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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: WeatherOp on March 04, 2005, 01:59:29 pm

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: WeatherOp on March 04, 2005, 01:59:29 pm

I've been working on this since yesterday and it is my first contribution to the BSG. 6,700 polys.

(http://www.fattonys.com/images/upload/BSG11.jpg)

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: pyro-manic on March 04, 2005, 02:25:07 pm

Interesting design, though it looks a bit clumsy to my mind - it's all square, and then there's a round bit on the front....

That's not your fault, though - good stuff. :)

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: WeatherOp on March 04, 2005, 02:27:43 pm

Yeah, thats what Raa said, but even the ugly ones deserve a chance too.:D

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: Galemp on March 04, 2005, 02:59:34 pm

It looks like there's tons and tons of detail doing that repetitive pattern on the op of the back (don't know what it actually is) that could be done much faster and easier with a simple texture mapped onto a flat plane, with variable opacity to make it look like a grate or fence. Then all those polies can be spent on the larger, smoother sections of the hull to make it nicer.

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: Omniscaper on March 04, 2005, 05:12:41 pm

You can probably handle the rails via transparent textures. NICELY modelled ugly ship. :)

Now to figure a way to incorporate her use in the teaser campaign story.

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: WeatherOp on March 04, 2005, 06:55:30 pm

Now if I could get ahold of a paint program or someone make the three or four textures, I would texture it.

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: Omniscaper on March 04, 2005, 07:01:17 pm

Ask Turambar... he's resourcefull with textures... If you have photoshop, it has a library of tilable textures that you can use as a base.

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: adwight on March 07, 2005, 08:55:10 pm

It looks a little goofy to me.  What do they do, have boxing matches on the rear of the ship?

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: RedAssAg05 on March 07, 2005, 09:08:13 pm

The Astral Queen is a multi-purpose cargo hauler; in the series, it is a prison ship, hauling 1500+ convicts.  The ship is made for utility, not combat.  The design is the BSG TV series designers', not the Mod team.

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: Deepblue on March 07, 2005, 09:19:34 pm

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Originally posted by adwight
It looks a little goofy to me.  What do they do, have boxing matches on the rear of the ship?

Zero G convict boxing... Fun fun fun.

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: NGTM-1R on March 08, 2005, 01:29:29 am

Well, you have to keep the fleet entertained somehow...

Title: Astral Queen
Post by: Omniscaper on March 08, 2005, 01:39:06 am

I prefer chicken fights.