[Androgeos Exeunt]

I'm inclined to agree that it needs to be addressed, either by tilting the skybox or by tilting the whole mission.

It's good to see that we all have different preferences when it comes to light settings, though. Who here uses castor's settings?

[MatthTheGeek]

IIRC I'm using something between Spidey's and Herra Tohtori's settings. Castor's and ColeCampbell666's are just too dark for me (I don't like to collide with a capital ship I hadn't spotted in the dark background ><)

[Spoon]

I'm using default lighting settings 

[SpardaSon21]

I use ColeCampbell666's settings.  Having so much illumination come from weapons fire has a nice dramatic effect for me.

[Klaustrophobia]

I'm using default lighting settings 

x2

i just can't be arsed to play around for that long for what seems to me to be little noticeable difference (i mean between the step changes while fiddling).  none of the settings in the wiki page really struck me as better than default.

[Mongoose]

I'm using default lighting settings 

x2

Woo, my brethren!

[Colonol Dekker]

X3 depending on mod.
 
BP I run on default, TAP I use special settings.
 
Dekker mod.
Just. . . . . .

[Fury]

When people say default, do they mean they do not use lighting settings at all, or they use those provided by FSU in mediavps release topic?

-ambient_factor 35 -ogl_spec 20 -spec_exp 15 -spec_point 1.2 -spec_static 1.5 -spec_tube 1.5

If you do not use lighting settings at all, I heartily recommend to use those by FSU.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I'm assuming that they leave the fields blank, causing FS2_Open to use the default (not recommended) values that the engine uses when nothing is specified.

[Klaustrophobia]

I'm assuming that they leave the fields blank, causing FS2_Open to use the default (not recommended) values that the engine uses when nothing is specified.

this.  it looks great to me.

[Fury]

FSU recommended lighting settings would look better.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

I'm sure they would, but Spidey's light settings suit me perfectly so I'm sticking to that.

On a related note, the light settings I tried prior to this was the one provided on FSWiki at http://www.hard-light.net/wiki/index.php/Sample_Lighting_Settings#FreeSpace_Wiki_Settings. I thought that was pretty good until I saw Spidey's settings.

[Mongoose]

FSU recommended lighting settings would look better.

Possibly, but I can't be arsed to copypasta them.

[Spoon]

When people say default, do they mean they do not use lighting settings at all, or they use those provided by FSU in mediavps release topic?

-ambient_factor 35 -ogl_spec 20 -spec_exp 15 -spec_point 1.2 -spec_static 1.5 -spec_tube 1.5

If you do not use lighting settings at all, I heartily recommend to use those by FSU.

With default I mean no lighting settings at all yeah.
I tried those you copy pasted there just now though, and they look pretty good 
It makes entries in the techroom/shiplab look awefully bright (until you rotate them) however.

[Angelus]

I use mostly Herra Tohtoris settings in FS2, and modified versions of it for TBP and BtRL.

[The E]

Not a screenshot (for which I apologize), but here's a bit of graphical goodness I've been cooking up:

Concept for Destroyer nameplate Layout:



Concept for Frigate:

[Droid803]

I don't like those funny logos being there, but the text is cool.

[Snail]

Well I like them. They're like squad logos, but for individual ships. Which actually have more crew attached to them than squadrons believe it or not. Some crewmembers could have like, tattoos of their ship's emblem.


...

[Droid803]

Seriously? Pentagon + Apple with strange text on a Yin Yang over Mars?
Maybe I just have no taste, but that just looks arcane.

The lion's fine though, I guess. (actually, that one's pretty nice)

[Snail]

I actually agree. I think the concept of having little emblems for ships is pretty sweet, but that Eris thing could use work.



Oh and if you didn't notice, that's the Principia Discordia symbol, Discordia being the Latin name for Eris.