[Pez]

I could (if you guys want) render this again in higher resolution and better quality. Plus I need to fix the flares, they are kind of wrong (mind you, it was 20 min render)

Pez

[Vertigo1]

Only thing I see wrong is that the beams don't match up with the flares on the Sathanas.

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[Setekh]

 

Originally posted by Pez:
I could (if you guys want) render this again in higher resolution and better quality. Plus I need to fix the flares, they are kind of wrong (mind you, it was 20 min render)

Please, that would be sweet.  

And MD is right, the beams don't quite look like they match up with the beam firing points. Or maybe that is just an arte/ifact of the beam texture you used.

[Pez]

 

Originally posted by MD-2389:
Only thing I see wrong is that the beams don't match up with the flares on the Sathanas.

You're right. I fix that.

[Vertigo1]

Just curious...but how did you do those beams? (I've got 3dsmax R2.5)

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[Pez]

Ok. This is in 3DS Max 3.1 but I don't think that it'll matter.

1. Make a sphere gizmo. Under "sphere gizmo parameters". Click the box where it says hemishere.

2. Use a non-uniform scale on the gizmo so it get streched.

3. Open up the environment dialog box (Rendering/environment)

4. Under "Atmosphere". Click add, and then "combustion".

5. Click on "Pick gizmo". Choose the shere gizmo in the perspective viewport.

6. Replace the "Inner color" with white.

7. Just change the "density" to 100.

I "came" up with this technic about week ago so I'm sure we'll see some improvements.

Oh, and for those who don't think that the beams don't look like the ones in FS2. I can only agree. But I want the beams to look like the box cover on FS2 and something like when the Lucifer shoots an Orion in the opening cutscene in FS2.

Pez


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[wEvil]

particle systems with glow

a transparent cylinder with glow

or if you can obtain "a bunch of volumes" or "scatterVL" you could use that

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by wEvil:
particle systems with glow

a transparent cylinder with glow

or if you can obtain "a bunch of volumes" or "scatterVL" you could use that

direct light with far attenuation and volumetric light.

[Pez]

Here is the 1024x768 version with better quality and some things that I fixed.

Arcadia going down

Pez

[Jabu]

I had noticed the Fenris before, but those escape pods I hadn't. Cool anyway