March 31 Update – Amazing renderings of House Alde

31 Saturday Mar 2012

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Hey all, a smaller update today.  One of my alts is finishing up with Alderaan, so I found some areas that I hadn’t noticed in my previous playthrough.  One of these is House Alde, which seems to be important to the Imperial side (no quests for Republic Side, no interactivity either).  It was quite cool to see, and I was able to construct another “LittleBigPlanet” rendering that I’d like to share.


Wallpaper sizes: 1280×720 – 1920×1280 – 2560×1440

Traditional render:

720p – 1080p – 1440p

Next week I’ll tackle another planet!  Really excited about 1.2 dropping, anyone else?

March 24 Update – Featured Planet: Alderaan. 5 new panoramas, 10 new loading screens!

24 Saturday Mar 2012

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I’m back!  Mass effected like crazy and loved it (every second of it, including the ending), then hit a bit of a lull where almost everything I did, even in SWTOR, seemed less epic (hey, I changed the entire universe!).  Fortunately, my SWTOR bug came back and I decided to take a photographer’s walk through Alderaan.

From Wookiepedia:

Alderaan, located in the Core Worlds, was the second planet in the Alderaan system, and the home of many famous heroes, including Leia Organa Solo, Bail Organa, and Ulic Qel-Droma. Renowned galaxy-wide for their planet’s unspoiled beauty, refined culture, and commitment to peace, Alderaanians worked with and around the land to preserve as much of the natural surroundings as they could.

Originally the home of the Killiks, Alderaan was later conquered by Humans. Despite a battle during the Great Galactic War and a civil war during the subsequent Cold War, Alderaan remained peaceful during much of galactic history. However, in 0 BBY, Grand Moff Tarkin and the Galactic Empire wanted to intimidate the galaxy into submission, and destroyed the unarmed and peaceful planet using the first Death Star’s superlaser.

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Probably one of the more photogenic planets in SWTOR, there are vast landscapes to capture.  I’ve focused on the mountain landscapes; however I’ve included some great interior shots – particularly of House Organa, which is probably one of my favourite all time bonus images.  Enjoy!

ALDERAAN

Invaded Farmlands720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus: Irrigation Saturation

Killik-Infested Base
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus: Bug Zapper

 Organa Village

720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus: Community Concept Brochure

House Organa: Peak View

720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus: Moonscape

House Organa: Interior Hall

(note: pixel count is based upon WIDTH except for the 720p version)
720p – 1280w – 1920w – 2560w – Bonus: Oscar Glow

LOADING SCREENS

No updates this weekend, sorry! Was Effecting some Mass.

11 Sunday Mar 2012

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I was able to construct a panorama of Mass Effect 3, however.  Spoilers: includes characters you can recruit in the game.

Hopefully back with some panoramas next week!  Finished ME3 today.  I have been reading nonstop online hate for the endings of ME3, and all I can say is: Mass Effect, from the first title to the last, is great.  Thank you, Bioware, for making such an epic tale.

March 3 – Featured Planet: Voss, LittleBigPlanet Rendering, and User Submissions!

03 Saturday Mar 2012

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FEATURED PLANET:  VOSS

Back with another planet!  From Wookieepedia:
Voss was a planet located within the Voss system of the Outer Rim Territories. It was inhabited by Gormak and a less numerous species, who were named Voss like the planet. The two were engaged in warfare for many years circa 3,653 BBY. The Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire discovered the planet shortly after the signature of the Treaty of Coruscant.

Voss is visually so striking, I love this planet.  This comes by request, so hopefully you all enjoy it!

Voss-Ka – Valley View
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission: Sunset Warmth

Voss – Voss-Ka in the Distance
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission: Watercolour

Voss – Camp Talanis

 720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission: Smooth Shading

Bonus Rendering: Voss Republic Shuttle – LittleBigPlanet Style
An odd rendering to be sure, but looks cool!

