Moon

[Moderator]

20:19, 22nd Apr 2009
Cavman: As it stands it is acceptable. Though it has alot of pollies, it's still quite a bit smaller than most models on the site. A death animation would be nice, but not really needed. As a moon, it would ahve been better to been a billboared plain, but in this form it could be used as a terrain peice, like some kinda lumpy ground. So, that being said, approved.

 

[Thrikodius]

Here's the entire screenshot. Just a simple spam forest in WE but you're supposed too look at the moon.

 

[Callahan]

It's an octogonal moon.

 

[Thrikodius]

It's an octogonal moon.

Should I increase the poly count?

 

[TheBlooddancer]

Do so. It's not like we have more than one moon anyways.
And this could be usefull in cinematics, so don't cut the quality.

 

[Thorneon]

yeah and also its only 7 kb which is less than icons

 

[Bloody_Turds]

personally, wouldnt it be better as flat, and billboarded? atleast if the aoe around the moon texture is clear..?

 

[Thrikodius]

personally, wouldnt it be better as flat, and billboarded? atleast if the aoe around the moon texture is clear..?

Let's say you had a terrain with the camera directed upwards. Should't it have different shading from that angle than if you see it from further away?
(That phenomenon doesn't happen too often unless you are right below the moon but anyway. The in some worlds the moon might be closer)
Personally I think a sphere shaped moon gives more oppurtunities for terraining.

 

[MGCǂSpectre]

The texture is fine and doesn't need to be more detailed because seen from the Earth you don't see all craters and valleys there. Coz if it were from space I'd say 'make craters, valleys, rays and rims'.

 

[Thrikodius]

The texture is fine and doesn't need to be more detailed because seen from the Earth you don't see all craters and valleys there. Coz if it were from space I'd say 'make craters, valleys, rays and rims'.

Seen from space there is no glow around it.

 

[Just_Spectating]

It depends on what kind of moon you are trying to make. and since this is a background moon type thing, i'd say its fine. But it looks like blue cheese to me. (as in cheese thats blue)

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

i like it. the fact that it is not 100% spherical gives it a rugged or cratered look, the effect doubled by the texture. and 200 sumthing poly isnt bad

 

[Misha]

Nice Thriko

 

[Ash]

It is as ugly as sin itself.

 

[Thrikodius]

It is as ugly as sin itself.

...
No seriously. Do you have any tips on improvement or is it beyond repair?

 

[Pyramidhe@d]

whats there to repair?

 

[Ash]

...
No seriously. Do you have any tips on improvement or is it beyond repair?

I'm not sure if it's just the screenshot, I only briefly looked at it, but it just appears to be blocky, non-spherical, high in polys and the glow is just generally ugly.

I think it's designed for one view (looking towards it) too, which is also bad.

 

[Wolfhelm]

Damn where was this when i made my sig >.>

I'll definatly be using this model it looks good.

 

[Grish]

LOL u used a wisp as a moon (I think, cant see it properly). Anyways, onto this model... ITS AWESOME!!! If I were to use this in my game, how would I make it so you only see it when you scroll down? By the way, Wolfhelm, your wolf looks like it died several years ago and was resurrected into a skele-wolf. (ooh, I like that... erm, it's copyrighted by the way).

 

[Thrikodius]

Place it higher than the camera. 2000-2500.

 

[TheDreadlord]

I loove it !Very nice one i loove the moon as i love this model!
Nice job man.

 

[Link2006155]

Should I increase the poly count?

i like your link thing under your comments; i saw that comment in real life XD

 

[Marcikat]

Hm nice for cinematics. 10/10

 

[Gekigengar]

the glow is just ugly D: could you make it better?

 

[ThuNinjas]

D: its the MOON!!! , its the fkin MOOON!!! WOOOOAAAHH

 

[xorkatoss]

this can be useful for terrainning!! +rep 5/5

 

[Titanhex]

The moon "model" isn't actually a model but the ingame clock moon/sun.