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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: phreak on June 27, 2001, 04:36:00 pm

Title: you decide..
Post by: phreak on June 27, 2001, 04:36:00 pm

Which beam looks better?  I like the white ones.

 (http://members.nbci.com/nick9999/whitebeams.jpeg)

 (http://members.nbci.com/nick9999/gtsaeolus.jpeg)

Title: you decide..
Post by: DragonClaw on June 27, 2001, 04:39:00 pm

  Blue  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)


Actually I think white is better  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)


Its more fitting and its been done before

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Post by: Nico on June 27, 2001, 04:48:00 pm

the white one

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Post by: Raven2001 on June 27, 2001, 04:53:00 pm

Though choice  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

They're both great  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

But I like the green one better, 'cause I like them colourful  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

How in the hell do you make those beams look so smooth??

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Post by: aldo_14 on June 27, 2001, 04:54:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by venom2506:
the white one

Title: you decide..
Post by: phreak on June 27, 2001, 07:35:00 pm

i go into painshop pro and make and use about 7 different colors on a 16x16 canvas (13 lines, one in middle) make each line 1 pixel wide and draw it across like a beam.  Once your done shrink it to 32x32 and it should end up with about 150 colors.  Then save it as a 256 color pcx. Make sure color depth is 16 million before resizing.


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Title: you decide..
Post by: joek on June 27, 2001, 08:04:00 pm

I definately like the white beams...

but can you make them ... more white? You know like brighter... like a blinding white light (like a 'hand of god' type of beam  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)).

Joe.

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Post by: Shrike on June 27, 2001, 08:08:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by PhReAk:
i go into painshop pro and make and use about 7 different colors on a 16x16 canvas (13 lines, one in middle) make each line 1 pixel wide and draw it across like a beam.  Once your done shrink it to 32x32 and it should end up with about 150 colors.  Then save it as a 256 color pcx. Make sure color depth is 16 million before resizing.

heh heh, try using a lens flare.  I'll leave the rest it to you.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Post by: phreak on June 27, 2001, 08:29:00 pm

dont have lens flare.. only have demo... I have sunburst though.. thats what I use for beam glows

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Post by: Sandwich on June 28, 2001, 05:12:00 pm

 

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Originally posted by joek:
I definately like the white beams...

but can you make them ... more white? You know like brighter... like a blinding white light (like a 'hand of god' type of beam   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)).

Joe.

Turn the brightness of your monitor up...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)


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Title: you decide..
Post by: joek on June 29, 2001, 08:58:00 am

 

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Originally posted by sandwich:

Turn the brightness of your monitor up...   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Naw... not that. I guess it's the game. The beam and the bright white center of the explosion is only #F7FCF8. I guess that's as 'white' as the game gets... or the screen shot, probably looks brighter in-game huh?

Joe.

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Post by: phreak on June 29, 2001, 04:25:00 pm

yea its hella bright ingame.

edit: oh yea and that big explosion is the after effects of the ODG (beam is small because its at the end of its life)

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Post by: Setekh on June 30, 2001, 07:48:00 am

I go for the white one. Though it would be nice if it kinda had some 'texture'...  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Post by: Unidan on June 30, 2001, 08:58:00 pm

Me? Here's what my brain tells me!

65% White
35% Green

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