[StratComm]

*hop*





It's obviously not complete, and I'm actually posting this to get general opinions on the change I'm making to the style.  Oh, and first person to name the ship gets a cookie

[Depth_Charge]

looks nice.......kinda has a beam cannon install, but its the docking bay correct??

[StratComm]

The docking bay is my addition.  Just big enough to accomodate a pair of Hermes pods, nothing else.  And it doesn't have to be a docking bay, there's nothing stopping me from filling that with windows since it's shielded from most directions.  And that's the dockpoint on the front.

[redmenace]

Hipocrates?

[StratComm]

Ding!  Cookie for Redmenace!

I'm trying to figure out how to attach the lower pod right now.  The model is one of the worst in terms of actual detail.

[Galemp]

For reference...


Alternatively you could reduce it to an open framework with elevator tubes and occasional intermediate decks. The pods are supposed to be seperate and easily sealed off, anyhow.

[Bobboau]

I say don't look at the V model hardly at all, it is a crime.

[StratComm]

That's actually precisely what I'm leaning towards (the open lattice with tubes connecting small box-like nodes) though I'm a tad bit worried about the polycount that's going to ential.  At any rate, the front isn't really what worries me at this point, to be honest, as the engineering section is going to be an absolute nightmare.

EDIT: Bob, I'm intending to use the model for spacing only.  All of the geometry is going to be completely reworked, as it does look like ass.

[Rictor]

Does the ship actually, you know, show up in the game? It's been a while, I admit, but I don't remember seeing it, or at least not very often.

[Bobboau]

then you model looks better already.

if you'r worried about small details ramping up the poly count, don't forget about detail boxes.

[StratComm]

Originally posted by Rictor
Does the ship actually, you know, show up in the game? It's been a while, I admit, but I don't remember seeing it, or at least not very often.

It's in Dunkerque and Apocalypse at least.  Derelict also uses it once or twice, a bunch of missions in Homesick have them, and I'm sure a number of other campaigns do as well.

[Black Wolf]

Excellent

I was hoping you'd pick this one up after you mentioned it on SG - it really has some potential to be a cool High poly job, and it looks like it's getting there already.

One thing I would suggest though is to keep the Nebulon similarities under control - the basic design of the ship is similar certainly, and I'd say someone at [V] had it in mind while this was still in the design phase. But you don't want the final model ending up too much like it - a tip of the hat is good, taking the entire thing off, not so good. Also, it looks a lot more solid than the nebulon in the V model and the concept art - I don't think it would carry over too well if you went for the nodey sort of look.

[FireCrack]

When in doubt, follow the concept art!


Seriously, when deisgning an HTL model, let your creaticve liscence soar! But be wary the tale of the man who flew too high!

[Ace]

I'd follow the concept art. Keep the blocky, Terran look, don't be tempted to StarWarsize it.

[BlackDove]

I'd say... use Aldo's Lost Souls thingie as a "look at" item as you go with it.



It's not the same by a long shot, but it's rather similar and there are a few things they should have in common.

[redmenace]

That is actually a really good piece of concept art too.

[Admiral Nelson]

Don't forget to fix the LOD enteries in ships.tbl!  The Hippocrates has values appropriate to a small fighter, not a cruiser sized vessel.  Makes it annoying subject to pop in....

[CP5670]

I must be missing something here. How does that ship in the first post look anything like a Hippocrates? Or is it only a part of it?

[Anaz]

It's only a part. But for the life of me, I can't figure out which one.

[Col. Fishguts]

Looks like the bridge, with an added docking tube.