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All that is really needed are the basics... An image map, and a displacement map.
The displacement maps that AM uses are basically greyscale images where black is the lowest, and white is the highest.
Can Crossroads also convert 3DS to POV? We could try a test of converting one of the ships to 3DS, and see what you can do with it...
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Unfortunately I haven't seen Crossroads in years...I can take a look round for it, methinks.
POV uses the same format for heightmaps...but what are you looking for, precisely, in terms of size (as in coverage of the planet) and resolution?
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Well, the plant will probably be pretty big in the background, so it will need to be detailed. Say...10,000 pixels?
As for coverage... Probably should play it safe and have as much of the planet covered as possible. Who knows what camera angles we will have right now.
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I'm gonna start grabbing up maps and photos of Mars...this'll be fun
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I got some good topographical maps...they're perfect for reference as I make the heightmap.
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I join this site because I am trying to find Adam "mojo"Liebowitz. I Used to go to Brooklyn TEchnical High School with him. He got me interested in sci-fi. He spoke to me about Star Wars everyday. I always knew he'd be in some form of Sci-fi camp.
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I join this site because I am trying to find Adam "mojo"Liebowitz. I Used to go to Brooklyn TEchnical High School with him. He got me interested in sci-fi. He spoke to me about Star Wars everyday. I always knew he'd be in some form of Sci-fi camp.
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I am new to the scene but would like to get to know the people i'm talking to. Johnny this isn't facebook. Novice it seem are not welcome if so say SO.
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You could send him a Private Message and it might notify him by e-mail, but maybe an enterprising member might sweep in and be able to hook you up with a more direct method of contacting him.
Don't let the snotty kids get to you.
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quote:Originally posted by tech85: I am new to the scene but would like to get to know the people i'm talking to. Johnny this isn't facebook. Novice it seem are not welcome if so say SO.
This post bought to you by Torgo. Anyways, welcome to flare.
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quote:Originally posted by tech85: I am new to the scene but would like to get to know the people i'm talking to. Johnny this isn't facebook. Novice it seem are not welcome if so say SO.
Sorry, don't listen to me. I was a bit disgruntled at you asking in a completely unrelated thread, but I shouldn't have been rude. New people are certainly welcome on here.
And actually, though I was being sarcastic about Facebook, that might be a useful tool if the other methods of contacting Mojo don't work. It does have the facility for searching former classmates, after all.
quote:Originally posted by Daniel Butler: I'm gonna start grabbing up maps and photos of Mars...this'll be fun I got some good topographical maps...they're perfect for reference as I make the heightmap.
You can use it for a size reference, and then all I need to do is replace the images to have it map to the sphere properly.
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Cool, post it here or PM me. The hard part is proving to be piecing together Mars photos into a starting map of the surface in visible light (and with enough res).
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