Bridge Commander Universe

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 03:21 AM

I've been working on some 2D graphics using the Gimp. Two are basic planet textures that I've been experimenting with while the last is a full solar system that I've made to replace the older diagrams that were done in MSpaint.

**Nebula** · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 03:24 AM

nice

Treleth · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 03:27 AM

Great except for one small nitpick: the water, it looks too paintish, other than that, the land is amazing!

blaXXer · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 10:31 AM

yah, the water and the clouds look way too artificial.
I suggest you play around with some of the blue marble textures and just re-arrange them, gives you some pretty nifty results.
alternatively just get luarcell, it's a great PI for paint shop and photoshop.
gimp should also be compatible with it.

DJ Curtis · Admiral Joined: 09 Feb 2006 Posts: 2381 Location: Canada

Looks nice. Reminds me of playing civ ii

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 05:05 PM

Its the water and clouds on the map which were giving me a little jip, but I'm just experimenting with them. If I continue building up cloud layers I think I may just paint them on manually.

blaXXer · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 06:36 PM

yups, that'd be best...
if you look at this here, you'll recognite that self-painted couds are much nicer.

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 11:11 PM

Just a bit Smile

Anyway, did a little tweaking of the solar system one. Still learning how to use the program so it's not perfect. Though I really like the gas giants on this one.

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MickJo · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 11:16 PM

is this off a game or something, ive never seen it before.

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 11:29 PM

Its for something we're writing in the Roleplaying forum.

Treleth · **Posted**: 03-20-2006 11:46 PM

looking good!

blaXXer · **Posted**: 03-21-2006 12:40 AM

now this new one is nice, keep it up, but I suggest you work on the rings of that gas giant.

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-21-2006 01:38 AM

They could do with a little extra work on them. There is one planet I need to do with a massive ring system so I'll get practice in doing that one.

blaXXer · **Posted**: 03-21-2006 08:38 AM

keep it up, I'm looking forward to your next version.

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-21-2006 04:15 PM

Here's the second system, still can't quite get the rings right but they'll do for now.

blaXXer · **Posted**: 03-21-2006 05:55 PM

yups, those rings look much better...keep it comming armond.

**Armondikov** · **Posted**: 03-21-2006 06:28 PM

I've got one more system to do but I'll leave that til tomorrow, the only other thing I could possibly add are the additonal areas such as the Central Station and The Torus. My next post will probably have some 3D anime characters in it. Inspiration, however, is the problem there, maybe I'll just knock the computer off and do some sketches for a change.