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Title: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Woolie Wool on August 13, 2011, 03:04:59 pm

(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/1637/zekeglass.png)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/rlj0oi Download

The current FSU glass is kind of goofy looking, with way too much specularity and reflection, resembling more chrome than glass, especially when paired with an atmosphere skybox (in fact, has it changed at all since cockpits were first implemented in 2003 or so?). This new glass has considerably less shininess and has a slight tint to it, making it look less like some sort of weird chrome film and more like actual glass. A gold version for the Erinyes is also included.

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: rscaper1070 on August 13, 2011, 03:45:28 pm

Nice work!  :yes:

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: sigtau on August 13, 2011, 03:46:25 pm

It looks great, like actual glass... but can we see a comparison shot?  Before and after?  :nervous:

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Kolgena on August 13, 2011, 03:49:36 pm

Clear glass is infinitely better. I can't commend you enough for these new maps. They look much more like real glass, and we now no longer have random white streaks in the glass texture.

Gold glass is pretty fugly. My personal impression is that gold freespace glass is supposed to look like dark glass with a one-way gold reflective coating, like on astronaut helmets. Not yellow cathedral glass.

Are the artemis cockpits using the new glass shines? I think they look better, but am comparing against my own memory (which has proven somewhat inaccurate at times)

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Woolie Wool on August 13, 2011, 03:52:43 pm

The Artemis cockpit has its own texture.

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Kolgena on August 13, 2011, 03:56:09 pm

Sab0o's artemis? K, thanks for clearing that up for me.

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Woolie Wool on August 13, 2011, 04:03:33 pm

(http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/6918/goldglass.png)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/01l9iq
Redo of gold glass. Better?

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: headdie on August 13, 2011, 04:32:05 pm

Awesome work

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: fightermedic on August 13, 2011, 06:07:53 pm

much better than before!

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Luis Dias on August 13, 2011, 06:59:01 pm

**** that's just amazing.

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Ulala on August 13, 2011, 07:38:41 pm

:yes:

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Kolgena on August 13, 2011, 10:00:29 pm

Gold glass looks much better.

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: bigchunk1 on August 16, 2011, 01:18:51 pm

You check to see what it looks like from the cockpit's point of view?

Title: Re: New, much nicer glass
Post by: Woolie Wool on August 16, 2011, 06:10:42 pm

Glass shouldn't be visible from the cockpit view at all.