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Captain Kwok

April 9th, 2003, 06:40 AM

Greetings!

I've been browsing through the graphic 'archives' on my computer today and found some stuff I thought would be fun to post:
http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-enoki1.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-enoki2.png

This was to be the 'Enoki Class' escort of the Juprup Federation shipset I was working on for a bit, and still might finish. If you've been around for a few years in the SE:IV community, you might remember my first SE:IV website when I was Capt Spoogy, the Spoogy Federation Database (http://spoogyfederation.tripod.com/). It featured my first and only shipset I've finished and served as the inspiration behind this one. An interesting note is that the ships are actually based on a couple of physical models I made for a 'home' movie back in the mid-ninties.

The site is still up but hasn't been updated in almost two years. However, I think I might resurrect it in some form in the future.

Captain Kwok

April 9th, 2003, 06:56 AM

Here are some more samples of different 'Juprup' concept ships I made.
http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-escort.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-destroyer.png

The ship on the left is an escort and the ship on the right, a destroyer. They're not to scale in the pictures above, but the destroyer is about 1.5 times longer. Also, I used the same textures on the destroyer from the escort as I never got to making properly fitted ones for it. At the time, the escort was called the 'Enoki' class (hehe) and the destroyer was deemed 'Goopak' class.

[ April 09, 2003, 13:52: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

Atrocities

April 9th, 2003, 06:59 AM

OMG! You are Captain Spoogy???? I did not know that? OMG! J/k http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif (Really I had no idea.)

I remember the Spoogy Federation and your web site. LOL. You never updated my link! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif

You really should finish these sets Kwok, they would be excellent additions to the game.

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

Desdinova

April 9th, 2003, 07:39 AM

i like the designs. what programs did you use to make them. i have been playing around with doga but what are you using to add the details?

Captain Kwok

April 9th, 2003, 07:44 AM

Here are a couple more 'concept' ships I made for different forms of Captain Kwok's race.

http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/geezoid-frigate.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/rukbat-escort.png

The ship on the left is a 'Geezoid' frigate. The Geezoids were actually the true race that Captain Kwok belonged to, well at least when I created him back in the day. The ship on the right is a 'Rukbat' escort, basically I thought Rukbat sounded more serious that Geezoid for Captain Kwok. However, neither shipset panned out. The escort is also a low quality render, it seems I don't have the textures left anymore, just this old image.

If you are keeping count, Captain Kwok has been a Geezoid, Rukbat, and now Juprup, not to mention a honorary Federation citizen. Who knows what is next?

Puke

April 9th, 2003, 07:49 AM

i remember asking long, long ago.. what happened to the spoogey federation? i submitted your name to the old fan site listings, because the spoogy federation was mighty. we used to get weekly (daily?) Spoogy Federation News!

but no more. my hopes and dreams lie shattered. there is nothing left of me, save for a burt out shell of a man. i am lost, and have no great space empires fan mods to fall back on. for i have already played out the popular ones, and the spoogy mod is denied to me. alas, all great things come to an end.. for only in great endings, do ...

nevermind.

Captain Kwok

April 9th, 2003, 07:51 AM

I use Moray and POV-Ray. I tried Doga a while back, but didn't like it so much. I used to have lots more different ships (a made a few for a Terran race and some other non-Kwok stuff), but I deleted them some time ago (why?) http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Here is an evolution of the Kwok character:

http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/kwok1.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/kwok2.png

http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/kwok3.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/kwok4.png

Top left is Kwok as a Geezoid, followed by top right where Kwok was a Rukbat. Bottom left, features Kwok as a Juprup (aka Speaker Kwok to those in my PBW games) and finally Captain Kwok in his Federation captain's uniform.

Atrocities

April 9th, 2003, 07:59 AM

but no more. my hopes and dreams lie shattered. there is nothing left of me, save for a burt out shell of a man. i am lost, and have no great space empires fan mods to fall back on. for i have already played out the popular ones, and the spoogy mod is denied to me. alas, all great things come to an end.. for only in great endings, do ... You can always make the PUKE mod. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Atrocities

April 9th, 2003, 08:02 AM

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Could you ever imagine us, as a rece, being conqured by something as odd looking as Captain Kwok and his people? Image what would be said.

"OMG the LGM from ???? are attacking!" (Military)
"They are hidious monsters with two eyes and green skin!" (Media)
"Oh I think they are rather cute looking." (Street Hooker)

"Betty raise the flag and get my gun!" (Red blooded American)

[ April 09, 2003, 07:03: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

trooper

April 9th, 2003, 02:30 PM

All this seems very tempting, Kwok, You should really finish this set, it looks very classy !

