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Title: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on July 04, 2008, 05:02:54 pm
Tada!   Hehehe.
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Models/drone1.jpg)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Models/drone2.jpg)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Models/drone3.jpg)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Models/drone4.jpg)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Models/drone5.jpg)
(http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Retsof/Models/drone6.jpg)
This is a very small drone, only 7 meters long (If that's way too small I can scale it up)  Not much of a threat individually but dangerous in swarms.  Now I just have to get Truespace and learn how to texture.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Titan on July 05, 2008, 10:12:31 am
what is it FOR?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on July 05, 2008, 01:49:36 pm
Well, whatever you want it for really.  It would be awesome if this got used in some high-level-mod. *cough*hinthint*cough*
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Titan on July 06, 2008, 09:15:20 am
Descent :vs: Freespace
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Mobius on July 06, 2008, 09:21:21 am
To be honest I think it can serve as a drone. It even has what seems to be a "computer head".

I would personally use it.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on July 06, 2008, 03:30:14 pm
Yay somebody likes my stuff!  :lol:  Anyway if you want it I can attach the skp.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Excalibur on July 31, 2008, 11:37:44 pm
Good to see a ship that isn't the regulation size. Imagine having a swarm of really crappy fighters flying around you...and it looks better than the Amazon drone by far. About the detail you put on it -  will this just be a texture or actual detail?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Droid803 on July 31, 2008, 11:40:51 pm
W00t cannon fodder.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on July 31, 2008, 11:49:13 pm
Actually, that's pretty good.

It reminds me of one of the Shiva fighters in INFR1...the one based off the Jotun.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Droid803 on July 31, 2008, 11:54:28 pm
Wha~?
SF Serpent? (manticore-basilisk) Or do you mean the SB Kahlan? (Spiky basilisk thing)

On second though, how'd the hell I remember those names.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Stormkeeper on August 01, 2008, 06:56:13 am
[pit lord voice]What trickery is this?[/pit lord voice]

Looks pretty dang cool.

What did you model it in ?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 01, 2008, 07:34:17 am
SF Serpent? (manticore-basilisk) Or do you mean the SB Kahlan? (Spiky basilisk thing)
The Shivan bomber based on the Jotun was the Kahlan. Though personally I don't see that much of a resemblance besides the bottom fin and the two missile bays.

What did you model it in ?
Looks like Google SketchUp, which franky isn't very good for actual in-game models since it creates buggy geometry.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: nubbles526 on August 01, 2008, 12:24:23 pm
Seriously....I hate it when people say 'Oh, I made a crappy product'. Hey, get this. You are one of the lucky ones inside HLP who knows how to model, and I am jealous now.

A descent model, to say the truth. But isn't it a bit blocky?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 01, 2008, 02:51:56 pm
Seriously....I hate it when people say 'Oh, I made a crappy product'. Hey, get this. You are one of the lucky ones inside HLP who knows how to model, and I am jealous now.

A descent model, to say the truth. But isn't it a bit blocky?
Just get Sketchup, It's the easiest modeling program there is.  As for it being blocky, I've gotten dissaproval for that before, I just like blocky ships.  (besides, it's based on drawings I made and blocks are easier to draw  :P )
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: nubbles526 on August 02, 2008, 12:55:52 am
Oh I see. Well, I'll try Sketchup, and I am waiting to see the final release with textures :D
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 02, 2008, 10:35:19 am
I've heard that it's very hard to convert models made in SketchUp to FS2.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 02, 2008, 10:58:16 am
Seriously....I hate it when people say 'Oh, I made a crappy product'. Hey, get this. You are one of the lucky ones inside HLP who knows how to model, and I am jealous now.

A descent model, to say the truth. But isn't it a bit blocky?
Just get Sketchup, It's the easiest modeling program there is.  As for it being blocky, I've gotten dissaproval for that before, I just like blocky ships.  (besides, it's based on drawings I made and blocks are easier to draw  :P )

I feel that blocky ships are useful as early Terran ships. ;)
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Daeron on August 02, 2008, 12:54:41 pm
You hardly need aerodynamics in space, if a fighter is purely developed for space, I'd think the focus would be on making it hard to hit and making it stealthy. And for stealth a more blocky design makes much more sense than curves.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on August 02, 2008, 01:19:25 pm
Descent :vs: Freespace

SWEET JESUS MY FRICKIN EYES !!!
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 02, 2008, 08:08:29 pm
I think I'll upload it to FSMods.  Needs a name though.  Help me think of a name and I'll put it up.  Then someone can convert it and mabe give me a baseline UV map to work with.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 02, 2008, 10:58:21 pm
Descent :vs: Freespace

SWEET JESUS MY FRICKIN EYES !!!

Uh, Colonel, it's not even CYAN, although the red-blue reminds me of the Porygon incident in Japan.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Droid803 on August 02, 2008, 11:09:56 pm
Uh, Colonel, it's not even CYAN, although the red-blue reminds me of the Porygon incident in Japan.

You mean the one where people got seizures?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 03, 2008, 01:10:06 am
Yes, that. It's the only one, isn't it?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 12, 2008, 10:34:31 pm
Here it is people.  If someone would like to convert and texture it (and the other things neded to get it ingame) I'd be happy.  I tried getting rid of a bunch of the grebles but some didn't want to go and it didn't effect file size much anyway.

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Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 22, 2008, 09:54:42 am
I think I'll upload it to FSMods.  Needs a name though.  Help me think of a name and I'll put it up.  Then someone can convert it and mabe give me a baseline UV map to work with.

