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Offline FireCrack

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
how many tri's is that?
actualy, mabye not.
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3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944 59230781640628620899862803482534211706...
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Offline StratComm

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Lots and lots.  I haven't actually done a hard count recently and I just closed Max up for the night.  I'm guessing that it's in the neighborhood of 4000 though.
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Offline Trivial Psychic

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
How 'bout making those thruster paddles into separate sub-models, so someone can get them animated, triggered to control movements.
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Offline Ghost

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
How 'bout making those thruster paddles into separate sub-models, so someone can get them animated, triggered to control movements.

Now that would be pretty cool. Hell, if you got that working, you could do the same thing to the Herc 1's thingies.

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Offline StratComm

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
How 'bout making those thruster paddles into separate sub-models, so someone can get them animated, triggered to control movements.

Unfortunately not only will I not be doing that, I don't think that's ever going to happen.  While it would be cool, I'm forced to remember that this is supposed to take place in space, where a rudder would do precisely squat at controling motion, and that there will be both a glowpoint and a nebula trail on the tip of those things that would get messed up to hell and back if the rudders were animatable.  Of course, the modder in me also says no because I'm trying to keep everything under a single render call so that it's faster.  The only thing not on the one map is the pilot (seperate submodel) and the glass (small TGA texture) and with the polycount issue that I'm forcing I'm not breaking it up any farther.

And it's just over 3700 tris, for the record.  Plus pilot, turret and barrel submodels, it's a little over 4300.
« Last Edit: December 17, 2005, 01:00:28 am by StratComm »
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Offline FireCrack

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
^thrust vectoring.
actualy, mabye not.
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3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197169399375105820974944 59230781640628620899862803482534211706...
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Offline Trivial Psychic

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Ya, thrust vectoring in space is concievable, but your modding concerns are valid.
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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Excellent.  What was your inspiration for the cylinders in the pod linkages?

 

Offline Turambar

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
It's already 512x1024, so I'm not sure what you'd do with it. It's not like the map that we have is wanting for detail.

how about i make it 1024x1024 and look at it just cause im bored, see what i can come up with, at least fix up the colors

it wont be like the pegasus, with the cooperation, you finish the model, and i'll make the texture suit it a little better
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Offline StratComm

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Excellent.  What was your inspiration for the cylinders in the pod linkages?

Interestingly enough, the original maps themselves.  They imply some sort of structure inside the interconnect that runs from one end to the other, and I figured cylinders would be the best option there.  I'm sure I've seen it in some other model, but I can't begin to figure out exactly where.
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Offline StratComm

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
who needs a signature? ;)
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Last edited by StratComm on 08-23-2027 at 08:34 PM

 
Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
nice......very nice...

 

Offline starfox

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Verrry Terranish and super nice...
Dual cockpit looks pretty cool.

Little out of topic here, but what is the status of HTL Ulysses ?
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Offline SnakeEyes

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I personally agree with the terranish feeling.

Thumbs up for it!!

 :yes:
I feel like an exile......

 

Offline Cobra

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
my favorite bomber! :D

the only thing i don't like is the turret. :nervous:
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Offline starfox

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I'd like the turret, if it would face forward, not upward...
But still, the model is truly outstanding...
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Offline Col. Fishguts

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Way cool :yes:

« Last Edit: December 19, 2005, 05:55:12 am by Col. Fishguts »
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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
 :D

 

Offline Ypoknons

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
Good stuff; I just wished you took a bit of creative interpetation over the cockpit and added some modelled plating.
Long time ago, you see, there was this thing called the VBB and... oh, nevermind.

 

Offline Solatar

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Re: The HTL bandwagon is getting crowded
I love it.