Oolite Bulletins

another_commander wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2019 4:45 pm

You cannot invert the input of the gloss map, but you can easily invert the map itself. Just invert the channel (newValue = 1.0 - originalValue) and you can use it without any problem.

	"workcom" = {
		aft_eject_position = "0.0 -15.0 -190.0";
		ai_type = "route1traderAI.plist";
		bounty = 0;
		cargo_carried = "Slaves";
		cargo_type = "CARGO_NOT_CARGO";
		condition_script = "commies_conditions.js";
		energy_recharge_rate = 3;
		exhaust = (
			"-14.0 0.0 -178.5 2.0 2.0 12.0",
			"0.0 0.0 -178.5 2.0 2.0 12.0",
			"14.0 0.0 -178.5 2.0 2.0 12.0"
		);
		forward_weapon_type = "WEAPON_NONE";
		materials =
		{
			"Hull" =
			{
				diffuse_map = "workcom.png"; 
				emission_map = 	
				{
					name = "workcom_lights.png";
					extract_channel = "b";
				};
				illumination_map = 	
				{
					name = "workcom_lights.png";
					extract_channel = "g";
				};
				gloss = 0.5;
				specular = (1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
				shininess = 10;
				specular_map = 
				{
					name = "workcom.png";
					extract_channel = "a"; //Would like this to be, in essence "-a"
				};
			};
		};
		max_cargo = 300;
		max_energy = 400;
		max_flight_pitch = 0.3;
		max_flight_roll = 0.4;
		max_flight_speed = 140;
		missiles = 0;
		model = "commies_workcom.dat";
		name = "'Orca' Worker's Commuter";
		roles = "trader(4.0) sunskim-trader(2.0) shuttle(4.0) workcom workcom1";
		script = "workcom.js";
		thrust = 8;
	};

GearsNSuch wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 10:51 am

Thank you for the advice! I am rather script-illiterate, though. If it isn't too inconvenient, would you mind demonstrating what that inversion would look like? Here's the shipdata.plist entry:

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	"workcom" = {
		aft_eject_position = "0.0 -15.0 -190.0";
		ai_type = "route1traderAI.plist";
		bounty = 0;
		cargo_carried = "Slaves";
		cargo_type = "CARGO_NOT_CARGO";
		condition_script = "commies_conditions.js";
		energy_recharge_rate = 3;
		exhaust = (
			"-14.0 0.0 -178.5 2.0 2.0 12.0",
			"0.0 0.0 -178.5 2.0 2.0 12.0",
			"14.0 0.0 -178.5 2.0 2.0 12.0"
		);
		forward_weapon_type = "WEAPON_NONE";
		materials =
		{
			"Hull" =
			{
				diffuse_map = "workcom.png"; 
				emission_map = 	
				{
					name = "workcom_lights.png";
					extract_channel = "b";
				};
				illumination_map = 	
				{
					name = "workcom_lights.png";
					extract_channel = "g";
				};
				gloss = 0.5;
				specular = (1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
				shininess = 10;
				specular_map = 
				{
					name = "workcom.png";
					extract_channel = "a"; //Would like this to be, in essence "-a"
				};
			};
		};
		max_cargo = 300;
		max_energy = 400;
		max_flight_pitch = 0.3;
		max_flight_roll = 0.4;
		max_flight_speed = 140;
		missiles = 0;
		model = "commies_workcom.dat";
		name = "'Orca' Worker's Commuter";
		roles = "trader(4.0) sunskim-trader(2.0) shuttle(4.0) workcom workcom1";
		script = "workcom.js";
		thrust = 8;
	};

another_commander wrote: ↑Mon Jul 29, 2019 12:08 pm

OK, I am not inverting just the alpha channel here, but I hope it illustrates the point. You need to find out how to invert one channel in your image processing package.

On a side note, the gloss value of 0.5 is rare upon materials. I believe you will normally have values close to 0.2-0.3 for dielectric materials and around 0.65-0.8 for metals. It' is not wrong by any means, but it is rather unusual.

GearsNSuch wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:25 pm

GearsNSuch wrote: ↑Mon Aug 05, 2019 12:25 pm

On another note, I *finally* got around to modeling the Ray. I'm not too sure about the shape, though. Right now I have three variants that I can't really decide between:




Recommendations or suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!

montana05 wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:30 pm

Looks dark, fitting to Communist. No offense meant, but why "only" max 7 m height ? Would you mind to send me a link for your textures ? I might want to play around with them a little psd format with layers would be perfect but not necessary.

GearsNSuch wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 4:00 pm

Here is a link to a file with all of the models and textures in Blender and GIMP formats, including a WIP Commissar Limousine. Be warned, it is very messy!

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1fapf ... DNG5EZX5ku

GearsNSuch wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 7:06 pm

I wasn't quite sure how to add detail the blank sides. I think I was trying to go for a guard housing complex here, but I'm not entirely satisfied. Any ideas would be appreciated.