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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: lostllama on May 10, 2011, 10:09:21 am

Title: Continuum3D - A Possible Source for Skybox Material?
Post by: lostllama on May 10, 2011, 10:09:21 am

http://continuum3d.com/# (http://continuum3d.com/#)

I don't know much about skyboxes and backgrounds, but I thought I'd mention this site I just found that sells 360 degree sky textures ("sky domes"). They have some free material too.

http://continuum3d.com/grafix/C3DB-SkyHome.html (http://continuum3d.com/grafix/C3DB-SkyHome.html)

Also for sale are some 3D models of a variety of objects, notably a research ship and a B-17F. Very pricey though, and likely not suitable for use in FS without a lot of work.

Edit: They also have an F-15A/C Eagle model.

There are some tutorials about how to use skymaps there too: http://continuum3d.com/grafix/C3DB-Skies/SkyHowTo.html (http://continuum3d.com/grafix/C3DB-Skies/SkyHowTo.html). Not sure if they'd be of any use for FS-modding purposes, and besides we have our own stickied thread for that anyway.

Title: Re: Continuum3D - A Possible Source for Skybox Material?
Post by: Herra Tohtori on May 10, 2011, 10:18:27 am

Skydomes only cover half the sky. Useful if you have terrain reaching to horizon, not so much for FS2 skyboxes.

Also, the quality of the free stuff at least is fairly so-so. :nervous:

Title: Re: Continuum3D - A Possible Source for Skybox Material?
Post by: lostllama on May 10, 2011, 10:23:02 am

Hmm, now that you mention it, they do look rather average. The clouds look rather bland.

Might be suitable for use as placeholder skydomes in Free Skies until we find or make better material.

Title: Re: Continuum3D - A Possible Source for Skybox Material?
Post by: Thaeris on May 10, 2011, 12:23:07 pm

Man, a lot of the models also look pretty bland, too. Thumbs down, bromensch.