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  Re: Tri-fighters on patrol (50kbu)  
From: Harold Baize
Date: 15 Oct 2001 14:21:03
Message: <3bcb290f$1@news.povray.org>
I think it is not "fudging". Ambient should be almost zero in
space because there is no atmosphere. Ambient is actually
a fudge itself, if I understand it correctly (and that is likely not
the case), it is sort of a poor approximation of global lighting.
In the case of space there ought not be any.

Harold


"Arthur Flint" <mra### [at] chesapeakenet> wrote in message
news:Xns### [at] 204213191226...
> This is just another case of reality not looking good. So some "fudging"
is
> required to make the ship look better.


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