Fractal Function Original/Concept Pics?

[Patroklos]

Not sure how he did it it, being that SEIV didn't actually require 3D models, I think they were just the 2D pics lifted off the internet and resized for the tactical/system map.

For SEV I was just going to make some generic almost flat black plates and past a texture on each side, then trim down the model to as close to the actual pic as possible so there isn't a big black disk surrounding it.

[MrToxin]

Patroklos said:For SEV I was just going to make some generic almost flat black plates and past a texture on each side, then trim down the model to as close to the actual pic as possible so there isn't a big black disk surrounding it.

You'd be better off with some other type of primitive, as an almost flat, thin object is invisible or nearly so at an angle. Then there's distortion of the pictures on the side as it turns.

A sphere might be your best bet, or an ovaloid. The problem with the fractal patterns in a 3d engine is that, to TRULY make them, you'd need large numbers of triangles, which would eat video memory like crazy.

It isn't impossible, mind you, just something that I think would be on the trying side.

[Patroklos]

I don't mind it disappearing when seen from the side, just have 2D be part of its race characteristics.

[Fyron]

I'd delete any "2d" set in a heart-beat. It would be really annoying for gameplay (much like "invisible" sets like the Jrii). Just use some spheres and be done with it.

[Captain Kwok]

A thin rectangle or amalgamation of rectangles with a fractal texture might work out nicely.

[Fyron]

Thin but still very clearly visible from all angles?

[Captain Kwok]

Well I would probably mix and match rectangles into a 3d shape with the texture applied - sort of like making a "paper-doll" model of a space ship etc. This would make it visible from all angles, but keeping a 2d-ness about the design.