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I have made a [url=http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/blackwater/glowmap_debug.zip]newer build[/url] (<-the exes) of my new glowmapping code while testing with TBP,
I have aslo made a [url=http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/blackwater/B5glowmaps.zip]glowmap enabled version of TBP[/url](<-the files).

note I am assuming everyone is useing the most up to date version as available off of Mr Furrys site and elsewere

this is an effort to produce an effect similar but far superior to the ND tags found in Glide mode for D3D, note this effect is only under D3D.

pay particular attention to the hyperion and orion

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I have made a [url=http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/blackwater/glowmap_debug.zip]newer build[/url] (<-the exes) of my new glowmapping code while testing with TBP,
I have aslo made a [url=http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/blackwater/B5glowmaps.zip]glowmap enabled version of TBP[/url](<-the files).

note I am assuming everyone is useing the most up to date version as available off of Mr Furrys site and elsewere

this is an effort to produce an effect similar but far superior to the ND tags found in Glide mode for D3D, note this effect is only under D3D.

pay particular attention to the hyperion and orion

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I'd really like to try this stuff, but unfortunately I can't. Not until tomorrow evening. In fact, I am already wasting too much time here, reading forums. Damn you...

Back to work...

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I'd really like to try this stuff, but unfortunately I can't. Not until tomorrow evening. In fact, I am already wasting too much time here, reading forums. Damn you...

Back to work...

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oh, yes there are bugs in this, there seems to be a fighter beam bug, and some sort of z error when switching views, and in nebulas glow maped polys seem way too bright

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I've tracked the fighter beam bug (game will crash sudenlt during fights) down to something in the colission code

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I've tracked the fighter beam bug (game will crash sudenlt during fights) down to something in the colission code

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need to try them out

Way to go Bobboau!

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need to try them out

Way to go Bobboau!

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Well done Bobboau

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Bobboau...what about the range for the fighter beams. Are they still unlimited range/damage?

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Bobboau...what about the range for the fighter beams. Are they still unlimited range/damage?

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I havn't done much with the beams lately, I need to go through and rework some stuff.

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I havn't done much with the beams lately, I need to go through and rework some stuff.

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Cool stuff....at some point, the beams range or damage or something needs to be limited.

I figured the range could be just nulled after optimum range. At present, its quite easy for a player to pick off say a Nova at 10,000 meters. A moving Nova is annoying, but still doable as well

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Cool stuff....at some point, the beams range or damage or something needs to be limited.

I figured the range could be just nulled after optimum range. At present, its quite easy for a player to pick off say a Nova at 10,000 meters. A moving Nova is annoying, but still doable as well

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I think that eventualy I'll be able to get the beams to fade as they go farther, I can use some code similar to the texture tiling to make sure they fade relitive to distance (so when you hit stuff they won't look like there range sudenly goes down to nothing), then some atenuated damage could be done, so the closer you get the more damage you can do

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I think that eventualy I'll be able to get the beams to fade as they go farther, I can use some code similar to the texture tiling to make sure they fade relitive to distance (so when you hit stuff they won't look like there range sudenly goes down to nothing), then some atenuated damage could be done, so the closer you get the more damage you can do

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how about steps in trasparency too to fade them out, probably not important - just an idea

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no, I've just got to set the verts at the tip of the beam to be color 0,0,0, that would get the beams to seem to fade from start to end,
then I just have to set them to (distance from start to the hit point / max length) * 255, that would give me a beam that faded but would take into acount the beam hitting things

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