[StratComm]

And no one believed me when I said it wasn't usable

Anyway, it's done.  I'm not reworking the whole damn thing just to make the eyes problem slightly better.  I'm just coming up with something new.

[Grug]

Can I use the model in a freespace parody video?

Looks like its saying "Bwwwaaaaarrrr! I a shooty you with-a lazy beams! Bwaaaaaarrrrr!"


Still, nice works man.

[ShadowWolf_IH]

actually...if you got rid of the mouth it wouldn't look bad at all.  I rather like it in fact.  even it retains the shape...it isn't a bad thing...look at the Grasshopper head on a hecate

or maybe just make it frown....nah that won't work either..i could still pick the autistic elephant out of a police line up.  Remember the grin that the Stay Puft Marshmallow man had when he was stomping New York in Ghostbusters?  Is that NOT the same grin?

Seriously, try getting rid of the mouth entirely.

i am trying so hard not to trash it, and i am dying laughing.

[StratComm]

So bulbous it is.  This is just a general shape; I'll detail it and clean it up as it progresses.





And what it looks like, untextured, with respect to the rest of the fleet.  For reference.

Originally posted by ShadowWolf_IH
actually...if you got rid of the mouth it wouldn't look bad at all.  I rather like it in fact.  even it retains the shape...it isn't a bad thing...look at the Grasshopper head on a hecate

or maybe just make it frown....nah that won't work either..i could still pick the autistic elephant out of a police line up.  Remember the grin that the Stay Puft Marshmallow man had when he was stomping New York in Ghostbusters?  Is that NOT the same grin?

Seriously, try getting rid of the mouth entirely.

i am trying so hard not to trash it, and i am dying laughing.

No, laugh.  Trash it away.  I think I scared my roommate the first time I noticed it; I literally fell out of my chair laughing.  Believe me, there's no pity being asked for here

[karajorma]

Put it up for download (along with the cob or max file) and let us play with it then

THe new ship is much nicer though

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by 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

Just move the turrets to the middle & vertically align them (one above the other)... I actually quite like Dumbo, here, because of that 'ear' lighting detail.

[NGTM-1R]

Cataclysm Swarmer Frigate.

I like the Swarmer, don't worry. Aldo's right, though, it's really quite easily solved...

[aldo_14]

Actually....adding some asymmetric detail to the front would also fix it.

[StratComm]

Originally posted by karajorma
Put it up for download (along with the cob or max file) and let us play with it then

Done.  It's in Max 5 and pof; all of the textures are either in the zip or are common to FS2 or my fleet pack.  If you're missing anything, let me know.  This is only going to stay up for a few days though, so if you want to play with it, grab it fast.

PhoenixCarrier.zip

That scene is also a very good reference for making a capital ship POF out of a Max scene.  It's missing glowpoints if you'd want to use those, and as it's not a fighter has no insignia, gun/missile banks, or shields, but I think everything else you'd need to convert is where it should be.  The detail is a little more thorough than the sample conversion scene Styxx provided with the converter.

[karajorma]

Which is one of the main reasons I wanted it I'm not planning one at the moment but if I ever get around to making a DEM style campaign have you got any objection to the dumbo face of doom making a re-appearance?

[Roanoke]

you could just reposition the "eyes" into a vertical arrangement in the central (lighter texture) position.

[StratComm]

Originally posted by karajorma
Which is one of the main reasons I wanted it I'm not planning one at the moment but if I ever get around to making a DEM style campaign have you got any objection to the dumbo face of doom making a re-appearance?

I'd rather the Dumbo face never made another appearance in-game, but I did give you the pof  You're welcome to do whatever you like out of it, of course.  And if someone makes a non-retarded version, please release that as well.

[Grug]

lols.

As for the new design, plus the fleet:
Very nice. Once the bulbous nose is formed more it will be a nice addition to the kick ass fleet you've got growing there.

[StratComm]

Some more work on the nose.  Ignore the smoothing "errors;" I'm just making sure that the smoothed faces bridge the symmetry seam.  More importantly, I'm trying something with the hangers (it is a carrier, after all).  Persue, or not?

[Taristin]

That looks like the ship I was playing with, that you said better be vasudan. I have two curved...things... about that same shape that I was considerring making a fighterbay (2 actually)

[StratComm]

You know there is some resemblence there.  It's not intentional, but now that you mention it, I do recall a vaguely similar shape.  Though I can't seem to find that thread for the life of me to check.