Building the RagTag Fleet

[Atrocities]

I propose an cooperative artistic endevor whereas those who wish to contribute can.

Lets make a new ship set where each person who joins the team creates one ship or other for the set. The goal would be to have enough poeple sign up for this to create a one of a kind ship set with multiple creators invovled.

A Co-op ship set.

Are any of you up for the challenge? Each person would be entrusted to come up with a ship for the set.

Escort
Frigate
Destroyer
Light Cruiser
Cruiser
Battle Cruiser
Battleship
Dreadnought
Baseship

Carrier Light
Carrier
Carriear Heavy

Colony Ship

Transport Small
Transport Medium
Transport Large

Fighter Small
Fighter Medium
Fighter Large


The rest can be done as we go.

Satellite
Mine
Drone

Weapon Platform Small
Weapon Platform Medium
Weapon Platform Large

Troop Small
Troop Medium
Troop Large

Space Station
Battle Station
Starbase

And other as we see fit.

Those who are willing would submit a ship for the set, and then we would all vote on which ship would be used for what.

[bearclaw]

This sounds like a great idea!! If I had even a smackering of CG ability, I'd be right in there. But I don't... so I won't... but I'll watch!

[sachmo]

I'll be happy to come up with names. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Atrocities]

Its not that hard to make an image. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Race portrait, race emblem, big explosion, shield effect, and the race main bmp image are all things that can be done without any CG talent.

Hell look at me, I use lego's to make the ship sets I use. Well a lego like 3d graphics program that is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[TerranC]

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[Starhawk]

Oh yeah I claim dreadnought! (sorry I just LOVE dreadnoughts http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif)

[Nodachi]

Here's a Destroyer!

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316066-Destroyer.jpg

[Hugh Manatee]

I need to test my Blender skills on things other then sword blades, manatees, and spiral shells. Give me a theme(mechanical, organic, chrystaline, traditional warship, bird of prey, Tenis raquet?) and I call Cruiser, I have a soft spot for them from my SE2 days.

[Timstone]

Great idea!! I can contribute with 5 ships.
- Borg Cube
- Ipsha Battleglobe
- Ipsha Tetraship
- Ipsha Scout
- Toth's Fighter

The Toth's Fighter, and all the Ipsha vessels don't have texture yet. Maybe someone could help with that? I assume of course that this shipset is intended for use in SE IV.
If my contributions are accepted, I will send AT the screenies for the shipset (Isometric and Top views). Or I'll send the scrienies to someone who is willing to give them nice a nice texture.
Any takers?

[David E. Gervais]

I'd be willing to test my hand at a colony ship. I'll even do a wallpaper with it for the image gallery at se.net.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Timstone]

David:
Maybe you would be interested in doing a few textures for the ships I mentioned? If you agree, I will send you the Screenies that need colors. But only if you want it, don't feel forced.

[Atrocities]

The whole purpose is to allow any one who wants to contribute to do so. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif Just post what you want and when we have enough to fill the spots, we choose. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Timstone]

Yeah I understand the concept, but I can't just contribute a untextured model.
When I get home I post a few pics from the ships I would like to contribute.

[David E. Gervais]

Ok, How's this for my ColonyShip?..
.
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http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316256-ColonyShip_By_DeG.jpg

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Edit: to add pic and note.. this is a sample pic, just let me know where to send the separate bmp files.

[Hugh Manatee]

Atrocities said:
Hell look at me, I use lego's to make the ship sets I use. Well a lego like 3d graphics program that is. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif



YES, That's it I have tons of Lego Sets I can Convert to 3d, can't garuntee I can texture them, but I think I can make them 3D, I have a Cruiser, Drones, and ****loads of figters....

[David E. Gervais]

OK, how many teeth do I have to pull to get comments on my Colony Ship? hmmm?

AT, change the title of this thread to something that lets people know what it's about. like "Building a RagTag fleet.." or "The SE Immigration Fleet processing plant.." or... You think of a better title. But please do change the title.

This thread is no longer just for 5hit5 and Giggles, it's the home of outcast ships, of salvaged vessels and the home of a new empire made up of multiple races. "The Federation of Free Radicals"

but seriously, What do you think of my Colony Ship?

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

P.S. Textures are a dime a dozen, so if anyone needs help with textures, feel free to contact me.

[Captain Kwok]

David E. Gervais said:...but seriously, What do you think of my Colony Ship?...


Yeah, the Mon Calamari want their ship back. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

[Rasorow]

Well, I like the colony ship...

It reminds me a little of that movie where the are in space trying to preserve the Last forests of earth and the project runs out of money and they recall the ships. But one guy refuses and programs a robot to care for the forest and jetisons it... dont remember the name of the movie but the domes on the colony ship remind me of the forest domes in the movie..

Rasorow

[Kamog]

That movie was "Silent Running". It was a rather sad story in which the main character desperately tries to save the dome containing the Last remaining forest. The colony ship looks good! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

By the way, what does 5hit5 mean?

[David E. Gervais]

5=S,.. and that all I'm gonna say. (Well, not all actually. That's one of the reasons I'd like the thread title changed to reflect what it is about and not that cryptic phrase.)

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Aiken]

It indeed looks like a colony ship in a long journey to the stars (due to the nifty "weared out" texture). Great job for the first shown in public ship.

[Atrocities]

http://www.astmod.com/design/atro.PNG

I really like your colony ship David. In fact the fleet is coming along nicely. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Timstone]

Okay, I'm almost ready to post my contribution (Almost home again, only there I can reach my pics).
A little question about the background. What color would you like to have that?

[Starhawk]

So this little project is a go?

[narf poit chez BOOM]

They all look neat.

[Atrocities]

The project is a go, and color and design do not matter. The only thing that does is that they must look like ships, not hand drawn cartoons. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[David E. Gervais]

Thanks AT, for the name change and comments. Your latest ship (a Fighter I believe) looks very good.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Raging Deadstar]

Quite like a Mercenary/Pirate Shipset, who cares about Uniformity? We have Big Guns! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Timstone]

Here is the biggest part of my contribution. I couldn't find rendered pics of the other ones.
I do have nice pics of my Borg Cube, but it's a very dark pic. I'll show it in another post, I need some time to prep the pic for this forum (otherwise it would be too big).

Edit:
Edited to show pic.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316596-Presentation01.bmp

[Timstone]

Grr!!!! I freakin' hate the option to add a pic! It's very klumsy. In my Last post I wanted to show the isometric pics of the ships I would like to contribute, but NOOOOO.
"Phew, almost lost my cool there."

Here is the attachement with the zip of all the pics you need for my ships.

[Atrocities]

Timestone, those are very nice. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

I like them a lot.

[Ed Kolis]

http://home.fuse.net/koliset/SE4/ShipPortraitProfileBulrathiScout.PNG
Scout, perhaps?
It's one I made a while back for a Bulrathi set I never finished... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[Timstone]

Thanks AT! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

How about the Borg Cube? Should I send it in with a black background? It makes the pic very, very dark, almost invisible. You know what? I'll render it with a dark grey background and see how that comes out. Otherwise I'll try a nice nebula.

[Starhawk]

Here she is, the first ship of th USC Fleet for my mod, but also my candidate for a place in the rag tag fleet.

[Kevin Arisa]

Here is a ship from a set I started but never finished. I figured I would give it a good home here. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif


http://www.isacommand.homeip.net/images/races/ship_portrait.jpg

http://www.isacommand.homeip.net/images/races/ship_mini.jpg

[TerranC]

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[narf poit chez BOOM]

Oooooh...

[Starhawk]

Mmmm I wish I had those kind of texturing abilities http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif though I'm not a beleiver in Window's on starships.

Hey TerranC what kind of programs can you upload maybe you can help retexture my Icaran ships?