[ April 09, 2003, 13:30: Message edited by: trooper ]

dogscoff

April 9th, 2003, 03:21 PM

Cool stuff. So if this set was never finished, what's that shipset I have on my hard drive with a fluffy white cat in uniform as the race portrait? I thought that was your spoogy set...

Gryphin

April 9th, 2003, 06:38 PM

I agree with everyone else.

BTW: how do you turn off the music at that site?

Ed Kolis

April 9th, 2003, 06:43 PM

Hey Cap'n... how the heck do you do those little windows on all your ships with moray? I thought it didn't support UV mapping yet... or are you a beta tester for 3.5? Or do you actually put them on one by one??? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif

Captain Kwok

April 9th, 2003, 09:13 PM

Originally posted by dogscoff:
Cool stuff. So if this set was never finished, what's that shipset I have on my hard drive with a fluffy white cat in uniform as the race portrait? I thought that was your spoogy set...Umm, didn't you read the caption below the image? I mentioned that ship was an updated Version of the old Spoogy ships. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

If you hit 'Stop' on your browser, the music will stop. I believe there is a little message that says that too at the site.

The windows are actually part of the bitmap texture, and not objects. The raised looked is done by creating a bevel around the window, easily done with Photoshop. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

If you look closely at the most recent ships, you'll notice I've been putting in little details from SE:IV. On the first images I posted, you can see a pseudo-shield generator behind the bridge module. Also, the small white 'hatches' are escape pods, plus on the bottom of the front hull there are two thrusters (cannot be seen in either picture) that run on little tracks. They're for thrust vectoring.

PvK

April 9th, 2003, 11:27 PM

I especially like the Juprup concept ships below!

PvK

Captain Kwok

April 9th, 2003, 11:43 PM

Greetings!

Here are the 'Enoki' escort and now 'Nomak' frigate ships, they are to scale.
http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-enoki1.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-nomak1.png

You'll notice that the Frigate is approximately the same length (~50m) but has a much larger forward hull and an upper weapons pod that make up most of the overall size difference. Can anyone guess what weapon the 'Nomak' is armed with?

tesco samoa

April 10th, 2003, 01:44 AM

kwok.... very cool... Good colour combo.

Ragnarok

April 10th, 2003, 03:51 AM

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
Can anyone guess what weapon the 'Nomak' is armed with?If I'm not mistaken it looks like a grav. helborne?

Captain Kwok

April 10th, 2003, 04:57 AM

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
Can anyone guess what weapon the 'Nomak' is armed with?If I'm not mistaken it looks like a grav. helborne?<hr /></blockquote>You are mistaken! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

Ragnarok

April 10th, 2003, 05:05 AM

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Ragnarok:
<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
Can anyone guess what weapon the 'Nomak' is armed with?If I'm not mistaken it looks like a grav. helborne?<hr /></blockquote>You are mistaken! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif <hr /></blockquote>I know now! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Tachyon Cannon! Right? I'm probably wrong again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Captain Kwok

April 10th, 2003, 05:08 AM

Originally posted by Ragnarok:
I know now! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Tachyon Cannon! Right? I'm probably wrong again. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif You are...correct. It's a Tachyon Cannon. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ April 11, 2003, 14:21: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]

Ragnarok

April 10th, 2003, 06:04 AM

Originally posted by Captain Kwok:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ragnarok:
You are...correct. It's a Tachyon Cannon. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Yippy! I rock! Not really but hey. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif What do I win? Anything?

Raging Deadstar

April 10th, 2003, 07:22 PM

I'm impressed kwok, really impressed, you should finish this set, but nothing will beat your romulans!!! That is a trully excellent shipset http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[ April 10, 2003, 18:25: Message edited by: Raging Deadstar ]

Atrocities

April 11th, 2003, 12:24 AM

Nevermind *EDIT*

[ April 11, 2003, 13:34: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

Captain Kwok

April 11th, 2003, 03:20 PM

Here is the 'Goopak' class destroyer. It's not to scale with the previous ships but you can get a sense of size from the windows.

Edit: Ok, I added a second picture comparing the size of the 'Goopak' with an 'Enoki' escort.
http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-goopak1.png http://members.rogers.com/capt-kwok/graphics/juprup-gooenok.png

You may notice that I added more details to the nacelles. I'll add the same changes to the other ships later. The ship is about 60m and is armed with two tachyon cannons and a torpedo turret.

[ April 11, 2003, 14:43: Message edited by: Captain Kwok ]