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Community Projects => The FreeSpace Upgrade Project => Topic started by: Huggybaby on December 16, 2006, 10:36:47 pm

Title: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Huggybaby on December 16, 2006, 10:36:47 pm

I've been enjoying my new install, but I notice that I never see lens flares (which are very cool of course).
Instead, I always see glare when looking at a bright object.

I've seen lens flares in screenshots, so is this preponderance of glare due to the latest build or is it decided by the authors of each mod?

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Bobboau on December 17, 2006, 03:54:38 am

it was a feature added in many a year ago, you just need the proper files to do it.

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Kaine on December 18, 2006, 04:46:53 am

a) would it still work with current 3.6.9 builds?

b) where can we get the files? any idea?

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Bobboau on December 18, 2006, 05:17:31 am

yes, duknow, wiki?

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Wanderer on December 18, 2006, 05:55:43 am

Those are handled via Stars.tbl (http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Stars.tbl)... Unfortunately the wiki entry conserning the flares isnt exactly the clearest possible.

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Huggybaby on December 18, 2006, 12:02:07 pm

I don't have a Stars.tbl in my install so that explains it.
In fact I have no .tbl files at all. Is this normal?

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: MetalDestroyer on December 18, 2006, 12:33:42 pm

Quote from: Huggybaby on December 18, 2006, 12:02:07 pm

I don't have a Stars.tbl in my install so that explains it.
In fact I have no .tbl files at all. Is this normal?

You have them, but they are packed into vp files.

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Wanderer on December 18, 2006, 12:39:54 pm

And in basic install you do not have every possible table available simply because they have been introduced by the SCP.

To open the VP files use VP View or something similar. Read Karajorma's FreeSpace FAQ (http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/FAQ/intro.html).

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Huggybaby on December 18, 2006, 12:56:00 pm

OK thanks.

So I won't see lens flares unless they are called for by the mod?

Title: Re: Glare vs. Lens Flare
Post by: Bobboau on December 18, 2006, 04:19:24 pm

or you make them.