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Posted: 22nd Jun 2011 12:21 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2011 12:21

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Here is a little demo of what this simple technique can do if you want an atmosphere glare effect. The atmosphere glare is a simple round image of the glare (B_Atmosphere.png). I used the dbSetSphereMappingOn() function on a sphere slightly larger than the planet using the glare.

Granted, this is not a full-on atmospheric shader but it will do the trick if you don't get too close to the planet. The program allows you to zoom all the way in to see what I mean. Also, you can turn the effect on and off to see the difference. Don't forget you can pan around the planet to see the full impact on this "cheap" effect.

Maybe someone else has done this already but I haven't seen the post so far. Just puttin' in my 2 cents. Here's the GDK code below:

#include "DarkGDK.h"
#include "dinput.h"

float YAng, XAng, Dist;

void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	dbSyncOn ();
	dbSyncRate (0);
	dbAutoCamOff();
	dbSetWindowPosition(0, 0);
	dbSetDisplayModeVSync (1920,1080,32,0);
	dbSetWindowOff();
	dbColorBackdrop (dbRgb(0,0,30));
	dbPositionCamera (0, 0, 0, 0);
	dbSetCameraRange(.075, 571000);
	dbColorBackdrop(0, dbRgb(10,10,10));
	dbSetAmbientLight(2); 
	dbBackdropOn ();

dbLoadImage("Clouds.png", 1);
	dbLoadImage("Earth.png", 2);
	dbLoadImage("Star_tex.jpg", 3);
	dbLoadImage("Star_Yellow_BB.png", 4, 1);
	dbLoadImage("Moon.png", 5);
	dbLoadImage("SkySphere.png", 6);
	dbLoadImage("B_Atmosphere.png", 7);
		
	dbHideLight(0);
	dbMakeLight(1);
	dbMakeLight(2);
	dbMakeLight(3);
	dbMakeLight(4);
	dbMakeLight(5);
	dbPositionLight(1, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(1, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(2, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(2, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(3, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(4, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(5, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(5, 50000);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(3, 500, 20, 40); //Sun
	dbSetObjectLight(3, 0);
	dbPositionObject(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(3, 3);
	
	dbMakeObjectCube(4, 1000); //Star Glare Cube
	dbSetObjectLight(4, 0);
	dbPositionObject(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(4, 4);
	dbSetObjectTransparency(4, 2);

dbMakeObjectSphere(2, 4, 20, 40); //Moon
	dbPositionObject(2, -150, 0, -150);
	dbTextureObject(2, 5);
		
	dbMakeObjectSphere(1, 10, 30, 60); //Planet
	dbPositionObject(1, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(1, 2);

dbMakeObjectSphere(6, 10.04, 30, 60); //Planet Clouds
	dbSetObjectTransparency(6, 2);
	dbPositionObject(6, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(6, 1);

dbMakeObjectSphere(111, 10.08, 30, 60); //Planet Atmosphere
	dbSetObjectTransparency(111, 2);
	dbPositionObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	dbPointObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	dbSetSphereMappingOn(111,7);
		
	dbMakeObjectSphere(5, -50000, 30, 60); //Stellar Background
	dbPositionObject(5, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(5, 6);
	dbSetObjectLight(5, 0);

dbPointCamera(0, 0, 0, 0);
	Dist = -50;

int mmx, mmy, mmz;
	float dist_ratio;

while (LoopGDK())
	{
	mmx = dbMouseMoveX(); 
	mmy = dbMouseMoveY();
	mmz = dbMouseMoveZ();
	
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_X)==1) dbShowObject(111);
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_Z)==1) dbHideObject(111);

if (dbMouseClick()==4)
	{	
	XAng = XAng + (mmx * .20);
	YAng = YAng + (mmy * .20);
	}
	if (Dist > -5.05) {Dist = -5.05;}
	if (Dist >= -5.12 && Dist <= -5.05) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.00015);
	if (Dist >= -10 && Dist <= -5.12) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.0005);
	if (Dist >= -50 && Dist <= -10) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.005);
	if (Dist >= -500 && Dist <= -50) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.025);
	if (Dist >= -1000 && Dist <= -500) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.25);
	if (Dist >= -10000 && Dist <= -1000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*2.5);
	if (Dist >= -100000 && Dist <= -10000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*25);
	dbPositionCamera(0, 0, 0, 0);
	dbRotateCamera(YAng, XAng, 0.0);
	dbMoveCamera(Dist);
		
	dbText(0, 0, "Press <z> to hide the atmosphere effect | Press <x> to show the atmosphere effect.");
	dbText(0, 15, "Use The mouse-wheel to zoom in and out from the planet.");
	dbText(0, 30, "Press the mouse-wheel and move the mouse to pan around the planet.");
	dbText(0, 50, dbStr(dbScreenFPS()));
	dbSync ( );
	}
	return;
}

