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Title: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: rcallicotte on January 16, 2007, 04:28:30 PM
Here is something many you might already know - you can light up the sky by making your surface luminous.  The first picture below is without sunlight (elevation set to -37).  The surface is luminous and no other light source is enabled. 

The second picture has only the source control (visible as white globe) enabled and nothing else. 

Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: Will on January 16, 2007, 04:30:18 PM
I thought about it but never tried, neat!

Regards,
Will
Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: Njen on January 16, 2007, 04:31:11 PM
THis is a cool effect that i have also played around with. For more interesting results, turn on Ray Tracing in the atmosphere for some cool looking lighting :)
Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: rcallicotte on January 16, 2007, 04:38:12 PM
I'll try it tonight, if I can.

Woohoo!!

Quote from: njen on January 16, 2007, 04:31:11 PM
THis is a cool effect that i have also played around with. For more interesting results, turn on Ray Tracing in the atmosphere for some cool looking lighting :)
Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: MeltingIce on January 16, 2007, 04:42:35 PM
Quote from: njen on January 16, 2007, 04:31:11 PM
THis is a cool effect that i have also played around with. For more interesting results, turn on Ray Tracing in the atmosphere for some cool looking lighting :)
Just be prepared for a much longer render time  :P
This is something I've been meaning to play around with more actually.  I'm pretty familiar with this kind of stuff though from other 3D modeling/rendering programs.
Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: oggyb on January 16, 2007, 05:28:13 PM
I find that luminous land looks rather weird. . . and not at all luminous.
Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: Will on January 16, 2007, 05:33:41 PM
it would be cool if you but a layer of ice over it

regards,

Will
Title: Re: No Sunlight with alternate lighting
Post by: rcallicotte on January 16, 2007, 05:35:51 PM
Yeah, oggyb, I didn't try much with the terrain.  Just added some weird texture.



Quote from: oggyb on January 16, 2007, 05:28:13 PM
I find that luminous land looks rather weird. . . and not at all luminous.