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Offline NGTM-1R

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Random Background Generator?
I've heard it mentioned repeatedly, mostly with the addition of "Kazan's" but a search failed to turn up an links or attachments...does it still exist?
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Offline TrashMan

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Random Background Generator?
Yeah...I want to know too..

and I allso want to know a few more things:

1. Where did those kick-ass backgrounds dissapear to? I can't download them. Fileplanet sezthat the file could not be found..

2. How to make an icon part invisible? So far I thought that everything completely green is considered invisible, but seems I was wrong..
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Offline Lynx

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Random Background Generator?
I doubt it'd be really useful, since a random generated background will never reach the beatuy of a player setup background since it'll mostly clutter the screen with nebulas without any pattern, plus it can't orient planets correctly to the sun....etc..
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Offline TrashMan

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Damn....

and what about 1&2?
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Random Background Generator?
I don't really care if it's not that useful...I'll tinker with the background myself anyways, I just can't work from a blank canvas.
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Offline TrashMan

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Random Background Generator?
Ugh..where can I get those super backgrounds I've been seing on many screenshots?
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Offline Bobboau

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Random Background Generator?
don't you hate it when you ask for something and someone says "you don't want that"
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Offline TopAce

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Random Background Generator?
Search for Kazan's tools with Google. It is called Mission Background Utility.
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Offline Singh

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Random Background Generator?
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Originally posted by TrashMan
Ugh..where can I get those super backgrounds I've been seing on many screenshots?


By making 'em yourself.....or getting someone to do it for ya :P
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Offline TopAce

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Random Background Generator?
You can use this tool well, you only have to modify some included txts, including what backgrounds should the programme randomize between,  how many nebula you want. You can also specify what maximal and minimal scaling limits you want.
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Offline TrashMan

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Random Background Generator?
No, no, no!

Not the tool, I'm looking for those really cool BACKGROUND NEBULAS.... Lightspeeds stuff...

Say, is that included in the latest VP?
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Offline TopAce

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Random Background Generator?
Maybe try Hades Combine?
http://www.hades-combine.com

Or even better, there is a link for Miliways in Lightspeed's signature. Click on it and you will get there.
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Offline aldo_14

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Originally posted by Lynx
I doubt it'd be really useful, since a random generated background will never reach the beatuy of a player setup background since it'll mostly clutter the screen with nebulas without any pattern, plus it can't orient planets correctly to the sun....etc..


It's useful if you want a very quick background for screenshots, that's about it IMO (i.e. if you don't want a plain black background)

 

Offline ShadowWolf_IH

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Random Background Generator?
I have MBU and will be happy to share it.  actually i like it, all it does is my nebulas, i still p;lace the planets and the stars.  it makes it good, because i use the same nebula for each system, but then change the planets by mission in each system.  i am actually quite happy with the background generator.

If anyone wants it, PM me and we can work out the details.
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Offline pecenipicek

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Random Background Generator?
*cough*chokes on a clutter ball*cough*
seriously though... its much prettier to create your own backgrounds... if you know how to do it that is...
only scaling currently bugs me...
i wonder whatever happened to that "Vlanetar" mod...
i got some file and tables on my old pc from it... so if someone is interested...
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Offline ShadowWolf_IH

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Random Background Generator?
Creating backgrounds is easy.  Scaling is simple stuff.  just make sure if you scale big you divide it.   It's like with anything in the background.  If you use mbu and don't like the result, you can always modify it.  The only thing is..."pretty" is opinion, not fact, and something should never discounted due to opinion.  In the end, when we build a mission, we make it pretty, to our standards, and everyone playing it gets to deal with what we think is pretty.  Case in point.....i love this shot....and it is "in mission"  i am sure that aldo remembers it.

It is vanilla fs2, from "the time before SCP".  It is also low res, on a low end machine.  But that is an easy example of what you can do with scaling and orientation.
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Offline TopAce

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Random Background Generator?
That reminds me of a PXO mission, where you had to investigate the Ross 128 system. You started approaching towards a Faustus, which later blew up and tons of Shivans started to jump in. You had a Hecate as reinforcements. At the end of the mission you faced a Sathanas.
It had an extensively bad background set, it looked like very similiar to what you have posted.
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Offline ShadowWolf_IH

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Random Background Generator?
I like that bad background.....lol
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Offline NGTM-1R

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Random Background Generator?
Google search turns up only Kazan's SourceForge page...and no downloadables.
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Offline Spicious

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Random Background Generator?
You can find it here  at Hades Combine