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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Setekh on March 10, 2001, 04:13:00 am

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 10, 2001, 04:13:00 am

I've finally discovered a quick, fairly painless way to create beams without 3D modelling software or any overly complicated procedures. And it looks fantastic, compared to my previous efforts  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

 (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/freespace/art/misc/bzzzt2.jpg)

What do you all think?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: NeoHunter on March 10, 2001, 04:22:00 am

Great beams!!!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) Care to share it with the rest of us?

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Darkage on March 10, 2001, 04:24:00 am

Wow (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif) great work dude (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 10, 2001, 04:33:00 am

That should probably be the Auriga.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/devil.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Fineus on March 10, 2001, 04:42:00 am

I like it! how did you do it?

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 10, 2001, 05:37:00 am

Well it's not really special or anything, but it no longer relies on estimations - it's an exact, mathematical way to render them  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Fineus on March 10, 2001, 05:53:00 am

And?

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Jabu on March 10, 2001, 08:49:00 am

Pretty damn cool  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/cool.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Shrike on March 10, 2001, 05:06:00 pm

...And he's not going to share his new toy just yet.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 10, 2001, 05:20:00 pm

Well I'm not just going to tell anyone  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) I could just do a Dark[tm] and disappear  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Bobboau on March 10, 2001, 05:23:00 pm

looks like he's useing some sort of post procecing thing, me I just make a few cylinders and give them progresivly whiter textures as they get smaller and give them erroded transperency and translucent reflectence, and the same for the little ball at the begening just with spheres,

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 10, 2001, 05:27:00 pm

All of my image creation is post-processing.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 11, 2001, 02:25:00 am

Here's another one, this time Shivan. You can see I went to the obvious choice in Shivan beam supremacy  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) In hindsight, I think I should have made the beams on this one bigger.

 (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/freespace/art/misc/bearbaiting.jpg)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Fineus on March 11, 2001, 03:34:00 am

Certainly looks like you've perfected that techniue dude, I'm gonna have to go and practice a bit  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Styxx on March 11, 2001, 03:36:00 pm

Okay, now you challenged me.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

  (http://terra.sourceforge.net/pics/sat01neb.jpg)  

Note: this render was a nebula effect test. Inside the nebula, that is.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

[This message has been edited by Styxx (edited 03-11-2001).]

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Jabu on March 11, 2001, 03:46:00 pm

Otherwise very nice, except the beams don't look "Freespacey"  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Styxx on March 11, 2001, 04:26:00 pm

Okay, okay. How about this?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

 (http://terra.sourceforge.net/pics/sat02neb.jpg)

Better?

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Shrike on March 11, 2001, 04:27:00 pm

I give it the Golden Shivan Award.

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Styxx on March 11, 2001, 04:30:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by Shrike:
I give it the Golden Shivan Award.

I'd like to thank the academy, my parents, my dog, and... *sob* I promised myself I wouldn't cry but... *sob* *sob*


Heh, thanks. Wait until you see that thing animated...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Jabu on March 11, 2001, 04:30:00 pm

Better.

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 11, 2001, 05:23:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by Styxx:
Heh, thanks. Wait until you see that thing animated...   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Ouch! The pain  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) Great work Styxx!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: NeoHunter on March 11, 2001, 09:15:00 pm

Before you know it, you all will be doing lightsaber effects.......hehehe (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif) (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

I liked the Sathanas pictures.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Sushi on March 30, 2001, 02:38:00 pm

Just digging through older stuff, found this...

Setekh, WHY do you not have your own Art section on HLP?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: NeoHunter on March 30, 2001, 06:16:00 pm

He already has one. Sort of I think. Its the FreeSpace Story section. Go check it out. Lots of nice renders.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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[This message has been edited by NeoHunter (edited 03-30-2001).]

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: NeoHunter on March 30, 2001, 06:23:00 pm

Setekh, in the post 12 posts above this on where you did the Shivan beams, did you use bumpmap on the Sathanas? The texture looks sharp and clear.

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 30, 2001, 07:19:00 pm

Sushi: Don't know, just never got around to making one.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

NeoH: Not bump-mapping, but something which produces a similar effect.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Fineus on March 31, 2001, 01:26:00 am

You enjoy not giving out quite enough info don't you  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: NeoHunter on March 31, 2001, 03:30:00 am

I hate it when he does that. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: _Finally_ figured it out... bzzzt!
Post by: Setekh on March 31, 2001, 08:26:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Thunder:
You enjoy not giving out quite enough info don't you   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Always.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)