Code archives/3D Graphics - Effects/Spacesphere

Here is a working example.

;Spacesphere
Graphics3D 640,480,0,2
camera=CreateCamera()
light=CreateLight()
RotateEntity light,45,45,0

;Create the Texture
width=1024
sptex = CreateTexture(width,width,1+8)
SetBuffer TextureBuffer(sptex)
For a = 1 To 200
	Plot Rand(0,width-1),Rand(0,width-1)
Next
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
TextureBlend sptex,5

;Create the Sphere
spbox = CreateSphere(5)
ScaleEntity spbox,1000,1000,1000
EntityTexture spbox,sptex
ScaleTexture sptex,.25,.5
EntityFX spbox,1
FlipMesh spbox
EntityOrder spbox,99999

ball=CreateSphere(5)

While Not KeyHit(1)
 RenderWorld

 sincos#=sincos#+0.2
 PositionEntity ball,50*Sin(sincos#),25*Cos(sincos#),200*Cos(sincos#)

 If KeyDown(200) Then TurnEntity camera,-0.25,0,0 ;up key
 If KeyDown(208) Then TurnEntity camera,0.25,0,0 ;down key
 If KeyDown(203) Then TurnEntity camera,0,0.25,0 ;left key
 If KeyDown(205) Then TurnEntity camera,0,-0.25,0 ;right key
 If KeyHit(17) Then wf=Not wf : WireFrame wf ;W key
 Text 0,0,"Arrow keys=move camera, W=wireframe"

 Flip
Wend

Stars get dimmer when you move - shame.

I see only one ball circling around me and a big white sphere around the camera.

ANDRES you probably have nVidia graphics card yes?

Why does the LEFT arrow mess this (slightly more complicated) example up?

;Spacesphere
Graphics3D 640,480,0,2
camera=CreateCamera()
light=CreateLight()
RotateEntity light,45,45,0

;Create the Texture
width=1024
sptex = CreateTexture(width,width,1+8)
SetBuffer TextureBuffer(sptex)
For a = 1 To 200
	Plot Rand(0,width-1),Rand(0,width-1)
Next
SetBuffer BackBuffer()
TextureBlend sptex,5

;Create the Sphere
spbox = CreateSphere(5)
ScaleEntity spbox,1000,1000,1000
EntityTexture spbox,sptex
ScaleTexture sptex,.25,.5
EntityFX spbox,1
FlipMesh spbox
EntityOrder spbox,99999

;Create the Sphere2
spbox2 = CreateSphere(5)
ScaleEntity spbox2,900,900,900
EntityTexture spbox2,sptex
ScaleTexture sptex,.35,.5
EntityAlpha spbox2,.5
FlipMesh spbox2
EntityOrder spbox2,999

ball=CreateSphere(5)

While Not KeyHit(1)
 

 sincos#=sincos#+0.2
 PositionEntity ball,50*Sin(sincos#),25*Cos(sincos#),200*Cos(sincos#)

 If KeyDown(200) Then 
	TurnEntity camera,-0.35,0,0 ;up key
	TurnEntity spbox2,-0.30,0,0 ;up key
	EndIf
 If KeyDown(208) Then 
	TurnEntity camera,0.35,0,0 ;down key
	TurnEntity spbox2,0.30,0,0 ;down key
	EndIf
 If KeyDown(203) Then 
	TurnEntity camera,0,0,35,0 ;left key
	TurnEntity spbox2,0,0,30,0 ;left key
	EndIf
 If KeyDown(205) Then 
	TurnEntity camera,0,-0.35,0 ;right key
	TurnEntity spbox2,0,-0.30,0 ;right key
	EndIf

 If KeyHit(17) Then wf=Not wf : WireFrame wf ;W key

RenderWorld

 Text 0,0,"Arrow keys=move camera, W=wireframe"

 Flip
Wend

I don't get it... trying to do the double starfield effect like on Trek... The LEFT ARROW seems to spin madly... all else works!

Rook - you've left out the decimal points in the 35 & 30 ... there's an extra ", 0" there instead ;)

yipes!!! Thanks Stevie!

Rook Zimbabwe: Nope, I have ATI Radeon 9600se

TextureBlend sptex,5 ruined the texture, i can't use third (add)blend mode, but it works with second (multiply)