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Title: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on November 29, 2013, 04:58:00 am
A few months ago I made this concept sketch in my art dump thread Link (http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/8759/09oe.png) : A vasudan assault cruiser and well, wanted to model it at some point.
Got started on it after the competition was over and here is how far I have gotten.


The few notable things about the turrets is : The multi part turreted fusion mortar under neath the front and the turret placement which allows for roughly the majority guns to fire on a target when approaching head on,
Right now I'm on the uvmapping stage ( roughly halfdone ) and just finished modeling the glow lights.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Luis Dias on November 29, 2013, 06:58:46 am
Beautiful! The spherical slicing of the upper hull works amazingly well! I also smiled at the "iron" bridge at the forefront, RotJ Tatooine style :)

:yes:
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: fightermedic on November 29, 2013, 08:55:34 am
every time i see a new ship of yours, i'm blown away
i'm loving the way these side pods look
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: An4ximandros on November 29, 2013, 09:32:59 am
If there was an applause emoticon, I would use it right now. Nice ship.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Rodo on November 29, 2013, 09:50:07 am
It's screaming "IMA RAM U ALL *****ESS!!" in my face so loud I cannot think in anything else this ship could do right now.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: DahBlount on November 29, 2013, 10:11:05 am
A beautiful design with the bite seeming just as bad as the bark. The way the turrets are laid out make it seem like an Assault Cruiser if ever there was one.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: NeonShivan on November 29, 2013, 11:14:27 am
This design just screams Zod. Impressive work.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Nyctaeus on November 29, 2013, 12:00:04 pm
I was wondering when she is going to have her topic here. Great work :yes:. How long is she?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: crizza on November 30, 2013, 01:03:38 pm
Wow, simply wow :nod:

Are the four holes on the upper side of the bow just that, holes or missile launchers?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Droid803 on November 30, 2013, 01:49:13 pm
Amazing as usual.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on November 30, 2013, 01:57:39 pm
Beautiful! The spherical slicing of the upper hull works amazingly well! I also smiled at the "iron" bridge at the forefront, RotJ Tatooine style :)

:yes:

I'll now try to collect all the smiles, all of them. :p (also thanks)

every time i see a new ship of yours, i'm blown away
i'm loving the way these side pods look

Thanks, the side pods where somwhat troublesome to get right.

If there was an applause emoticon, I would use it right now. Nice ship.

Try to image these clapping together I guess :p  :yes: :yes: (that did not really work..)

It's screaming "IMA RAM U ALL *****ESS!!" in my face so loud I cannot think in anything else this ship could do right now.

Heh, and so it does. c:

A beautiful design with the bite seeming just as bad as the bark. The way the turrets are laid out make it seem like an Assault Cruiser if ever there was one.

Thanks!

I was wondering when she is going to have her topic here. Great work :yes:. How long is she?

Long enough to be a cruiser :p ( have not measured ut as of yet )

Wow, simply wow :nod:

Are the four holes on the upper side of the bow just that, holes or missile launchers?

Those are the commutation sub system, the final version will have it covered up by a -trans texture.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Mito [PL] on December 01, 2013, 06:55:13 am
Yeah. This ship loks pretty, as usual. Still, the name could be a bit different. The Montu name looks like an error - a mistaken letter :P. Pretty.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: An4ximandros on December 01, 2013, 07:26:46 am
Eh, I like Montu. Is god of war (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montu) and doesn't afraid of anything.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: headdie on December 01, 2013, 07:31:16 am
I think MitoPL is referring to the fact that Montu is only 1 character different to Mentu
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: An4ximandros on December 01, 2013, 07:37:01 am
Hmm, they seem to be different spellings of the same name. :\ Bummer.

In that case I would like to recommend (Upuaut, Wep-wawet, Wepawet, Ophois) Different names of an earlier god of war, in case Oddgrim wants to keep the whole warrior theme (if he want to change the name anyway)
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Rodo on December 01, 2013, 08:02:54 am
Montu is just fine.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on December 01, 2013, 08:12:17 am
In the end a name is _just_ a name, mission/campaign creators are free to change it to their liking. 
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Axem on December 01, 2013, 09:20:16 am
GVC Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: TacOne on December 01, 2013, 11:23:25 am
I like it. A lot!
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Mito [PL] on December 01, 2013, 11:27:42 am
GTC OMFGIReactSoDamnSensitiveToTwoVerySimilarNamesOfShips,
SC Whatever (from JtEP) :P,
GVC AcceloNightmarishSpeedoGonzalesoNoSlowMotionSuperoFastoSoDamno HighoVelocity

And since i'm back to normal, non-ship-name-creative mind state, i have to admit, Oddgrim you're right. Just i didn't thought 'bout it at that moment  :ick:.

And that ship looks like a BIG letter Y... :)
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: esarai on December 01, 2013, 01:18:47 pm
Maximum sexy.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on December 03, 2013, 09:31:57 am
Maximum sexy.


Yes, yes it is. c:

Update : First uved bake map. http://p3d.in/9U3ki
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: DahBlount on December 03, 2013, 10:32:33 am
Did you AO bake it? That looks really nice.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Col.Hornet on December 03, 2013, 11:26:35 am
I'm curious how will the AO baked texture look on my fighter.  Here it looks very fine :)
What kind of a tablet you use for the drawing oddgrim?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on December 03, 2013, 12:04:44 pm
Did you AO bake it? That looks really nice.

Yes its an AO bake.

I'm curious how will the AO baked texture look on my fighter.  Here it looks very fine :)
What kind of a tablet you use for the drawing oddgrim?

Thanks c: , I'm using a wacom intious4 drawing tablet for texturing.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: StarSlayer on December 03, 2013, 12:13:53 pm
That's a pretty stellar looking craft.  Great work.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: DahBlount on December 03, 2013, 12:18:29 pm
I'm loving that texture. You bring yet more to the table once again.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: TacOne on December 03, 2013, 02:14:26 pm
Still looks good, but I noticed something...

(http://i.imgur.com/XgfazSD.png?1)


 ;7
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: niffiwan on December 03, 2013, 03:42:24 pm
Oddgrim *always* has a face somewhere on his models :)  He just went a bit further this time...
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: fightermedic on December 03, 2013, 04:15:26 pm
simply amazing
i feel like i have gazed upon a god of beauty
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Luis Dias on December 03, 2013, 06:40:54 pm
Seriously why the hell haven't you got a job at this moment? Really, you are building your portfolio to bring up to an AAA game developer studio, right?

Please tell me that you are at least considering this.

It's not as if it would benefit me. Hell, for my sake just continue unemployed making these marvels, I won't complain! But gods man, you are really talented. You deserve a lot more than pro bono work!
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Rodo on December 03, 2013, 07:36:40 pm
He's working undercover for volition and it's new non-freespace-sequel based solely on vasudans!
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: DahBlount on December 03, 2013, 09:51:56 pm
I do not see this face of which you speak.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: niffiwan on December 03, 2013, 09:55:10 pm
:confused:

Looks like a mecha standing up, two massive pauldrons, eyes closed with a cheeky smile on his face! :p
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: DahBlount on December 05, 2013, 09:04:48 am
Saw the updated textures. Looks great.
I've been meaning to ask how to add the wear tear look to the textures but I think I can see it now. Do you just use a multiplied metal texture from a website?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on December 06, 2013, 08:44:10 am
Still looks good, but I noticed something...

(http://i.imgur.com/XgfazSD.png?1)


 ;7

Well, its a skull now. :p

Oddgrim *always* has a face somewhere on his models :)  He just went a bit further this time...

Somehow this always happens to me and I have no idea why. :p Still its a nice unintentional "easter egg" if anything.

He's working undercover for volition and it's new non-freespace-sequel based solely on vasudans!

Oh snap! My cover is blown.  :nervous:

Saw the updated textures. Looks great.
I've been meaning to ask how to add the wear tear look to the textures but I think I can see it now. Do you just use a multiplied metal texture from a website?

Its just a metal texture on overlay with 50% opacity to make some grime into it.
The texture itself is not from a website, but from my own collection of photos that I have taken.

First normals and shine test, you can see for what style I am going for when observing the front.
http://p3d.in/9U3ki
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: DahBlount on December 06, 2013, 12:08:19 pm
That looks good.

You should really make a texturing guide if you could ever find the time to do it (Which I doubt).
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on December 10, 2013, 05:53:28 am
Update:
http://p3d.in/9U3ki
More work on the texture, added a whole bunch of lines and colour layers.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: The Dagger on December 10, 2013, 10:31:36 am
That texture is gorgeous. And those normal maps... they have me puting wireframe mode on and off to see if the details are actually modeled or not :eek:. Beautifull.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Nyctaeus on December 10, 2013, 01:00:46 pm
I'm picking up pieces of my jaw from the floor. This thing is one of coolest fan-made ships ever made :yes:
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: fightermedic on December 10, 2013, 01:38:07 pm
sure is

words can't describe...
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Aesaar on December 11, 2013, 12:11:51 am
Goddamn.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: esarai on December 11, 2013, 12:45:01 am
HOOOOLLLYYYYYY SCHIIIIT.

I said this was maximum sexy, but it has transcended that.  Like... godly.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: An4ximandros on December 11, 2013, 02:20:39 am
Dang it Oddgrim! Now I have no choice... *puts slave collar on Odd's neck* You are now the community's official Vasudan content creator. Enjoy modelling dirty zod ships forever. :drevil:

 :yes: :yes2:
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Rheyah on December 15, 2013, 04:34:01 am
That ship looks so HAPPY
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Nyctaeus on December 15, 2013, 08:43:55 am
Dang it Oddgrim! Now I have no choice... *puts slave collar on Odd's neck* You are now the community's official Vasudan content creator. Enjoy modelling dirty zod ships forever. :drevil:

 :yes: :yes2:
Only vasudan? I'm wondering what he can do with terran and shivan stuff and I'm sure he won't stop on modelling zods :D
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Killer Whale on January 05, 2014, 11:33:37 pm
It's not Oddgrim's fault; people are just really good at seeing faces (although I didn't see a face ;7). How you can consider this: -_- to be a face, and not only that, recognise its expression is quite incredible. We see ourselves everywhere in the universe, and  anthropomorphize (sp?) it.

Edit: Also, yeah, bloody great model. I miss my computer...
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: An4ximandros on January 05, 2014, 11:46:04 pm
I don't ge-
(http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/637/815/ea1.gif)
CAN'T BE UNSEEN! (Look at the Silhouette)

Lady's lookin' mighty fine Mister Odd'. Did you update the textures?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Nyctaeus on February 05, 2014, 05:55:32 pm
:bump:

Master, is there any progress with this beauty? :D
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Bryan See on February 16, 2014, 09:29:21 am
I think there's a progress with it, Betrayal.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: The E on February 16, 2014, 09:34:12 am
Are you Oddgrim now?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Aesaar on February 17, 2014, 02:36:41 am
I think that if Oddgrim has anything to show, he'll show it.  Demands for progress reports are annoying.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Bryan See on February 17, 2014, 04:53:53 am
I am not Oddgrim, but I am estimating his progress.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: The E on February 17, 2014, 04:59:29 am
Which is something you shouldn't do. Either there is progress that Oddgrim shares with us, or there isn't. Speculating about its existance is useless.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Rheyah on February 17, 2014, 05:35:58 am
EDIT:  Felt I was being nasty.  Sorry.

I can't wait until this model is released.  Really good looking Vasudan ships are like mana.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Bryan See on February 17, 2014, 06:25:25 am
Re to The E; fine with me.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on September 03, 2016, 01:44:41 pm
Resurrecting this old thing from the forgotten ship graveyards.
With an update! hooray? :p

Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Axem on September 03, 2016, 01:53:35 pm
I missed you.

*Hugs*
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: General Battuta on September 03, 2016, 02:03:13 pm
Yes yes yes
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: fightermedic on September 03, 2016, 02:10:10 pm
oh my, i had totally forgotten this one ever existed
it has all your quality all over it
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Buff Skeleton on September 03, 2016, 03:11:08 pm
Jesus christ this is just a fantastically great looking model. I love the level of detail that makes it look rugged and combat-ready while completely emphasizing everything that makes a Vasudan ship Vasudan. I'd love to put these things to use in a mission!

Those cannon turrets and beam emitters are also fantastic. And is that thing on the lower front a fusion mortar turret?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on September 03, 2016, 03:56:14 pm
Seeing you popping up lately, I was thinking about bring that ship up.

Glad to see it hasn't been forgotten :)
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: LaineyBugsDaddy on September 03, 2016, 07:06:35 pm
It is gorgeously Vasudan and well made. First time I've seen a fully textured model on P3D. One oddity, and this may be something I did that caused it on my end, it doesn't seem to be rotating around its center in P3D for some reason.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Buff Skeleton on September 03, 2016, 07:18:40 pm
It is gorgeously Vasudan and well made. First time I've seen a fully textured model on P3D. One oddity, and this may be something I did that caused it on my end, it doesn't seem to be rotating around its center in P3D for some reason.

P3D lets you set the local origin by right clicking (once), I believe. The menu on the side shows you the other controls -- it's actually really flexible! So you may have just clicked on it as it was loaded and set the view origin elsewhere.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: LaineyBugsDaddy on September 03, 2016, 11:22:24 pm
But I reloaded the page and it still did it. Unless there's a cookie that remembers that, it should have reset the local origin.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on September 04, 2016, 01:32:45 am
Thanks for the comments!
Those cannon turrets and beam emitters are also fantastic. And is that thing on the lower front a fusion mortar turret?
Yus, it is also could double for a beam turret. Or maybe a torpedo launcher.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Dragon on September 04, 2016, 05:05:14 am
Vasudan Flux Cannon, maybe?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: JCDNWarrior on September 04, 2016, 08:15:05 pm
I'm glad to see this model being worked on, I've seen it in your p3d a few times and was wondering how come it wasn't released yet. Looking forward to see it completed!

Thanks for the comments!
Those cannon turrets and beam emitters are also fantastic. And is that thing on the lower front a fusion mortar turret?
Yus, it is also could double for a beam turret. Or maybe a torpedo launcher.

What I like about designs like these is that I could make multiple types or versions of the ship this way, with different loadouts and/or resizing the model. One could have the fusion mortar, the other a beam turret, or torpedo launcher and so on.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on September 08, 2016, 11:03:57 am
Another update!

Been working on the shading of the panels and switching around on markings and general colours of the main armour panels.
Normal mapping is about 80% done mostly detailing left on the areas between stuff..
And then theres adding some wear and tear to the red markings, adding some more vasudan swearwords and rude suggestions to someones behind.   :D

Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: mjn.mixael on September 08, 2016, 01:07:46 pm
Waaaaaaaaaaant
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: 0rph3u5 on September 09, 2016, 07:51:32 am
Nice. Bookmarked for later reference.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Bryan See on September 10, 2016, 03:30:00 am
What about the PBR assets and heightmap textures?
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Oddgrim on September 10, 2016, 03:40:11 am
What about the PBR assets and heightmap textures?

What about them :? P3d does not have proper PBR support to my knowledge, regardless that will be solved during the conversion stage.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Bryan See on October 18, 2016, 12:49:46 pm
That goes for the same as heightmaps.
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: T-Man on October 19, 2016, 02:53:34 pm
Gotta give you kudos for this Oddgrim it's looking excellent :yes:. I quite like how the design feels unique compared to other Vasudan ships, yet at the same time when you look at it you can see parts that remind you of the others enough for them to go together (the front prongs reminds me of the Aten, hull scales of the Mentu, greens of the Nephthys etc). Nice one!
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: Nyctaeus on October 20, 2016, 09:52:59 pm
Gimmeeee :yes: !
Title: Re: [WIP] GVC Montu
Post by: HLD_Prophecy on October 21, 2016, 08:15:10 pm
Totally sold on this one, great work! The color scheme is probably my favorite part. :yes: