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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Grunt on May 25, 2003, 10:40:10 am

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Grunt on May 25, 2003, 10:40:10 am

Our new Shivan Installation model for TCP has at last been finished:

http://w3.enternet.hu/fscult/Acridon1.jpg
http://w3.enternet.hu/fscult/Acridon2.jpg
http://w3.enternet.hu/fscult/Acridon3.jpg

Length is 7 km, the rest is highly classified at the moment.  ;)

How do you like it Guys?

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 25, 2003, 10:52:41 am

Looks good.:yes:

It's a shipyard, isn't it?

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: kasperl on May 25, 2003, 12:07:22 pm

texturing could do with some work, it should be a lot more dark.

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: FreeTerran on May 25, 2003, 12:08:44 pm

:yes: Good work.

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Knight Templar on May 25, 2003, 12:37:06 pm

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Originally posted by kasperl
texturing could do with some work, it should be a lot more dark.

:nod:

otherwise awesome.

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on May 25, 2003, 12:47:31 pm

Hmm, maybe it could do with some darkness, it is meant to be evil and menacing, after all.

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Grunt on May 25, 2003, 01:04:22 pm

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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
Looks good.:yes:

It's a shipyard, isn't it?

Well, not exactly a shipyard. :)
It's only using original Shivan textures from V, mainly of those from the Sathanas, Ravana, Comm Node, etc. It won't be any lighter than those in the game.
The renders are a bit missleading 'cos I've played a lot with raytracing and lighting in MAX. It would be hard to show the details of a big black blob on a render. :nod:

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: miniDwarf on May 25, 2003, 01:43:42 pm

the textures are repeated a bit, especially on the prongs, you should go for the sathanas arm's style.
otherwise its :yes: :nod:

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: karajorma on May 25, 2003, 03:27:29 pm

I was going to say exactly that. The repeatitions are too high on the prongs. Try turning them down and it should improve the quality no end.

The basic shape however is excellent :) :yes:

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Noise on May 25, 2003, 07:22:59 pm

Dude, I could REALLY use that in my campaign.  Is there any chance I can get my hands on it?  Please.;)

Title: SI Acridon
Post by: Grunt on May 26, 2003, 12:27:37 am

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Originally posted by karajorma
I was going to say exactly that. The repeatitions are too high on the prongs. Try turning them down and it should improve the quality no end.

The basic shape however is excellent :) :yes:

Thanx !

Actually that pattern looks quite bad in a lower repetition, 'cos the "legs" have very simple geometry, and the texture bending on the edges would emphasize it even more.
I've tried with a simplier / darker texture, but then the legs just disappeared in the background. It's not easy to select a good texture for this part.

Noise:
The Acridon plays quite an important role in TCP, so we intend to release it with the campaign.
However the time will eventually come ...;)