Hello, I am still alive (sort of)

Salashin · February 2017

After a harrowing time I am yet again trying to dig my toes and heels back into the 3D grind. I have re-visited my 360 degree Space Enviroment project and am working on things from the ground up. I still have partial WIPs for multi-layered planets and other celetial objects to allow maximum customization with mimimum fuss. I am trying to decide if I want it to be compatible with my previously released Freebie the EnviroKit LE or not. In theory it can be partly compatible but since I am overhauling the all the UV maps, the presets and texture maps won't be usable. The goal with the new set is to not only have more fine-tunable custom control such as independantly rotating weather bands, separate layers for features such as craters, polar caps, continents, river/ravines, clouds and more, all with available presets. The biggest challenge (beyond the obvious scope) is I have been trying to get a decent UV mapping to minimize distortion and maximize clarity and detail in upclose renders. I want you to be able to have nice crisp clean details in your planets. Not fuzzy pixelated messes. From a personal persepctive I also have challenges in my personal life that make it very difficult to stay on task. I therefor ask if anyone is even interested still in such a thing. I mean I'll still probably work on it for myself anyway but I don't know how much others are interested still. My old kit is no longer available online because I had to remove all traces of my presence due to personal harassment from stalkers. I am cautious and hesitant about stepping out in public again so I am not sure if I will offer it again or not yet. I guess, consider this my testing of the waters as it were.

Here's a super simple fast preview test render of my crater opacity/displacement masks I am currently painting.