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Almar
Moderator
Netherlands
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 Posted - Apr 28 2004 : 3:19:40 PM
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Download Elements of Nature at www.persistentrealities.com -> Code.. some great thunder :). The screenshot didn't work, so not sure what you want :)
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game_maker
Knave
Saudi Arabia
83 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2004 : 5:04:50 PM
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nice site , you are very professional ^ 100  ,,, actually the lighting is same as the lighting in your example (but you have added a little branches ) ,,, but it's not that realistic because its friendly ,, very friendly while it should be scary  .... by the way I visited your site for lighting issue but now I am stack with a lot of other things 
"God certainly knows how to show off...He got my attention"
Half True,,, the Full true is (terrifying and cupidity),, cupidity is for the benefits,,, and the benefits is not just comes from the rain after the lighting,,, it also comes from lighting itself,,, I remember when I was in high school the chemistry teacher says that when the lighting hits the ground it raises the ammonia (NH3) witch is very good for ground...
I have added some of the ideas mentioned here ... the result is 300% more realistic
now I am terrifying to run the program  |
Edited by - game_maker on Apr 28 2004 5:08:05 PM |
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Lachlan87
Moderator
USA
160 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2004 : 5:18:18 PM
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If electricity travels at the speed of light, why do we bother with fiber optic cables?
Regardless of how fast lightning actually travels, under the right conditions it will appear to "grow". I admit that at least around here it is pretty rare for it to seem that way, but I have seen it.
Also, not all lighting hits the ground by any means. Usually I see most of it going between the clouds. Most of the strikes that hit the ground seem to have one main branch, and a few very small(sometimes so small you don't notice) branches coming off.
Watch a few thunderstorms! It's fun, and you might learn something. |
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VBBR
Moderator
Brazil
617 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2004 : 5:45:57 PM
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I know! Once I watched a great show from a house roof
But... assuming the lightning comes from gound to clouds, or we make it realistic, or we make the way people THINK is the real... Because almost everyone thinks that is comes from the clouds to the ground... |
Whatever. Who knows... |
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cjb0087
Knave
Australia
76 Posts |
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SuperC
Squire
11 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2004 : 09:07:34 AM
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http://www.sulaco.co.za/nitrogen/projects.html
This site contains working source code and exe to a lightning demo. The source though isnt in VB.
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game_maker
Knave
Saudi Arabia
83 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2004 : 09:35:20 AM
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"Usually I see most of it going between the clouds"
Air is a combinations of dielectrics materials so this will decrease all electric elements ,, also dielectrics has limits if you have a very high voltage a cross the two clouds these dielectrics will breakdown so they will be no longer dielectrics ==> conductors and you can have this high voltage by simple changing the distance between them (clouds)
You can actually calculate the speed of lighting by simply comparing the time you heard and sow the thunder (it will be a lot different)...
distance1 = speed of lighting * time you saw the lighting
distance2 = speed of sound * time you heard the lighting
distance1 = distance2
Hence,
Speed of lighting = (th / ts) * speed of sound
sorry ,,, I am not sure about this its comes from me ,, but I thing its true equation , don't you think ?! |
Edited by - game_maker on Apr 29 2004 09:36:50 AM |
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Eric Coleman
Gladiator
USA
811 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2004 : 12:58:11 PM
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game_maker, those equations don't make any sense. The "time" in your equation is vague, and it really doesn't mean what you think it means.
To get back on topic, you don't need to know physics to create a lightning effect. You simply create a tree structure, and maybe put a texture on it. |
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game_maker
Knave
Saudi Arabia
83 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2004 : 4:03:03 PM
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oops
will its over from the first replys ,, put branches and ambient light and thats it ...
then the subject had another direction  witch is very tempting |
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cjb0087
Knave
Australia
76 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2004 : 03:37:17 AM
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| dont forget the boom sound :D |
www.bugsplat.tk |
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game_maker
Knave
Saudi Arabia
83 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2004 : 06:53:55 AM
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Sure  |
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cjb0087
Knave
Australia
76 Posts |
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game_maker
Knave
Saudi Arabia
83 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2004 : 4:12:30 PM
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sure ,,, actually the screen is playing on my pc for 4 days !! but there is a problem on my server and the provider promised me to fix it very soon (it happens time to times ) ... so by day or 2 I will upload it ...
BUT ... I realy wan't you to SEE the "boom sound" & the "ambient light" witch can't be be seen from the picture ! and it has 50% from the general effect ... |
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Sr. Guapo
Swordmaster
USA
272 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2004 : 4:48:41 PM
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| It sounds cool. Is this a future game, or what? can't wait to see. |
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VBBR
Moderator
Brazil
617 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2004 : 5:17:43 PM
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| Hum game_maker, maybe you could create a small AVI showing the BOOM part? |
Whatever. Who knows... |
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How can I improve this graphically (thunders)
