[WIP] Star Maps Revamp

[ebmar 893]

7 hours ago, CarthOnasty said:

Stuck in star map. Please send help.

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Dang. Looking very forwards to its progress, CO. I am curious what envmap you will be utilizing with them surfaces. Only by the raw looks of it; it looks fantastic.

[CarthOnasty 214]

[ebmar 893]

Will you be adding some floral pattern more or less like the vanilla texture did?

[CarthOnasty 214]

34 minutes ago, ebmar said:

Will you be adding some floral pattern more or less like the vanilla texture did?

I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

[ebmar 893]

3 minutes ago, CarthOnasty said:

I'm not sure I understand what you mean.

Apologize that my words got you confused!

What I mean is; will you be adding some floral/coral-like details as an addition to the texture? I had noticed that the vanilla was having some coral-feel on its platform. Or maybe you were planning to something that was entirely different? Both are still going to be awesome I believe- hahah!

[CarthOnasty 214]

1 hour ago, ebmar said:

Apologize that my words got you confused!

What I mean is; will you be adding some floral/coral-like details as an addition to the texture? I had noticed that the vanilla was having some coral-feel on its platform. Or maybe you were planning to something that was entirely different? Both are still going to be awesome I believe- hahah!

Ah, I see what you're saying now. Short answer, yes! There is still a lot more to come.

[CarthOnasty 214]

Playing around with the new UV maps. Seeing how different colors respond under ambient light and seeing if I lined everything up correctly.

[CarthOnasty 214]

Bad Carth, those are garbage UVs.

Blue = good, green = slow down, yellow = stop, orange = GO BACK, purple = dead.

[ebmar 893]

15 hours ago, CarthOnasty said:

...those are garbage UVs.

Blue = good, green = slow down, yellow = stop, orange = GO BACK, purple = dead.

How about the red one on the bottom right panel? 🤪

[CarthOnasty 214]

15 hours ago, ebmar said:

How about the red one on the bottom right panel? 🤪

::dominate mind:: These aren't the UVs you're looking for.

[CarthOnasty 214]

Fixed some UVs. Played with some smoothgroups. @DarthParametric was a huuuge help. Started building a new base texture. Productive day.

[Sith Holocron 2,478]

Will your new base texture utilize the fonts used on your last texture?

[CarthOnasty 214]

2 hours ago, Sith Holocron said:

Will your new base texture utilize the fonts used on your last texture?

Yeppers. Though I've been thinking about making something custom based off of random Rakatan glyphs in the games.

[GNihilus2 88]

On 5/18/2019 at 8:28 PM, Sith Holocron said:

Will your new base texture utilize the fonts used on your last texture?

yes please yes yes.    

[CarthOnasty 214]

Light test.

[KnifeMaster 33]

By the time you're done, the rest of the game is going to look awful by comparison 😄 Excellent work.

[Sith Holocron 2,478]

On 5/27/2019 at 7:25 PM, CarthOnasty said:

 

IIRC, that's not on Dantooine.

[DarthParametric 3,782]

It's the Tatooine map (or module anyway, the map placeables are identical).

[CarthOnasty 214]

15 hours ago, DarthParametric said:

It's the Tatooine map (or module anyway, the map placeables are identical).

Correct. It's the best lit one, albeit not great.

[Sith Holocron 2,478]

19 minutes ago, CarthOnasty said:

Correct. It's the best lit one, albeit not great.

Now I wonder how the text lights up in a darkened space like Dantooine, for example.  I'd love to see that when you have the chance - but don't rush to do that on my account. 

Also, will all of the Star Maps have different text that indicates which planet they are on?

[CarthOnasty 214]

51 minutes ago, Sith Holocron said:

Now I wonder how the text lights up in a darkened space like Dantooine, for example.  I'd love to see that when you have the chance - but don't rush to do that on my account. 

Also, will all of the Star Maps have different text that indicates which planet they are on?

Here's a quick screencap (close as I could get without triggering the animation):

And eventually, yes; each planet will have it's own custom map, styled to the location and have the name of the planet. I'll have to make them part of the room though as it looks like K1 is pretty tight on placeables as is and adding another 5 could causes issues. Especially with K1R.

Edit: Images won't load, I'll try later.

[CarthOnasty 214]

Color tests:

 

[GNihilus2 88]

23 hours ago, CarthOnasty said:

Color tests:

 

OMG OMG OMG OMG. Looks PERFECT (so far)!!!!!    (hats off)     

[Sith Holocron 2,478]

Are the light tests in a darkened area still coming?

[CarthOnasty 214]

Just now, Sith Holocron said:

Are the light tests in a darkened area still coming?

Close as I could get before it triggered.

I'll post from Kash in a few, that'll be the darkest area.