Your favourite shipset? [Archive]

Dralasite

January 7th, 2003, 10:37 PM

Phong is cool. I currently like the shipset whose name I can't remember http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif It is a green shipset and the race picture is a girl with shaded goggles. I think its part of a group. My apologies to whomever made that. United Flora is a nice organic ship set.

Gryphin

January 7th, 2003, 10:38 PM

I have been using the Toron set for several months now. It is very smooth tecture, nice curves, good continuety. (hm, sounds like a gilfriend I had onec)). I have to admit I'll be moving over to that Tessellate set this guy is developing.

geoschmo

January 7th, 2003, 10:41 PM

As nice as some of the fan made shipsets are out there, I don't think any of them are as nice as the stock Norak set.

Of the fan made ones I like John Beeches Neo Canadians best. The newer tri-color ones. Very crisp looking.

Geoschmo

Arkcon

January 7th, 2003, 10:49 PM

Originally posted by geoschmo:
As nice as some of the fan made shipsets are out there, I don't think any of them are as nice as the stock Norak set.

GeoschmoHear Hear. Years ago, someone made a similarly detailed one -- it was sort of a glowing metallic purple with chrome add-ons, similar shape to Norak battle cruiser. I wonder what happened to that -- I had it as my wall paper for a while.

von_toaster

January 7th, 2003, 11:02 PM

As for myself, I would have to say that the Lego shipset is the best. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

dogscoff

January 7th, 2003, 11:11 PM

The United FLora, without a doubt. Original, entertaining and beautifully designed and rendered. It has a good speech file as well, which I think is an important part of the set = closer to the gfx than the AI files in a way.

Pax

January 7th, 2003, 11:32 PM

My current favorite is the Tylmai set. The Vidhrinne come in second place.

I try to use a varying selection of shipsets, though -- so as to avoid getting "tired" of any one of them.

Ragnarok

January 7th, 2003, 11:52 PM

I like the new Neo-Canadian ship set as well. I also like the Arm ship set. I also agree with Geo, the Norak ship set is cool.

Dravis

January 8th, 2003, 12:05 AM

I like the FU shipset by Hadrian

TerranC

January 8th, 2003, 12:46 AM

The ones I make.

Of course, they haven't been released into the public yet...

Raging Deadstar

January 8th, 2003, 01:14 AM

Yes the norak fleet is a close second to the phong in my opinion of the best stock shipset

My all time favourite shipset would be based on the battlecruiser of the new united terran confederation shipset by Dave Vaughn

Raging Deadstar

January 8th, 2003, 01:26 AM

Arckon, i do believe you mean the Ixaris Continuum, is this it?

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/newuploads/1041981634.bmp

Check the play by web site for it once it's back up or ask someone if they can upload, i would but my modems playing up bah

Unknown_Enemy

January 8th, 2003, 03:49 AM

prefered chipset : the orks..Not the nicest, but the most fun to roleplay. Oh, that's just my 2 cents...

But the most beautiful shipset is the united flora. Originality, colors, curves, you got all there.

Fyron

January 8th, 2003, 04:30 AM

Vorlons all the way. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Gryphin

January 8th, 2003, 04:34 AM

I agree with the United Floral being among the very best. I don't use them because I like to play against them. And you are right about the speech file.

Chronon

January 8th, 2003, 05:24 AM

I'll join the Norak bandwagon, I prefer them over the other stock races (although the Xiati are nice, as well). Of the others, I like the Gorn. There's just something about those old Star Trek ships that still excites the imagination.

Arkcon

January 8th, 2003, 05:30 AM

Originally posted by Raging Deadstar:
Arckon, i do believe you mean the Ixaris Continuum, is this it?

Check the play by web site for it once it's back up or ask someone if they can upload, i would but my modems playing up bahYes, there they are. Purple was my favorite color as a kid. I will look for it. Thanks RD

Kamog

January 8th, 2003, 07:09 AM

Tylmai, by John Beech, is a very beautiful ship set. Star Empire of Romii, also by John Beech, is really nice, too.

Cheeze

January 8th, 2003, 07:57 AM

I haven't played the Ixaris shipset, but I always thought it was a beautiful set of colors.

I would go with the Norak, but I think my first favorite is the CueCappa shipset. Maybe it's for no other reason than that the CueCappa were my favorite face when I first loaded and started playing the game. And they are purple too!!! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

What a dunce!! The Yanerian shipset is a big favorite of mine! I know they are only the Xiati shipset, but the combination of bright and blurriness makes them another top choice of mine!!

