5 Skyboxes

UncleCrunch

Hi,

I was wandering in Blender doing some warming up. It came to a point that I had enough material to make something of it. So I started a little project : 5 Skyboxes. This game needs some. All was done using only procedural object and materials. So there is no other work than mine in there.

So... here are the 5 candidates.

EDIT: this post is reorganized for the better. This project is now to go towards more SF realism (if it can be named like that). So here are the new skyboxes (refit version). I also added a equirectangular image of most the new rendering
To view equirectangular images and throw yourself in a new world you can use FSPviewer

A/ Sea of metal (and shivering islands)

You can do a sea platform map with it.
Light type : Day (soft)
Number of light sources : 2

Image:

Changelog:

Nothing yet

ToDo:

make new islands for a start

B/ Asteroid belt

Light type : Space (crude)
Number of light sources : 1

Image:

Changelog:

2015 Nov 13 Improved texture everywhere

ToDo:

Nothing more for now

C/ Red giant sunset

Light type : Sunset (red-ish soft)
Number of light sources : 1

Image:

Changelog:

2015 Nov 13 Improved texture everywhere

ToDo:

Nothing more for now

D/ Exploding planet

Light type : Space (crude)
Number of light sources : 1

Image:

Changelog:

2015 Nov 13 Improved texture

ToDo:

Change the rings for more realism

E/ Lake crater

Light type : Day (soft)
Number of light sources : 1

Image:

Changelog:

ToDo:

Nothing more for now

I won't be doing maps with it.
Licence is : CC-BY-NC-SA

The Mod:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=403406497


Installation :

2 Ways:
A/ Steam Workshop only
Enable the mod. It will set a mod dependency in your own mod if you use the skyboxes. That's it.

B/ Ripping it
-Find this mod in your Workshop local folder and copy the files into your own mod folders. A good thing is to synchronize the Output and Input folder. I think the Builder.exe isn't copying .cinematic any more (if it ever did).
-Open Steam, then Launchpad.
-Open your project folder.
-Open the editor and open the .level file (5 different) provided.
You should see the skybox and you should be able to use it normally.

Some old screens from the editor

MasterG

Very cool! I may use one of these for Mineral in the future. Not quite sure yet

SamusDroid

You may want to add this to your mod http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/136997/flickering-stars-in-skyboxes?new=1

UncleCrunch

SamusDroid wrote: »

You may want to add this to your mod http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/136997/flickering-stars-in-skyboxes?new=1

If only we could have layers in skyboxes... Or animation. But i think it's too late for that.

BeigeAlert

UncleCrunch wrote: »

SamusDroid wrote: »

You may want to add this to your mod http://forums.unknownworlds.com/discussion/136997/flickering-stars-in-skyboxes?new=1

If only we could have layers in skyboxes... Or animation. But i think it's too late for that.

Descent?

[AwE]Sentinel

No idea how to make a skybox like descent :P Normal skybox is ok, but that monster xD

UncleCrunch

Say just 3 layers. Take the asteroid example

It would need :
1 the space background
2 the flickering stars
3 the asteroid

So we don't have flickering stars on the asteroids.


About decent i barely remember opening it in the animation tool. If my memory is good, it is a mix between 3D object (prop) and regular skybox texture.

SamusDroid

My shader just requires that there be stars "bright colored objects" in the texture. You don't need layers. All the descent skybox is is a GIANT prop inside the skybox cinematic. All a skybox is, is a cinematic, so anything you can do in the cinematic editor your can put into a skybox.

[AwE]Sentinel

Heh, I had no idea that it would accept more than just some pictures. Good to know.

UncleCrunch

SamusDroid wrote: »

My shader just requires that there be stars "bright colored objects" in the texture. You don't need layers. All the descent skybox is is a GIANT prop inside the skybox cinematic. All a skybox is, is a cinematic, so anything you can do in the cinematic editor your can put into a skybox.

In the mean time i do not wish to maintain it. I would have to if anything happens with the shader. The spark engine occasionaly provided some surprises.

The product is delivered as simple as it can be (k.i.s.s.). Up to the users to modify, reuse with the shader as long as they respect the licence.

UncleCrunch

Hi,

Here are some updates.

working on my Kung-Fu in Blender, I took the time to update 3 Skyboxes.

The view is 90° initial camera render, not the actual view in editor or game. You still can see the changes...

Sunscreen anyone ?


... where's the planet ?


Wrong button ???

Updated on Workshop.

UncleCrunch

So i was finally done with 100% procedural textures.
Some bitmap texture were needed on the bridge.

Lake crater, Red giant sunset got some improvements.

Updated on Workshop.

UncleCrunch

New stuff - Go to OP for changes