[Nodachi]

Holy 5h!t!! TerranC, that is just pure awesome!

[Fyron]

Starhawk said:
Hey TerranC what kind of programs can you upload maybe you can help retexture my Icaran ships?

I am going to assume that this was a typo...

[Starhawk]

Woops yeah I meant what kind of file types can he import http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[David E. Gervais]

Nice ship TC, using external mount armor as a sort of shielding is a great idea. Your configuration looks like a good defense against broadsiding. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Ragnarok-X]

Uh while we are at it...i need to learn how to texture ! ive been doing a lot of models/grafics lately but i just cant figure out how to proper texture (texturing at all) a model..

any suggestions ? I know its about assigning a UV map, but thats about it..

[Nodachi]

What program are you using for your models?

CG art link with tons of info on different apps. (http://www.cgtalk.com/)

[Atrocities]

Starhawk said:
Mmmm I wish I had those kind of texturing abilities http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif though I'm not a beleiver in Window's on starships.

Hey TerranC what kind of programs can you upload maybe you can help retexture my Icaran ships?



I think he is also using DOGA. But yes, seems like he has a nack for texturing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Atrocities]

http://www.astmod.com/design/demo1.PNG

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Cruiser or battlecruiser would be my guess. Doesn't have the massiveness of a battleship, although it comes close.

[Nodachi]

Strikes me more as an fighter. With those wings it could easily transition between the atmosphere and space. It's a good looking model either way!

[TurinTurambar]

Is there a hyperlink somewhere that I missed to the collection of these ships?

[Nodachi]

Not yet! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[TerranC]

I'm sorry, but I have to bow out. A catastrophy hit my computer while I was upgrading my Windows 2000 to Windows XP; during the installation, something happened to my computer, that had effectively screwed up my computer; whenever I tried to continue the upgrade to Windows XP, or just boot up Windows 2000, a blue screen of death poped up, screaming Unmountable Boot Volume or something like that, and would not let me access my own computer. Booting in Safe mode did not help, nor did booting in any other advanced startup modes.

In the end, I was forced to format my hard disk and install XP from scratch. Seeing as how I had upgraded 2000 to XP without any errors in the past, I had assumed that this time would be no different, and did not make any backups of anything.

Everything I had is gone: My MP3 collection is gone, all my textures are gone, all my models are gone, everything I had created and stored and did not upload to the web is gone.

I'm sorry for any inconvience I now have caused this project.

[Renegade 13]

The curse of hard drives/computers dying in Canada strikes again...

[Timstone]

TerranC said:
I'm sorry for any inconvience I now have caused this project.



You're sorry? Why? It isn't your fault. We blame Billy for this awful event.
I hope you can recover in a reasonable amount of time. My condolance. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/fear.gif

[Rasorow]

VERY NICE TerranC!

Opps... Sorry about the hard drive... didnt mean to make it worse.....

Rasorow

[Atrocities]

Man this just goes to show everyone that back ups are an everyday essential now. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Timstone]

How far is progress on the RagTag fleet?
I'm curious which designs will make it into the fleet and which don't. Are you going to make an all new AI?

[TurinTurambar]

If you ask me, going from 2000 to XP is a downgrade.

XP has given me more headaches than its newer friendlier disguise has ever helped me.

Reaaaaallllly sorry for you man... I feel your pain. Losing all your work is the worst thing about being dependent on computers. Time and effort can't ever be replaced.

Really, really sorry TC.
Turin

[Captain Kwok]

No, not the curse again!

That reminds me that I should back up all my graphics directories again. I'm still grieving for my losses almost 2 years later.

[Ragnarok-X]

Nodachi said:
What program are you using for your models?

CG art link with tons of info on different apps. (http://www.cgtalk.com/)



Im using 3dsmax v5 http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif If you have more links, just keep em coming !

