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Title: Model Teaser Pic
Post by: Woomeister on August 14, 2003, 07:01:45 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/newsf.jpg)
Modelview shot of a new Shivan fighter I made this afternoon. Unlike the Kahlan and Durja this one isn't a V concept pic model.

This will be an Inferno exclusive ship, and will be featured in either ch2 or 3.
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Post by: Stealth on August 14, 2003, 10:28:22 pm
tight.  looks like an advanced basilisk :D
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Post by: Solatar on August 14, 2003, 10:38:06 pm
Yep, Basilisk on steroids.:D I'd definantly make it either a space superiority, or a heavy fighter.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 15, 2003, 10:17:55 am
Reminds me more of a Mara.
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Post by: Nico on August 15, 2003, 10:27:45 am
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Originally posted by Solatar
Yep, Basilisk on steroids.:D I'd definantly make it either a space superiority, or a heavy fighter.


heavy for me.
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Post by: Black Wolf on August 15, 2003, 10:40:04 am
Nicely. :yes:

 Is it just me or do we have a lot of Shivan fighters about the place at the moment?

Oh, and you do piss me off in that you can just knock it together in an afternoon. Die.
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Post by: Woomeister on August 15, 2003, 02:06:51 pm
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Originally posted by Black Wolf
Nicely. :yes:

 Is it just me or do we have a lot of Shivan fighters about the place at the moment?

Oh, and you do piss me off in that you can just knock it together in an afternoon. Die.

Well this is the first I've made, and it's an original design this time :D

I can do more than one ship in an afternoon if I really want to :p

My top amount for conversions in a day is 6, and models from scratch is 2 I think :D
Title: Model Teaser Pic
Post by: Woomeister on August 15, 2003, 06:37:00 pm
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/newsf2.jpg)
Game shot.
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Post by: pyro-manic on August 15, 2003, 08:10:22 pm
:yes:
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Post by: J.F.K. on August 15, 2003, 10:47:18 pm
Looks beasty. :yes:
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Post by: Ypoknons on August 23, 2003, 10:27:37 pm
You're coming along by leaps and bounds Woo :)

(ok, that's enough ass kissing ;))
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Post by: Taristin on August 23, 2003, 10:46:20 pm
You suck. Take that as you will.

;)
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Post by: Woomeister on August 24, 2003, 08:41:26 am
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/woosshivans.jpg)
All the Shivan models I've completed from start to finnish.
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Post by: Taristin on August 24, 2003, 01:39:24 pm
You're joking about the Nephilim, right?  What did you do to that one?
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Post by: Solatar on August 24, 2003, 01:51:33 pm
:blah:

It looks pretty different if you ask me...
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Post by: Knight Templar on August 24, 2003, 01:56:09 pm
It's a lot different, see the Olde Inferno thread.
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Post by: Woomeister on August 24, 2003, 03:21:34 pm
I did nothing to the Nephilim, that one is an entirely new mesh.
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Post by: Taristin on August 24, 2003, 03:41:42 pm
/me comments without looking at the original nephilim...


It does look similar, however. Maybe you're justtoo good.
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Post by: TheCelestialOne on August 24, 2003, 04:00:50 pm
Hmmm... blocky shivans :drevil:
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Post by: Woomeister on August 24, 2003, 04:05:03 pm
I planned to make it look similar :)
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Post by: Rampage on August 25, 2003, 10:47:07 am
Hmm...  Nice!  Attempted Suicides has about 20 Shivan strike crafts (including :V: ones) in use! ;7
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Post by: Woomeister on August 25, 2003, 11:19:48 am
I have 10 fighters and 9 bombers, and I can still add more V craft.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 11:47:29 am
Add the Manticore.
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Post by: Rampage on August 25, 2003, 12:09:58 pm
Say, Woomeister.  Do you want some of the Shivan fighters I created?
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Post by: Woomeister on August 25, 2003, 12:12:59 pm
Got pics?

