New accretion disk method (WORK IN PROGRESS)

[Cham]

Another one:

[Cham]

A new black hole model, all sprites based (fully volumetric effects) :

[Hungry4info]

That is amazing

[daerokos]

Ok, here's the ring used around our Sun (just as a test) :

EDIT : And the sprites may even be used as special markers, or even billboards floating always face-on in space. Sadly, the sprite size appears to be limited (can't be bigger than on this picture).

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so i downloaded your sprites test.zip and i changed the star name in the ssc to the name of my star. i was wondering how you would make it so that the ring would orbit further away from the star. i tried changing the semi-major axis of the #2 thing, but it just extended an orbit with nothing around it. the ring sprites stayed the same distance from Odin. is it impossible?

[Celestial234]

cham how to you make it?

[Cham]

Spectacular view from Celestia ! (really need some thick sunglasses here)

[Cham]

I'm using plain opaque non-blurry disks to simulate big rocks. The dust atmosphere is so strong in Celestia (especially while the ring is rotating), I'm tempted to cough...

[fsgregs]

Cham:

NOW THAT is what we're talking about!!!!!!

beautiful stuff. Very realistic, particularly for simulating a new solar system in the making. Will you be releasing any formal addons using it?

Frank

[Cham]

Frank,

yes, I intend to release that dust ring with its pebbles as a small addon for Fomalhaut. The addon would be very simple : just a single planet, using Fenerit's texture, with a dust/dirt ring. The user could modify the addon to adapt it to his particular needs.

Probably in the next few days, so stay tuned...

[Cham]

I must admit that this thing is getting pretty impressive, live in Celestia. I can hear the stormy noise, with all these rocks flying around (of course, there's no sound in space...).

I added a darker component, for more dramatic effect :

[Fenerit]

Martin, take a look whether png like below can help in "coughin"... These are easy to do through 3D particles system.

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[Cham]

Martin, take a look whether png like below can help in "coughin"... These are easy to do through 3D particles system.

accr.png

No, this can't be of any help, since sprites have a constant orientation relative to the screen.
Non-spherical "blobs" or non-circular shapes are terrible with the sprites technique.

In other words, ALL individual sprite MUST be a circular shape. This is a limitation of the sprites rendering.

If you use any non-circular shape, the global rendering would be horrible, especially considering the orientation of the light source and the motion of the observer.

EDIT : Massimo, can you do the same kind of lunar texture you have done before (in 4k please), but adding volcanic effects ? Lava cracks and rivers ?
Of course, this implies a night texture, and large height normalmap.

[Fenerit]

No, this can't be of any help, since sprites have a constant orientation relative to the screen.
Non-spherical "blobs" or non-circular shapes are terrible with the sprites technique.

Ops! Right, I forgot that.

EDIT : Massimo, can you do the same kind of lunar texture you have done before (in 4k please), but adding volcanic effects ? Lava cracks and rivers ?
Of course, this implies a night texture, and large height normalmap.

I think yes but I do not remember which lunar: Callisto/Ganymede alike or the Enceladus alike? The Enceladus alike destroy the sight in do it. It impress the retina, an ugly experience. Do you mean lava river?

[Hungry4info]

Wow that looks amazing!

[olyv]

Ola,
cham, your last pictures are stunning !
il love them because they are so real...
can you give us a link to download your work (if it's finished) ?