What the heck is a cubeshot used for?

[Styan]

This is my support petition asking about it... (bottom up)

Response (mxo.november)    07/04/2005 08:57 PM
Hi Styan, The cubeshot design was intended for game modelers to get 3d images of the game world. You will need a special program to place them all together in an accurate representation. Thank you for your inquiry. ~MxO November~
 
Customer     07/03/2005 04:30 PM
Thank you for your reply, I can view the images, but am unsure of how to place them. Do they need to be stiched together in the form of a cube (thats that I would assume from the name cubeshot) I just wasn't sure of the mapping which image would go where. Thanks Again
 

Response (mxo.chafe)    07/03/2005 03:40 AM

Hi Styan,

Thanks for the petition regarding cubeshots. When you take a cubeshot the files will be saved as .tga files. To view them, you will need to find a program that is capable of viewing .tga files. You should be able to search online and find many programs with this capability.

Thanks again for the report and have a great day!

MxO.Chafe

Customer    07/02/2005 11:54 PM
I was just wondering how a cubeshot can be used after being taken. Any help would be appreciated.


So Sared.  It appears we need a special program to get them lined up properly...  I say we get our "l33t hax0r te@m" to hack their computers and get this program. hehe.   or we could just mess around with the images and see what we get.

[Anonymous]

Already on it, and I think I have the correct program too.

[Styan]

nice.  oh another thing... i think i still have that cap that you looted but i got and supposedly traded back to you...

[Anonymous]

I think you gave it back, not sure though. *shrug*

[Styan]

Ah well i'll pm ya when ingame... lemme know if you find anything about that cubeshot out.

[Anonymous]

Just get yer butt into TS.

[Tbone]

I always used to take that shot when trying to take a screenie while hyperjumping.

[Anonymous]

Okay, I tried fisheyeing it and stitching some parts, but its really not that helpful. Half of the shots are from the skybox anyways. My guess, its something that a CSR will use when analyzing some sort of graphical glitch or bug. Ask MxO.Chafe if he can give you any examples of a cubeshot being used, or some of the applications of it.

[Anonymous]

....Ok I'm lost... what the hell is a cubeshot and where did this come from?

[Eroz]

Its this crazy thing you get when you hit CTRL+F12 (I think)

[Fuse]

....Ok I'm lost... what the hell is a cubeshot and where did this come from?

It's a set of images taken in all directions. You can get some very cool effects using this that I've used to get shots straight up.

[Anonymous]

I remember back at the end of beta, the 15 minutes before they meatwadded us, I kept trying to take screenies and it kept doing cubeshots randomly, couldnt figure out why until I looked down and noticed my hand was kinda touching the ctrl key.