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Title: Torch fire
Post by: N-drju on April 03, 2017, 08:38:09 AM
Hey,

Have anyone tried to create a fire effect in TG? A fire on a very miniscule scale, a flame on a torch to be precise, is what I am after. All suggestions are welcome!
Title: Re: Torch fire
Post by: Upon Infinity on April 03, 2017, 09:13:00 AM
Depending on your usage, you may just use an image map (with transparency) of a fire (if obtainable), and then apply a luminosity value to it to get it to 'glow'.

Theoretically, you could create a great effect of flame on torch by utilizing carefully crafted cloud layers (localized, of course) and a lightsource.

Short answer: no.  ;)
Title: Re: Torch fire
Post by: N-drju on April 03, 2017, 01:54:11 PM
Oh, I just love your short answer. ;D

I did not think about image map with transparency but it sounds fine. Finding the actual image may be the biggest trouble.

I also thought about using clouds but the torch flame is just too tiny. It is how big - 20, 40 centimeters? :) I'm not sure if the cloud layer will be able to handle this. Besides, the flame will be spherical, unless noise is stretched.
Title: Re: Torch fire
Post by: Hannes on April 03, 2017, 02:45:59 PM
Yes, I did. In this thread I explained how i did it:
http://www.planetside.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic,22454.0.html
Title: Re: Torch fire
Post by: bobbystahr on April 03, 2017, 04:56:46 PM
Quote from: N-drju on April 03, 2017, 01:54:11 PM
Oh, I just love your short answer. ;D

I did not think about image map with transparency but it sounds fine. Finding the actual image may be the biggest trouble.



Try this file, I approved and tested it when I Moderated Freestuff at Renderosity

https://www.renderosity.com/mod/freestuff/flames-and-fire-1-animated-textures/75516

https://bw-1651cf0d2f737d7adeab84d339dbabd3-freestuff.s3.amazonaws.com/item_75516/image_75516.jpg
Title: Re: Torch fire
Post by: N-drju on April 04, 2017, 12:33:27 PM
Ahh, great! Fantastic stuff Bobby! This should do nicely with just minimum processing in PS.

I'm still thinking about a tiny, glowing displaced sphere though... but the shape... ::) Probably won't work too good.
Title: Re: Torch fire
Post by: bobbystahr on April 04, 2017, 12:52:28 PM
Quote from: N-drju on April 04, 2017, 12:33:27 PM
Ahh, great! Fantastic stuff Bobby! This should do nicely with just minimum processing in PS.

I'm still thinking about a tiny, glowing displaced sphere though... but the shape... ::) Probably won't work too good.


Happy to help, glad they're useful.