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#include "DarkGDK.h"
#include "dinput.h"

float YAng, XAng, Dist;

void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	dbSyncOn ();
	dbSyncRate (0);
	dbAutoCamOff();
	dbSetWindowPosition(0, 0);
	dbSetDisplayModeVSync (1920,1080,32,0);
	dbSetWindowOff();
	dbColorBackdrop (dbRgb(0,0,30));
	dbPositionCamera (0, 0, 0, 0);
	dbSetCameraRange(.075, 571000);
	dbColorBackdrop(0, dbRgb(10,10,10));
	dbSetAmbientLight(2); 
	dbBackdropOn ();

	dbLoadImage("Clouds.png", 1);
	dbLoadImage("Earth.png", 2);
	dbLoadImage("Star_tex.jpg", 3);
	dbLoadImage("Star_Yellow_BB.png", 4, 1);
	dbLoadImage("Moon.png", 5);
	dbLoadImage("SkySphere.png", 6);
	dbLoadImage("B_Atmosphere.png", 7);
		
	dbHideLight(0);
	dbMakeLight(1);
	dbMakeLight(2);
	dbMakeLight(3);
	dbMakeLight(4);
	dbMakeLight(5);
	dbPositionLight(1, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(1, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(2, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(2, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(3, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(4, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(5, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(5, 50000);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(3, 500, 20, 40); //Sun
	dbSetObjectLight(3, 0);
	dbPositionObject(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(3, 3);
	
	dbMakeObjectCube(4, 1000); //Star Glare Cube
	dbSetObjectLight(4, 0);
	dbPositionObject(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(4, 4);
	dbSetObjectTransparency(4, 2);

	dbMakeObjectSphere(2, 4, 20, 40); //Moon
	dbPositionObject(2, -150, 0, -150);
	dbTextureObject(2, 5);
		
	dbMakeObjectSphere(1, 10, 30, 60); //Planet
	dbPositionObject(1, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(1, 2);

	dbMakeObjectSphere(6, 10.04, 30, 60); //Planet Clouds
	dbSetObjectTransparency(6, 2);
	dbPositionObject(6, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(6, 1);

	dbMakeObjectSphere(111, 10.08, 30, 60); //Planet Atmosphere
	dbSetObjectTransparency(111, 2);
	dbPositionObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	dbPointObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	dbSetSphereMappingOn(111,7);
		
	dbMakeObjectSphere(5, -50000, 30, 60); //Stellar Background
	dbPositionObject(5, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(5, 6);
	dbSetObjectLight(5, 0);

	dbPointCamera(0, 0, 0, 0);
	Dist = -50;

	int mmx, mmy, mmz;
	float dist_ratio;

	while (LoopGDK())
	{
	mmx = dbMouseMoveX(); 
	mmy = dbMouseMoveY();
	mmz = dbMouseMoveZ();
	
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_X)==1) dbShowObject(111);
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_Z)==1) dbHideObject(111);

	if (dbMouseClick()==4)
	{	
	XAng = XAng + (mmx * .20);
	YAng = YAng + (mmy * .20);
	}
	if (Dist > -5.05) {Dist = -5.05;}
	if (Dist >= -5.12 && Dist <= -5.05) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.00015);
	if (Dist >= -10 && Dist <= -5.12) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.0005);
	if (Dist >= -50 && Dist <= -10) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.005);
	if (Dist >= -500 && Dist <= -50) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.025);
	if (Dist >= -1000 && Dist <= -500) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.25);
	if (Dist >= -10000 && Dist <= -1000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*2.5);
	if (Dist >= -100000 && Dist <= -10000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*25);
	dbPositionCamera(0, 0, 0, 0);
	dbRotateCamera(YAng, XAng, 0.0);
	dbMoveCamera(Dist);
		
	dbText(0, 0, "Press <z> to hide the atmosphere effect | Press <x> to show the atmosphere effect.");
	dbText(0, 15, "Use The mouse-wheel to zoom in and out from the planet.");
	dbText(0, 30, "Press the mouse-wheel and move the mouse to pan around the planet.");
	dbText(0, 50, dbStr(dbScreenFPS()));
	dbSync ( );
	}
	return;
}

I hope whoever sees this finds this useful. Enjoy!

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Posted: 22nd Jun 2011 12:24 Edited at: 22nd Jun 2011 12:25

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Here's a screeny of this effect

Looks pretty no?

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Posted: 26th Jun 2011 18:07

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Has anyone actually tried this yet? I was hoping to get some feedback on this. I am actually working on to improve this shader-less effect as soon as I get some issues cleared up.

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Posted: 6th Jul 2011 01:26

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It's pretty neat, but I'm wondering if it can be improved (performance wise), for instance not using lights (or lights with large ranges). You could in fact use a shadow mask for the planet. Same setup as a planet image chucked onto a sphere which is pointed in the direction of the sun.

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increase the performance? The sphere I used is rather detailed (30,60 columns and rows) and I'm using more than one sphere that is stacked. I'm sure if you lowered the rows/columns you'd get a boost on lower end systems. Also, this can work for much shorter light ranges.

I will upload an updated version of this demo very shortly. It has much more to play with to get the full feel of what this can do.

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Posted: 6th Jul 2011 22:45

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This is a more flexible version of the original demo. This allows you to change the color of the atmosphere to ANY color you wish. It will also automatically increase/decrease the atmosphere glare and haze thickness.

For some reason dbSetSphereMappingOn() won't allow for gradual transparent fading with the dbSetAlphaMappingOn() function. So I have 10 small images that give the effect of changing the amount of atmosphere glare.

Also you can press 1, 2, 3 to change the planet's texture and cloud types.

//------------------------------------------------------------
//---------------------Planet Camera Test 2-------------------
//------------------------------------------------------------

#include "DarkGDK.h"
#include "dinput.h"

float YAng, XAng, Dist;
float HRed, HGreen, HBlue, HAmount, GlareAmount;
float dist_ratio;
float alm = 15;

int mmx, mmy, mmz, GAM;
int Active_Camera = 1;

void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	dbSyncOn ();
	dbSyncRate (0);
	dbSetWindowPosition(0, 0);
	dbSetDisplayModeVSync (1920,1080,32,0);
	dbSetWindowOff();
	dbSetAmbientLight(2);

dbLoadImage("Clouds.png", 1);
	dbLoadImage("LR_Earth.png", 2);
	dbLoadImage("Star_tex.jpg", 3);
	dbLoadImage("Star_Yellow_BB.png", 4);
	dbLoadImage("Moon.png", 5);
	dbLoadImage("SkySphere.png", 6);
	dbLoadImage("B_Hole.png", 7);
	dbLoadImage("GridSphere.png", 8);
	dbLoadImage("Mars.png", 9);
	dbLoadImage("gg_1.png", 10);
	dbLoadImage("MarsClouds.png", 11);
	
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare0.png", 20);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare10.png", 21);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare20.png", 22);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare30.png", 23);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare40.png", 24);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare50.png", 25);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare60.png", 26);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare70.png", 27);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare80.png", 28);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare90.png", 29);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare100.png", 30);

dbAutoCamOff();

dbMakeCamera(Active_Camera);
	dbBackdropOn(Active_Camera);
	dbColorBackdrop(Active_Camera, dbRgb(10,10,10));
	dbSetCameraRange(Active_Camera, .75, 571000);
	dbPositionCamera (Active_Camera, 0, 0, -50);

dbSetCurrentCamera(Active_Camera);

dbHideLight(0);
	dbMakeLight(1);
	dbMakeLight(2);
	dbMakeLight(3);
	dbMakeLight(4);
	dbPositionLight(1, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(1, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(2, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(2, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(3, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(4, 50000);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(3, 500, 20, 40); //Sun
	dbSetObjectLight(3, 0);
	dbPositionObject(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(3, 3);
	
	dbMakeObjectCube(4, 1000); //Star Glare Cube
	dbSetObjectLight(4, 0);
	dbPositionObject(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(4, 4);
	dbSetObjectTransparency(4, 2);

dbMakeObjectSphere(2, 4, 20, 40); //Moon
	dbPositionObject(2, -150, 0, -150);
	dbTextureObject(2, 5);
		
	dbMakeObjectSphere(1, 10, 30, 60); //Planet
	dbPositionObject(1, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(1, 2);

