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zeke3651 · **Joined:** Sat Dec 31, 2011 1:46 am **Posts:** 411

looks great and good thing we're seeing some progress again.

Emor D'ni Lap · **Joined:** Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:15 am **Posts:** 587

Great work, Doobes; I'm glad you're developing this and agree it's the best interim solution.

I really like the way the light shafts are streaking across the pillars. But that effect seems inconsistent in these (WIP, I know) shots.
I'm coming in late here, but the nice thing about projection lights is that the lights' patterns are baked into everything the lights would fall upon in the scene.

If you're having trouble with Projection Spotlights, I had some major issues with those many years ago.

After a LOT of empirical testing, I learned that by dividing the desired Spot cone angle by something just over 3, and inputting that value in Blender, I was able to get projection spots to work.

D'Lanor sent me the PyPRP code handling Projection Spots, and sure enough, I found an unnecessary multiplication-by-pi that was the culprit. D'Lanor later reported on that ...but I don't know whether that unwanted pi was later fixed - or was it perpetuated into Korman?

FWIW...which at this point is likely "not much".

Karkadann · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:14 pm

Wow everything looks so great, unique book stand, lots of places to explore, several options on expansion, even a few places that you wanna explore but cant leaving just enough to the imagination. (always leave them wondering and they never loose interest) Its coming along wonderfully.

Thank you
Your bringing new hope to a very old world.

One question, are you going to have a special stamp/seal design for fan age created books?

Doobes2 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:16 pm

Karkadann wrote:

One question, are you going to have a special stamp/seal design for fan age created books?

Not sure. That's something that should be decided by the community, not me. Right now, they're just regular ol' unstamped books.

Also, new screenshot:

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Tweek · **Joined:** Tue May 09, 2006 12:11 am **Posts:** 2633

As I've said before its looking good. I think the red lighting looked better than the yellow though.

JWPlatt · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2017 6:43 am

That's beautiful, Doobes.

Yali · **Joined:** Tue May 09, 2006 6:09 pm **Posts:** 427

Have to agree with Tweek on the red lighting. It was more moody and MYSTerious.

JWPlatt · **Posted:** Wed Feb 15, 2017 3:48 am

Tweek loves red. Just look at the background on these forum pages.

Tai'lahr · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:35 am

I like the most recent picture with the brighter lights. It's a beautiful space and it would be nice to be able to be able to see it well in good lighting.

Doobes2 · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:41 pm

Thanks to everyone for the feedback. While I liked the red lights, I had to agree with others: there was just too much red.

Vothol Gallery makes it work, but this library needed a touch of other colors.

I think I've finalized the lighting...at least around the bookcases. Have a look:

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JWPlatt · **Posted:** Fri Feb 17, 2017 4:30 pm

Fantastic. I'm impressed. Can't wait to get that onto Minkata.

Tai'lahr · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:22 pm

Wow, that's some lovely detail work, Doobes.

Just one more thing to add now: cabinet doors on all the bookcases so that explorers will go to each and every one of them and open the doors looking for books. :wink:

JWPlatt · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2017 7:06 pm

...and a feather.

Doobes2 · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2017 1:10 pm

Tai'lahr wrote:

Wow, that's some lovely detail work, Doobes.

Just one more thing to add now: cabinet doors on all the bookcases so that explorers will go to each and every one of them and open the doors looking for books. :wink:

Nev'yn suggested some Relto-style shelf locks so one could see all the books, but not access them (he's evil like that

) I do intend to model books on all the shelves so they'd all be ready for potential clickables for Linking. We'll see what happens.

If we're really clever, we may also be able to add custom covers when older books are shelved, but again, the goal is to make things as easy as possible for all shard admins, including Cyan, to switch and sort Ages around.

JWPlatt wrote:

...and a feather.

Oooo, good idea! But what kind, I wonder? Hmmm....

korovev · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2017 2:24 pm

A ducknee feather.

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