[Nodachi]

OK, you asked! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

3D Kingdom.org Free 3ds max tutorials, 3d models, Art Galleries, 3d links, downloads, textures... forums ... (http://www.3dkingdom.org/index.php)
Ground Zero FX lots of links to resources (http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/kieron/links.htm)
http://www.3dring.com/
plugins for all Versions of 3DMAX (http://www.maxplugins.de/)
mainly CG news (http://maxunderground.com/)
Maxforums - 3D Studio Max Artist learning resource (http://www.maxforums.org/)
ScriptSpot.com - The source for 3ds maxscript on the web (http://www.scriptspot.com/start.htm)

Here's a few to get you going.

[Fyron]

TerranC said:
I'm sorry, but I have to bow out. A catastrophy hit my computer while I was upgrading my Windows 2000 to Windows XP; during the installation, something happened to my computer, that had effectively screwed up my computer; whenever I tried to continue the upgrade to Windows XP, or just boot up Windows 2000, a blue screen of death poped up, screaming Unmountable Boot Volume or something like that, and would not let me access my own computer. Booting in Safe mode did not help, nor did booting in any other advanced startup modes.

In the end, I was forced to format my hard disk and install XP from scratch. Seeing as how I had upgraded 2000 to XP without any errors in the past, I had assumed that this time would be no different, and did not make any backups of anything.

Everything I had is gone: My MP3 collection is gone, all my textures are gone, all my models are gone, everything I had created and stored and did not upload to the web is gone.

I'm sorry for any inconvience I now have caused this project.

Before you get too far... I suggest reformatting again, and creating 2 partitions. Make one of them 6 GB, call it C. Make the other the rest of the drive, call it D or something. Install ONLY Windoze on the C drive. Install everything else on D, and save all files on D. When Windoze fails in the future, all you have to do is reformat the C partition and reinstall Windoze. All data will still be there on the D partition.

Oh, and throw XP away. Go back to 2000. It is definitely better than XP...

[Atrocities]

You should still do hard data back ups just to be extra safe. You never know when its your hard drive and not XP.

[AgentZero]

I feel for ya, TerranC... I was back home Last week and was absolutely ecstatic to find that I still had loads of artwork from SE4, as well as about 500 pages worth of stories and such that I had written over the years. I burned all of onto a CD, brought it home, and found that nothing had actually been burnt onto the CD -it was still blank. I hadn't bothered to check because I was in a big hurry to get about 13 CDs of stuff burned before I had to go to the airport (and if you're wondering, NONE of them worked). To make matters worse, I'd agreed to delete the stuff off my parent's computer since it was taking up so much space.

Anyway, as for the main topic of this post, I'd be interested it popping in a model if I can find the time. Right now I'm just trying to provide Aaron with a reasonably constant stream of new component pics, and frankly doing a rather lousey job of it at the moment (sorry!).

But if I get stuck for ideas on components, I might throw in a Battleship or something...

[narf poit chez BOOM]

It's all gone?

/me is very glad he recently backed up his hard drive...And is going to check ALL the cd's...

[Timstone]

Okay, back to the matter at hand again.
How's our ragtag fleet doing? How far are we and which designs are still missing?

[Randallw]

Will the rag-tag fleet use the old ships or the new series ones (if they exist). Just joking http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

[Ed Kolis]

Imperator Fyron said:
Before you get too far... I suggest reformatting again, and creating 2 partitions. Make one of them 6 GB, call it C. Make the other the rest of the drive, call it D or something. Install ONLY Windoze on the C drive. Install everything else on D, and save all files on D. When Windoze fails in the future, all you have to do is reformat the C partition and reinstall Windoze. All data will still be there on the D partition.


And make the D partition FAT, not NTFS - that way if you ever decide to switch to Linux, you won't have a hassle getting your data to the new system http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Nodachi]

Here's a new one!