I only remember a one or two you've done.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 12:20:07 pm
I think you should take the Manticore, up its shields and hitpoints, and put gun mounts where the missile points used to be and missile banks where the gun mounts used to be. Use Shivan Ultra Lasers or Reapers as the guns.
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Post by: pyro-manic on August 25, 2003, 03:43:04 pm
You can to that with a tbl edit, and about 2 minutes in ModelView. 'Tis easy!
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Post by: Woomeister on August 25, 2003, 04:31:50 pm
How about Manticore Mk II instead:

(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/manticore2.jpg)

Only 3 hours to make, map and convert this one.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 04:38:13 pm
You spent very little time on that one, and it shows. Blech.
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Post by: Woomeister on August 25, 2003, 05:03:24 pm
Spent about that amount of time with the one at the start of the thread :p
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Post by: Taristin on August 25, 2003, 05:12:22 pm
The idea is good, but the ship is blocky...
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Post by: Knight Templar on August 25, 2003, 05:14:37 pm
Yeah, head and main body are too low poly as well.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 05:16:34 pm
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Originally posted by Woomeister
Spent about that amount of time with the one at the start of the thread :p


I think the Chelob is better than that model. I put two extra gun mounts on and positioned them at the openings in the arms, then made it an advanced Shivan fighter for T&T. In the Chelob, you actually have half a chance against the ********.
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Post by: Woomeister on August 25, 2003, 05:17:18 pm
Well it's 460 polys, which is about 10 less than the fighter at the start of this thread.
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Post by: Woomeister on August 25, 2003, 05:20:42 pm
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Originally posted by Woolie Wool


I think the Chelob is better than that model. I put two extra gun mounts on and positioned them at the openings in the arms, then made it an advanced Shivan fighter for T&T. In the Chelob, you actually have half a chance against the ********.

:wtf: The Chelob is a boolean of the manticore and basilisk models. It looks bad, has a lot of clipping, and is quite unstable.

The Chelob was a 5 min job, it needs severe poly reduction and stabilisation, not to mention lods, debris and a shield mesh.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 07:06:16 pm
**** poly reduction. These are elite fighters, and you won't be seeing very many of them. Unless you're talking about getting rid of some of those spikes, which is a good idea. Don't touch the main hull though.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 07:09:00 pm
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Originally posted by Woomeister
has a lot of clipping, and is quite unstable.


FS2_Open to the rescue!
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Post by: StratComm on August 25, 2003, 07:26:42 pm
OK wollie, there is a thing called "edit post"...  as for your previous 2 posts, poly reduction doesn't necessarily mean loss of detail, especially if there is only a high polycount because of an uncleaned union operation without delete edges.  Or worse, a MAX union... those things are just nasty.  It's generally a good idea to have as few polygons as you need, no matter how rare the ship.  More can be added for detail, but if they add nothing then I fail to see what can be gained by keeping redundant polygons.
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Post by: Woolie Wool on August 25, 2003, 08:06:51 pm
Maybe I need to check the structure of the model in detail. Modelview said it was 795 polys, and it doesn't look like 795 polys. It looks more like 500. There's probably polys you can't see from any angle.
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Post by: Woomeister on August 26, 2003, 03:23:18 am
Most of those polys are in the union part. It's unstable as I was able to put my fighters nose inside the original version :D
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Post by: Rampage on August 26, 2003, 09:42:24 am
About my Shivan fighters, I have about three of them in stage one (mesh production) and two in stage three (LODs, debris, etc.)

I can donate the SF Incubus once it's done.  Talk to me over PM about the other one. :D (Some people are just too narolminded...)

NOTE:  If you don't like the Manticore, I'll take it off your hands... ;)
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Post by: J.F.K. on August 26, 2003, 10:36:50 am
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Originally posted by Woomeister
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/inferno/woosshivans.jpg)
All the Shivan models I've completed from start to finnish.


Wow, awesome :nod::yes: