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Title: Into the Void
Post by: Thorn on April 07, 2002, 08:39:04 pm: Sort of a preview for an animation I'm working on..
(http://www.3dap.com/hlp/hosted/tap/renders/intothevoid.jpg)
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Post by: Zeronet on April 07, 2002, 08:46:27 pm: Was watching Crusade, yesterday, back into a B5 mood.
Good stuff :nod:
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Post by: Kamikaze on April 07, 2002, 10:46:07 pm: Oooh, that's really nice :D:yes:

Only thing is how about a bit more of a Boom where the beam strikes - that'll look cooler :)
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Post by: Darkage on April 08, 2002, 04:59:27 am: The particles and the beam looks good :yes: the lighting is also very good !:yes: But i should add a second procedreal texture to the particles.. a red one to make them look more fire-ish;)
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Post by: Setekh on April 08, 2002, 05:17:25 am: http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/art/?gallery=20
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Post by: Thorn on April 08, 2002, 07:17:08 am: Wow, dont even have to ask...
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Post by: Styxx on April 08, 2002, 08:52:35 am: That's looking good! Post the animation when you're done with it. :)
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Post by: Gortef on April 08, 2002, 10:05:26 am: it looks good... really good :nod:
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Post by: Corsair on April 08, 2002, 11:28:01 am: 5w33+! :D *runs from angry l33+ machine maker*
It looks awesome dude! What's the black type at the top say? It's ummmm...something else. :confused:
Two :yes::yes: up!
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Post by: Redfang on April 08, 2002, 12:11:06 pm: Looks good! :nod:
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Post by: an0n on April 08, 2002, 12:22:04 pm: Use Nadab's BattleCrab. It's better.

Nadab's site (http://www.eon3d.com)

Granted it's like 10,000 polys but it's a damn fine model, even comes with a Shadow beam.
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Post by: Darkage on April 08, 2002, 12:32:32 pm: an0n is right Nadeb's Crab is way better i use it also it has a never good Slizer beam whit it;)
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Post by: Thorn on April 08, 2002, 02:00:41 pm: Umm.. that is Nadab's crab...
As for the black text, its Shadow text, says "Into the Void"
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Post by: an0n on April 08, 2002, 02:03:45 pm: You sure? Might just be a funny angle I suppose. Isn't it the wrong way round? I thought the beam was on the 'mouth' side.
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Post by: Thorn on April 08, 2002, 02:04:29 pm: Its the right way...
I think the flare is distorting the image a bit...
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Post by: Setekh on April 09, 2002, 03:48:44 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn
Wow, dont even have to ask...

You're welcome. ;)

I really, really like that beam firing point. Nice one. :)
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Post by: Darkage on April 09, 2002, 06:20:21 am: I still got 900 frames to go of the 1000:D i'm making a small series just for fun:) maby i'll post it maby not, we'll see:)
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Post by: Thorn on April 09, 2002, 11:20:14 am: Jesus, something that long, you should render it in parts....
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Post by: Darkage on April 09, 2002, 11:59:15 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn
Jesus, something that long, you should render it in parts....

I am gonna do that, as my pc crashed becaus ei wanted to SCROL !!down the page... gonna render it in 2 files of 500 frames.
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Post by: Thorn on April 12, 2002, 07:03:29 am: been playing with the settings for this hyperspace thing, how does this look?
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Post by: Darkage on April 12, 2002, 07:27:35 am: Looks nice, but i think a tad bit brighter not much though....

Did you find out whit the Vortex mesh of to make it look like in the show? it looks to solid.
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Post by: Styxx on April 12, 2002, 08:02:38 am: The hyperspace background needs a bit more fractal noise...
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Post by: Setekh on April 12, 2002, 08:23:46 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
The hyperspace background needs a bit more fractal noise...

Yeah; it looks too peaceful right now. HS is volatile. And if you can get some lightning in there too yet, that would be also cool. ;)
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Post by: Styxx on April 12, 2002, 08:47:12 am: I guess you didn't see real lightning, just this strong flashes... but it would look cool, nonetheless. :)
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Post by: Setekh on April 12, 2002, 08:52:49 am: Have you guys seen "Endgame"? (It's a B5 ep.) It's where Sheridan and the ISA fleet come and reclaim Earth from what's-his-face and have to face 30 destroyers at Mars, as well as the Earth defence grid. Anyway, it just reminded me of a section of a part from the episode... where an EA commander (Sheridan's old instructor) reminds one of his men that all battles in HS end in disaster. What happens in it that's so bad? I mean, it sure looks volatile, but when in transit, ships seem to travel fairly peacefully through it...
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Post by: Styxx on April 12, 2002, 08:58:14 am: Dunno, there are other episodes towards the end where normal, young-races ships open fire while in hyperspace, and nothing happens. I guess it must have something to do with drifting from the beacons or something like that...
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Post by: Nico on April 12, 2002, 09:32:52 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
Dunno, there are other episodes towards the end where normal, young-races ships open fire while in hyperspace, and nothing happens. I guess it must have something to do with drifting from the beacons or something like that...

