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Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 13, 2001, 10:12:00 am

 (http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/us/images/mods/snipes/byesetekh.jpg)


BTW; Steak, do I get to run around with my own flagship now? Wait... I'd have to make one... awwww crap...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Slanker on August 13, 2001, 10:22:00 am

The dark blue on the outter rings of the beam are too strong. Blur them a bit.

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 13, 2001, 10:38:00 am

I was trying to make them clear, but it didn't want to work for me...

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Nico on August 13, 2001, 11:21:00 am

 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Ok, bump is cool, but too much is not  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) the nyke looks like an organic ship now  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: IceFire on August 13, 2001, 12:09:00 pm

Blur those beams and reduce the opacity a bit so they blend with the background a tad (not much...take it down to 75% perhaps).

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 13, 2001, 12:26:00 pm

How do you reduce opacity in TS?

[This message has been edited by Raa Tor'h (edited 08-13-2001).]

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Carl on August 14, 2001, 12:34:00 am

use the opacity thingy on your texture bar thingy. better to use photoshop.

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Fineus on August 14, 2001, 03:17:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Carl:
better to use photoshop.

Preach brother!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Kazan on August 14, 2001, 09:20:00 am

i use a very low opacity for my beams in truespace - of course mine consist of 4 planes textured with the beam texture a 0, 45, 90, 135 degrees - then the beam glow is the same - but it's squared and there's copies of it at various angles since is spherical and not cylndrical

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: QXMX on August 14, 2001, 10:23:00 am

That target looks kinda familiar  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 14, 2001, 08:10:00 pm

*bump*

Thanks to Kazan, I now know how to do this right. So I fixed this image, but didn't add the explosions yet.

Setekh... I plan to destroy you a few more times when Psycho finishes my flagship.

 (http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/us/images/mods/snipes/aragunship.jpg)

The name is still pending, but it's all gun. (Which'll give you an idea of it's weakness. hehe)

l8r m8's

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: PSYCHO on August 14, 2001, 08:47:00 pm

  hehe Cool I think its going to be Destroyer size if thats ok with Snipes hehe
        Is it a new race? who knows?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/eek.gif)

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Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: PSYCHO on August 14, 2001, 08:48:00 pm

Oh yea Nice job on the Beams looks h3ll4 n347

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Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 14, 2001, 09:30:00 pm

This one's better  (http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/us/images/mods/snipes/kaboom.jpg)

[This message has been edited by Raa Tor'h (edited 08-14-2001).]

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Vertigo1 on August 15, 2001, 12:51:00 am

Duude, thats MUCH better!

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Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Jabu on August 15, 2001, 12:56:00 am

Could use some more effects on the points of penetration. A bit like this ("http://www.eon3d.com/Tutorials.htm") shows you how for Lightwave (the process is similar for other programs, though).

But you'd have to make the effects before the beams if you do the beams in PhotoShop or similar  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif)

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Fineus on August 15, 2001, 03:21:00 am

The beams are good, but the glow on the Sobek is to large and looses a lot of the detail there, also the Deimos looks a bit weird (I can't place how - I think it's to do with the lighting?) and finally  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) the stars... they all come in pairs... I think that happens to me from time to time but it's there (just to point it out). But nice one!

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Setekh on August 15, 2001, 08:10:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h:
BTW; Steak, do I get to run around with my own flagship now? Wait... I'd have to make one... awwww crap...   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Release all your QM ships and we'll be on level playing ground.

As for your beams - second one looks sweet, the reason it looks funny Thunder is because it has a metallic texture property in TS. Like I've said on another thread, all you need do is put more dramatic damage effects around the exit points of the beams and you'll be set.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 15, 2001, 08:33:00 am

My flagship isn't a QM ship, Or not at this moment it isn't, but don't worrie, I'll send you a copy.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

And I didn't do any after effects to it, I was too happy to touch it. I _never_ made realistic anything with TS, and was histerical with err.... ok, I was excited I finally did it right.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

I wish TS had a hypervoxel plugin like LW does... then I'd put little peices being blown away...

[This message has been edited by Raa Tor'h (edited 08-15-2001).]

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Vertigo1 on August 15, 2001, 02:35:00 pm

3dsmax has a similar plugin.  Called PArray.  Makes for some neat explosions.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: 'Captain' Nick Brown on August 15, 2001, 05:05:00 pm

What ship is that in the first pic? The one that's firing...

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 15, 2001, 05:10:00 pm

The GTCv Razor's Edge. Nike Class Corvette.

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: 'Captain' Nick Brown on August 15, 2001, 05:48:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h:
The GTCv Razor's Edge. Nike Class Corvette.

Is it available for download? Or in a campaign? Nice.....

Title: First attempt at beams
Post by: Taristin on August 15, 2001, 07:20:00 pm

When we finally open QuantuMechanics, it'll be available for Download. Until then, it's me and Psycho's little puppy, hehe