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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Thorn on October 23, 2001, 05:03:00 pm

Title: First render..
Post by: Thorn on October 23, 2001, 05:03:00 pm

The Result of 3 hours of boredom (//"http://www.angelfire.com/ab6/iverach/akirasphere.html")
Questions? Comments? Insults?

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Title: First render..
Post by: WarpStar on October 23, 2001, 05:06:00 pm

We are the borg, lower your shields  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Really, looks pretty cool.

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Title: First render..
Post by: Carl on October 23, 2001, 05:12:00 pm

pretty good for first render! the phaser should be yellow or orange, though.

Title: First render..
Post by: Top Gun on October 23, 2001, 05:20:00 pm

Not Bad, Keep at it (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: First render..
Post by: wEvil on October 23, 2001, 05:26:00 pm

Get the lighting sorted and it will be great  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

ST:FC used much heavier shadows with less emphasis on glow effects and more emphasis on surface details (bump maps etc.)

that might help you get the look more

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Title: First render..
Post by: Thorn on October 23, 2001, 07:40:00 pm

Yeah, kinda hard when youre using TS...

Title: First render..
Post by: NeoHunter on October 23, 2001, 10:40:00 pm

Well, you could improve on the textures. Currently, the Enterprise-look-alike ship looks like it was made of plastic.

I'm not sure if TS has this but if you increase the Specular Level and lower the Glossiness in 3D Studio Max, it will look more metallic.

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Title: First render..
Post by: Carl on October 24, 2001, 12:39:00 am

what version of TS do you have? if it's TS1, don't even try to render with it.

Title: First render..
Post by: Setekh on October 24, 2001, 04:45:00 am

Hey, nice! Chuck a glow under your explosion  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: First render..
Post by: Darkage on October 24, 2001, 05:35:00 am

 

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Originally posted by Carl:
what version of TS do you have? if it's TS1, don't even try to render with it.

he has TS4.2 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)


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Title: First render..
Post by: Thorn on October 25, 2001, 04:34:00 pm

yup..
I was having cable problems, but its all fixed now  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: First render..
Post by: Carl on October 25, 2001, 04:39:00 pm

switch to caligari phong and set the diffusion to 0.9, the ambient to 0.0, the shineness to 0.4, the roughness to 0.2, the mirror to 0.0, and the refraction to 0.0

Title: First render..
Post by: Thorn on October 25, 2001, 06:17:00 pm

I probably should thank DC for the help with the beams....

Title: First render..
Post by: Unknown Target on October 25, 2001, 06:56:00 pm

Really good, but the ships are a little dull (no offense (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)) and there needs to be some more background.
But, anyways, keep up, it's still really good  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif).