[mjn.mixael]

Lovecraftian is good. I would love more.

[Pnakotus]

I love the ‘evil dolphin’ look

[Nyctaeus]

Eeeh... No tentacles this time.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

You mean cables? The short spokes remind me of short tentacles.

Yeah, the back hasn't been worked on yet, but seeing the bits floating in the void reminds me of the Great Darkness.

The Moloch is shaping up to be a fine complement, appearance-wise, to the new Shivan warships. Keep going.

[Mobius]

I love how it looks like a hybrid between a barnacle crustacean and a coral colony.

[0rph3u5]

Nice to see that you are on the job. And nice to see the "rooster comb" still being a part of the model. 

No tentacles this time.

Then she will not be able to take on the world

[Iain Baker]

Nice work!

If I could make one small suggestion it would be to bring back the overhang at the front of the turkey crest. The way it overhangs the centail 'eye' gun helps to protect it, making it a little more difficult to de-fang, which helps to make up for the ships otherwise anemic weaponry.

(I always thought the eye gun should be something more impressive than a simple blob turret. Perhaps the Shivan equivalent of a spinal railgun / gauss gun / mass driver etc.

Looking forward to seeing it  its 'final form' 

[Pnakotus]

It’s great that it’s a much better fit for the original shape AND so consistent with the other Shivan ships.

[Colonol Dekker]

I'm getting a cuttlefish vibe.

Looking forward to the half life barnacle hangar.

[Fineus]

Nice to see that you are on the job. And nice to see the "rooster comb" still being a part of the model. 

And can that comb be bright pink?

I want my punk "no one understands me" Shivan Corvette

[Su-tehp]

Nice to see that you are on the job. And nice to see the "rooster comb" still being a part of the model. 

I'm neutral on the rooster comb, but I am glad to see the ridged middle spine/connecting spur of the Moloch as it suggests a shipbuilding "kinship" with the Nyxvana. Considering that both ships have the same creator, that's entirely appropriate.

No tentacles this time.

Then she will not be able to take on the world

She doesn't need to take on the world, she's only a corvette! Leave the world-taking to the juggernauts and get that corvette back to a support position!

Seriously, there's a time and a place for tentacles and this ain't it. Tentacles are for octopi and squids, the Watcher in the Water from Lord of the Rings, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and various unspeakable hentai that I make it a point to never watch.

[Nightmare]

No tentacles this time.

Then she will not be able to take on the world

A Moloch wouldn't do such things anyway

[Ulala]

Moloch gets no respect

[0rph3u5]

*snip*

*sigh* If you don't get the referrence, don't make a big production out of it.

[X3N0-Life-Form]

*snip*

*sigh* If you don't get the referrence, don't make a big production out of it.

*sigh* If your reference is a quote from a semi-obscure 27 year-old game, don't be surprised that people don't get it.

[Colonol Dekker]

Gotta agree with the "don't complain if people don't get ANY references, obscure or otherwise" crowd.


Aside from that,  am I the only one more excited to see updated cool animated red stuff than the geometry?

[Nyctaeus]

Modelling stage is more-or-less complete. I need to add connections between mohawk scales, and check if all ribs are properly connected to main model, but otherwise the model will not change much from this point.

[Iain Baker]

Looks awesome, although I still think the 'eyebrow ridge' over the 'eye' should be brought back since removing it may affect gameplay / balance etc.

Leaving the eye so exposed will make it easily disabled, which could be a problem. There are some mods - Ancient Shivan War for example - that makes the eye gun the Moloch's primary weapon. Having it nestled under the ridge and between the spikes made it a challenge to de-fang,  you had to face the Moloch pretty much head on and play chicken with it which was scary - in a good way.

This model in its current form would make de-fanging it very easy and may break mission balance - it looks like all you need do is get somewhere above and in front of it to score a hit.

Also it having a cro magnon eyebrow ridge made it look mean and angry 

Just my two cents. Anyone else noticed this?

[Iain Baker]

Note how the eye gun is hidden

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[Iain Baker]

...and hidden from the side...

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