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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 25, 2001, 08:04:00 am
Just wanted to garner a few opinions on one of my projects on the side (alongside the Wyvern   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif) ); http://uk.geocities.com/aldo_futbol/ancient.html (//"http://uk.geocities.com/aldo_futbol/ancient.html")

I'm considering changes to the model, so any opinions are welcomed.   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Fury on May 25, 2001, 09:33:00 am
How big is that fighter? It looks quite large for me...
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 25, 2001, 09:53:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Mr. Fury:
How big is that fighter? It looks quite large for me...

I haven't scaled it down atall - and it's a TS1 render with a cut and paste backdrop from an FS2 screenshot.  I'll scale it down by a factor of 10, methinks.
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Nephilim on May 25, 2001, 10:16:00 am
Equal to a ulysses?, kato has that roll, I think you should make it a heavy fighter, like the equivilent to the Herc II, the ancients are in need of that  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 25, 2001, 10:30:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Nephilim:
Equal to a ulysses?, kato has that roll, I think you should make it a heavy fighter, like the equivilent to the Herc II, the ancients are in need of that   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)


It's not really the right 'shape' for a heavy fighter though - my intention was to make it a 'swarm' fighter, and arm it with one secondary bank and a single, powerful, beam cannon modified from the targeting laser
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Martinus on May 25, 2001, 10:46:00 am
Very nice work, I like the design especially, the only thing I'd advise is that you work on the central area, if it's the cockpit it should have an interesting texture.
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Unidan on May 25, 2001, 02:36:00 pm
Hey, that reminds me of the cloak generator from Homeworld. Pretty cool fighter though. Actually that should be a bomber, not a fighter. We already have the Kato as the fighter.

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 25, 2001, 02:53:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Unidan:
Hey, that reminds me of the cloak generator from Homeworld. Pretty cool fighter though. Actually that should be a bomber, not a fighter. We already have the Kato as the fighter.

I doubt I'll ever finish it, anyway  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Woomeister on May 25, 2001, 04:02:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by aldo_14:
It's not really the right 'shape' for a heavy fighter
Don't worry I have that covered  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Unidan on May 26, 2001, 11:50:00 am
If you won't finish it, just send it to someone who wants to finish it.

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 26, 2001, 12:05:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Unidan:
If you won't finish it, just send it to someone who wants to finish it.


that was actually a (less than)subtle hint for someone to answer my bloody question on LODS  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/frown.gif)  It's beginning to really frustrate me.... once again... please help me!!!!
 http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/Forum2/HTML/000256.html ("http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/Forum2/HTML/000256.html")

I'm beginning to think I should add this into my siggy  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)




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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: DragonClaw on May 26, 2001, 01:14:00 pm
Bloody?


I want to suck your blood!
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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 26, 2001, 05:26:00 pm
Started re-making the blender model to make it look better  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

Not sure how to reduce the polycount in Truspace without having to remodel the Belnder file - even if i can't glue together the LODs and make the ship myself, at least I can create an scn / cob file for someone else to use.
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Setekh on May 26, 2001, 10:17:00 pm
The fighter is looking great! Don't give up!  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 27, 2001, 02:54:00 pm
Anyone know a good way to reduce the poly count?  Cos it's currently at 345, and I've barely added any detail to the front.  I'll post the latest piccies when I've done my new website  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 27, 2001, 04:42:00 pm
New piccies on-line at http://uk.geocities.com/gunnery_control/index.html ("http://uk.geocities.com/gunnery_control/index.html")

Just look about - I've called it the aF Thera until I come up with a better name.

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Bobboau on May 28, 2001, 02:59:00 am
Thera has been taken, look here ("http://www.uk.digiserve.com/mentor/minoan/index.htm") for more names
,malia ("http://members.aol.com/bobboau/malia.zip") has been taken too

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Fineus on May 28, 2001, 03:37:00 am
Gotta hate the search for cool sounding original names eh?  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on May 28, 2001, 04:20:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Thunder:
Gotta hate the search for cool sounding original names eh?   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)


 (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/rolleyes.gif)  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Bobboau on May 28, 2001, 03:34:00 pm
there was a link to a hole bunch of new names that fit the nameing president.

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Grey Wolf on May 28, 2001, 04:08:00 pm
 www.pantheon.org ("http://www.pantheon.org")  has lots of names too.
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on June 01, 2001, 12:58:00 pm
What about the AF Galatas?

NB:  what do you think i should do to the front of it to make the cocpit look a bit better?, I'm kinda stuck for ideas on this one  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

And i might make a new weapon for it, using the targeting laser as the template; it'll have 2 primaries, 1 secondary bank, basically yer traditional swarm fighter.  Not sure if I should make shields for it- did the ancients have them?

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Nephilim on June 01, 2001, 01:37:00 pm
AF Kairotos
Kairotos, one of the major rivers of the minoan island.

got some more name  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Think fish, hum, we got squid, horseshoe crab, and whatever the kato is, hum, howabot hammer head shark, sorta like a mymidon but like body like the shark and a tail fin from both sides at the tip running parrele to the forward fins  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
There's an idea  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/wink.gif)  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/biggrin.gif)

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Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: aldo_14 on June 01, 2001, 03:07:00 pm
The 'lumpy crescent' is partly modelled from an ammonite (ancient shellfish).
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: Setekh on June 02, 2001, 02:48:00 am
 
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Originally posted by Nephilim:
AF Kairotos
Kairotos, one of the major rivers of the minoan island.

I like this one  (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)
Title: Ancients fighter - early version
Post by: StarGunner on June 04, 2001, 05:37:00 pm
 
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Originally posted by Setekh:
I like this one   (http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/ubb/noncgi/smile.gif)

Me to.

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