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Are your using a .97 version of a file? If you started the project in .95, it seems that some of the effects don't happen (at least for me). If that's the case I'd try to make a new project in the newer version. Otherwise, check your spelling, once I was trying to have a glossy attribute. I had named the attribute specular (make sure you didn't capitalize anything by the way, I done that too), set it to be a string, and typed glossy`. I don't know how I accidentally pressed the "`" key, but I did. The picture below shows reflection as a string inside the specular attribute (I set them up as separate attributes at first). So I hope this helps.

Thanks, I couldn't tell.

I have only 16 lights (though I need more), and I plan (time allowing) to add fingerprints on some of the mirrors. I think that might be funny. Thank you $imon!

Alright, I know I didn't get much done over the weekend, but here is a newer version. Does the picture look better with the pillars and light strips?

Ok, thank you.

I know what the cut tool is, but the way it's refered to is confusing me. I don't mean to sound rude or anything, but does anything else have a name sorta like Loop cut? Maybe I'm just thick headed or misconstruing something. Thanks neirao for trying to help. I appreciate such effort.

I love how this is challenge is coming along, it's just as much fun looking at other people's ideas as making one! 3DGeek, I was debating on that and sort of tryed it. What do you (and other people) think would look better, pillars or frames? Both are commonly used, and I'm not sure what would fit better with a celestial design. I know I need to change the grass texture to something different... I'm thinking of changing it to a black ground, then the blue ground in front of the camera would need to change to something too, i'm thinking of a lighter blue or a yellow (the blue spot is shaped like a star). This is my new setup for the mirrors, it is set up on an array of triangular n-gons for positioning.

So, on the note of my above post, here is the new setup. No lighting or shadows yet...