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Cubemap Experiments – Comparison Video

Posted on October 25th, 2008 in rFactor – 24 Comments

Following the first shots of his experiments with rFactor cubemaps, 6e66o has made a comparison video, showing us the changed cubemap’s effect on various cars.

Those who want to pay a closer look can download a high quality version here. Is this experiment an improvement in terms of realism and looks or not? You decide!


Via Simscreens


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  • GSMF-Alien
  • GSMF-Alien

    oh…forgot to say, that my screenshots are from RF-showroom ;)

  • Serg Funke

    the hq vid is not available anymore but looks very good .

  • DeDios

    that’s really cool! of course better than actual cubemap settings..:)

  • http://simscreens.blogspot.com 6e66o

    Here´s another link for the hq video:
    http://files.filefront.com/cubemap+testdivx/;12154138;/fileinfo.html

    Great Stuff Alien,
    and thx for showing me how to do all this,
    you´re a great help!

    Porsche looks even better now btw :grin:

  • PieterN

    Cool Porsche-shots ! Gimme more ! Please :mrgreen:

  • RKipker

    I for one love the new look, great work!

  • Ryan Gilmore

    house! :D

  • morning_wood

    without watching the video I can say 75% of mods in rF have fecked up env/cube maps/mapping.. a few are so bad as to be un watchable/enjoyable.

  • grimes

    :shock: looks verry good

  • Grozni

    Geggo, can you share the cubemap tex?

  • Raikku

    What are those “cubemaps” and what they do? How about fps’s after changing them?

  • http://simscreens.blogspot.com 6e66o

    Yes Gronzi,
    i will upload it soon, after some more testing ;)

    Raikku,
    its the texture for the reflections on the car.
    It doesnt cost any performance, if you dont change the size of it, i guess.

  • lovretta

    Great song :)

    It does look good. It just seems to have something cartoon-ish when looking at the cars, but only over roof, sidepanel look good :) very good. Good work
    PS. great song :)

  • Hank Amarillo

    Wow, what a useful and great looking addon, keep up the great work, 6e66o.. :)

    Greets, Hank.

  • RJC_pt

    6e66o does that texture update afect all cars or does it has to be done on peer car basis, in other words is that texture in a single rf folder or in eatch car folder.
    Oh and thnaks, looks realy nice :grin:
    Cant it be done so the cars look a litle less “clean”?

  • http://simscreens.blogspot.com 6e66o

    It would be possible to make it affect only certain cars in a mod,
    but probably not without editing the gen file.

    A less clean look could be achieved by editing the alphachannel of the car skins.

    Please note,
    that i will only upload the cubemap texture itself,
    what you´re gonna make out of it,
    will be up to you ;)

  • Pain-less

    Nice work Geggo. You have found the balance between too dull and too shiny and have achieved a more realistic look.

  • http://simscreens.blogspot.com 6e66o

    thx pain-less,
    modified it a little more:
    http://simscreens.blogspot.com/2008/10/rf-porsche-dijon.html

    Download Version will feature different Versions,
    from very shiny to less shiny ;)

  • CrippleHorse

    I think the amount of glow in the GSMF-guy’s screenshots seems more reasonable. It needs to be discreet, great job though

  • GSMF-Alien

    final release comes with 10 different cubemaps, in different variations ;)

  • GSMF-Alien

    p.s. some only meaningfully for showroom ;)

  • prenthouse

    @GSMF-Alien,
    Great work man! Will you work on F1 models?

  • prenthouse

    Also how can we change this in a mod? Stupid question maybe?

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