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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Fineus on July 27, 2001, 05:07:00 am

Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Fineus on July 27, 2001, 05:07:00 am
I never copy Setekh, it's all a big coincedence I tell you  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Actually I usually just put what he's worked out into a proper render... like now...

 (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/thunder/sun.jpg)


Hope y'all like it  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Setekh on July 27, 2001, 05:09:00 am
Royalties! Royalties, I say!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

You know what I think, dude. This one looks damn cool.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Shadowman on July 27, 2001, 05:33:00 am
That is class, now all you need is my re-skin that turns it into the GTF Corona ( capable of flying thru a star's outer corona)  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Nico on July 27, 2001, 06:38:00 am
Ok! that's discrimination!!! (wait some time and you'll get my point  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) )
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Carl on July 27, 2001, 08:04:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Thunder:
Staring at the sun...

...hurts your eyes.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: joek on July 27, 2001, 09:08:00 am
WOW!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif) ... I've got to put on sunglasses  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/cool.gif)

I put that image on my desktop... extra extra cool!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Joe.

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Taristin on July 27, 2001, 09:18:00 am
Thunder... What do you use to render?
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Top Gun on July 27, 2001, 09:20:00 am
*Puts on Shades* Good Work (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Setekh on July 27, 2001, 09:32:00 am
See, Thunder? I told you that you would were the rendering guru  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)

He uses 3DX.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Fineus on July 28, 2001, 01:22:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Setekh:
you would were
Hmm, yeah - something like that  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/lol.gif)

Thanks everyone, I'm glad you like it - although I must say it's way to bright to have as wallpaper... I'd get constant headaches  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Setekh on July 28, 2001, 03:16:00 am
Me bad at English? That's unpossible...

You know what I mean  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Bobboau on July 28, 2001, 04:00:00 am
someone found the bumpmaping button.

you need to remove the paionted details (the logo on the bomb bays) from the bump map

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Shrike on July 28, 2001, 04:18:00 am
Yeah, some of the colored triangles look like they're jumping out when they're probably just painted on.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Fineus on July 28, 2001, 04:22:00 am
Yeah, as this is one of the first times I've properly used bump mapping I'll put that down to experience, as time goes by I may make some maps for ships so that bump mapping doesnt affect the little logos and things, we'll see how it goes.

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Shrike on July 28, 2001, 04:25:00 am
Did you make it greyscale first?
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Fineus on July 28, 2001, 04:27:00 am
Nope, it went straight in colour from 3DX, bump mapping was added there.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Shrike on July 28, 2001, 04:27:00 am
no no, the bump map itself.  Did you make it greyscale?
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Fineus on July 28, 2001, 04:30:00 am
No, I just used the standard maps from the Zeus.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Shrike on July 28, 2001, 04:33:00 am
Ahh, make them greyscale, then tinker with that.  Should make your life easier.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Taristin on July 28, 2001, 09:55:00 am
TS automatically makes them greyscaled...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/confused.gif)
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Carl on July 28, 2001, 10:00:00 am
if you want bump maps to look good, set them to very low settings. i usually use 0.01 amp, sometimes 0.02. for that pathetic AWACS picture i made, 0.01 was still too much ,so i embossed a copy of the texture and turned down the contrast then used it for bump mapping.

look at me, giving out all my secrets.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Fineus on July 28, 2001, 10:05:00 am
I think I should mention at this point to you guys that I use 3DX, it doensn't automatically convert bump-maps to grayscale (although I'll try it out manuelly).

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Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Carl on July 28, 2001, 10:10:00 am
how is that possible? does the bump map show color with it? then if you use a texture and bump mapping will the colors will be twice as saturated?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/confused.gif)
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Taristin on July 28, 2001, 10:14:00 am
.01 amp? I used .5 and it looked like my ship was battle worn.
Title: Staring at the sun...
Post by: Carl on July 28, 2001, 10:17:00 am
excactly. that is why you should keep it low, unless you want it to look that way.