dbMakeObjectSphere(6, 10.02, 30, 60); //Planet Clouds
	dbSetObjectTransparency(6, 3);
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(6, 100);
	dbPositionObject(6, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(6, 1);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(111, 10.04, 30, 60); //Planet Glare
	dbSetSphereMappingOn(111, 25);
	dbSetObjectTransparency(111, 3);
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(111, 100);
	dbPositionObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	dbPointObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(7, 10.06, 30, 60); //Planet Haze
	dbColorObject(7, dbRgb(255,45,45));
	dbSetObjectTransparency(7, 5);
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(7, 25);
	dbPositionObject(7, 0, 0, 0);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(5, -250000, 15, 30); //Stellar Background
	dbPositionObject(5, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(5, 6);
	dbSetObjectLight(5, 0);

Dist = -50;
	HRed = 10; HGreen = 35; HBlue = 255;

dbMoveObject(666,-12);

while (LoopGDK())
	{
	mmx = dbMouseMoveX(); 
	mmy = dbMouseMoveY();
	mmz = dbMouseMoveZ();
	
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_X)==1) dbShowObject(111);
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_Z)==1) dbHideObject(111);

if (dbMouseClick()==4)
	{	
	XAng = XAng + (mmx * .20);
	YAng = YAng + (mmy * .20);
	}
	if (Dist > -5.05) {Dist = -5.05;}
	if (Dist >= -5.12 && Dist <= -5.05) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.00015);
	if (Dist >= -10 && Dist <= -5.12) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.0005);
	if (Dist >= -50 && Dist <= -10) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.005);
	if (Dist >= -500 && Dist <= -50) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.025);
	if (Dist >= -1000 && Dist <= -500) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.25);
	if (Dist >= -10000 && Dist <= -1000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*2.5);
	if (Dist <= -10000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*25);
		
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_Q)==1) HRed = HRed +.25;     if (HRed>255) HRed = 255;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_A)==1) HRed = HRed -.25;     if (HRed<0)   HRed = 0;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_W)==1) HGreen = HGreen +.25; if (HGreen>255) HGreen = 255;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_S)==1) HGreen = HGreen -.25; if (HGreen<0)   HGreen = 0;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_E)==1) HBlue = HBlue +.25;   if (HBlue>255) HBlue = 255;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_D)==1) HBlue = HBlue -.25;   if (HBlue<0)   HBlue = 0;

if (dbKeyState(DIK_1)==1) {dbTextureObject(1, 2); dbShowObject(6); dbTextureObject(6, 1);}
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_2)==1) {dbTextureObject(1, 9); dbShowObject(6); dbTextureObject(6, 11);}
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_3)==1) {dbTextureObject(1, 10); dbHideObject(6);}
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_4)==1) {dbHideObject(6);}

dbPointObject(4, dbCameraPositionX(Active_Camera), dbCameraPositionY(Active_Camera), dbCameraPositionZ(Active_Camera)); //Point Glare Cube At Camera
	
	dbPointCamera(5, 0, 0, 0);
	dbPositionCamera(Active_Camera, 0, 0, 0);
	dbRotateCamera(Active_Camera, YAng, XAng, 0.0);
	dbMoveCamera(Active_Camera, Dist);

dbText(0, 0, "Press <z> to hide the atmosphere glare effect | Press <x> to show the atmosphere glare effect.");
	dbText(0, 15, "Use The mouse-wheel to zoom in and out from the planet.");
	dbText(0, 30, "Press the mouse-wheel and move the mouse to pan around the planet.");
	dbText(0, 45, "Haze Color R [q+] [a-]   (Red Level) : "); dbText(335, 45, dbStr(HRed));
	dbText(0, 60, "Haze Color G [w+] [s-] (Green Level) : "); dbText(335, 60, dbStr(HGreen));
	dbText(0, 75, "Haze Color B [e+] [d-]  (Blue Level) : "); dbText(335, 75, dbStr(HBlue));
	dbText(0, 90, "Haze Thickness : "); dbText(135, 90, dbStr(HAmount));
	dbText(0, 105, "Glare Amount   : "); dbText(135, 105, dbStr(GlareAmount));
	dbText(0, 120, "Press <1>, <2>, or <3> to switch to different planet textures....");

