Does it help to use 16bit images for the surface textures too? I'm guessing the extra bits are only used for height data though.
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Yes, it really IS that ugly on the surface haha!
I've never had success creating a 16bit height map with Irfanview. I probably wasn't importing the greyscale 16bit PNG properly. I did manage to make one just today, finally, with ImageJ, a free java program that can edit and convert a 16bit PNG to RAW, then I just use CubeMap with the right input/output settings.
Does it help to use 16bit images for the surface textures too? I'm guessing the extra bits are only used for height data though.
Does it help to use 16bit images for the surface textures too? I'm guessing the extra bits are only used for height data though.
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I never feel the need to enhance the color, but it was easy to do on my phone.
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Custom texture? Or shader mod?Enjoying my custom polar icecaps, they don't look too much like spray paint I hope.
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I'm not exactly sure what a shader mod is, but here are some smaller versions of the texture I started with, turning it into a horizontal cross, and finally adding snow caps.Custom texture? Or shader mod?Enjoying my custom polar icecaps, they don't look too much like spray paint I hope.
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I must apologize upfront. Please forgive me! I realize you probably just groaned, knowing that someday, someone would turn a planet into an eyeball. Korny, I know. However I am not just fooling around, this is for a custom system I'm recreating from a work of fiction and it specifically states one of the moons looks just like a human eyeball. So I HAD to do this. 
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