I LOVE Space Empires IV Ships!

RudyHuxtable · #1 February 18th, 2005, 08:00 PM

I've got ideas for a shipset, but no skills. What programs are used to make them? Are any free? I don't want to spend a fortune building one.

Also, I remember seeing a tutorial about shipset building. Is it on the SEIV gold disc or am I hallucinating?

Suicide Junkie · #2 February 18th, 2005, 08:15 PM

MSpaint would be your minimum.

Most people will use 3D modellers and render their ships from there.
Its all bitmaps, so the only trick to making a shipset it to have an idea and some artistic vision.

PS:
Feel free to use the bigexplosion pic I posted in here:
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...&Number=332088

kerensky · #3 February 18th, 2005, 09:22 PM

The shipsets that I find myself using the most are the EDF, Pandoran (old and new), and the organic race that came with Devnull (can't remember name). I have nearlly 200 shipsets, most of which are races I would never play as but enjoy playing against for the variety.

As for making shipsets, Doga is a pretty good program to start with. You can download it for free off of their website.

Sivran · #4 February 19th, 2005, 01:01 AM

You may be thinking of the Flora, or the Sonne, which are both from TDM. The latest Devnull borrowed them.

I like Xiati, Phong, Praetorian (overall.. I think their Light Cruiser and Cruiser pics leave something to be desired)..

I like a lot of the shipsets, really. I -don't- like the Sergetti, Terran, and Xi'Chung shipsets..

With apologies to Renegade 13, the Jraenar are too Star Trekish for my taste.