[StratComm]

I'm working on the last capital element to my terran fleet, a fleet carrier.  There's the revamp of the old Phoenix class...





it's completely ready for in-game use including LODs, debris, pathing, even the obscure header stuff that as far as I know, unless you've written a converter, only I know about.  It's what I would consider to be a release-grade model.  But, that face on the front (look at the main guns and the windows below ) is going to keep me from releasing it.  If you really want it over any alternative, I'll (grudgingly ) give it to you.  However, that's not why I'm starting a new thread.  Instead of the light strike carrier with the elephant-ears hanger bays, I'm taking a more sturdy and much larger approach to this.  It's going to be on-par with the Raynor class in size and structure, but with a drastically different profile.  Tentatively called the Titan, here's what I have so far:







It's late and it may just be my creative juices falling to sleep.  But I'll put what I have up for you all to look at and give me feedback on; I really need an idea for the front ~1/3.  The area that's missing needs to be mostly hanger space, I'm just not really sure how to go about that.

[neo_hermes]

Those Engines look Rather interesting. everytime a look at them though i imagine some sort of sphere to be at the fore end of the ship.

[StratComm]

Something bulbous is the direction I'm leaning.  Trouble is, something on the front half has to drop way down from where I've constructed to.  The bottom engine block is currently not behind anything, and for balance I need something down there.  The bit I've got forward of the tubes probably has to go and get redone, likely in a tall, vertical style.  I actually have an idea as to how to go about this, but I still want feedback.

[karajorma]

Repent sinners. For you face the evil face of DOOM!!!!





You know if you hadn't mentioned it I doubt anyone would have spotted it Couldn't you just more the front turrets a bit futher up?

To be honest I reckon a couple of minor changes would save the old version. If you don't want it I certainly wouldn't mind taking a look.

The new version is of course very good

[aldo_14]

What's wrong with having a face?  Just look at the front turrets of the Damocles......

[Black Wolf]

Originally posted by aldo_14
Damocles......

Damn that's a cool model/render. Not to diminish what SC's done - I'm really looking forward to seeing that engine block ingame and glowing - but... damn.

[BlackDove]

With all those engines, it better be FAST.

Looks  to me tho.

[StratComm]

ROFL @ kara's pic

Actually it would have taken precisely .02 seconds for almost anyone to notice.  Besides, those huge hangers aren't exactly practical, since their volume is almost completely unused.

[Alpha_Monkey]

personally, i like the big chunky carrier design.

reminds me of something you'd see in homeworld cataclysm.

[Grug]

@ kara's pic.

I like both versions really.

The new one looks like two vasuden cruisers having dolphin intercourse...

[StratComm]

The sad thing is, the first design looks worse than what Kara posted from certain angles.  But I find it interesting that a lot of folks like it.

[Grug]

Take a few more screens of a well lit version, forget the atmosphere for the moment.

I find it original yet remeniscant of the Droid Frigate from Homeworld.
It just appeals to me.

[StratComm]

Ok, fine.  I'd hoped to not have to show it so blatently.


I can't stand the thing grinning back at me, so I'm building something different out of spite

[Ransom]

Haha... it looks like an autistic elephant with tiny feet. The other angles didn't look so bad, but now I see the problem all too clearly.

The face is disturbing... but couldn't you, I dunno, divide the two hangers in half or something?

[Gregster2k]

Replace the two glowing orbs for eyes with a single long horizontal strip in their place of the same color as the orbs (blue) -- essentially, a blue bar above the "mouth". Problem solved?

[Unknown Target]

Make those sharp angles that make it into a smiley face, and lower them until they're even with the center. Also, delete those ion beams maybe and put them vertically in the center.

[Taristin]

Originally posted by aldo_14
What's wrong with having a face?  Just look at the front turrets of the Damocles......

The Damocles...? Now why is that name familiar?

[Taristin]

Originally posted by StratComm
Ok, fine.  I'd hoped to not have to show it so blatently.
http://www.duke.edu/~cek6/phoenix_new4.jpg

I can't stand the thing grinning back at me, so I'm building something different out of spite

*dies laughing*

*gasps for air*

*passes out, and hits the floor with a "THUD!"*

[Grug]

ROFL!

The problem is revealed. lol.

But no need to waste an entire model because of that. Just pointalize it, get rid of the face and fixed.

...

Does it shoot beams out of the eyes? Get a pic of it shooting laser beams out of its eyes!

[DaBrain]

Oh man it does look funny now. I didn't even realize it before Kara posted that pic.

Originally posted by Grug


Does it shoot beams out of the eyes? Get a pic of it shooting laser beams out of its eyes!