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Tassellation for Planets?
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Tristan North
The Scope
#1 - 2012-03-27 12:19:30 UTC
Orbital Bombardment would be much, much better.
Tobiaz
Spacerats
#2 - 2012-03-27 12:26:33 UTC
I agree. Planets don't have much use for tassels. Lol

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Ila Gant
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2012-03-27 22:00:39 UTC
New DX 12 with tasselation support... The strippers in Duke Nukem never looked so good!
Glockshna Quant
Versatility Production Corporation' LLC
#4 - 2012-03-27 22:13:40 UTC
I wold make a snide remark but the two fine chaps above me beat me to the punch.
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#5 - 2012-03-27 22:51:51 UTC
Yes Eve needs more tasselation like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daALh2wtzBQ&feature=related 
An' then Chicken@little.com, he come scramblin outta the    Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's    crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'
Glockshna Quant
Versatility Production Corporation' LLC
#6 - 2012-03-27 22:53:34 UTC
DarthNefarius wrote:
Yes Eve needs more tasselation like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daALh2wtzBQ&feature=related



Dx13 maybe??
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#7 - 2012-03-27 22:54:03 UTC  |  Edited by: DarthNefarius
Tristan North wrote:
Orbital Bombardment would be much, much better.



Orbital BOOBardment would be much much better

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An' then Chicken@little.com, he come scramblin outta the    Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's    crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'
Lord Mandelor
Oruze Cruise
White Stag Exit Bag
#8 - 2012-03-27 22:54:20 UTC
It is apparent tassellation is highly desired by the player base.
Ai Shun
#9 - 2012-03-27 22:56:06 UTC  |  Edited by: Ai Shun
Tristan North wrote:
Orbital Bombardment would be much, much better.


I have an image of a capsuleer wandering into a seedy strip club (When we get WiS) and oggling planets jiggling around with tassles attached ...

I need to put the mouse down.

Edit: Gorrammit, the playerbase is FAST today.
DarthNefarius
Minmatar Heavy Industries
#10 - 2012-03-27 22:56:08 UTC
Glockshna Quant wrote:
DarthNefarius wrote:
Yes Eve needs more tasselation like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daALh2wtzBQ&feature=related



Dx13 maybe??


Dx 69 double D
An' then Chicken@little.com, he come scramblin outta the    Terminal room screaming "The system's crashing! The system's    crashing!" -Uncle RAMus, 'Tales for Cyberpsychotic Children'
Kattshiro
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#11 - 2012-03-27 23:00:45 UTC
You might wanna go read up on what tessellation actual does and for what types of surfaces.
Potamus Jenkins
eXceed Inc.
Plucky Adventurers
#12 - 2012-03-27 23:11:02 UTC
i heard heavy tasselation can cause loss of sensitivity
Tristan North
The Scope
#13 - 2012-03-27 23:18:05 UTC
Kattshiro wrote:
You might wanna go read up on what tessellation actual does and for what types of surfaces.


Uhm, with asteroids it works pretty well, why shouldn't be the same with planets?
Ike Snicklefritz
Pink Fuzzy Dice
#14 - 2012-03-28 00:12:36 UTC
Tristan North wrote:
Kattshiro wrote:
You might wanna go read up on what tessellation actual does and for what types of surfaces.


Uhm, with asteroids it works pretty well, why shouldn't be the same with planets?


Yeah, I could see more depth being applied to the textures for planets, though it isn't as "straightforward" as it is for the art team to do tessellation on ships and asteroids. The latter are things you see up close that already have the visual appearance of basic geometry applied in a flat texture, while the art for planets really doesn't try to achieve the same effect. Not saying it couldn't be done, but it would take more effort to make them pop in the same way.

Tessellation effects on stations, though -- that I'd really like to have.
Kattshiro
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#15 - 2012-03-28 00:18:56 UTC
Tristan North wrote:
Kattshiro wrote:
You might wanna go read up on what tessellation actual does and for what types of surfaces.


Uhm, with asteroids it works pretty well, why shouldn't be the same with planets?


fine... http://www.nvidia.com/object/tessellation.htm

It helps certain surfaces or edges...and has little effect on others A.K.A negligible. It would help make the planets "rounder" which isn't an issue. Or in PI bring out a certain level of terrain features. However given the distance the camera is from the planet (our perspective) You don't see that many too begin with... Such things as mountain ridges, but not individual peaks... until your altitude decreases.

TD LR: It makes things rounder (edge smoothing) and can bring out certain detail...but that detail has to be there in the first place....and from the right distance.