(possible) shipset

[ace joh]

Modding's not enough, now I need to begin my own shipset as well http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif
The meager beginning of what *might* turn out a complete set (notice the emphasis on *might*, it's not high on my to-do list), a medium fighter. I just did it this afternoon, and just slapped a texture and background on it, of which I'm fully aware they aren't any good (although, for 128*128 it might even suffice http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif - oh, and no, it will not be US when it's done anymore http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif ), just thought it would be better with a bad texture than without one http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
A cookie to the first one to guess where it's from http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

edit: pics renewed, look up a few Posts

[ May 06, 2004, 23:01: Message edited by: ace joh ]

[Ed Kolis]

Hmmm... Shofixti from Star Control? I can see the bomb pod on the right-hand side of the ship! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif If I'm right, BTW, Megagun will be quite excited as he's been insisting everyone in the SC game on PBW have a proper SC shipset...

(to Capt. Kwok: c'mon, finish that MOD! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif to everyone else: wanna join? been a year and we still haven't started but once Captain Kwok finishes the mod and everyone submits their emp's we should be good to go http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif )

[Atrocities]

I would say your off to a good start. What program are you using?

[ace joh]

Well, fiddled some more and now there's a small, medium and large fighter http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

small fighter: http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/fightersmalltestsmall.jpg

medium fighter: http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/fightermediumtestsmall.jpg

large fighter: http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/fighterlargetestsmall.jpg

and the larger pics:
small fighter (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/fightersmalltest.jpg)
medium fighter (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/fightermediumtest.jpg)
large fighter (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/fighterlargetest.jpg)

comments welcome http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Hmmm... Shofixti from Star Control? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Heheh, nope http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif
edit: sorry for Megagun http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
What program are you using? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">3DSMax 5

[ May 06, 2004, 23:10: Message edited by: ace joh ]

[trooper]

Promising.... But you'll see making a complete shipset is lots of work. Hold on !

The design look like a rusty F-117, don't you think ?

[ May 07, 2004, 07:26: Message edited by: trooper ]

[ace joh]

Originally posted by trooper:
Promising.... But you'll see making a complete shipset is lots of work. Hold on !

The design look like a rusty F-117, don't you think ? <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That's why I said *might* in the first post, and (possible) in the title http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

And yeah, it is triangular, but other than that I don't really see an F-117 in it... but if it does look like it, I'm on the right track for a military shipset http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Anyway, newest ship: Scout (or Escort, depending on whether I'll make this Neo-compliant or not http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif )
http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/scouttestsmall.jpg

and again, a larger pic (also again, don't mind the texture http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif ) Scout (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/scouttest.jpg)

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Looks neat.

[ace joh]

And the Escort/Frigate, again, depending http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/escorttestsmall.jpg

and in large: escort (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/escorttest.jpg)

[ace joh]

What, no comments? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Guess I'll be making it as a Neo-set, here's the Corvette (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/corvettetest.jpg) http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/corvettetestsmall.jpg

[ace joh]

Frigate (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/frigatetest.jpg) http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/frigatetestsmall.jpg

[primitive]

Nice texture and shape, but I have a comment.

The rendering makes a shadow over the front of the ship. Makes it look like a toy under a spotlight http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[ace joh]

What!? It so IS a toy under a spotlight http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

I know about that, I'm still using the same lighting used for the scout because I don't feel like changing it every time. In stead, I just wait until I have all ship models and THEN work out a decent lighting I can use for every ship http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Thanks for the comment though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Markavian]

Phaw, a lot of work?? I usd to knock shipsets out over weekends!

Nice kinda colouring/style on the shipset.

Your fleet is facing the wrong way though? Trying to be different eh?? Well, it won't work so well. The portraits need to facing inwards from the right side of the screen in teh majority of cases, it just looks better that way.. ok?

Erm, and try and put some effort into making different ships look structurily different. I can quite blantantly see you've taken the smaller fighter, and added some stuff to it, then added some more for the large fighter. You should at least scale the frame slightly so the small fighter 'looks' smaller then the large fighter. Maybe extend the cockpit out, or add wings, just make it look different!

Texturing, the lighting seems a bit odd, kinda flat, for some reason I keep thinking the models are upside down. Maybe bring the camera in closer and use a wider angle lens, you'll get a bit more perspective on the image then.

Go on, aim to make a new shipset! No matter how long it takes you. =)

[ace joh]

Hmmm... where to begin? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Originally posted by Markavians:
Nice kinda colouring/style on the shipset.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Thanks http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Originally posted by Markavians: Your fleet is facing the wrong way though? Trying to be different eh?? Well, it won't work so well. The portraits need to facing inwards from the right side of the screen in teh majority of cases, it just looks better that way.. ok?<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Yep, I was trying to be different, didn't think it'd be that much of a difference though, easy enough to change.

Originally posted by Markavians: Erm, and try and put some effort into making different ships look structurily different. I can quite blantantly see you've taken the smaller fighter, and added some stuff to it, then added some more for the large fighter. You should at least scale the frame slightly so the small fighter 'looks' smaller then the large fighter. Maybe extend the cockpit out, or add wings, just make it look different!<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Maybe I didn't make myself clear enough: the fighters are ALL based upon ehhr.. shouldn't give that one away yet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif - let's say they 'exist' already, but you are right, they will be scaled properly in the end (didn't bother with that yet as these are just images to show the progress and allow for criticism http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif )

Originally posted by Markavians:Texturing, the lighting seems a bit odd, kinda flat, for some reason I keep thinking the models are upside down. Maybe bring the camera in closer and use a wider angle lens, you'll get a bit more perspective on the image then.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Again, demo images, I hope the final ones will be much better too http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Originally posted by Markavians:Go on, aim to make a new shipset! No matter how long it takes you. =) <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">At one ship/day it won't take too long, I just hope I can keep it up http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif


Oh yeah, there now is a destroyer (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/destroyertest.jpg) too: http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/destroyertestsmall.jpg

[ace joh]

Ok, here's the heavy destroyer (http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/heavydestroyertest.jpg) too http://Users.skynet.be/fa220383/se4shipset/heavydestroyertestsmall.jpg