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Title: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: dandelO on January 12, 2008, 03:20:07 PM
This is just the first instalment of a scene I'm building in Terragen 2, I don't get much rendertime these days, what with a new job etc so, images don't appear as frequently as the did before from me, I'm still always rendering though so stay tuned.
This is kind of inspired by the new upcoming game 'Spore', where your sandbox editor view contains caricatured versions of your worlds etc. Check it out!
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If a tiny Moon viewed in the sky is known as a moonlet, then this little fellow is known as a 'Planlet'. Let me tell you why...

To get a real sense of what I mean, consider the following:

1. This planet is hovering about 5 metres above the ground(the shiny black plane).

2. The cloud height level around the planlet is 1 metre high.

3. The volcanO has an inner diameter of 1.75 meters.

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Like I say, this is just part 1 of this but I'm posting it as I think it looks pretty decent (for a first-run test of my tiny planlet) already.

Still to come:

Some ocean transparency...

More ecosystems/landmarks/etc's...

PYRAMIDS!...

Possibly a table globe holder and stand set upon a desk?...
I need some way to get this planet into a regular scale scene...

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Credit: Harvey Birdman for the palm tree .tgo's, thanks man! :)

As I get this together I'll post the updates...
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: child@play on January 12, 2008, 03:25:35 PM
wow, now this is darn cool, i think this would make a globe everyone wants in his livingroom  ;D
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: nvseal on January 12, 2008, 03:30:21 PM
That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. Superb work!
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: matrix2003 on January 12, 2008, 03:36:02 PM
This is killer! Awesome work my friend!
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: Will on January 12, 2008, 03:47:06 PM
nice, great idea
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: dandelO on January 12, 2008, 04:19:36 PM
Thanks folks but, it's nowhere near finished just yet.

Bear with me... :)
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: Mr_Lamppost on January 12, 2008, 06:29:20 PM
Nice idea and looking good so far.

Isn't there a children's story with a planet about that size?
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: dhavalmistry on January 12, 2008, 07:47:20 PM
very cool idea!
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: Mr_Lamppost on January 12, 2008, 08:25:46 PM
The Little Prince.  Wikipedia entry here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Prince

If I remember correctly The Little Prince also had a lamppost  ;)
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: rcallicotte on January 13, 2008, 11:46:40 AM
Very nice and lots of fun.  It reminds me of number 42, for some reason.

Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: Oshyan on January 13, 2008, 09:29:17 PM
Very nice work, great idea and well executed. I'm also looking forward to Spore, although they're taking way too long with it, and a lot of that seems to have been a shift in the art direction to a more cartoony look, which I'm not a fan of...

- Oshyan
Title: Re: Planlet Pt.1 - WIP
Post by: zhotfire on January 14, 2008, 04:58:37 AM
That's very bizarre  :o ... can't wait to see the next update!  :)