[Stryke 9]

Kestrel sorta thing, looks like oh-so-many cruisers but I like it anyway.

ICC Galos Class Escort Cruiser
A devastating but short-lived model, the IC Galos class served for 20 years as a complement to the Paladin escort. While the Paladin features a wide dispersal range and full-body turret coverage with no one point providing particularly lethal damage, the Galos class mounted only three light turrets providing minimal lateral protection, with power focused in the high-output wingtip cannons and rapid-fire nose guns. The Galos class relies heavily on advanced avionics computers, and with a crew of only three makes an ideal cruiser for merchants, mercenaries, or pirates.
     

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[Thorn]

Nice and simple, I like the red X shape to it  

[Stryke 9]

Had to reconstruct my resource files from scratch just now, buddy. Look again and say something nice.

[mikhael]

 

Originally posted by Stryke 9:
Had to reconstruct my resource files from scratch just now, buddy. Look again and say something nice.

It reminds me of the Excalibur from B5:Crusade. This is a good thing, IMHO. I'd love to see a closer, brighter picture though.

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[Thorn]

What he said...

[Nico]

Well, I think you're really improving  
It's actually very nice, only thing is that you should work on better weapon designs, it's time to bypass the "box + cylinder" step  

[Stryke 9]

Well, if you like, the main guns all have hollow barrels...   What more is there to a forward gun? Not a turret, I'm putting a lot of detail and variety in those, but a standard gun.

[mikhael]

 

Originally posted by Stryke 9:
Well, if you like, the main guns all have hollow barrels...   What more is there to a forward gun? Not a turret, I'm putting a lot of detail and variety in those, but a standard gun.

Ditch the hollow barrels. Use a texture instead. Hollow barrels eat up polys for little-to-no visual impact.

I think what Venom is saying (please feel free to correct me, Venom) is that ship's cannon is more than just a box with a barrel attached. You can use a box with a cylinder to represent a gun, but it just looks like a box with a cylinder. On the other hand, if you use a long, rectangular box with the long edges chamfered and some miscellaneous 'techie' looking bits (like hoses and power mains and the like), you go from a box-and-cylinder to a heavy particle cannon.

Hrm... I guess what I'm saying, is a box-and-cylinder lacks personality.  


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--Mik
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ruhkferret on ICQ/AIM

[Nico]

aaaaah come on! look at the docked weapons on your tug/patcom/whatever in Iwar2  

[mikhael]

 

Originally posted by venom2506:
aaaaah come on! look at the docked weapons on your tug/patcom/whatever in Iwar2    

Yeah, THOSE have personality. Especially the quadpacks. They really give a ship that beefy look. I haven't looked at the cannon avatars yet. I might have to take a look at the assault cannons and the PBCs.

I need to see about getting visible avatars into the Molly model, now that you mention it. All the hardpoints are hidden.


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--Mik http://www.404error.com
ruhkferret on ICQ/AIM

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[Stryke 9]

You have time to LOOK in between blowing ****  up and getting blown up?  

Ah, every time I use the outside views I meet a Marauder or crash into something... but I'll try

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[mikhael]

 

Originally posted by Stryke 9:
You have time to LOOK in between blowing ****  up and getting blown up?  

Ah, every time I use the outside views I meet a Marauder or crash into something... but I'll try

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I recommend taking a look at your ship before you leave your home base. They never show up there.  


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--Mik
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ruhkferret on ICQ/AIM

[Thorn]

Or, you know, putting the throttle down to zero...

[Nico]

 

Originally posted by mikhael:
I recommend taking a look at your ship before you leave your home base. They never show up there.  

really? well, when you're at the other side of the accelerator, believe me, they do  
the best moment to look at your ship is during LDS flight.