Spectacular shots. Hey, you should go into the business of creating skyboxes! These would make great cubemaps...

That is simply amazing and beutiful.

I'm gonna try these as wallpapers for my desktop.[smile]

Quote:In the last pic, the atmosphere of the planet visible in the sky seems to be a bit too bright

Indeed, but i think it's normal. Maybe i can tweak some parameters to reduce the effect. This is because the colors in that area are additive, and there's already a lot of light coming from the blue-ish atmosphere. When displayed on a dark background it looks good, but when displayed on a blue background, it becomes too bright. This effect is also visible on the second screenshot.

SimmerD: that's a nice idea, however, only one face of the cube map would look "interesting". Maybe later in the future when i'll have more details (like clouds) who knows ?

Stompy: i can provide higher resolution images too if you want to :)

That's a good question. I'm not that far from completing the 3D engine.. maybe 6 months - but as for the game, that's another story. I'd say between 1 and 2 years before a first "playable alpha" with minimum gameplay.

Are you considering looking around for additional programmers or artists or do you plan to do the entirety of the work yourself?

I no longer rely on volunteers to do the work, i'm no longer naive. I am the only programmer and have no wish to change that situation. However, i will likely hire artists on a per-contract basis when i will be ready to add in-game content.

wow... the first and the last screenshot looks fantastic..
truly beautiful

Simply stunning.