I didn't quite understand what the guy said, but in "Into the fire", there's that minbari ship who opens fire in HS, the guy tells something, and the female officer decides to stop firing, maybe the explanation is there?
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Post by: Setekh on April 12, 2002, 09:35:50 am: Yeah. Is it only Earth ships who need beacons? Man, it's a pity that Morpheus has just gone crap; I can't get anymore B5 eps anymore. :(
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Post by: Styxx on April 12, 2002, 09:48:07 am: Nope, ALL younger races ships needs beacons...
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Post by: Nico on April 12, 2002, 11:23:14 am: Quote
Originally posted by Styxx
Nope, ALL younger races ships needs beacons...

hmm... in the movie, A call to Arms, the drakks (sp?) have a Shadow death cloud right? Why the hell didn't they get all the cool tech from it? a thing that big, it must be full of cool gadgets :nod:
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Post by: Setekh on April 12, 2002, 11:25:43 am: Quote
Originally posted by venom2506
hmm... in the movie, A call to Arms, the drakks (sp?) have a Shadow death cloud right? Why the hell didn't they get all the cool tech from it? a thing that big, it must be full of cool gadgets :nod:

I think that's just what they did. Problem is, they don't know how to use all the gear by themselves. :)
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Post by: an0n on April 12, 2002, 11:27:40 am: They were just lackeys.
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Post by: Styxx on April 12, 2002, 11:42:16 am: They had some Shadow weapons and devices that were left behind, but didn't know how to properly operate them or replicate them - thankfully for the other races.
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Post by: Thorn on April 12, 2002, 03:48:23 pm: Quote
Originally posted by venom2506

I didn't quite understand what the guy said, but in "Into the fire", there's that minbari ship who opens fire in HS, the guy tells something, and the female officer decides to stop firing, maybe the explanation is there?

You mean when Ivonova discovers that "Aw hell" means continue firing in Minbari?
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Post by: an0n on April 12, 2002, 04:01:10 pm: That's handy to know.

*goes to activate Dimension-A-Tron 5000*
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Post by: Nico on April 12, 2002, 08:34:40 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn

You mean when Ivonova discovers that "Aw hell" means continue firing in Minbari?

No idea, I don't know the game of the guy, I just know he's supposed to be the first sentient creature ever in our galaxy.
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Post by: Setekh on April 13, 2002, 03:55:42 am: Quote
Originally posted by Thorn
You mean when Ivonova discovers that "Aw hell" means continue firing in Minbari?

It DOES? :blah:
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Post by: CobaltStarr on April 13, 2002, 06:44:52 am: Well, technically it's continuous fire... but yeah... :)
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Post by: Ryx on April 13, 2002, 06:50:11 am: Quote
Originally posted by venom2506

No idea, I don't know the game of the guy, I just know he's supposed to be the first sentient creature ever in our galaxy.

Lorien?
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Post by: Setekh on April 13, 2002, 06:57:36 am: It'd be Lorien alright. He was the First First One... as far as us younger races know, anyway. Apparently, that makes only four 'generations' of races in our galaxy (that is, in the B5 universe): us (humans, Minbari, Narn, etc.); the First Ones; the Shadows; and Lorien's race.
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Post by: an0n on April 13, 2002, 07:01:18 am: Technically the Shadows were just the oldest of the First Ones.

And lets not forget the 3rdSpace aliens. Older than the Vorlons.

It strikes me that the Vorlons send their very being, their thoughts and such, into others and thus are all basically balls of telepathic/neural energy, yet they seemed surprised by the fact that all the 3rdSpace aliens were telepathic.
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Post by: Setekh on April 13, 2002, 07:07:19 am: Quote
Originally posted by an0n
Technically the Shadows were just the oldest of the First Ones.

And lets not forget the 3rdSpace aliens. Older than the Vorlons.

It strikes me that the Vorlons send their very being, their thoughts and such, into others and thus are all basically balls of telepathic/neural energy, yet they seemed surprised by the fact that all the 3rdSpace aliens were telepathic.

Yeh, I suppose so. But they were a LOT older than the other First Ones... but yeah, I guess the generation is the same. :)

Oh yeah, and the 3S boys. I know, it seems rather naive of the Vorlons to not have seen that coming, huh?
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Post by: an0n on April 13, 2002, 07:11:38 am: Maybe it was meant to imply that they had dominant control over all other telepaths powers. Which, being balls of energy, could be quite damaging to the Vorlons. But still, it was like 'Oh dear god, how can this be? They're all telepathic!". Mighta been that not even all the Vorlons and Shadows were telepathic, but that seems.....wrong somehow.

And if they were such powerful telepaths, how come they didn't get Sheridan to take of his space suit and explode.

That whole film seemed a little askew.
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Post by: Darkage on April 13, 2002, 07:14:46 am: The movie is good imho:)

But one thing, did the Vorlons made the portal or did they find the portal, i think they made it as it is coverd whit Vorlon writing...
bah....i should watch more carefully.
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Post by: an0n on April 13, 2002, 07:16:04 am: They made it. They ****ed up. People died. They won the fighting. They lost the gate.
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Post by: Setekh on April 13, 2002, 07:16:32 am: I never got to see the movie. But I know what happens in it... roughly.

They made it; then the 3S guys pulled it into hyperspace before it could be destroyed. After which Ivanova found it.
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Post by: Zeronet on April 13, 2002, 07:10:32 pm: I should be more careful when reading stuff, or everythnig u'll get ruined.
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Post by: Setekh on April 14, 2002, 01:06:34 am: Whoops, sorry. I forgot all about spoilers... I usually read them anyway, since things never get to Australia anyway. ;)