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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Galemp on March 13, 2003, 11:38:50 pm

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Galemp on March 13, 2003, 11:38:50 pm

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Cheops installaions are mixed-use laboratories and research facilities, built into the surfaces of large asteroids. The central core houses a multipurpose sensor array and the main reactor, while the other two cores are devoted to scientific, industrial, and military research. Living quarters and a docking bay are also built into the asteroid, which also provides protection from enemy attacks. Most Cheops installations typically mount four medium capital ship beam cannons, though there are some fitted with more powerful weapons for military testing.

GE does it again! (To a lesser extent.) GVI Cheops now has docks, paths, LODs, debris, and other stuff. If someone knows who made the original post it please...

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Goober5000 on March 13, 2003, 11:45:23 pm

:yes:

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Galemp on March 14, 2003, 01:09:57 am

Something just occured to me. Since I'm improving on all the Vasudan installations, why not try making this?
(http://www.geocities.com/alpha_quadrant_project/conceptpics/SI_Viraj_Matrix.jpg)
GVI Viraj, a 20-km wide supply complex. Ambitious, to be sure, but suppose I tackled it like Dark's Polaris; that is, making individual sections which can be linked together by the mission designer. Sounds like something the TV-War project might use.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Knight Templar on March 14, 2003, 01:18:52 am

Please do :nod:

You could make it like a city maybe kinda? It could be a milatary instalation, but it hardly looks like it. Besides, we could use more civilian stuff( I know I could) and deffinitly Vasudan.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: vyper on March 14, 2003, 04:13:03 am

File-names are you friend GE - make that a .txt and then link it. Currently Geocities is making us think you are designing a large red X. :D

I did see it by going in a new window and thats mighty impressive if you get it modelled. :nod:

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Hudzy on March 14, 2003, 10:45:17 am

Makes me think of Nar Shadda. Could definately be worth modeling. :yes:

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Hudzy on March 14, 2003, 10:51:27 am

Probably wasn't, but I always thought that the Cheops was Terran.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Noise on March 14, 2003, 11:10:53 am

There is two versions of the Cheops.  The original Cheops which has Vasudan textures and the Terran with Terran textures.  The Terran version is called the GTI Scylla.:D

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Hudzy on March 14, 2003, 11:14:54 am

That explains that then. :D Thanks.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Goober5000 on March 14, 2003, 11:40:33 am

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Originally posted by GalacticEmperor
GVI Viraj, a 20-km wide supply complex. Ambitious, to be sure, but suppose I tackled it like Dark's Polaris; that is, making individual sections which can be linked together by the mission designer. Sounds like something the TV-War project might use.

Mebbe.  Quite cool, at any rate.

However, I doubt that the TVWP will include anything that big.  We're already using the Karnak and possibly the Cheops; I'm not sure that the Vasudans need any more installations.

If you like making Vasudan models, though, we could certainly use a pre-Typhon destroyer. ;7

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Mortex on March 14, 2003, 05:35:05 pm

Nice work. Rearly nice, I prefer it to the Karnak. :yes:

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Solatar on March 14, 2003, 06:54:39 pm

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Originally posted by Goober5000



If you like making Vasudan models, though, we could certainly use a pre-Typhon destroyer. ;7

I think we already have one. But it sorta looks like the millenium falcon.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Anaz on March 14, 2003, 06:57:04 pm

Got screen?

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Goober5000 on March 14, 2003, 08:08:09 pm

Got our reduced poly "earlyawacs"? :mad: ;)

Here it is, the PVD Thanatos.  But we still need the PVD Savior model, so anyone who wants to try, go for it. :nod:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/14_year_war/misc/thanatos.bmp)

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Knight Templar on March 14, 2003, 08:20:56 pm

Reminds me of the assault cruiser from Star Wars Rebellion.

You guy should get some greebles or a command bridge or something up top. Looks pretty barren.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Goober5000 on March 14, 2003, 09:56:25 pm

All our modellers are AWOL. :rolleyes: Feel like recruiting anyone?

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Knight Templar on March 14, 2003, 10:04:25 pm

Who are your current Moddelers?

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Black Wolf on March 14, 2003, 10:43:31 pm

That is a very low detail model. Definitely add some greebles or massive turrets, or external engines or something.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Goober5000 on March 14, 2003, 10:44:18 pm

aldo_14, Analazon, Katalyan, KillMeNow, Raptor, Ryx, Shrike, and Woomeister have all contributed.

Basically, we're waiting on Analazon for one thing and Woomeister for a bunch of other things.  Once Woomeister reconverts Shrike's model, we'll forward it back to him for the finishing touches.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Knight Templar on March 14, 2003, 10:58:19 pm

So you don't need any new moddelers, just your current people to finish up some stuff. gotcha.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Anaz on March 15, 2003, 12:16:29 am

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Originally posted by Goober5000
Got our reduced poly "earlyawacs"? :mad: ;)

Here it is, the PVD Thanatos.  But we still need the PVD Savior model, so anyone who wants to try, go for it. :nod:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/14_year_war/misc/thanatos.bmp)

I wasn't talking about that! I wanted to know what this "Cheops" looks like...

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Solatar on March 15, 2003, 10:45:27 am

Took me longer to take a screenshot than it took to download it.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: CP5670 on March 15, 2003, 11:58:39 am

I think it looks better with the rock2 texture for the asteroid; the artificial bits of the station blend in better. Anyway, nice work. :yes:

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If someone knows who made the original post it please...

It was made by Dark a really long time ago.

Title: Return of the Cheops!
Post by: Thor on March 15, 2003, 12:10:41 pm

No, what he's saying is that we could really use a dedicated modeller, as our current ones are also working on a billion-kajillion things.  I think.  But I think a big interconnecting station could be cool.  I certainly wouldn't turn it down.