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/318833-Nod_ship.jpg

[Gandalf Parker]

Ed Kolis said:

Imperator Fyron said:
Before you get too far... I suggest reformatting again, and creating 2 partitions. Make one of them 6 GB, call it C. Make the other the rest of the drive, call it D or something. Install ONLY Windoze on the C drive. Install everything else on D, and save all files on D. When Windoze fails in the future, all you have to do is reformat the C partition and reinstall Windoze. All data will still be there on the D partition.


And make the D partition FAT, not NTFS - that way if you ever decide to switch to Linux, you won't have a hassle getting your data to the new system http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif



Thats my arrangement, altho I have 2 seperate drives. C: was purchased with stability and warranty as main choice factors. D: was purchased for size and speed. I really think that arrangment is why I have no problems running older games that other people complain wont run on their WinXP. C: being NTFS is great for the Win OS and windows applications like Word or Excell, and any really new super-package applications. D: being FAT (well FAT32 actually) seems to be great for all my never-die favorite games, old disc management software that I dont want to give up and learn something new, etc etc.

[Nodachi]

And a similar one...



http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/318934-Nod_ship2.jpg

[Atrocities]

I see these and I think Carriers. Am I wrong?

[Starhawk]

Ruh Ro Reorge (scoob doo voice)

No one said anything about my ship heh bad sign....

[Nodachi]

Atrocities said:
I see these and I think Carriers. Am I wrong?



Beats me, I started out just playing around with some ideas and wound up with them! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Kamog]

Either a carrier or a missile dreadnought (are those missile launchers at the front of the ship?). Looks good! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Well, I just have one thing to say, Nodachi...Make some more! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif What are you using?

Starhawk: Pretty good.

[Timstone]

Nice ships Nodachi. I like them, maybe you could try to make them a little bit more irregular, more asymmetric.

[Fyron]

Timstone said:
Nice ships Nodachi. I like them, maybe you could try to make them a little bit more irregular, more asymmetric.

Yes! Go asymmetry!

[Timstone]

But what about the rest of the ships? Will there be a fleet created with all the ships we contributed? Who will do that?

[Fyron]

Timstone said:
But what about the rest of the ships? Will there be a fleet created with all the ships we contributed? Who will do that?

Erm... didn't Atrocities say he would be doing that in the original post?

[Nodachi]

For the asymmetric fans out there http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif :
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/319227-Nod_ship4.jpg

I'm thinking transport or colony ship.

[Timstone]

Yeah, but since the first post we never heard anything about that anymore. So I asked to be sure.

Edit:
Nodachi:
That is a very nice ship. I say that's a transport.

[David E. Gervais]

..Of course it's a transport, I allready made the Colony Ship http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Yours is a very nice ship BTW.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[TerranC]

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[Timstone]

TerranC:
You only use DoGA? I sya tyhat ships is very nice, especially the hullplating. I like the irregular look of it. What did you use for texture?

[Atrocities]

No the project is very much stil alive. We are still gathering the ships for the Fleet. Any one want to compile a list of what we have so far?

That we can begin organizing the entries and fixing them into the hull sizes they will represent?

This way we can see what is still needed. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Hugh Manatee]

I'm almost done with a model of the lexx for starfury, but I have no idea how to get it textured properly..... There's 4 parts to it, the Eyes, the Tail, the Body and the Controll Fins. When I work it out you can have it. Then I will try to convert some of my lego models.

[Timstone]

AT:
Yeah, go ahead and post a list of what we have sofar and what we still need.

[Raging Deadstar]

Warships 9 Needed
Ed Kolis Scout/Escort (http://home.fuse.net/koliset/SE4/ShipPortraitProfileBulrathiScout.PNG)
Nodachi Destroyer (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/download.php?Number=316066)
Terran C 1 (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/download.php?Number=316051)
Terran C 2 (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316811-deepthroat.PNG)
Terran C 3 (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/321363-Caduceus.png)
Atrocities Ship 1 (http://www.astmod.com/design/atro.PNG) (Could be a Fighter)
Atrocities Ship 2 (http://www.astmod.com/design/demo1.PNG) (Could be a Fighter)
Kevin Arisa 1 (http://www.isacommand.homeip.net/images/races/ship_portrait.jpg)