HAmount = (HRed + HGreen + HBlue) * .075;
	GlareAmount = HAmount*5.5;

dbColorObject(7, dbRgb(HRed, HGreen, HBlue));
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(7, HAmount*2);
	GAM = (GlareAmount*.1)+20;
	if (GAM>30) GAM=30;
	dbSetSphereMappingOn(111, GAM);
	dbText(0, 135, dbStr(dbScreenFPS()));
	dbText(0, 150, dbStr(YAng));
	dbSync ( );
	}
	return;
}

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//------------------------------------------------------------
//---------------------Planet Camera Test 2-------------------
//------------------------------------------------------------

#include "DarkGDK.h"
#include "dinput.h"

float YAng, XAng, Dist;
float HRed, HGreen, HBlue, HAmount, GlareAmount;
float dist_ratio;
float alm = 15;

int mmx, mmy, mmz, GAM;
int Active_Camera = 1;

void DarkGDK ( void )
{
	dbSyncOn ();
	dbSyncRate (0);
	dbSetWindowPosition(0, 0);
	dbSetDisplayModeVSync (1920,1080,32,0);
	dbSetWindowOff();
	dbSetAmbientLight(2); 

	dbLoadImage("Clouds.png", 1);
	dbLoadImage("LR_Earth.png", 2);
	dbLoadImage("Star_tex.jpg", 3);
	dbLoadImage("Star_Yellow_BB.png", 4);
	dbLoadImage("Moon.png", 5);
	dbLoadImage("SkySphere.png", 6);
	dbLoadImage("B_Hole.png", 7);
	dbLoadImage("GridSphere.png", 8);
	dbLoadImage("Mars.png", 9);
	dbLoadImage("gg_1.png", 10);
	dbLoadImage("MarsClouds.png", 11);
	
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare0.png", 20);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare10.png", 21);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare20.png", 22);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare30.png", 23);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare40.png", 24);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare50.png", 25);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare60.png", 26);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare70.png", 27);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare80.png", 28);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare90.png", 29);
	dbLoadImage("PlanetGlare100.png", 30);

	dbAutoCamOff();

	dbMakeCamera(Active_Camera);
	dbBackdropOn(Active_Camera);
	dbColorBackdrop(Active_Camera, dbRgb(10,10,10));
	dbSetCameraRange(Active_Camera, .75, 571000);
	dbPositionCamera (Active_Camera, 0, 0, -50);

	dbSetCurrentCamera(Active_Camera);

	dbHideLight(0);
	dbMakeLight(1);
	dbMakeLight(2);
	dbMakeLight(3);
	dbMakeLight(4);
	dbPositionLight(1, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(1, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(2, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(2, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(3, 50000);
	dbPositionLight(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbSetLightRange(4, 50000);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(3, 500, 20, 40); //Sun
	dbSetObjectLight(3, 0);
	dbPositionObject(3, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(3, 3);
	
	dbMakeObjectCube(4, 1000); //Star Glare Cube
	dbSetObjectLight(4, 0);
	dbPositionObject(4, -12000, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(4, 4);
	dbSetObjectTransparency(4, 2);

	dbMakeObjectSphere(2, 4, 20, 40); //Moon
	dbPositionObject(2, -150, 0, -150);
	dbTextureObject(2, 5);
		
	dbMakeObjectSphere(1, 10, 30, 60); //Planet
	dbPositionObject(1, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(1, 2);

	dbMakeObjectSphere(6, 10.02, 30, 60); //Planet Clouds
	dbSetObjectTransparency(6, 3);
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(6, 100);
	dbPositionObject(6, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(6, 1);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(111, 10.04, 30, 60); //Planet Glare
	dbSetSphereMappingOn(111, 25);
	dbSetObjectTransparency(111, 3);
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(111, 100);
	dbPositionObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	dbPointObject(111, 0, 0, 0);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(7, 10.06, 30, 60); //Planet Haze
	dbColorObject(7, dbRgb(255,45,45));
	dbSetObjectTransparency(7, 5);
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(7, 25);
	dbPositionObject(7, 0, 0, 0);
	
	dbMakeObjectSphere(5, -250000, 15, 30); //Stellar Background
	dbPositionObject(5, 0, 0, 0);
	dbTextureObject(5, 6);
	dbSetObjectLight(5, 0);

	Dist = -50;
	HRed = 10; HGreen = 35; HBlue = 255; 

	dbMoveObject(666,-12);

	while (LoopGDK())
	{
	mmx = dbMouseMoveX(); 
	mmy = dbMouseMoveY();
	mmz = dbMouseMoveZ();
	
