[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by Nico


So what? It's way better looking. Imho the sexiest kilrathi fighter.

MacDoblin is right, it's different, but still, it looks cool

I was kind of implying that I liked the Dralthi better.


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[Nico]

Originally posted by Woolie Wool
I was kind of implying that I liked the Dralthi better.

Well, it's not your fault, don't worry

Psych: I know about the map, I'm reffering to the ship shape ( hey, ship shape, ship shape, that sounds funny! ship shape! shipshape!!! yeah, I'm bored ).

[Moonsword]

Nice little red X's, Woolie Wool.

[Woolie Wool]

Meh, I was just trying to show how WC1 fighters looked so much better than their WC2 equivalents. In fact, pretty much ALL WC2 cat ships are derived from the WC1 originals.

Salthi ----> Sartha
Dralthi ----> Drakhri
Krant ----> Grikath
Gratha ----> Gothri
Jalthi ----> Jalkehi
Hhriss ----> Bloodfang
Dorkir ----> Dorkathi
Ralari ----> Ralatha
Fralthi/Snakeir ----> Fralthra

[BanditLOAF]

I think your chart breaks down at Krant -> Grikath, as you're going from a medium fighter to a torpedo bomber. You're also missing the Strakha, and any element of 'copying' is lost since you've included the addon fighters that weren't part of either initial game.

It's also generally a strange claim to make given that it can be made regarding any two sets of ships in any Wing Commander games. Each faction will always have four or five different levels of fighters and a series of heavier capital ships.

(... and a better analogue for the Snakeir would be Thrakhath's dreadnought, seen in various WC2 cutscenes).

[Nico]

Originally posted by Woolie Wool
Meh, I was just trying to show how WC1 fighters looked so much better than their WC2 equivalents.

You just show that you have bad taste

[Gloriano]

Woah good work again

[Tolwyn]

WC CIC  has released 6 WCS screenshots, including new Excalibur model

Go check 'em out

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by Nico

You just show that you have bad taste

No, YOU have bad taste. The WC2 Kilrathi fighters, at least in their original color schemes, look like cartoons.

[Moonsword]

Dang, that's a good shot.  Only one problem, and this one is personal preference only: I really don't like that red pinstriping on the EXcalibur all that much.  I would much prefer blue or green.

Other than that, great, absolutely wonderful job.

[Tolwyn]

Originally posted by Moonsword
Dang, that's a good shot.  Only one problem, and this one is personal preference only: I really don't like that red pinstriping on the EXcalibur all that much.  I would much prefer blue or green.

Other than that, great, absolutely wonderful job.

that is exactly the point: we stay as close to the canon as possible

[Nico]

Originally posted by Woolie Wool


No, YOU have bad taste. The WC2 Kilrathi fighters, at least in their original color schemes, look like cartoons.

So, that makes them look bad? The WHOLE friggin game looks like a cartoon, in case you've missed something

As for the red strip, well, I guess they would change just like they'd change on real life planes, depending on squadrons, etc.
Besides, the WC4 and Secret Ops excalibur misses half of the strips, teh remaining ones are yellow

And as for keeping them colors the same because you wanna stay as close to canon as possible:
What about the WC1 and 2 capships?

[Fineus]

I think what he's saying is that in this day and age perhaps you should go for more "real" textures than cartoonish ones. I'm sure they'd look every bit as impressive.

(I also am a sucker for realistic textures over cartoonish ones).

[Moonsword]

I thought that the pinstriping was a greyish blue on the originals, but it's been a while since I looked at a good picture of an Excalibur from WC3 or 4.

[Tolwyn]

our wc3 expert says that the Excalibur looks dandy and I trust him on that

As for wc1/2 ships: don't you think that cartoonish texture would look... well... strange in Freespace 2 engine?  And also each game requires a defined texture style, which looks better than a wild mix of ships with different color scheme.

[Woolie Wool]

Originally posted by Nico


So, that makes them look bad? The WHOLE friggin game looks like a cartoon, in case you've missed something

Which is why WC1, which is not so cartoony, is superior.

[Tolwyn]

Originally posted by Woolie Wool


Which is why WC1, which is not so cartoony, is superior.

that is an.... interesting... logic

[Moonsword]

To Tolwyn: Psych?

Anyway, from a personal standpoint, I don't like that paint scheme.  The model and the rest of the textures are wonderful though.  The red just seems to clash for some reason.  Probably just me, since I don't like some bright reds.

[Tolwyn]

Originally posted by Moonsword
To Tolwyn: Psych?

huh?

[Moonsword]

Is Psych your WC3 expert?