[Droid803]

Actually, I'm just thinking hypothetically here, by default give the turret and its damage model an invisible texture, and use no-collide invisible flags.  Then, if someone wants to use the up-gunned version, just make the necessary table alterations and open the model in MODview or something and rename what textures go there, and POOF, turret becomes visible, tabled, armed, and deadly.

Then...why not just release two versions?
One in the MediaVPs without the turret, and put the one with the turret on FSMods or something.

[Aardwolf]

Yeah, that is probably the better (and simpler) solution.

[Snail]

I'll pop back in to oggle screenshots when they're available.

*hint hint nudge nudge*

The POF is right there. It's make-your-own screenshots day.

[ssmit132]

Here's some screenshots:

[Kolgena]

Yeah, Snail, but that requires effort, and not all users on this forum know how to work with .pofs. Anyways, thanks a lot for the screenshots! It's appreciated.


Hmm. I'm not sure if this is within your ability, but that stretch of surface in the rear between the engines desperately needs work.

[The E]

Yeah, Snail, but that requires effort, and not all users on this forum know how to work with .pofs. Anyways, thanks a lot for the screenshots! It's appreciated.

I would assume that more than 80% of the regulars do know how to use pofs.

[blowfish]

Well TBH it looks like some parts have been upgraded but others haven't been touched.

[Galemp]

Yeah... this is about as upgrading as the Sobek or Anuket. I think it still needs some work before it should be released, as we have higher standards now.

[Droid803]

Well, I did say it was like the Sobek.

[Aardwolf]

As I said earlier...

Though it does indeed look like it could use some more work, it's still a bit of an improvement, and considering (from the looks of it) that it's already converted, or at least the conversion is fairly straightforward and not too hard for whoever's going to be doing it... there's no reason it shouldn't go into the mediavps anyway.

[Droid803]

I converted and turreted it, but its got no debris or LODs.
I cold just import them from the retail model, though.

If you're fine with using it with retail LODs/Debris (as a placeholder or something like that), I could finish it real quick, like by tonight.

[Galemp]

Yeah, I suppose you should. It needs more work than I can put into it right now, but if it's not buggy and it's better than the retail model, go for it.

[Droid803]

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/126554/FS2/Cruiser2V-01.pof
Done!

Anyone up for bugtesting?

[Commander Zane]

I'd say it's worth keeping, at least it's an upgrade from Retail.
However its centerpoint is way off in the back, where on Retail it's right above the bridge spot in this model it's between the dorsal multipart and the engines.

[Droid803]

Hmmm...shouldn't be...
I imported the retail mesh and moved the new one so it eclipsed it as well as possible...

[Taristin]

That model is ****e and shame on all of you for using it!  It was never meant to be a game model.  In fact I made it long before I really had any clue what I was doing. (Some could argue I still don't!)  The talent in this community is far higher than the models that I made atrocities of in my old collection!

Fix it! Fix it with fire!

Edit: Read this with a grain of salt, but still, you can all do better, these days.

[sigtau]

That doesn't change the fact that it still looks better than retail. 

[Mongoose]

Exactly.  It may not be completely up-to-par with the brand-new shinies that people are making nowadays, but it's still far better than the retail model, so I'm all for including it.

[Commander Zane]

I concur.