[1.12.x] Parallax - PBR Terrain and Surface Objects [2.0.8]

[Biggen]

Thanks for this mod.  It has really breathed new life into Kerbal for me.  Textures look amazing.  Just landed on Gilly and was impressed how it looked!

[Gameslinx]

Just now, Biggen said:

Thanks for this mod.  It has really breathed new life into Kerbal for me.  Textures look amazing.  Just landed on Gilly and was impressed how it looked!

Thanks dude

There's a lot more to come!

[MARL_Mk1]

On 1/27/2022 at 3:15 AM, Gameslinx said:

Hey all! Back with another update on the scattering system. I've done some optimizations and begun working on the other planets now. For those of you who will undoubtedly ask about colliders, the scatters are not collideable right now but it is something I will be looking into. I can just imagine driving a rover across the rocky Mun surface

I have also created an extensive UI to allow other planet makers to add their own scatters with ease

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen happen to this game. Thank you so much to you and all the dedication everyone in the KSP modding scene put in the efforts of making this game something that literally threatens to look almost better than its yet to be released successor

Edited February 17, 2022 by Lijazos

[Gameslinx]

I'm going for a more cartoony approach for Eve's scatters. I want the planet to feel alien with some strange flora. Oh, and bubbles - taking a page out of No Man's Sky

 

[Biggen]

Awesome! I haven’t tackled an Eve landing yet but your mod may be the reason I finally try!

[Benzo Kerman]

@Gameslinx Are there plans for some of the other planets to have a sc-fi look, or will it just be Eve? This looks incredible!

[Gameslinx]

33 minutes ago, Benzo Kerman said:

@Gameslinx Are there plans for some of the other planets to have a sc-fi look, or will it just be Eve? This looks incredible!

Eve was always the most "weird" planet, so none of the others will be like it. I do, however, want to experiment with undersea life on Laythe and crystals on some of the other planets

[sDaZe]

15 hours ago, Gameslinx said:

I'm going for a more cartoony approach for Eve's scatters. I want the planet to feel alien with some strange flora. Oh, and bubbles - taking a page out of No Man's Sky

omg! 

Can't wait to see the rest of the planets!

Incredible work! 

 

[Jefftheguyperson]

22 hours ago, Gameslinx said:

I'm going for a more cartoony approach for Eve's scatters. I want the planet to feel alien with some strange flora. Oh, and bubbles - taking a page out of No Man's Sky

 

Woah, that looks amazing! So does this mean you might give me a reason to visit Dres?

[Pearx]

@Gameslinx, does Parallax work with JNSQ? If it does, do I use the stock textures, does JNSQ come with a Parallax config, or do I need to install another one?

[OldMold]

 

14 minutes ago, Pearx said:

@Gameslinx, does Parallax work with JNSQ? If it does, do I use the stock textures, does JNSQ come with a Parallax config, or do I need to install another one?

There's a work in progress, worth experimenting.

[Agustin]

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On 2/18/2022 at 8:22 PM, Gameslinx said:

I'm going for a more cartoony approach for Eve's scatters. I want the planet to feel alien with some strange flora. Oh, and bubbles - taking a page out of No Man's Sky

 

 

Wouwwww  Amazing! Love that... 

[TaintedLion]

Are there any configs for RSS?

[x170doom]

question: does this work with the newest version of ksp (1.12.3) as i am using this with the newest available version of kopernicus and upon starting ksp it gives me an error saying that this game version is unsupported and uppon loading there is no visible difference on kerbin. which is confusing me since to my understanding this version of ksp is supported

[Biggen]

Yup it works.  I've been meaning to ask @Gameslinx if new versions of Parallax will remove that error message.

[x170doom]

1 hour ago, Biggen said:

Yup it works.  I've been meaning to ask @Gameslinx if new versions of Parallax will remove that error message.

are there any known errors that could cause it to fail. since as I said for me it doesnt seem to activate (no change in terrain when mod installed)

[TaintedLion]

5 minutes ago, x170doom said:

are there any known errors that could cause it to fail. since as I said for me it doesnt seem to activate (no change in terrain when mod installed)

I'm getting this too. I'm using an RSS config and nothing is working.

[x170doom]

2 minutes ago, TaintedLion said:

I'm getting this too. I'm using an RSS config and nothing is working.

could it be something to do with a CKAN install. are there any known issues with CKAN

[TaintedLion]

19 minutes ago, x170doom said:

could it be something to do with a CKAN install. are there any known issues with CKAN

I've installed it manually, I had CKAN install it before. I'm just opening KSP now.

Edited February 28, 2022 by TaintedLion

[TaintedLion]

52 minutes ago, x170doom said:

could it be something to do with a CKAN install. are there any known issues with CKAN

I tried manually installing, still no displacement.

Dunno whether it's the RSS config. I'm using this fork of RSS. https://github.com/KSP-RO/RealSolarSystem/tree/parallax

[x170doom]

28 minutes ago, TaintedLion said:

I tried manually installing, still no displacement.

Dunno whether it's the RSS config. I'm using this fork of RSS. https://github.com/KSP-RO/RealSolarSystem/tree/parallax

not sure on my end either, im using it on stock ksp and neither manual or CKAN installs seem to work. ill see if i can get anything from the log files in a few

[x170doom]

only error in the log file related to parallax is this:

[ERR 19:05:57.129] Unable to open archive file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Kerbal Space Program/KSP_x64_Data/../GameData/Parallax/Shaders/Wireframe-windows.unity3d

[ERR 19:05:57.129] Failed to read data for the AssetBundle 'Wireframe-windows.unity3d'.

[LOG 19:05:57.129] Failed to load bundle at
[LOG 19:05:57.129] Path: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Kerbal Space Program/KSP_x64_Data/../GameData/Parallax/Shaders/Wireframe-windows.unity3d

 

could this be causing the issue?

[vinix]

6 hours ago, x170doom said:

question: does this work with the newest version of ksp (1.12.3) as i am using this with the newest available version of kopernicus and upon starting ksp it gives me an error saying that this game version is unsupported and uppon loading there is no visible difference on kerbin. which is confusing me since to my understanding this version of ksp is supported

It is only a cosmetic error, just ignore this one. Parallax was surprisingly compatible with 1.12.x , and Linx didn't bother to roll an update for something this small (he is busy doing amazing things )

2 hours ago, x170doom said:

could it be something to do with a CKAN install. are there any known issues with CKAN

There are no known issues at the moment.

11 minutes ago, x170doom said:

only error in the log file related to parallax is this:

[ERR 19:05:57.129] Unable to open archive file: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Kerbal Space Program/KSP_x64_Data/../GameData/Parallax/Shaders/Wireframe-windows.unity3d

[ERR 19:05:57.129] Failed to read data for the AssetBundle 'Wireframe-windows.unity3d'.

[LOG 19:05:57.129] Failed to load bundle at
[LOG 19:05:57.129] Path: C:/Program Files (x86)/Steam/steamapps/common/Kerbal Space Program/KSP_x64_Data/../GameData/Parallax/Shaders/Wireframe-windows.unity3d

 

could this be causing the issue?

The entire log on file sharing website would be more helpful. Try installing on a clean install to give a clear log. Maybe that could help fix your issue

[Biggen]

Still can't get over how good these textures are.  Pol from 17km orbit:

 

Edited March 1, 2022 by Biggen

[x170doom]

took a few days (been a hectic week so far). heres the log file from a clean install. also can confirm something is definitely going wrong since this install was just ksp+parallax

gdrive:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1p5QFXdfzUBU8G3KXs9D5zGB5MI8bVbk1/view?usp=sharing