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Offline SirCrow

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Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« on: August 29, 2019, 10:37:24 pm »
Here's my best attempt at a journey through the stars.  So far, I've achieved only sideways travel, but I like how it looks.
I took the multi-layer idea from my StarBlast game and multiplied it by about 4.  The appearance of depth is really nice to look at, I think.

Use your mouse (incl. wheel) and the following keys to play around with it:
SPACEBAR, ENTER, G and the ARROWS.  Also, you can change screen resolution with + and -.
* StarTrip_2019_8_29.zip (Filesize: 3.66 MB, Downloads: 287)
« Last Edit: August 29, 2019, 10:47:26 pm by SirCrow »
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2019, 12:47:12 am »
As Johnno would say, Nicely done sir, nicely done!


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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2019, 05:35:03 am »
Hey! That's what I was going to say!

WARNING: Nerd alert: There are no stars in the "great expanse" between galaxies... So, the stars that you are displaying, would be ours (Milky way - assuming you are going for accuracy - and if so, that is a nice rendition of M31)... Cool
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2019, 08:29:32 am »
This is a very cool effect. I may have to try loading backgrounds to my starfield program.

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« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2019, 09:05:19 am »
I was pleasantly blown away by this humble yet vastly addicting demo, thanks for sharing!
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2019, 05:07:22 am »
As Johnno would say, Nicely done sir, nicely done!

Thanks!
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2019, 05:08:05 am »
This is a very cool effect. I may have to try loading backgrounds to my starfield program.

Glad you liked it.
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #7 on: September 01, 2019, 05:11:31 am »
I was pleasantly blown away by this humble yet vastly addicting demo, thanks for sharing!

Thanks a lot.  I think I meant this to be a screensaver, but using Ubuntu/Linux, I think it would be far too complicated.
Besides, I'd have to eliminated all controls then, I suppose.
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #8 on: September 01, 2019, 05:32:59 am »
Hey! That's what I was going to say!

WARNING: Nerd alert: There are no stars in the "great expanse" between galaxies... So, the stars that you are displaying, would be ours (Milky way - assuming you are going for accuracy - and if so, that is a nice rendition of M31)... Cool

Indeed, some suspension of disbelief is required, as with most good sci-fi.  I assume that M31 (Messier) is Andromeda.  But which part of it are you calling M31?  One of the varied galaxies that float past?  I just chose some arbitrary colours for the galaxies, which are generated by some code I hope to expand to make better-looking galaxies in the future.  (I think that code is currently commented out in this prog.)  Unfortunately, I still have to use IrfanView to complete my galaxy-making process.

As for the awesome-looking large image, that would be courtesy of NASA, and I'm still trying to figure out its official name.  I call it the K9 Nebula (even if it's just a lot of dust and stuff) because I can see a nice little doggy head in it.  Or dog-like creature.  Lots of jaw-dropping telescope images I could've chosen, but I needed something that would tile relatively seamlessly.
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #9 on: December 12, 2019, 08:57:50 pm »
That is really a cool effect, opens new horizons for me.
Thank you for sharing, @SirCrow !

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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2019, 08:13:33 pm »
Very cool, it gives a nice 3D effect.

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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2020, 12:20:21 am »
That is really a cool effect, opens new horizons for me.
Thank you for sharing, @SirCrow !

Glad you liked it, thanks.
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2020, 12:25:23 am »
Very cool, it gives a nice 3D effect.

Thanks.  It's good when 2D can look 3D.
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« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2020, 09:05:48 am »
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Re: Space Travel w/ Multi-Layered Stars
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2020, 08:43:11 pm »
Very nice parallax effect!

Maybe a seamless background is the only thing that could make the effect even better.

Here's your [dark_Tiled] made seamless...
 
NASA_Image_Seamless.jpg