Those nebulae look very good and real (because they are ), but do they work just as well in Oolite's nebula generation algorithm?
You could always try them and see..
CommRLock78 wrote:
Commander McLane wrote:
After all, I don't want to see the same familiar nebula in one quarter or so of all systems.
That's exactly why I turned off the nebulae "in system" altogether - they looked all too familiar from one system to the next (not exact, but generally highly similar).
Having 56 textures instead of just the core's 4 textures should be a big help in that regard..
Most games have some sort of paddling-pool-and-water-wings beginning to ease you in: Oolite takes the rather more Darwinian approach of heaving you straight into the ocean, often with a brick or two in your pockets for luck. ~ Disembodied
Good news is..
Fixed the case error
4 new real nebulas
4 new invented nebulas
..that makes a total of 64 to generate from
2 had overly recognisable shapes but I liked them too much to alter them so I halved their chances of appearance
Worked more detail into four of the smokier nebulas improving the overall look of generation
I found a case error in ZygoCinematicSky&Nebulas 1.1.7
14:05:26.249 [files.notFound]: ----- WARNING: Could not find texture file "Oolite-nebula-4.png".
Line 2 of nebulatextures.plist
Right O chaps, I'll add a README and the texture error should be oolite, not Oolite. A couple of the textures are still a bit 'blobby' so I'll add some more detail to those before I upload again, there's an occasional cotton-wool look they're adding.
I think the best thing to do with this is to remove the world-scripts.plist file from the Config folder. Nothing will be lost. The script could actually be put into another OXP. ATM it looks out of place in its current location.
Thanks again guys
ZygoTraffic now in its own OXP, here is the update to CinematicSkys with some improved nebulas, detail should be slightly better in places certain fuzzy/washy parts were appearing..
V1.1.8
19:43:25.888 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse /home/spara/.Oolite/AddOns/Zy
goCinematicSky&Nebulas1.1.8.oxp/Config/planetinfo.plist as a property list.
Parse failed at line 28 (char 689) - unexpected end of string when parsing dicti
onary
15:12:08.159 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse /home/stefano/.Oolite/AddOns/ambiance.oxp/ZygoRoids-No_replace-v 1.2.5.oxp/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Parse failed at line 9 (char 124) - extra data after parsed string
In the ZygoRoids no replace package, you need to comment the closed bracket and semicolon at line 9 of the shipdata.plist. Otherwise, it won't load
15:12:08.159 [plist.parse.failed]: Failed to parse /home/stefano/.Oolite/AddOns/ambiance.oxp/ZygoRoids-No_replace-v 1.2.5.oxp/Config/shipdata.plist as a property list.
Parse failed at line 9 (char 124) - extra data after parsed string
In the ZygoRoids no replace package, you need to comment the closed bracket and semicolon at line 9 of the shipdata.plist. Otherwise, it won't load