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Offline Taristin

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Concept Fighter becoming a model
Here, have a look.

Front perspective is scheiss, but I like the side look.



I was thinking of replacing those Sheepy-esque arms (see
Maeg's siggy) with maybe two guns on either side of the nose, and making it a thin profile light fighter.
« Last Edit: July 28, 2003, 09:56:44 pm by 273 »
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Offline pyro-manic

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Hmm, kind of Medusa-esque, innit?

The front elev. is a bit crap, but the side is cool.

What about sticking the missile pods on the underneath, mirroring the engines? Then put a couple of stubby guns on the nose, and it'd be awesome. Have it as a sort of high-speed intercept/precision strike craft, and make it really fast (90 - 100m/s?) with crappy armour, and maybe two really powerful guns on the front (you could make those as well, like a souped-up kayser or something). That would rawk.

I look forward to seeing progress on this! :):yes:
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Offline Taristin

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Kinda like this? (Just this is missing the missle launchers on bottom)
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Offline pyro-manic

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Yeah, that's the sort of thing! Two huge-ass guns and a lot of engine. It's a good idea, and there's nothing else like it in the game, so it'd get used!

Now ya just gotta make it. ;):yes:
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Offline Taristin

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That's the tough part... lol. Give me a while... unless someone else volunteers... :p
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Offline Taristin

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Ok, I actually started, and have made some progress. I should save it before I screw it up, like I always do. :p




Edit: Here's a preview. I did this in under 20 minutes and am quite proud of myself for not fux0ring up. More detail soon. I promise!


« Last Edit: July 28, 2003, 09:51:32 pm by 273 »
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Offline Taristin

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Ok, after 2 hours of modelling (that went by extremely fast!)

Have a looksy!



Next, I'll figure how I'm going about putting 2 guns on the bottomside, and then actually mapping this bad boy. (Or girl, depending on your mood) But that's for either tomorrow, or the next day... :D
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Offline Stryke 9

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How triangular.

Well, it's interesting, if not quite like the drawing...

 

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It's a Herc Bomber class! I want to see where you're going with this one :)
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Offline Rictor

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That so looks like a Zeus MK2. Good work, considering I think the Zues looks amazing. Very nice man.

What I would suggest is that you add a beveled edge to the outside-top edge of the engines. As they are, they looks a bit too square. Other than that, top-notch

 

Offline pyro-manic

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Cool. Keep it up!:):yes:
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Offline Taristin

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Wait till I post the changes I did to it since last post. ;7
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Offline Taristin

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Here's what it would have looked like If I decided not to restart the textures. I'm not at all satisfied with them, and have deleted all UVmapping. But to give a preview of what the model did/may look like, here:
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Offline Stryke 9

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Much better.

 

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too streched out. the first one was better.
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First one is definitely better :nod:
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Offline Taristin

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I don't know where I'm going with this one... I've got 4 versions of the model, 1 like the top, 1 from early developement, the one shown up top, and a more futuristic looking one.

The models look good, it's the textures that are hard to get done.
I've been using TS6's UVMapper tool, but it's hard to get them not to stretch or distort.

Edit: I've gone back to one of the base models, and am working from there. I like the idea of zeus textures, so I'll be doing my best to get something that looks halfway decent.

Not too bad for a my first player-flyable model, though? Is it?

Capships are so much easier...
« Last Edit: July 30, 2003, 09:25:38 am by 273 »
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It's OK. The shape is a bit too basic for me ;)

 

Offline Taristin

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I'm still a beginner. But out of curiosity, how would you change it?

Gimme 3 seconds to upload another version, and tell me if you like...
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