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_X)==1) dbShowObject(111);
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_Z)==1) dbHideObject(111);

	if (dbMouseClick()==4)
	{	
	XAng = XAng + (mmx * .20);
	YAng = YAng + (mmy * .20);
	}
	if (Dist > -5.05) {Dist = -5.05;}
	if (Dist >= -5.12 && Dist <= -5.05) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.00015);
	if (Dist >= -10 && Dist <= -5.12) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.0005);
	if (Dist >= -50 && Dist <= -10) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.005);
	if (Dist >= -500 && Dist <= -50) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.025);
	if (Dist >= -1000 && Dist <= -500) Dist = Dist + (mmz*.25);
	if (Dist >= -10000 && Dist <= -1000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*2.5);
	if (Dist <= -10000) Dist = Dist + (mmz*25);
		
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_Q)==1) HRed = HRed +.25;     if (HRed>255) HRed = 255;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_A)==1) HRed = HRed -.25;     if (HRed<0)   HRed = 0;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_W)==1) HGreen = HGreen +.25; if (HGreen>255) HGreen = 255;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_S)==1) HGreen = HGreen -.25; if (HGreen<0)   HGreen = 0;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_E)==1) HBlue = HBlue +.25;   if (HBlue>255) HBlue = 255;
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_D)==1) HBlue = HBlue -.25;   if (HBlue<0)   HBlue = 0;

	if (dbKeyState(DIK_1)==1) {dbTextureObject(1, 2); dbShowObject(6); dbTextureObject(6, 1);}
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_2)==1) {dbTextureObject(1, 9); dbShowObject(6); dbTextureObject(6, 11);}
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_3)==1) {dbTextureObject(1, 10); dbHideObject(6);}
	if (dbKeyState(DIK_4)==1) {dbHideObject(6);}

	dbPointObject(4, dbCameraPositionX(Active_Camera), dbCameraPositionY(Active_Camera), dbCameraPositionZ(Active_Camera)); //Point Glare Cube At Camera
	
	dbPointCamera(5, 0, 0, 0);
	dbPositionCamera(Active_Camera, 0, 0, 0);
	dbRotateCamera(Active_Camera, YAng, XAng, 0.0);
	dbMoveCamera(Active_Camera, Dist);

	dbText(0, 0, "Press <z> to hide the atmosphere glare effect | Press <x> to show the atmosphere glare effect.");
	dbText(0, 15, "Use The mouse-wheel to zoom in and out from the planet.");
	dbText(0, 30, "Press the mouse-wheel and move the mouse to pan around the planet.");
	dbText(0, 45, "Haze Color R [q+] [a-]   (Red Level) : "); dbText(335, 45, dbStr(HRed));
	dbText(0, 60, "Haze Color G [w+] [s-] (Green Level) : "); dbText(335, 60, dbStr(HGreen));
	dbText(0, 75, "Haze Color B [e+] [d-]  (Blue Level) : "); dbText(335, 75, dbStr(HBlue));
	dbText(0, 90, "Haze Thickness : "); dbText(135, 90, dbStr(HAmount));
	dbText(0, 105, "Glare Amount   : "); dbText(135, 105, dbStr(GlareAmount));
	dbText(0, 120, "Press <1>, <2>, or <3> to switch to different planet textures....");

	HAmount = (HRed + HGreen + HBlue) * .075;
	GlareAmount = HAmount*5.5;

	dbColorObject(7, dbRgb(HRed, HGreen, HBlue));
	dbSetAlphaMappingOn(7, HAmount*2);
	GAM = (GlareAmount*.1)+20;
	if (GAM>30) GAM=30;
	dbSetSphereMappingOn(111, GAM);
	dbText(0, 135, dbStr(dbScreenFPS()));
	dbText(0, 150, dbStr(YAng));
	dbSync ( );
	}
	return;
}

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Here's another screenshot for this demo-

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looks great, thumb up! Is that part of an awesome spacegame?

( both thumbs up if it is)

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@noobnerds: may-beh

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Looks good. I tried the first version out. Ran well... simple trick, great result, but indeed may-beh not exactly the right way to go for. (performance wise)
Downloading the second version now...

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@Red Eye: is this supposed to run at 1000fps or something? The spheres used for the planet do use a 60/30 columns/row layout. The long distance lighting is to show for realistic distance. I'm sure there are ways to optimize.

I do get an frame-rate of 254fps when the planet is maxed out in my 1080p screen. how is everyone else doing when the planet size is maxed but not clipped on your chosen resolution.

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Looks awesome

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