Something powerful and mighty... like...

Banana.

About the blockyness, I've seen worse (made by me actually).
Your model has good, mass-produceable blockiness.


Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Colonol Dekker on August 22, 2008, 05:47:35 pm
Descent :vs: Freespace

SWEET JESUS MY FRICKIN EYES !!!

Uh, Colonel, it's not even CYAN, although the red-blue reminds me of the Porygon incident in Japan.

Well it looks off in firefox, sorry for the detraction :D
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: BengalTiger on August 24, 2008, 06:59:35 pm
Well, whatever you want it for really.  It would be awesome if this got used in some high-level-mod. *cough*hinthint*cough*

In the *cough*hinthint*cough*? :p

Maybe...
post ideas in the ideas thread in the *cough*hinthint*cough* subforum. And I might get a few of my own too.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Hades on August 26, 2008, 05:47:36 pm
Hmm, I didn't see this before but just adding details to the ship doesn't suddenly make it better. It still is "crappy" In my opinion. It has a horrible shape and adding details didn't make it any better. :P
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 26, 2008, 09:31:56 pm
*shrug*  Everybody is entitled to their own opinion.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Droid803 on August 26, 2008, 11:13:44 pm
Hey, its in the title. "Remember that crappy fighter I made?" :P
You're actually agreeing on it!
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 27, 2008, 03:58:31 am
Hmm, I didn't see this before but just adding details to the ship doesn't suddenly make it better. It still is "crappy" In my opinion. It has a horrible shape and adding details didn't make it any better. :P
I'm going to have to agree with Hades.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 27, 2008, 06:55:13 pm
Hey, its in the title. "Remember that crappy fighter I made?" :P
You're actually agreeing on it!
What can I say, it's only my second real model.  Of Course it'll be crappy.  At least some people liked it though.
About the blockyness, I've seen worse (made by me actually).
Your model has good, mass-produceable blockiness.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Droid803 on August 27, 2008, 07:27:17 pm
It's crappy, but hey, it looks like something that'd be cheap to throw together for target practice or kamikaze runs. :P
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 27, 2008, 11:20:28 pm
It could even be a new GTDr Amazon. :D
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 28, 2008, 05:43:46 am
Althoug, for ulti-obliteration, we could arm it with a cheap to produce, simple... targeting Laser. A workin one.

Okay, maybe a Helios coming basically out of a cheapo ship's ass is overpowered. But what about, say, dual Trebs?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 28, 2008, 05:46:07 am
Vasudan Light Lasers all the way!
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 28, 2008, 06:54:54 am
Vasudan Light Lasers all the way!

Riiight. Are they useful? :drevil:
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 28, 2008, 06:56:32 am
Of course they are. And they make cool noises too. Peeeew peeeew.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 28, 2008, 07:10:46 am
I'll try it out for myself one of these days. ;)
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 28, 2008, 02:57:47 pm
Souped it up with a few extra guns.

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Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 28, 2008, 04:07:06 pm
What's the big box for?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 28, 2008, 04:49:01 pm
it's an LRBFRed :drevil:
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Hades on August 28, 2008, 05:24:41 pm
Admiral Stones, don't be an idiot.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 28, 2008, 05:36:31 pm
Well duh, I should have made it bigger and write 'IRONIC EFFECT INTENDED' on it...

Oh well, seems like I'm a very bad comedian :sigh:
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Titan on August 28, 2008, 05:37:23 pm
LRMFBFRed?  :drevil:

(Long Range Mother ****ing Big Fat Red)
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 28, 2008, 05:54:41 pm
Titan, don't be an idiot.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 28, 2008, 05:59:55 pm
Snail, don't be an idiot too.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Titan on August 28, 2008, 06:52:12 pm
Stones, stop being right all the time.

Titan, shut the hell up, dammit.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Droid803 on August 28, 2008, 07:59:04 pm
This page of the thread made me lol.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 28, 2008, 09:25:47 pm
Souped it up with a few extra guns.
Oh that's great, had me laughing for a minute or two.

People, stop flaming each other.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 28, 2008, 10:03:45 pm
It can't be an early Terran fighter, right? :nervous:
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Retsof on August 28, 2008, 10:26:59 pm
It can't be an early Terran fighter, right? :nervous:
If you felt like making it look like one it could be.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 29, 2008, 05:01:14 am
Doesn't really look anything like the FS1 fighters though. Looks more to me like some kind of Post-Capella drone fighter or som'n.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Titan on August 30, 2008, 01:11:40 pm
looks like the scout fighter for a race of intelligent machines that want to destroy humanity... IE, the middle part is the thing's brain...
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Admiral_Stones on August 31, 2008, 08:00:09 am
But actually, I guess it is an effective design... If you would mount the drives to the strange wingy things, the lever force would give you nice maneuverability... It's prettay bare-bones, no useless wings or fins or whatever attached.
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 31, 2008, 08:08:28 am
looks like the scout fighter for a race of intelligent machines that want to destroy humanity... IE, the middle part is the thing's brain...
Shivan dogs?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 31, 2008, 08:21:06 am
Shivan dogs?

I don't think so. It's too blocky even by Shaitan and Scorpion standards. :drevil:
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Snail on August 31, 2008, 08:33:39 am
Shivan dog's pets?
Title: Re: Remember that crappy fighter I made?
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on August 31, 2008, 08:40:05 am
Shivan dog's pets?

A bit outlandish, but possible. :nod: