Stars.tbl

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3.6.x branch: 2.72.2.22

3.7 branch: 2.99

Stars.tbl is used to define available background graphics, all the stars or suns that create colored light for the game and used debris animations.

General Format

• Stars.tbl consist of several sections
• Between different sections #End must be used
• Background graphics
  • Defines the available background graphics (nebulas, planets, etc.)
• Stars
  • Defines the stars
• Non-nebula debris
  • Defines animation for non-nebula mode
• Nebula debris
  • Defines animation for nebula mode
• #End
  • Must be included to the end of the stars.tbl

Background graphics

• Background graphics use the names of their respective graphic files
• Background graphics can be defined in to different forms:
  • $Bitmap:
    • This entry type is used for alpha blended transparent objects
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • $BitmapX:
    • This entry type is used for 'green transparency' objects (ie. 0,255,0 is transparent)
  • Syntax: String, filename

Stars

• Stars are defined with several different parameters.
  • $Sun:
    • Defines the name of the used star
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • $SunGlow:
    • Defines the bitmap or animation used as a glow for the star
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • $SunRGBI:
    • Defines the color of the sun as well as it's intensity
    • Syntax: Color, four integers, 0 to 255, red, green, blue and alpha respectively

FS2 Open, 3.6.x:

• $SunSpecularRGB:
  • Defines the color of the sun specuular lighting if it is to be different from $SunRGBI: values
  • Syntax: Color, three integers, 0 to 255, red, green and blue respectively
• $Flare:
  • Defines lens flare effect.
  • +FlareCount:
    • Defines number of lens flare effects attached yo the sun, if the value is omitted then 1 is used as a default number of flare effects.
    • Syntax: Integer
  • $FlareTextureN:
    • Defines the name of the bitmap used for the particular ( N ) lens flare texture.
    • Syntax: String, filename
  • For each (defined in +FlareCount:) lens flare effect
    • $FlareGlowX:
      • Defines the Xth lens flare effect.
      • +FlareTexture:
        • Defines the texture used for the lens flare effect.
        • Syntax: Integer, number of the texture defines in $FlareTextureN:.
      • +FlarePos:
        • Defines the position of the lens flare effect, relative value
        • Syntax: Float
      • +FlareScale:
        • Defines the scaling factor used for the lens flare effect.
        • Syntax: Float
• $NoGlare:
  • Disables blinding effect from the sun.
  • Usage: $NoGlare: without any parameters

Non-nebula debris

• There must always be four (4) of these
  • $Debris:
    • Defines the animations used for the debris
    • Syntax: String

Nebula debris

• There must always be four (4) of these
  • $DebrisNeb:
    • Defines the animations used for the debris
    • Syntax: String

Sample

$Bitmap:      dneb01

#end

$Sun:         SunWhite
$Sunglow:     Sunglow01
$SunRGBI:     1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

#end

$Debris:      debris01
$Debris:      debris02
$Debris:      debris03
$Debris:      debris04

#end

$DebrisNeb:   gas
$DebrisNeb:   gas
$DebrisNeb:   gas
$DebrisNeb:   gas

#end

#end