[REL]&[WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul v0.15
[REL]&[WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul v0.15
WIP mod dedicated to updating the planet graphics. This one might take a while and will also be released in packs.
More pictures will be posted as progress goes along and I find them in game.
Planets done: 81 / 250.
Download:
Rapidshare
Landscape Images
Barren Rock Planets
Mirror
By lordxorn
Direct Download
Landscape Images
Barren Rock Planets
Extract in your Distant Worlds folder, make a backup of your \Distant Worlds\images\environment\planets & \Distant Worlds\images\environment\landscapes in case you want the original planets back.
Continental planet with Gas giant
Volcanic planet near White dwarf
Continental Planet with its Ice and Barren moons
Gas giant with a Volcanic moon
Ocean planet with a Marshy Swamp and a Barren moon
New landscape pictures
Original quality textured planet at 6000*6000 pixels to ingame 800*800 pixels, square shows left side zoomed in.
More pictures will be posted as progress goes along and I find them in game.
Planets done: 81 / 250.
Download:
Rapidshare
Landscape Images
Barren Rock Planets
Mirror
By lordxorn
Direct Download
Landscape Images
Barren Rock Planets
Extract in your Distant Worlds folder, make a backup of your \Distant Worlds\images\environment\planets & \Distant Worlds\images\environment\landscapes in case you want the original planets back.
Continental planet with Gas giant
Volcanic planet near White dwarf
Continental Planet with its Ice and Barren moons
Gas giant with a Volcanic moon
Ocean planet with a Marshy Swamp and a Barren moon
New landscape pictures
Original quality textured planet at 6000*6000 pixels to ingame 800*800 pixels, square shows left side zoomed in.
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RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Wow, that looks beautiful! Looking forward to this!
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Been wondering when shiny penny planets would arrive
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Nice effects on the gas giants! [;)]
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RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Absolutely Gorgeous. Can't wait for release.
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
I was wondering if we could mod in a cybertron kind of planet ???
Or a ring world ...
Or a ring world ...
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
ORIGINAL: 2guncohen
I was wondering if we could mod in a cybertron kind of planet ???
Or a ring world ...
It should be possible, but i'd rather have a "Rare" folder in the planets folder together with a text file where you can assign rarity, and other effects like lava/lightning. Tech planets and ring world all over the universe would be weird. :p
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
ORIGINAL: Conflictx
ORIGINAL: 2guncohen
I was wondering if we could mod in a cybertron kind of planet ???
Or a ring world ...
It should be possible, but i'd rather have a "Rare" folder in the planets folder together with a text file where you can assign rarity, and other effects like lava/lightning. Tech planets and ring world all over the universe would be weird. :p
Your right, i was questioning myself with the same question after posting.
I propose, we should add it in the wischlist thread ?
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
ORIGINAL: 2guncohen
I propose, we should add it in the wischlist thread ?
There's a whole list of things i'd like to see added to modding that I came across doing other things or wasn't able to do.
Should've written them down as I forgot some, but it's the same principle. With assigning things like sound/weapon effect to a weapon and the possibility to add new weapons and tech. Different weapons like projectiles/lasers/plasma cannon would be nice.
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Exceptionally good looking.
Great work!
Great work!
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
I must know how you created these
Ive been doing alooot of space-art a few years ago myself, and tinkered with manually creating planets in photoshop pixel by pixel, and using (what the devs of this game appears to have used too) the Lunar Cell filter, as well as 3ds max renderings (by far the most pleasing results).
Ive been doing alooot of space-art a few years ago myself, and tinkered with manually creating planets in photoshop pixel by pixel, and using (what the devs of this game appears to have used too) the Lunar Cell filter, as well as 3ds max renderings (by far the most pleasing results).
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Update, mod will now also contain new landscapes during exploration.
I started off by just using planets from around the web and altering them in my impulsive moment, then I looked how much planet I actually needed to do and finding 250 planets and altering would have taken me alot more time then doing them all in photoshop. About 8 planets aren't mine.
It's all pretty simple once you've completed your first planet. Once you got the atmosphere, shadow, shading right, you can start adding other textures and then alter as you wish.
ORIGINAL: Baleur
I must know how you created these
Ive been doing alooot of space-art a few years ago myself, and tinkered with manually creating planets in photoshop pixel by pixel, and using (what the devs of this game appears to have used too) the Lunar Cell filter, as well as 3ds max renderings (by far the most pleasing results).
I started off by just using planets from around the web and altering them in my impulsive moment, then I looked how much planet I actually needed to do and finding 250 planets and altering would have taken me alot more time then doing them all in photoshop. About 8 planets aren't mine.
It's all pretty simple once you've completed your first planet. Once you got the atmosphere, shadow, shading right, you can start adding other textures and then alter as you wish.
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
If u need help i dont mind helping. I recently started to use photoshop to generate random space images like nebulae and stars and all (since im just awed when i see such picts lol...) and i cant say im terribly good at doing that but i guess it doesnt hurt to try. I just have to know the main color tones of the planets u are planning to make and the texture (rocky, ocean, gas etc...)
If my lawn were emo, it would mow itself
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
ORIGINAL: Sliverine
If u need help i dont mind helping. I recently started to use photoshop to generate random space images like nebulae and stars and all (since im just awed when i see such picts lol...) and i cant say im terribly good at doing that but i guess it doesnt hurt to try. I just have to know the main color tones of the planets u are planning to make and the texture (rocky, ocean, gas etc...)
Mate i did that at first too, but i really really recommend that you start hand-painting instead of relying on filters and random generators.
There's a great 15 page read on that topic (why hand-crafted space art always surpasses any randomly generated stuff).
http://netdiver.net/images/07/CapturingHeaven.pdf
An absolute must read for everyone ever interested in or currently practicing space art
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RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
You have some really nice work here; I think these could really help to alleviate some of the more look-alike planet images in the vanilla game.
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Conflictx: where is that ship from in the "New landscape pictures" pic (6th picture)? Is that in the game or from a mod? Looks cool...
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RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Quite a project you've taken on! Looking good.
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CEO, Matrix Games LLC
For official support, please use our Help Desk: http://www.matrixgames.com/helpdesk/
Freedom is not Free.
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
Update
Barren planet & moons with Landscape pictures released.
See original post.
That ship is included in my Star Trek mod.
Thanks, I get to be creative, and have fun doing it. And it's fun seeing something you've done in action while playing.
Barren planet & moons with Landscape pictures released.
See original post.
ORIGINAL: shinobu
Conflictx: where is that ship from in the "New landscape pictures" pic (6th picture)? Is that in the game or from a mod? Looks cool...
That ship is included in my Star Trek mod.
ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins
Quite a project you've taken on! Looking good.
Thanks, I get to be creative, and have fun doing it. And it's fun seeing something you've done in action while playing.
RE: [WIP] Planet GFX Overhaul
could u upload them to a different site like mediafire or smth? I cant access rapidshare from where i live (always gives me that 'yr IP is already dling a file' crap...)
Thanks in advance
Thanks in advance
If my lawn were emo, it would mow itself