[pasti]

hi!

i'll have 3d studio  (matter of days) , full 5.1, free, work'n, rock'n. i want to do a few models (almost done with the concept), but i don't know if they look "shivan" or "vasudan" enough. i need to compare other models with mine, find the common elements in both types of designs. that is when You will/may make a good deed:draw, write, scan, make a sculpture . Subject: how should shivan/vasudan ship look like.

i've seen the basic models, models from inferno (this is ...'n awesome mod) but i would rather know how YOU see the thing.

i.e look at the nahema and trauvi, then look at the dragon, scorpion. any common elements?

lucifer is some kind of "bug design" and most shivan capships look "buggy" (err ),
smaller do not (i should win an Awarnes Award).

So in other words be so kind, send come concept or thoughts about how You see shivan/vasudan designs.


thank You

[Stealth]

Hey man,
welcome to HLP!!!

i suspect you'd get a better response if you post this in the FREESPACE MODDING forum (one level up from this).  i'm afraid i don't know the answer though

[Odyssey]

First, good luck to you - and it's always to have a new face in the place. Especially one who can model - modellers are in fair demand, texturers even more so.

Second, answering your question:
Vasudan ships, to me, tend to be more organic etc... Fishy, if you will. Note the 'scales'.
Terran ships, well, the old ones at least, are functional block-like shapes. Newer ones are more roundy (compare herc1 to herc2).
Shivan ships are whatever the hell they want to be, usually black+red and with lots of spikes.

[Rictor]

*look at this thread*
*look at other "Hello" thread*
*shakes head*

Hey man, welcome to the forums. As for the ship designs, I'll just try to describe it verbally since all of my ship designs (yes, I have some) are drawn on school notebooks and a buried somewhere beneath a pile of junk.

I think that Vasudan and Shivan designs are pretty similar, so much so that some ships can look natural either way. What I think makes Vasudan capital ships stand out, compared to Shivans ships, is that they look "streamlined". That is to say, the tend not to have too many protruding shapes comming out from the main hull, unless they are bent backwards. Think of what an aero-dynamic ship would look like. Shivan ships have more spikes, and these do not even have to be sticking out from the sides. They can include spikes pointing either to the back or to the front of a ship.

This is just off the top of my head, I'll think about it some more and post here.

[karajorma]

Post your concepts and we'll flame.... I mean offer constructive critisism about them

[Stryke 9]

Welcome to the board. Now, DANCE! DANCE for my amusement!


Yes! That's it! Ha ha! *claps*