just a quick one: I'd need 3D renders and 2D pictures of the homeplanets of Ferenginar, Cardassia, Qo'nos and Romulus. The corresponding textures can be found here: http://celestiamotherlode.net/catalog/fic_startrek.php (the low-res version download will do!)
I'm lookin for a picture (250x250px) with shadow, atmosphere and a nice-lookin glow. Since the 3D renders will also be useful in 3D combat later on as background planets, there's not much effort wasted if it's done earlier.
That way we would have fixed homesystems for all major races except Dominion (for obvious reasons
) just like the sol system was in botf1.
So if someone wants to pick up this task (I suggest finding and reading a tutorial first on how to create good lookin planets, bumpmaps, normalmaps and specmaps), that'd be very appreciated.
I cannot make them good-lookin with gimp since the textures there have normal and specmaps included which aren't supported by gimp. So a 3D render program or Photoshop must do the job.
They'll also probably be used in the major race description database in-game with hi-res display.