Refinery Rock

blizzerd · Jun 5, 2009

a ruptured pipe version of that prop to use on cncrete?

Jackman · Jun 5, 2009

blizzerd said: ↑

a ruptured pipe version of that prop to use on cncrete?
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Ya that will be in the works for the weekend, we already discussed that on IRC..

That coming out of the ground in a U like bend with the break at the top and concrete littered around. I really want to make a pit for this, but then the mappers would have to break the ground to put it in.

-Mayama- · Jun 5, 2009

Empires needs some tech stuff like generators, mechanics asf

Jessiah · Jun 6, 2009

Alceister said: ↑

I think that refineries should be something else other than a rectangular piece of rock sticking out of the ground or a wagon wheel.
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Story portion of the original Empires Design Document written by Thy Lord Krenzo said:

One very distinct difference from the planet of Empires versus earth is that underneath the surface are many ducts leading from the core of the planet to its face. These ducts create a series of subterranean tunnels which eventually reach the surface of the planet where gas from the core of the planet may escape. This gas can be utilized as a source of energy to power turbines for conversion of thermal energy to useful work. These ducts can be drilled down into to create an artificial vent to the surface if no naturally occurring one exists. Once a vent from the duct exists on the surface, it can be utilized by a mechanical structure, the Refinery. The Refinery is able to be built by the commander of a team, and it houses the necessary machinery to convert the gases to useable energy.

In addition to the gas from the duct, the walls of the duct can be mined for rich minerals. The path the gas takes from the core of the planet to the surface creates a convenient way to transport minerals that are abundant in the core, creating an easily accessible source of valuable metals without the need to drill deep into the crust of the planet. The heat they are stored at allows them to retain their purity due to the differing rates of thermal expansion and contraction.
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Eat it.

PwnedYoAss · Jun 6, 2009

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Just export the UVW Map.. and fill'er in.

At least that is what I used to do before I switched to Mudbox. It is a seriously amazing program.

Get your hands on a trial copy or something, import a .obj and then make a paint layer for diffuse(this rock is 2048^2 tga). You can also make a paint layer for bump.

Then it is as simple as air-brushing the details on.

I still do final touch-ups or saturation editing etc. in photoshop... but mudbox has cut down my texturing time by like a factor of 10.

For a quick tutorial, check out http://modeling.empires.sleepingrock.com/
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I was wondering why no one would go mess with modo32, infact I might switch soon.

siro · Jun 15, 2009

This with some great texture and everybody will love it :

Jackman · Jun 16, 2009

maybe if you scale that texture properly.

siro · Jun 16, 2009

i made this in less than 5 minutes, just because i doesn't want to use paint. How far are you, some screens pls

PwnedYoAss · Jun 17, 2009

You could always get modo 302 Chris, it's 3d painting and modeling, and animating! NOT TO MENTION SCULPTING! and rendering!

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