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Offline StratComm

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Trashman, I am not accusing you of plagerism or anything like that.  What I'm trying to get you to see is that you're getting extremely close to existing designs with where you're taking this, and I'd much rather see you incorporate your own style into this than have it, intentionally or not, follow the lines of another ship we already have.  Perhaps our definitions of "different" differ to a significant degree, or something, because for all your insistance that the differences are obvious I really don't (and still don't, besides the shape of the nose) see it.  You've got to be careful when you've got another model in the scene that you're trying to emulate that you don't end up emulating it too closely, or this sort of issue will come up as a result.  I did pull up the Ticonderoga though for comparison, and I stand by my statement that it really is far too similar, especially from the conning towers back.  I've given you suggestions as to how to make that (specifically the engines) more substantially different, all I ask is that you try them or at least try something before you decide that the way you've got them is the only way they'll work.

And I don't in any way mean to imply that my opinion on things is the only valid one.  If others weren't saying the same thing I was I'd let it drop.

Oh, it's "also".  I ran across more of your posts trying to find the exact syntax of the -allslev flag earlier, and I'd just like to point that out to you for future reference :)
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Offline Thrilla

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I personally like the design better. But those turrets are terrible..
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Offline aldo_14

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Honestly, I think it looks too close to the Fenris in all incarnations.  It looks a bit like you've been running out of ideas midway through and looked at the Fenris' details for inspiration - the basic narrow-bump-thick engine shape, and especially the side 'outcrops'.  I think part of the problem is the simplicity of the Fenris - if you're going to build the hull in the same basic shape, there's not much room to alter it.

 

Offline Ulala

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It is Ticondaroga with longer nose.


Isn't the Ticondaroga the Fenris/Leviathan, but longer? At least that's what I remember.. :doubt:
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Offline NGTM-1R

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It's much sleeker then the Tico, which IMO makes it much better-looking. The Ticondaroga had this nasty bulbous bow.

My personal opinion: drop any resemblence to the Fenris/Leviathan bow and simply have it be one long seamless projection without the narrowing at the command tower or the flaring out at the end. Then call it the GTC Dagger.
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Offline Roanoke

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I always thought the nose of the Fenris looked "upside down" (so to speak).

 

Offline TrashMan

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I really dunno what the hell I'm doing...

I'll try fiddling a bit more with it. I'm aware that the engines are similar to those of the ticonderoga and I did them like that becouase I like that engine concept. I'll see if I can cook something up.

Oh..the texturing I had in mind was not completely fenris-like. For instance, the lower tube-like part that connects the prow with the tower was intended to have the Deimos windows texture or something similar...

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Offline TrashMan

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the bump on the fron or no bump?
the recesses on the side beam or not?
the long part that connects the from with the tower or the short step like decline?
thicker octagonal part of the beam or not?
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Offline pyro-manic

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Yes, yes, short bit and put a turret on the end, no. I prefer the engine on the second (right-hand) one as well.
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Offline Ulala

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Originally posted by TrashMan


the bump on the fron or no bump?
the recesses on the side beam or not?
the long part that connects the from with the tower or the short step like decline?
thicker octagonal part of the beam or not?


Yes.
Yes.
Maybe.
Why not?

Keep it up Trashman, I'm liking. :yes: Can't wait to see what your texturing comes to be (what you have in mind). Wow that totally rhymed. Okay, I'm done now.
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Offline TrashMan

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Continue voting guys..you're being a great help!:D

Keep the suggestions comming.
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Offline brugger

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no bump
the recesses
the long connection
the bigger octagon

 
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no bump
the recesses
the long connection
the bigger octagon

 

Offline TrashMan

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so far two for and two against the bump...

everyone is for the recesses...CHECK

mixed fellings about the connection..

And most want the thicker octagonal part...

OK... I just beaten KOTOR2 so I might finally gert back to work...
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