AH3 skins

[Vraciu]

or...................  Change the scroll to activate axis rotation.  Currently the scroll loops with the center of the loop some distance from the center of the plane.

I feel like we lost this "battle" but it defies reason.    Adding a pivot function would improve the viewer, not detract from it.     Frankly the light shift on the old viewer drove me crazy.   Adding a pivot to the current system would be the fix the old one always needed.

[Greebo]

Thought I'd try a GV with the new AH3 effects so I added them to an existing skin, the winter camo'd 24th PD Panzer IV H. The "lighting only" shot shows how much bump detail you can get using the normal map now. The zimmerit ridges, armour hooks, track tread pattern and even the mud on the mudguards can all be seen.

[DubiousKB]

wow. This is looking fantastic. Keep up the hard work all, can't wait for AH3 to let the smoke out of my computer...   

[Chilli]

Wonderful Greebo   

  Dubious, I plan to burn this ancient artifact too......  and AH3 seems the perfect tool to get her nice and toasty!  I won't be satisfied until she spouts flames.   So far, the more I push ole girl, the better she seems to like AH3.   

Good work all around, and hopefully a well deserved holiday break and joyous season to you all.

ChiLLi

[Greebo]

Lyric1 found me some photos of this colourful B-29 and I thought it would be a good scheme to show off some of the new AHIII effects.

The aircraft in question is "Babies Buggy/City of Rock Island" flown by Major William C. Wilson of the 330th BG, 479th BS. The "City of" nose art was painted onto all aircraft of the Group, the idea being that crews would be sent on a promotional visit to the town in question once their tour was up. The black and yellow stripes and large numbers were applied for the last month or so of the war to flight leaders' aircraft to assist in formation assembly.

The screenshots show how the specularity, power and environment effects combine to give the illusion of metal. Particularly in the last shot where the environment and normal maps create a rippled reflection of the "K" across the elevator.

[lyric1]

 

[caldera]

Wonderful Greebo   

  Dubious, I plan to burn this ancient artifact too......  and AH3 seems the perfect tool to get her nice and toasty!  I won't be satisfied until she spouts flames.   So far, the more I push ole girl, the better she seems to like AH3.   

Good work all around, and hopefully a well deserved holiday break and joyous season to you all.

ChiLLi

Be careful with that machine.   It was hand built by an expert.   

[Zacherof]

Man those look freaking awesome

[Greebo]

Thanks to Lyric1 for finding me the info for this skin.

This F4U-4 was part of VBF-86 flying from USS Wasp during the last months of the war.

[lyric1]