[skyreq.] Asteorid Field

Pithlit

<div class="IPBDescription">for ns_prometheus</div> Well, i need a proper skybox, for my asteorid base prometheus
for the map you can look here:
<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88462' target='_blank'>Prometheus</a>


The prometheus Asteorid base functions as a subspace communications array and mines rare minerals from the surroundings asteorids for scientitific purposes.

The asteorid field (better ring) orbits a red giant, wich may turn in the next few thousand years into a nova.
In relative proximity to the Prometheus Base, closer to the sun located is the Phenix research base (contains the labs for the material researches, ect.)

The sky can be seen from:
-one hiveroom (the Command hive)
-the stations observatory
-the readyroom

So what qualifies to a proper skybox?
- red sun (large proportion)
- asteorid field ring (in wich the base is located, on 3 of these `roids, pulled together)
(Please no ice asteorids, but rock or metal like)
-space with stars

Optional:
- Phenix research base, also located on 3 Asteorids
- Planets on the background
- Nebulae

Pithlit

Does noone want to take the challange?

[Deleted User]

not me <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

NEX9

i wouldnt know hoe to make a sky box, used them but dont know how to make them

Pithlit

Well, if your not willing to help, you may knew sites with free skyboxes to use, maybe one of those would fit my needs ^^
i did a little search by myself already, but i found nothing that matched.

[Deleted User]

the skybox things are like textures, but i havent a clue what format they have to be in

Liku

A simple Google search of "skybox texture" brought some stuff up.

This nebula one on this site might be what you want:
<a href='http://www.telefragged.com/soup/envmaps.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.telefragged.com/soup/envmaps.htm</a>

The WadFather has some too:
<a href='http://www.planethalflife.com/wadfather/' target='_blank'>http://www.planethalflife.com/wadfather/</a>

Pithlit

i came up with the same 2.
Sadly the FTP of the first one is down, since ui wanted to check a few of them out

the second doesn´t have any space skyboxes.

Pithlit

please have a heart, please please please!

BulletHead

use the cl_Nebular one

For the time being anyway <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Pithlit

Well a new version is released (b21) and im still missing a skybox for ns_prometheus.
I tried to work myself into some skybox creation programs but haven´t found one yet to create space scenarios.

Please have a heart with my map

[Deleted User]

if u want i could try create you a background, but you would have to cut it up into 4 and turn it into a skybox yourself :/

i have no idea about what size it would have to be or if it would have to be tiled for your map, so if u could give some more information it would help

[Deleted User]

i did a quick concept, i havnt made a proper astroid belt before so its just got a cheap planet belt type thing
<a href='http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/reeke/sunforns.jpg' target='_blank'>http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v696/reeke/sunforns.jpg</a>

TychoCelchuuu

What size do you need it to be? I'll take a crack at it, but not before I have dimensions or anything. Don't whine about nobody doing something if you don't give them the required specs. <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

brute_force

I believe skyboxes are made out of 6 images, each being 256x256, 24-bit targas (correct me if I'm wrong). They need to tile. Each image faces on direction (left, right, front, back, up, down). That's pretty much it I think.

edit: I need to extend my vocabulary >_>

Pithlit

Yes, thats exactly it, 6 images, top, bottom front left back right as tga format 24bit with fitting borders to each adjecent tile.
with format 256x256

[Deleted User]

could u just make one massive image then devide it into the 6 sections? i think im in over my head here, il leave it to the pro's <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

TychoCelchuuu

<!--QuoteBegin-Reeke+May 11 2005, 07:41 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Reeke @ May 11 2005, 07:41 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> could u just make one massive image then devide it into the 6 sections? i think im in over my head here, il leave it to the pro's  <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Only if they wrapped 360 degrees.

Today my brother needs the computer for homework and later I'm selling tickets for the school play. If it's not cloudy tonight, then I'll take some pictures of stars just for the heck of it and use those <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->

Edit: Left right front back up down? Are you sure you need an up down?

TychoCelchuuu

Update: Here's a preliminary picture. WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING: this doesn't look very good. I know; by the time it gets into Half-Life I'll have A. Worked on it more and B. resized and resampled it so that the detail is less (not by chocie of course). These two things will make it look a lot more palatable. And yes, the Gas Giant is coming. Be patient. Now, ze picture:

EDIT: Picture updated to include more asteroids and a Gas Giant. Pretend the other one didn't exist; you probably didn't see it anyways.

EDIT 2: Turns out you wanted a red dwarf, not a red planet. No problem; I'll leave the planet in and also add a star.

<img src='http://home.comcast.net/~ronnaround/FrontPrev.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />

NEX9

i dont thin you can add your star on that side of the sky box can you, as it will mess up the lightign on the roids and the gasie

Pithlit

That looks really great Tycho!
i like the contrast between the green stars and the gas giant.
And the colour of the gas giant matches very good with the enviroment light in the map, so you don´t really need to make another sun, if you don´t like to.
maybe putting the asteorids a little closer togeter, and maybe even larger, so that they appear more like a belt and you have the feeling, that you are inside that belt.
Maybe making the belt even a ring around the gas giant?
I think that would look great, too!

Absolutly fabulous work so far ^^