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Off-Topic Discussion => Arts & Talents => Topic started by: beatspete on January 03, 2003, 09:31:09 am

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: beatspete on January 03, 2003, 09:31:09 am

The 'super carrier' is on hold for now, I've been working on this.
Its a high speed bomber, basically desigened for bombing juggernauts.  Carries 8 helios, one gun mounting (very limited range), very heavy armour, very poor manouverability, max speed 80m/s. Its designed as a dive bomber, so it would have huge boost reserves, and a boost speed of about 160m/s, making it very effective at delivering a pair of bombs to a large ship through heavy anti fighter fire, ie sathanas.

At the mo, this is the first image, i was drawing some engine glows last night cause thats what i'd done the detial for at the time.
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/beatspete/xerxesbomber.html
What do you recon for the end version, just wanted to clear this up now, and let you get an advanced preview.

The main differences are:
White: Slight distortion.
Blue: More distortion.
Red: Distortion, blured.
Green: No distortion, just a smooth glow.

The colours can be changed, it was just for demonstration.
Any other suggestions?

I'll have some more stuff up soon.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Hudzy on January 03, 2003, 09:44:44 am

I like the blue. Firstly because I like blue and secondly because blue always seems to work well with Terran ships.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: beatspete on January 03, 2003, 10:08:04 am

The colours aren't the actual colours, they were just for demonstration.

Update: more images available now, http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/beatspete/xerxesbomber.html

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Hudzy on January 03, 2003, 10:12:56 am

Oh I see. :o Well, the green then.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: mikhael on January 03, 2003, 11:17:13 am

White or Red. I can't decide.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Ulundel on January 03, 2003, 02:33:36 pm

Heh, I don't know if it's just me but it kinda looks like X-Wing :p

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Knight Templar on January 03, 2003, 03:06:38 pm

The blue or the white engines.. but I don't like the nose at all.. it looks like an elephant trunk.. flattened.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: beatspete on January 03, 2003, 04:07:04 pm

I'm not sure what to do with the nose.  I want to keep it long, or atleast the profile of the ship not too wide, otherwise it would loose the impression that its a fast bomber.  Maybe making the engines deeper, nose shorter. hmm.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Knight Templar on January 03, 2003, 04:15:10 pm

Make it gradually come up to the cockpit and then have the back of the cockpit connect to the engine section.

See X-wing/Z-95

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: beatspete on January 03, 2003, 04:38:16 pm

Quote

Originally posted by Ten of Twelve
Heh, I don't know if it's just me but it kinda looks like X-Wing :p

see update, 4th image:
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/beatspete/xerxesbomber.html

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Knight Templar on January 03, 2003, 04:56:27 pm

The nose isn't too long, (well maybe.. does it serve a perpose?) but you should raise the back box connecting th engines so its almost as tall as them and then raise the cockpit to meet or be 3/4 as tall as the box.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: beatspete on January 03, 2003, 05:02:30 pm

I quickly banged this together, is it roughly what you mean?
http://www.angelfire.com/stars4/beatspete/xerxes_image_pages/kts_nose.html



...the purpose of the nose, other than for looks, is some sort of storage for something... dont know what.  Fuel for the boost? A heavy ship like this would need a lot for the speed it does and time it can.
Dunno.

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Knight Templar on January 03, 2003, 05:18:20 pm

errr... sensors.. that's the one ;) Sensor suite and targeting trajactorial extrapelators... :D

Yeah looks alot better IMO; I guess those engines are just huge :nod:

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Setekh on January 03, 2003, 07:44:03 pm

I like the red. :) I think it ought to be a little brighter/harsher, though... engines are like that. ;)

Title: GTB Xerxes, WIP.
Post by: Sesquipedalian on January 06, 2003, 11:09:40 pm

The white engine glow is best, imo.  The fighter itself though, I must admit, seems more like four big blocky engines stuck together with a little cockpit than it does like a ship which has big engines.  More substance and volume for other parts of the ship would help make it more artistically cohesive, as well as providing storage space for secondary ordnace, which currently seems rather lacking.