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Title: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Turambar on June 05, 2008, 11:27:09 am

ok, this is the thread for my summer project, which will be a standalone game to be completed one year from today.  it will be based on fs2_open and have original ships and campaign and all, but i need some help from you guys on a couple of things.

first thing.

(http://i25.tinypic.com/30utfn4.jpg)

is the basic shape for this a blatant rip-off of something else?  I drew it on some notebook paper and threw this geometry together real quick.

I kind of like it and think it would make a nice basic shape for the terran race to be based on.

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Titan on June 05, 2008, 11:45:04 am

Looks nice, i could be anything from a drone (i like this idea) to a destroyer (like steve-O's)

One guess: Zam Wessel's speeder?

EDIT: Does this mean you're done with SWC? Just sorta wondering...

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Turambar on June 05, 2008, 02:16:09 pm

notice the date

-next- summer, not this summer.  it's a project for school, and it kind of does look like that.  i'll have to differentiate it more.

im still with SWC

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Titan on June 05, 2008, 03:16:05 pm

OOOOOOOH... so you have exactly one year to hand it in?

is the community allowed to help?

wait, does this mean you get the install FSO on your college's tech lab's comps? Everyone playing freespace...  ;)

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Flipside on June 05, 2008, 03:57:53 pm

In it's current shape it looks vaguely Kilrathi, but don't get too carried away with making it 'different', like music, no matter what you write, someone else has already written it somewhere, the secret is in the presentation ;)

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 05, 2008, 06:49:45 pm

Looks like a certain carrier from SW.

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: phreak on June 06, 2008, 03:18:29 pm

Nova cruiser from IW2

(http://www.i-war2.com/images/nova_hvy_cruise.jpg)

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Turambar on June 06, 2008, 07:11:54 pm

thanks guys.

ok, i think i'm different enough from the Liberator Cruiser and the Nova with my ideas in my head.

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Titan on June 07, 2008, 01:30:27 pm

what IS IW2? i keep hearing about those things, but i can't fiugre out what they are. googleing the acronym just gives a bunch of junk...

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 07, 2008, 01:33:28 pm

I'd guess IW2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_War_2).

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: lostllama on June 08, 2008, 08:28:18 am

I like it, it reminds me of a Chaos Hell Blade fighter from Warhammer 40K but less spikey looking.

Title: Re: Turambar's Summer Project
Post by: Turambar on June 08, 2008, 11:06:00 am

hm, you're right, it is a lot like the chaos hellblade fighter.

i'll make some adjustments to the design.