Carriers 3 Needed
Nodachi Carrier 1 (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/318833-Nod_ship.jpg)
Nodachi Carrier 2 (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/318934-Nod_ship2.jpg)

Colony Ship and Transports
David Gervais Colony Ship (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/download.php?Number=316256)
Timstones Ships (1st row Models 1, 2 and 3) (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316596-Presentation01.bmp)
Nodachi’s Colony Ship/Transport (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/319227-Nod_ship4.jpg)

Fighters 3 needed

Sats, Mines, Drones
Timstones Mines (3rd row) (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316596-Presentation01.bmp)

Weapons Platforms 3 Needed

Troops 3 Needed

Bases 3 Needed
Timstones Bases (Second Row, Model 3 and 4) (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316596-Presentation01.bmp)

Misc Ships
Timstone (First row Model 4, Second Row Model 1 and 2) (http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/316596-Presentation01.bmp)

Hope that Helps http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Atrocities]

OUT STANDING!

[Atrocities]

I can provide the weapon platforms, troops, satellite, and mine images unless any one else wants them.

[Atrocities]

I have two more ships that we might be able to use. They are very old designs and I will never use them for anything so might as well put them to good use. http://www.astmod.com/design/rtfs1.PNG http://www.astmod.com/design/rtfs2.PNG

[Raging Deadstar]

Hey, thought i'd do the list for you, Saves you all time to create ships http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

As for those new models, very cool. The left vessel looks like a fighter while the second one looks like a warship

[David E. Gervais]

Atrocities said:
OUT STANDING!



hmmm, that's how I describe 'Hookers' it's a term that lets people know how I feel about them and where they can be found. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif LoL.. Just kidding, although they are fun to look at.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Nodachi]

Even though Atrocities has already volunteered I thought I'd still post this one:
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/321609-Nod_wp.jpg

My first try at one.

[Timstone]

RD:
Nice post with all the ships. But I have one question though. Maybe a little bit crude of me, but what about my other ships (first row, model 4 and second row, model 1 and 2)?! Are they not going to be used?

[Fyron]

Atrocities, what other beauties do you have locked away in your basement? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/stupid.gif

[David E. Gervais]

Fyron, he doesn't have a basement, just a 10 story attic. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif .. and a batcave in the back yard,.. and a shed the size of the NASA shuttle hanger,.. and something else, but it eludes me at the moment http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Raging Deadstar]

Timstone said:
RD:
Nice post with all the ships. But I have one question though. Maybe a little bit crude of me, but what about my other ships (first row, model 4 and second row, model 1 and 2)?! Are they not going to be used?


Actually it was because I didn't have a clue what you intended them to be http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif So i filed them under Misc. So others could decide or you could tell me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Timstone]

RD:
Okay, a little explanation from me.
I intended the first model (1st row, model 4) as a scout. I modeled it from a pic of a Ipsha Scout (Babylon 5). The second model (2nd row, model 1) is an Ipsha Tetraship (a frigate) and the third model (2nd row, model 2) is an Ipsha Battleglobe. I recon that one is a cruiser or battlecruiser.

Of course you aren't forced to use them like that, but it's just the original roles they supposed to be for.

[Kevin Arisa]

Oooh! Much better. I like the smaller windows. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Atrocities]

Now that is a Captitol ship!

[Kamog]

The smaller windows mean that the second ship is a LOT bigger than the first one! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Nodachi]

Unless that race only stands three inches high! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[TerranC]

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[Atrocities]

Ohhhhhhhhhh Nice work.... Very sweet.

[Timstone]

Sweet dude! Much better with the windows! Keep up the good work.

[Riesig_Bar]

Hi I am really really new. I don't even have the game yet. I did get DOGA to start designing ships. I have questions on size of the ships and texturing. First texturing. What is it and how do you do it? Next is there a size for the ships to be used?

