Onyx Cauldron 1.6, Rain now togglable, nanospray fixed

[The Yak]

Onyx Canyon V1.6:

-Rain has been converted into a widget, it can now be turned on/off via widget menu
-Converting rain to widget form also fixed nanospray not showing for some people

1.5 Changes:

-More suitable detailtex used when /advmapshading off
-Fewer rain particles
-Brigther minimap
-No more norain version, based on general feedback rain works well, no error reports

Made by: The Yak
Based from Quoth 3 by Beherith
Precipitation gadget: trepan, Argh

Made with World Machine, GIMP, Komodo Edit, SpringMapEdit, FilterForge

http://springfiles.com/spring/spring-maps/onyx-cauldron

[Beherith]

Absolutely stunning!

[Anarchid]

This must be used as a propaganda poster.

[PicassoCT]

Permission to clutter it with onyx features, made for beheriths future lava maps?

http://springrts.com/phpbb/download/file.php?id=8095

[Cheesecan]

Really nice

[Forboding Angel]

Wow, really pretty!

[zwzsg]

It reminds me of TA Crystal World. Except charcoal instead of purple colored.

Though it is the kind of map that would benefit from a custom DetailTex.

[Beherith]

I loaded it up, and it looks absolutely stunning. and zw, I think it does have a very custom detailtex indeed.

[zwzsg]

Really? Ah yes indeed there is, cont_DET.bmp. But it still looks like grainy concrete, which imo doesn't fit the crystalish feel of the map texture.

[Funkencool]

Love the skybox, which fits the theme amazingly. Out of curiosity, did you use the same method for it as you did for the NASA/space ones you posted?

[The Yak]

thanks all,

Permission to clutter it with onyx features, made for beheriths future lava maps?

http://springrts.com/phpbb/download/file.php?id=8095

Maybe if you were to split them up into different features yeah... right now their all clumped into one.

Also very dark, hard to see the texture at a distance.

Really? Ah yes indeed there is, cont_DET.bmp. But it still looks like grainy concrete, which imo doesn't fit the crystalish feel of the map texture.

the .bmp detailtex only is used when /advmapshading is off, enable SSMF to see what beherith is talking about.

Love the skybox, which fits the theme amazingly. Out of curiosity, did you use the same method for it as you did for the NASA/space ones you posted?

it's one of the ones from smoth's pack here: http://springrts.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=11009

[PicassoCT]

I shall split them up then..

also..not sure, but seems to be normal messed up. Shouldnt be completely black.. more like broken onyxlava..

If still black, open in upspring, and select recalculate vertex normals

[The Yak]

new version, some minor changes, no features yet... I have them working in upspring but may use on another map instead.

[PicassoCT]

In artists we trust..

[The Yak]

Bump for 1.6

[REVENGE]

Whoa...

*applause*

[smoth]

quick question, is that a fixed rain widget or the dicked up one where the rain moves WITH the camera pan?

[The Yak]

Now that you mention it yeah, rain does pan with the camera...
Not really that noticeable during normal gameplay but still there, your post implies there is better rain out there that doesn't do this?

[KingRaptor]

It also falls while the game is paused.

[Silentwings]

It all depends what you want... some rain widgets simulate a battle taking place in the rain, others simulate you being in the rain watching a battle :p