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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 11, 2002, 08:44:00 pm
Well, it did it again, although this time it was at least semi-finished.
   
I had planned on radiositizing it.. ah well...
Only post-processing was the explosion from the Sajuk Cor's beam...
I had planned on adding a light there too, so it loooked like the blast was giving off light...
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Setekh on January 11, 2002, 08:50:00 pm
Nice... real nice.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) Some really cool effects could be done if you darkened your ambient lighting and made the lighting from your beams more dramatic, emphasising their power - and the adding of that aforementioned light source at the hit point would be mondo cool.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Sandwich on January 11, 2002, 08:53:00 pm
Man, I've played freespace so much that I've forgotten what Homeworld beams are like.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/tongue.gif) Good job!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Shrike on January 11, 2002, 09:19:00 pm
Neeeeeds shadows!
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Stryke 9 on January 11, 2002, 09:24:00 pm
I've always considered HomeWorld ships to be utterly lacking in any kind of aesthetic sense, and each HW render I see seems to confirm that. Not a reflection on the render, just a musing on the incredible ugliness of the things... Hecates look good by comparison!

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: vadar_1 on January 11, 2002, 09:50:00 pm
thats awsome, but i didn't think that the HC had such a large firing arc on its ion beams, i thought it was like maybe 120 degrees forward or something
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 11, 2002, 09:54:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by vadar_1:
thats awsome, but i didn't think that the HC had such a large firing arc on its ion beams, i thought it was like maybe 120 degrees forward or something

It can fire totally broadside, and then some.
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Carl on January 12, 2002, 01:29:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Shrike:
Neeeeeds shadows!

and shaders!
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Ace on January 12, 2002, 02:15:00 am
I have always liked the fact that Homeworld ships are much more functional then the ones in the FS games. A single turret can cover most of the ship, while on your average FS ship it takes 4 of them to cover the same area.

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Nico on January 12, 2002, 07:36:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Stryke 9:
I've always considered HomeWorld ships to be utterly lacking in any kind of aesthetic sense, and each HW render I see seems to confirm that. Not a reflection on the render, just a musing on the incredible ugliness of the things... Hecates look good by comparison!


Those ar my favourite designs, usually. functionnal and has a realistic look to them

Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: wEvil on January 12, 2002, 10:57:00 am
i love the loook of those ships.

Take a search for Chris Foss...thats what most of those designs are based around.

They have this sortof timeless quality about them...i really like it.

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: mikhael on January 12, 2002, 11:48:00 am
 
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Originally posted by wEvil:
i love the loook of those ships.

Take a search for Chris Foss...thats what most of those designs are based around.

They have this sortof timeless quality about them...i really like it.


Indeed. Some of Foss's work seems to have inspired Freespace designs--specifically his Dune work. The man's work is gorgeous, and should be required viewing for anyone looking to design spaceships for space games.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Nico on January 12, 2002, 12:15:00 pm
never seen that  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: USS Alexander on January 12, 2002, 12:16:00 pm
The Taidani cruiser realy attracts me, don't now what it is, it looks kinda dangerous.

Nice looking render T

[This message has been edited by USS Alexander (edited 01-12-2002).]
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Starwing on January 12, 2002, 12:29:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by USS Alexander:
The Taidani cruiser realy attracts me, don't now what it is, it looks kinda dangerous.

It look very massive, as if it could simply overrun everything. I think that's what makes it such a great ship.
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Stryke 9 on January 12, 2002, 12:52:00 pm
Yep, that gray 'n' orange!

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 12, 2002, 01:02:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Stryke 9:
Yep, that gray 'n' orange!


Ingame that would be whatever color you wanted it.
Grey is just the base color, I was too lazy to change it....
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Ryx on January 12, 2002, 01:02:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by USS Alexander:
The Taidani cruiser realy attracts me, don't now what it is, it looks kinda dangerous.

Nice looking render T

[This message has been edited by USS Alexander (edited 01-12-2002).]

I feel the same way about the Dreadnought in Cataclysm. And i like the render too. (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 12, 2002, 01:19:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by USS Alexander:
The Taidani cruiser realy attracts me, don't now what it is, it looks kinda dangerous.

Kushan...
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: DragonClaw on January 12, 2002, 01:27:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Thorn:
Kushan...

He mant he didn't know what it is about the ship that attracts him, not what race it is.

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 12, 2002, 02:05:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by RKIF-DragonClaw:
He mant he didn't know what it is about the ship that attracts him, not what race it is.


I'm aware of that, he called it a Taidan cruiser tho, its Kushan...
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: USS Alexander on January 12, 2002, 02:36:00 pm
LOL i Knew you guys where gonna say it, it whas OT  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif) i love the HC of the Taidan
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: WarpStar on January 12, 2002, 07:36:00 pm
Is this the famous mothership rush  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

The render looks cool, even though I've never seen the ship before.

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Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 13, 2002, 05:53:00 pm
Well, I finally bothered to do more to it..
 
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Nico on January 13, 2002, 06:39:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Thorn:
Well, I finally bothered to do more to it..
 

you forgot to highlight the engines! Quick, fix that before someone notices  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)
Title: Lightwave attacks....
Post by: Thorn on January 13, 2002, 06:40:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by venom2506:
you forgot to highlight the engines! Quick, fix that before someone notices   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

Actually I didnt...
I didnt change any of the glow settings, yet the engine glow got rendered dimmer this time...
I dunno what to do..