[Vasudan Admiral]

some are, some aren't-almost all have been modifyed in some way.
the major ones are visable in the top view on the top of the bridge things and sme down the centre.

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by TopAce
Let me guess ... the textures are from Jedi Knight 2. They are quite bright!

Looks just like Jedi Outcast textures from the Star Destroyer/Death star maps.

[Vasudan Admiral]

hmm? there is no star destroyer or death star in jk2....
if you mean the lights texture, it was based on that yeah.

[pyro-manic]

Originally posted by Venom
who would go onboard a liner called decadence? what's there, sex orgies and drug parties?
edit: ok, I realize MANY people would go onboard a ship called decadence

That's the whole idea...

erm, ok  there won't be a Decadence......(hey i'm not exactly looking up the meanings of any suggested names, just going by whether they sound good )

Awww! It's a great name! You don't have to have the sex, drugs and loud music, but you know you want to...

[KARMA]

you can make then two twin ships, one called Sodoma and one caled Gomorra  

[Vasudan Admiral]

hehe, as if they aren't asking for it enough already

[Vasudan Admiral]

slight update on model:

i've been fiddling around with the textures around the rear section, trying to get rid of the warped light parts. i think i was mostly succsessful. some bits could be better, but i'm not exactly sure how to proceed with them.
mainly i've been aiming for a look of 'sections' to the lights.


side view


3d(ish) view

don't worry! it looks better in 3d

sorry bout the bad angles-Aurora, for it's hundereds of really cool points (especially displaying glowmaps ) doesn't yet support panning the camera

oh, and i missed a couple of comments:

Any wartime conversion for this say like armed troop transport or something like that?

well, there could be, but i sure ain't gonna do much to this thing once i get it roughly up to standards for TI. it has been THE most stubborn ship i have ever made thus far. you're welcome to try if you want once TI is released.

EDIT: Just a suggestion, add a detachable "speedboat" type ship, if you can

not quite sure about a speedboat thing, but i have been drawing a couple of concepts for a sort of transport/shuttle thing to go with it. it would be roughly the same style (lights and white) and be used to ferry passengers here and there.

[Turnsky]

pretty:nod:

[Vasudan Admiral]

now THAT was quick

[Turnsky]

so i can't sleep;)

[Sandwich]

Originally posted by Vasudan Admiral

side view

See where the lights are not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship (they aren't flat with the deck), right in the front? Change that.

And as a tip, everywhere you have the light texture, make sure that the UVMapping is a plain flat surface from the side, at 90 degrees to the ship decks. This will give every surface with windows the same deck height.

If you didn't follow that, say so - I could cook up a graphical explanation if you need.

[Vasudan Admiral]

yeah, those fore light texys are kinda stupid as they are, but thus far i havn't been able to make the 2 rows on either side curve around to meet each other like they probably should. i *think* i may be able to tho. i'll give it my best try tho.

and i don't think i quite follow you in the deck height bit. sorry.
me likes graphical descriptions tho. that'd be great thanx

[Nico]

Originally posted by Sandwich


See where the lights are not parallel to the longitudinal axis of the ship (they aren't flat with the deck), right in the front? Change that.

And as a tip,

it's space maybe the gravity is genetrated from the deck grounds themselves, so it wouldn't matter much, would just be funny

[Vasudan Admiral]

heh, i just fixed em anyways
they now curve round the front of each of those....lump things roughly following the top-down contour. while it does look better i think it still needs some more work.
i'll post a pic when i'm not so sleepy and once i've experimented to see just how good it can look.
actually, those.......lumps may warrent smoothing i think. hmm.....

[Vasudan Admiral]

well, havn't yet smoothed the lump things, but here are the new lights on them:


Red X protection
suggestions as always very welcome

[Sandwich]

Verruh verruh sweet.

There are strips of light that are bordering the bottoms of the lumpy things, that look a bit distorted. Other than that:

[Vasudan Admiral]

ah, yep i see what you mean. that trim for the lumpy things are window textures when they probably should be some sort of trim (lights but no windows).

ok, i'll smooth out the lump things and replace the trim round them. and fix it up in a few other places too

watch this space (but not for a few days-2 big assessments to do first )

[KARMA]

nice, but personally i think that the nose texture is still little awarped...try to uvmap this part with lithunwrap... (and maybe change the geometry too ..i feel it a bit too large...)

[J.F.K.]

Originally posted by Venom
who would go onboard a liner called decadence? what's there, sex orgies and drug parties?
edit: ok, I realize MANY people would go onboard a ship called decadence

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That's one beautiful ship, Admiral.

[Vasudan Admiral]

thanx

and karma, the nose mapping is not warped, but the texture on it has those two ridge things that don't quite fit the angle of the nose. I think that's what the prob is right? - they would look better if they followed the ridges along the nose?
i'll see what i can do, but i doubt it will be much. and in what way is the nose to large? all round too large? too long? too fat? too wide?