[Riesig_Bar]

I created a type of Death Star. I named it Koala. I am not sure how to attach it. Do I have to have it on a web site? Note: It is not textured since I have no clue.

I will try to attach a file.

The file worked. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks. I hope to have the game soon.

[Atrocities]

Riesig_Bar said:
Hi I am really really new. I don't even have the game yet. I did get DOGA to start designing ships. I have questions on size of the ships and texturing. First texturing. What is it and how do you do it? Next is there a size for the ships to be used?



If you have DOGA, texturing is pretty easy. As you use the program you will learn. (Namely is just pick a color - find a texture to use - and apply to that part.

There is a tutorial about ship set design on the Gold CD and a link to it in the New Members Read sticky thread.

The size of all protrait images must be 128 x 128 Size of mini images must be 36 X 36.

In most cases I render my images at 1000 x 1000 and then resize to 128 or 36. I then open them in Paint and check for masking issues. Masking issues are the black area around your model. If it is not all black, your model when it passes through a nebula will look really bad.

Again read the ship set tutorial. DOWNLOAD LINK (http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/ubbuploads/Atrocities/SSTutorial.zip) It should help a little.

[Atrocities]

Riesig_Bar said:
I created a type of Death Star. I named it Koala. I am not sure how to attach it. Do I have to have it on a web site? Note: It is not textured since I have no clue.

I will try to attach a file.

The file worked. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks. I hope to have the game soon.



Well your off to a good start. The one thing about DOGA though is that you can easly get carried away with using the pre-fabbed parts. As you learn the program you will more than likely want to start making your own parts. When you do, save them as part - name, then export them as a part. Whenever you need them to be a differant color, you open the part up and recolor/texture it, and then save it and export it again. (Preferably under a new name)

When I design, I always try to make the Battleship first. Then work my up and down the list.

Making ship sets is a lot of fun. DOGA is a great tool to use and many people have created some very impressive work with it.

[Riesig_Bar]

Atrocities said:

Riesig_Bar said:
I created a type of Death Star. I named it Koala. I am not sure how to attach it. Do I have to have it on a web site? Note: It is not textured since I have no clue.

I will try to attach a file.

The file worked. Any comments would be appreciated. Thanks. I hope to have the game soon.



Well your off to a good start. The one thing about DOGA though is that you can easly get carried away with using the pre-fabbed parts. As you learn the program you will more than likely want to start making your own parts. When you do, save them as part - name, then export them as a part. Whenever you need them to be a differant color, you open the part up and recolor/texture it, and then save it and export it again. (Preferably under a new name)

When I design, I always try to make the Battleship first. Then work my up and down the list.

Making ship sets is a lot of fun. DOGA is a great tool to use and many people have created some very impressive work with it.




I sent you a private message on making parts.

[Hugh Manatee]

*burns useless links http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/evil.gif

[Atrocities]

You'll get there.

And I know the show, but what I do not know was were, and when, it was produced. Any insights?

[NarfsCompIsBack]

All I see is question marks, except the Last pic.

[Hugh Manatee]

hmm... I guess I can't link to them from outside the page, eh... give me a day to set up a preview page or something....

[TurinTurambar]

Hugh!!

Dude those picture links are dead, they go to a spambot page. My popup blocker and antivirus went off at the same time and crashed me. Make it stop!

Turin/threads/images/Graemlins/icon42.gif

(edit: I really like the dragonfly thing, whatever it is)

[Atrocities]

I can now throw in a couple more ships that I orginally had planned on using for the Saturians, but opted to replace them.

http://www.astmod.com/design/rtf02.PNG

http://www.astmod.com/design/rtf03.PNG

http://www.astmod.com/design/rtf04.PNG

[Fyron]

Hugh Manatee said:
hmm... I guess I can't link to them from outside the page, eh... give me a day to set up a preview page or something....

Just attach to Posts here... File attachments work well.

[Hugh Manatee]

ahh but only one file at a time.....

[Fyron]

So stick them in a zip, or stick them in one large image...

[Timstone]

So how far are we with the RagTag Fleet?

[Fyron]

Imperator Fyron said:
So stick them in a zip, or stick them in one large image...

Or use http://www.imageshack.us/

[Riesig_Bar]

After doing so research and finally playing the game. I see I have a lot of work to do. Thanks for the tolerence of my first post.

AT sorry I didn't write you back. I was trying to work with all the stuff. Oh and play SEIV. The AI was killing me. I had 10 computer players and they smashed me. So much to learn. I am going to start a topic on some question I have. There is too much on this board to find everything.

[TurinTurambar]

Is the list posted a few pages back still accurate? If it is we still need one transport and maybe one fighter? Some of AT's random ships posted could fill out the fighter Category.

Attached is a transport. Sample image.

Turin/threads/images/Graemlins/icon42.gif

[TurinTurambar]

And here's the top view 96 x 96.

[TurinTurambar]

And people seem to like this fighter.

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/threads/uploads/323233-fighterx.png

[NarfsCompIsBack]

TurinTurambar said:
And here's the top view 96 x 96.


That looks uncannily like a cat standing on it's hind legs.

[TurinTurambar]

LMAO! Here's a closer view.^

[Nodachi]

Aside from the fact that this needed a bump http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif , this one is for everyone who keeps calling DOGA nothing more than a Lego builder.
http://img84.exs.cx/img84/8994/lego6fd.png
Ha! Now that is a Lego ship! Made with 3DSMax. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Timstone]

Hahaha... LOL!
Good one Nodachi.
I know someone who designed ALL Lego blocks in SolidWorks and mode a nice buidlingplan for a model he himself designed. He send it to Lego and got a job as kitdesigner. It was his lifedream.

[Nodachi]

Well, it's not much of a model but that wasn't really the point. AT and the others who use DOGA produce some amazing results and it always seemed to me to be disrespectful to them to call DOGA a Lego builder. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[Raging Deadstar]

No-one can ever disrespect Lego, Best thing those Danes ever gave the world http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Timstone]

Like any good engineer I played with it since I was a child (I still am... playing with Lego and a child, hehe).
Lego rocks!

[Atrocities]

The thing is, if your models don't come from one of the "Known" programs like 3ds, they are considered second rate childs endevours and looked down upon by the industry people. Its like they are insulted that a $40.00 program can out do their $6,000 one.

It doesn't take a doctrate to learn how to use DOGA, but it sure as hell seems like you need one to learn how to use 3ds or other.

[Timstone]

Absofreakinlutely! You said it AT!
But I'm still proud to be the owner of a copy of max 7...

[Atrocities]

Well once you learn it, you can become the offical forum 3ds instructor. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

And congrats. I hear it is an exceptionally expensive product to have boughten.

[TerranC]

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[narf poit chez BOOM]

What's holding the wings on?

[Nodachi]

You can just barely make out the struts from this angle, but I can see them.
Great job! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

I can see one thing that might be a strut.

[Atrocities]

I really ike the texture. Nice work TC.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Before I give off the wrong impression, I like it too.

[David E. Gervais]

Nice ship, and it looks like a low poly model so it stands a chance that it can be converted and used in SE5. Are you preparing to do some SE5 modding? If so, that's a good start.

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[TerranC]

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[Nodachi]

For stuff that pretty, hijack away! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Great work!

[Atrocities]

OMG, A Mass Driver! I thought those were illegal! Quick call the Emperor and tell him that Terran C is using Atomics!

[Nodachi]

Wow! A B5 and Dune reference in the same post!

[narf poit chez BOOM]

That's a big gun.

[David E. Gervais]

It's not a gun,.. It's a Horn. HonnnnnnnK!!!! "Get out of my way I have no breaking thrusters!"

Cheers! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Sorry, I couldn't resist.