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Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Nico on March 23, 2001, 05:41:00 pm
Tes, you know, the blue lines on the erynies, pegasus... and the red on all the shivan ships. Maybe we could make them in the game? Should just have to put lots of little engine glows in the right shape, no?
Otherwise, head over there to see my latest ship, the SCv Scylla: http://www.geocities.com/venom250681/ShivanPage.html (//"http://www.geocities.com/venom250681/ShivanPage.html")
It's the second pic from the left, all others features the chimera (ingame pics are a little outdated, it now has full tables, engine glows, shield and so on...)

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Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Setekh on March 23, 2001, 05:47:00 pm
That would be a great idea! It would probably involve the placement of a lot of glow points, but - it would be pretty cool. Time to blow the dust off FSMM2...    (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Whoa, stop the show. Are those ships in that screenshot - this one:

  (http://www.3dap.com/hlp/staff/setekh/CrimsonFleet.jpg)  

The one with 3 prongs at the front - they are the SCvs? They look sweet!   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

[This message has been edited by Setekh (edited 03-23-2001).]
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Nico on March 23, 2001, 05:58:00 pm
well, as usual, links to geocties f*** up, but I've watched into the properties of the pic and yep, right pic and right ship.
it's the second one of the ships I'll do for the shivan campagin ( the chimera comes along with some great weapons Killmenow has made)

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venom2506
Member of the Robotech mod for FS2
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and of Hidden Terror, the Shivan campaign
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html

My own page:
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Setekh on March 23, 2001, 06:06:00 pm
Excellent job. I really love this design. I want to get my hands on it to do some renders of my own  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

As for the glowing thing - yes, this would be cool. But AFAIK, you can only make circular shaped glows - so we would have to do a lot of glow points stuck together.  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Shrike on March 23, 2001, 10:46:00 pm
Mind posting a nice, easy to view pic of it?  So we can see what it looks like?
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Warlock on March 23, 2001, 11:47:00 pm
That was one ofthe things I did like about SL's engine,..all the fighters and Cap's had actual running lights. Blinking ones at that.

lol

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Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Martinus on March 24, 2001, 12:08:00 am
Do the glowing points use much cpu power?

(probably a stupid question, but just in case anyone knows...)
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Setekh on March 24, 2001, 05:32:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Shrike:
Mind posting a nice, easy to view pic of it?  So we can see what it looks like?

Of what?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Nico on March 24, 2001, 06:32:00 am
well, as glows are more simple tahn laser shots, and as I never experienced any slow down when hundreds of laser shots passed on the screen, I guess FS2 could handle wella hundred glows per ship  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) (I'll try that on my chimera anyway  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) )

For the Scylla, well it's intented to be used in the Shivan campaign, so I don't want to spoil the surprise  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif), so no better pics, exepted if the staff posts pics of ths scylla on the campaign site (if they does, well, after all, I do what I want with my models  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) )


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http://robotechlan.com/freespace2/

and of Hidden Terror, the Shivan campaign
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html

My own page:
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Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Setekh on March 25, 2001, 12:36:00 am
 
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Originally posted by venom2506:
I guess FS2 could handle wella hundred glows per ship   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif) (I'll try that on my chimera anyway   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) )

Yes, the engine could probably handle it - but would you want to place each and every glow point? Extensive FSMM2 use = ouch  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Nico on March 25, 2001, 03:59:00 am
Well, when you've placed the first one, all the others in the same "line" have the same coordinates with just a slight change, so it wouldn't be that difficult. Once I've finished all my models for the mods I'm working on (that means, well 6 or 7 ,d'oh!), I'll try this.

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venom2506
Member of the Robotech mod for FS2
http://robotechlan.com/freespace2/

and of Hidden Terror, the Shivan campaign
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html

My own page:
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Setekh on March 25, 2001, 06:13:00 am
Amazing! You're a Crazy Modellerâ„¢!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Nico on March 25, 2001, 06:23:00 am
lol, well there's only 5/6 left, I just finished the mighty SDF1 Macross hehe ( pfiou quite a piece of work, believe me lol).
Now it's time to work on the Machina Terra stuff (hehe don't expect me to change my username: HAHAHA!!! VENOM IS "S" FREE!!! HAHAHA!!!)

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venom2506
Member of the Robotech mod for FS2
http://robotechlan.com/freespace2/

and of Hidden Terror, the Shivan campaign
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html

My own page:
http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html
Title: about these strings of light...
Post by: Nico on March 26, 2001, 02:54:00 pm
Damn, I'm stupid! There's a better way to make that using glows, and with much less glows, and it even looks better. Just have to try out one thing.

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Member of the Robotech mod for FS2 ("http://robotechlan.com/freespace2/")

and of Hidden Terror, the Shivan campaign ("http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html
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and My own page ("http://shivancampaign.homestead.com/index.html")