[ January 08, 2003, 05:59: Message edited by: Cheeze ]

Captain Kwok

January 8th, 2003, 09:40 AM

Stock Races:

- Amonkrie
- Jraenar
- Xiati

Custom Races:

- Cytherian
- Nostropholo
- Pyrochette

Perhaps I'll have to actually finish some so I can list them eh?

Angelicans/Romiians

January 8th, 2003, 10:52 AM

Originally posted by Kamog:
Tylmai, by John Beech, is a very beautiful ship set. Star Empire of Romii, also by John Beech, is really nice, too.http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Yay! Someone mentioned one of my races! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I was happy when John made it what seems like forever ago...

I'll post mine in order from 3-1:
3) Angelican Regency (alot of detail John, but I like #2 better. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif )

2) Star Empire of Romii. Though the race info isn't exactly what I wanted (I don't know what happened there!), a nice shipset. Version 2 is much better than Version one. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Good job John!

And my number 1 shipset is.....

The Angelican Reich shipset. Not out to the public yet though. Definately different from my old Regency shipset, darker, more war-like. Not even completed yet (almost). It's being done by RJB, who also did the Go'uld shipset.

Ruatha

January 8th, 2003, 11:03 AM

The Katarian shipset is my favourite, It's really the Mrrshan from MOO2.

Fyron

January 8th, 2003, 11:33 AM

Though the race info isn't exactly what I wanted (I don't know what happened there!),You could write up better race info and then have that published with a new release of the ship set.

Raging Deadstar

January 8th, 2003, 08:52 PM

hey Angelicans/Romiians, has ryan completed that asguard shipset and is he goign to make it public, i know I and a lot of friends really hope he has!

Cirvol

January 8th, 2003, 09:12 PM

i think i'm gonna have to make my own shipset based on battlestar galactica http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

please don't tell me someone already has done this set?

(or maybe, better yet, please do http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

i just need a good light renderer... i was thinking of using something like autocad to do them... that way i could actually render them nicely, and have a rough size/detail correlation to actual tonnage

geoschmo

January 8th, 2003, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by Cirvol:
i think i'm gonna have to make my own shipset based on battlestar galactica http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

please don't tell me someone already has done this set?

(or maybe, better yet, please do http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Colonials. Part of the TDM Modpack I believe. Their might even be a cylon set floating around.

Geoschmo

Cirvol

January 8th, 2003, 09:43 PM

wow, damn, i never even knew that...

guess i've not played enough tdm modpack games ;p too much pbw

anyway... has anyone used autocad to do their own shipset?

Angelicans/Romiians

January 8th, 2003, 10:36 PM

Don't know about his other shipsets. Either they're already out, or they're comming out after mine. He's been working on mine for awhile.

And Fyron, then it'd make no sense for them to have the AI that they have. That'd have to be rewritten too! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

capnq

January 8th, 2003, 11:36 PM

Another favorite shipset thread {link} (http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=23;t=005115#000001)

The search function gives more results if you use American spellings. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

TerranC

January 10th, 2003, 05:19 AM

A question.

What is so fancy about the Noraks?

Fyron

January 10th, 2003, 05:23 AM

Originally posted by Angelicans/Romiians:
Don't know about his other shipsets. Either they're already out, or they're comming out after mine. He's been working on mine for awhile.

And Fyron, then it'd make no sense for them to have the AI that they have. That'd have to be rewritten too! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif Huh? How so? Race description and such doesn't affect any other AI files. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/confused.gif

Captain Kwok

January 10th, 2003, 06:55 AM

Originally posted by TerranC:
A question.

What is so fancy about the Noraks?I don't like 'em either. I think my three choices (Amonkrie, Jraenar, Xiati, ok, and Phong) are the best sets in the stock game.

CNCRaymond

January 10th, 2003, 08:08 PM

It is always nice to see a thread like this once and a while.

I like the Stock set Xiati the best for sets that came with the game. But all of them are really good.

I also like all of the B5/WingCommander/StarTrek sets.

There are so many sets out that it is hard to pick one that I like the most. But if I had to pick one, I'd have to go with the Starwolf by Atrocities. (Latest Version 2002)

I think they are simply the best fit for me.

Captain Kwok

January 10th, 2003, 09:24 PM

Originally posted by CNCRaymond:
...But if I had to pick one, I'd have to go with the Starwolf by Atrocities. (Latest Version 2002)...Do I detect family favouritism?

Arkcon

January 10th, 2003, 10:09 PM

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by TerranC:
A question.

What is so fancy about the Noraks?I don't like 'em either. I think my three choices (Amonkrie, Jraenar, Xiati, ok, and Phong) are the best sets in the stock game.<hr /></blockquote>Race portrait ... nothing special. Ships on the other hand very detailed. lottsa little fiddily bits around the edges