[An4ximandros]

The NuDraco and the Drake ships look awesome!

Pssst! you probably should know this buuut... 32k polys for the BBlue is really... overkill.

Matt, it's

[General Battuta]

No it's not, :7 is trollface

[esarai]

Holy lolmonkeys dat Draco.  Radical departure from the current Draco, looks totally badass.

Also, are those Atalanta thrusters I spy on the rear there?

[Scotty]

Could those of us who can't see p3d stuff get a couple regular image links?

[EternalRuin]

Looks a little bit like a child of an F-14(got to play AC - fires of liberation again...) and an hiigarian interceptor.

I was actually thinking that the sweep forward thing is exactly what the Wyvern from the AC series does....

But yeah this new Draco is pretty badass 

[Rodo]

old Draco looked like crap (IMO), glad to see it completely redone.

[crizza]

Looks a little bit like a child of an F-14(got to play AC - fires of liberation again...) and an hiigarian interceptor.

I was actually thinking that the sweep forward thing is exactly what the Wyvern from the AC series does....

But yeah this new Draco is pretty badass 

The Wyvern...uh...I only have fires of liberation, dunno if theres a Wyvern included...so...
But still, I like afterburner extra features 

[Aesaar]

Holy lolmonkeys dat Draco.  Radical departure from the current Draco, looks totally badass.

Also, are those Atalanta thrusters I spy on the rear there?

Yes they are.  Because the thrusters you made look awesome, and because it gives the two something in common.  Also, the guns and most of the internal cockpit.  I hope that's alright.

Pssst! you probably should know this buuut... 32k polys for the BBlue is really... overkill.

It's because I'll need to bake a new normal map for the BBlue, as the MBlue's won't work.


Scotty:
http://imageshack.us/a/img802/7781/draco01.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img840/1616/draco02.jpg

Not much detail yet, so there isn't much to show.

[Scotty]

Ooooh, very nice.

[ssmit132]

Wow, that Draco... I didn't mind the original one at all, but the new one you made looks excellent!

[VPR]

Liking the new versions you're doing, the old models definitely needed a refresh. The new Draco looks much better, though it would've been interesting to see what you might have produced keeping to the original wing configuration.

[FIZ]

So is the hitbox going to be larger?  Never liked the Draco due to its frailness, I imagine a larger size won't help that.  The new models look real sharp though.

[The Dagger]

I never liked the original Draco. It didn't fit the TEI.
This one fits and looks great so far. I like it.  Keep it up!

[Aesaar]

So is the hitbox going to be larger?  Never liked the Draco due to its frailness, I imagine a larger size won't help that.  The new models look real sharp though.

No.  Because the wings are swing-wings, I've decided the shield mesh won't cover them.  They'll be untargetable subsystems with the "Carry no damage" flag to ensure that hitting them deals no damage.  Or the whole fighter will have surface shields.

Either way, while it's slightly bigger than the Nyx and the Atalanta from the top, from the sides and front it's a lot thinner.  It's also longer than the original Draco, but much narrower.

And as you can see, even with the wings, it's about the size of the Uhlan.

[Droid803]

you can use surface shields with a shield mesh.
impact effects show up on the shield mesh but damage calculation is done via surface shields.

it's cool, it means that you can have bits sticking out or a hole-y shield mesh andnot have to give a damn

either way, it's good practice unless you think something is going to be able to fly under the shield and achieve something, as it removes one possible source of "balancing error".

[Phantom Hoover]

What kind of plans do you have for texturing it?

[Aesaar]

PhantomHoover: Haven't thought that far ahead.  Probably something Atalanta-ish.

Droid803: That sounds perfect.  Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[esarai]

Yes IT IS.  Because the thrusters you made look awesome, and because it gives the two something in common.  Also, the guns and most of the internal cockpit.  I hope that's alright.

Lol you made it look totes badass so I don't mind.  And I wouldn't mind regardless because I like seeing people using my work.

[crizza]

Uh, I just notice the horrible place for the nameplate of the Bellerophon and thus my question:
Where will you place it?

[Aesaar]

If you check P3d, turn on wireframe, you'll see the nameplate rectangle.  It's in pretty much the same place as the Chimera's is (right under the forward AAA).

I've completed main hull UVmapping, so I'll be posting texture updates either this week or next.