[project1dev] Re: starfield stuff
- From: eric drewes <figarus@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: project1dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2009 21:31:01 -0400
"We could make sky domes, or sky spheres."
could we make a sunsphere?
w/ wigs in it?
On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Alan Wolfe <alan.wolfe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I was tellin Chris a little about this but ok so right now we have a
> starfield in the void that is made by using a skybox (a box with textures on
> the inside of it that look like distant features).
>
> anyhow, our game renders in 2 passes, the skybox pass and then the world
> pass. our "skybox" rendering isn't limited to sky boxes.
>
> We could make sky domes, or sky spheres.
>
> We could make a sky sphere where stars are painted on the inside and the
> sphere rotates over time (either slowly or quickly)
>
> But... we aren't limited to simple geometry.
>
> we can put planets out there, complex scenes, animated scenes, all sorts of
> stuff.
>
> like how in smash bros they have complex stuff goin on out there in skybox
> land like lava and volcanos, or space ships flyin around, we can do that
> kinda stuff too.
>
> Just FYI so you guys know more about the options available!
>
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