Community portal for Art of Illusion users http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal 2010-03-10T12:14:12+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2007-06-27T06:26:13+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/26/45/ This article is the second in the series that introduce scripting for Art of Illusion. text/html 2007-06-26T11:21:07+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/25/45/ This article is the first one of a series that introduces scripting for Art of Illusion. No specific knowledge is required, although obviously some rudiments in Java are welcomed. text/html 2007-03-27T17:43:26+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/24/45/ This article warns you of classical traps that sent many users into a deep state of despair. Just read this to stay clear of these dangerous pitfalls. text/html 2007-03-11T15:20:59+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/23/45/ This article introduces the PolyMesh manipulator system, its use and the special modes hidden behind obscure key-mouse combos. text/html 2007-02-19T18:24:30+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/22/45/ This article deals with the process of unwrapping polymeshes and mapping textures on the resulting flat mesh pieces. text/html 2007-01-19T09:08:01+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/18/45/ ...or Is it safe to use betas? This article describes the version numbering scheme used by the Polymesh plugin so you know what you can expect from a version given its number (particularly when it's beta ). text/html 2007-01-09T17:58:32+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/17/45/ Several users have reported that post-install, AoI won't start. If you are having this problem, try the following advice: http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiforum/viewtopic.php?pid=7534#p7534 (http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiforum/viewtopic.php?pid=7534#p7534) Seems like some people are running into problems with JOGL. That could be a problem with JOGL, or it could mean there is a graphics card incompatibility/driver problem. text/html 2007-01-02T01:56:39+01:00 http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal http://www.friendlyskies.net/aoiportal/content/view/16/45/ If you haven't seen it yet, there is a great comparison of Global Illumination methods (http://www.housepixels.com/aoitiki/tiki-index.php?page=GlobalIllumination) at the Wiki. Be sure to check it out - there are a lot of different ways to use GI in Art of Illusion. Personally, I like to use Photon Mapping for previews and...