720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission: Detailed and Dramatic

USER SUBMISSION: Alderaan and Balmorra

Löke from Rakata Mind Prison submitted these awesome panoramas – truly an explorer!  The height on these are amazing and inspiring.  Thank you so much to Löke for submitting these – as a reminder, you can always send me images or locations to scope out, and I’d love to share them with everyone.

First up, a tremendous view of the vista and ruins of Alderaan:

 Next, a nauseatingly-high view of Balmorra:

All credit to Löke from the Rakata Mind Prison Server – I’ve included his work in my loading screen section.

LOADING SCREENS

Here you go, every scene here and bonus missions for your loading screens!

See you all next week!  Be sure to leave comments or requests for the next planet… maaaaybe Hoth?

Cheers,
D.P

February 25 – Featured Planet: Nar Shaddaa

25 Saturday Feb 2012

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I’m going to be doing planet-by-planet features, doing some extended panoramas, loading screens, and sometimes even VR links (couldn’t get it to work properly this week). This week: Nar Shaddaa. From Wikipedia: Nar Shaddaa is the ecumenopolis moon of Nal Hutta. It is also known as The Smuggler’s Moon. Unlike the other ecumenopolis of Coruscant, Nar Shaddaa [is] filthy, polluted and infested with crime.

Nar’Shaddaa – The Promenade – Upper Deck (55 MP)
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

Cantina (27 MP)720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

The Promenade – Lower Deck (20 MP)

720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

Red Light District (20 MP)

720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

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Leave comments here to let me know what planet you’d like to see featured next?  I have a few votes for Voss, and a vote for Alderaan.  See you next week!

Corellia, Eternity Vault, Coruscant, and Taris

18 Saturday Feb 2012

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Corellia – Republic Base
42.1 Megapixels – 8766 x 4894 – 6.93 MB
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

Eternity Vault

14.5 Megapixels – 5529 x 2620 – 4.75 MB
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

Coruscant – Jedi Temple

30.86 Megapixels – 9186 x 3359 – 4.8 MB
720p – 1080p – 1440p – Bonus Mission

Taris – Toxic Nature Walk

30.86 Megapixels – 9186 x 3359 – 4.8 MB
720p – 1080p – 1440p

Extra Super Special Bonus Mission [Prototype]

Note: I have no idea if this will work on your client!

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New Format

18 Saturday Feb 2012

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To make things easier for updating, I’m changing the format slightly.  From now on, each week will be contained in one post, so there is a lesser frequency of “burst posting” and people who subscribe aren’t inundated.  I’ll keep the tags and categories going, so that you can always search for your favourite locale.

Keep the feedback coming, I’m introducing a very special bonus mission this week!

Cheers,
Dijon

Loading Screens

09 Thursday Feb 2012

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As requested by a number of users, I’ve created a simple template for making loading screens and will include loading screens for each panorama I create from now on.  It’s very easy to replace your loading screen – make sure to create a backup of the original!  Bioware has suggested to be cautious with this, patching may require a repair if there is an altered background.  Honestly, I’ve never encountered this.  But beware!

Panorama update tomorrow!

Cheers,
Dijon

 

Plans for the Site

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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No worries, it’s still free and will have no ads!

I want to have a consistent update frequency – so I’ve decided that friday night-saturday morning will be my upload time.  So every Saturday, check out the new posts.  I will make sure there are never less than 2 new panoramas each week, so the library will continue to grow!

Of course, you can always subscribe to my RSS feed and get an update any time I post!

 

Wow!

05 Sunday Feb 2012

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Updates coming… but the new ATI Drivers (1/25/2012) for the 7970 have really improved things.  I can run at my screenshot settings (24xAA, SuperSampling, 2560×1440) at 25 fps!  Go AMD!

Best Intentions

03 Friday Feb 2012

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Hello all, thank you for your patience as I get used to the new site.  I had some posts all ready for Friday morning, but they don’t seem to be posting.  I am unfortunately away from my main computer until Sunday, so please hang tight for some updates.  If it is at all possible to post some new panoramas today, I will do so.  If not, the latest by Sunday!  Stay tuned.

In the meantime, check out my interview by the lovely Kristen Archer at torwars.com!

Sincerely,

Dijon