[ZylonBane]

Eek. It's the Attack of the Computer Graphic Cliches!

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. I've always rather liked the fact that V had the willpower to resist throwing in lens flares.

[Bobboau]

I sort of agree with ZB, that is I don't like lens flares on princepal, in the game you are not a camera, but rather you are a human in a cocpit, there for you will not have lens flares,

HOWEVER; I do think this is a very good implementation, and it is great to have the option.

as for the thruster glow thingy, I disagree, the point in shadow isn't very good, I see it giveing false positives all the time, and I am sure it'll be slow as hell,

I was thinking it might be a good idea to use this function to have a sort of dynamic shadowing were you test the center of a model and if it is in a shadow you don't light it, big ships would not be affected by this, little ships wouldn't cast shadows, the effect you would have would be the smaller ships getting shadowed by the larger ones, imagen several bomber wings going after a jugernat as ther aproch they enter the shadow of the ship and are only lit by there glow mapping and weapons fire

[IceFire]

Originally posted by ZylonBane
Eek. It's the Attack of the Computer Graphic Cliches!

Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. I've always rather liked the fact that V had the willpower to resist throwing in lens flares.

Actually they didn't...one version of FS1 did have flares...but apparently it was unstable at the time and only worked on 3DFX.

Lens flares are nice with the suns...but rarely elsewhere.

I cannot see the image...the site must be down.

[StratComm]

did you click the link?  It didn't show up for me either until I actually went to the pic.

I do not partucularly like the lens flare effect, but that's a personal taste.  I'd love to see it as a launcher-selectable command line option though (or to eventually have an additional options screen made so that we can set these preferences in a more defined matter) as it is, in principle, a good graphical addition.

[Flipside]

Originally posted by Bobboau
I was thinking it might be a good idea to use this function to have a sort of dynamic shadowing were you test the center of a model and if it is in a shadow you don't light it, big ships would not be affected by this, little ships wouldn't cast shadows, the effect you would have would be the smaller ships getting shadowed by the larger ones, imagen several bomber wings going after a jugernat as ther aproch they enter the shadow of the ship and are only lit by there glow mapping and weapons fire

MMmmmm....Luvverly EyeCandy, optional, but sweet

Flipside

[mikhael]

Originally posted by Bobboau
I sort of agree with ZB, that is I don't like lens flares on princepal, in the game you are not a camera, but rather you are a human in a cocpit, there for you will not have lens flares,

HOWEVER; I do think this is a very good implementation, and it is great to have the option.

as for the thruster glow thingy, I disagree, the point in shadow isn't very good, I see it giveing false positives all the time, and I am sure it'll be slow as hell,

I was thinking it might be a good idea to use this function to have a sort of dynamic shadowing were you test the center of a model and if it is in a shadow you don't light it, big ships would not be affected by this, little ships wouldn't cast shadows, the effect you would have would be the smaller ships getting shadowed by the larger ones, imagen several bomber wings going after a jugernat as ther aproch they enter the shadow of the ship and are only lit by there glow mapping and weapons fire

What he said.

[Nico]

I like eyecandy, therefore I like lenseflares

[Black Wolf]

As an optional addition, this is an excellent modification. Good stuff

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by kasperl
www.swooh.com/peon/kasperl/flare.jpg
nice

Agreed

[Carl]

i think the glows on the engines are physical thrust, not glows, so the should in fact be seeable even when the center is obscured. yes, i know it rotates with you, but i think that's just the rays coming out.

[J3Vr6]

Originally posted by Venom
I like eyecandy, therefore I like lenseflares

I gotta agree with Venom.  It looks sweet, and whether you think it's realistic or not I think it gives you more of feeling of being immersed.  You're tailing a shivan fighter and he pulls towards a star.  As you turn to bear, lens flare runs across cockpit bubble causing a brief itch of panic as you fear you've lost the fighter from your sights.  Kind of reminds me of Top Gun, when the MiG pulls up towards the sun to lose Merlin and Maverick.  Makes the game much more involving, I think.

To keep everyone happy, though, maybe it should be an option in the launcher.

[Galemp]

Cool.

It's a table item, so it's going to be utilized on a per-mod basis. If campaign leaders want lens flares, so be it. Same goes for glowmaps and shine maps--the campaign leaders can support it if they wish.