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nebula/space effects

Started by Convict@Large Apr 11, 2002 at 9:34 AM 1 replies 250+ views
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Convict@Large
Convict@Large
Can anyone explain to me or point me to a site/book that explains how to do nice space effects like in Conflict Freespace? Cheers, Convict@Large "I code therefore I am" Anon
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TerranFury
TerranFury
Most space effects (particularly nebulae) are simply a combination of billboards. Prerendered ''skyboxes'' are also very useful for these types of things.

To generate nebulae, you could use something like 3D Perlin noise and use full-blown volumetric rendering techniques like splatting, or you could just use some billboards and it would still look quite good.
Chaoslab
Chaoslab
I attempted some nebula coding a while ago which I was going to use in Nebuloids but never got round to putting it in.

Heres the Neubla applet.

It''s almost real time so just move the mouse over it.

:-)
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