 2004, 05:35:23 pm

use textures with alpha chanels, if you are lazy, just use -trans.