How do you change the map color in the planet editor?

[sm8941]

I have been trying to make a solar system, but when I tried to change the map color, the numbers are just not right.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

I have been trying to make a solar system, but when I tried to change the map color, the numbers are just not right.

Map colour...?

 

[Altaïr]

Can you tell us more specifically what is not right?
If you want to change the map color, you'll have to alter those values:

You need to specify a color as a RGB code, with values ranging from 0 to 1. "a" is opacity, leave it to 1. Setting it to 0 will make it completely transparent.

 

[bobbblair123]

Can you tell us more specifically what is not right?
If you want to change the map color, you'll have to alter those values:
View attachment 54202
You need to specify a color as a RGB code, with values ranging from 0 to 1. "a" is opacity, leave it to 1. Setting it to 0 will make it completely transparent.

Not your standard 1-256 range? .765 etc is acceptable? I'm used to each pixel being assigned an RGB value. Very old school. So the RGB values assigned are a percentage of?

 

[Altaïr]

Not your standard 1-256 range? .765 etc is acceptable? I'm used to each pixel being assigned an RGB value. Very old school. So the RGB values assigned are a percentage of?

Well, as I think like you I'm certainly old school too
What makes me say that is that the values used in practice are always between 0 and 1. So I guess you just have to take your usual RGB values and to divide them by 256...

 

[TtTOtW]

Divide by 255, Altaïr.

 

[Altaïr]

Divide by 255, Altaïr.

Oops, yeah

 

[sm8941]

I was wondering how I am supposed to convert the RGB values to decimals. Could you show an example pls? (Btw I am in grade 6 lol )

 

[sm8941]

But thx TtTOtW! Here is a sneak peek to my solar system!!!

 

[TtTOtW]

But thx TtTOtW! Here is a sneak peek to my solar system!!!

No problem, love helping.

 

[Altaïr]

I was wondering how I am supposed to convert the RGB values to decimals. Could you show an example pls? (Btw I am in grade 6 lol )

Let's suppose I want to change Earth's colour to this:

The RGB code is (100, 30, 205).

Just divide each of these values by 255, and you get a decimal (100/255 = 0.39, 30/255 = 0.12, 205/255 = 0.8).

Enter these values in the planet file:


And you get the result:

 

[bobbblair123]

Let's suppose I want to change Earth's colour to this:
View attachment 54396
The RGB code is (100, 30, 205).

Just divide each of these values by 255, and you get a decimal (100/255 = 0.39, 30/255 = 0.12, 205/255 = 0.8).

Enter these values in the planet file:
View attachment 54397

And you get the result:
View attachment 54398

Severe acid flashback

 

[James Brown]

Severe acid flashback

Huh?

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Severe acid flashback

lol