[pyro-manic]

Still an early WIP, but I'm liking the general shape so far.

GV? Neferotep. A new warship for the Vasudan navy, this vessel is somewhat smaller than a Typhon or Hatshepsut, but considerably larger than a corvette. It carries greater firepower than a Sobek, and has a hangar for fighters and attack craft. It is also much faster than destroyers, and is designed to deliver powerful strikes against all types of target.





As always, thoughts, impressions, suggestions are welcome.

[TopAce]

Give us a textured image and we will talk...

[pyro-manic]

I can't texture.......

And there'd be no point at the moment, because there're lots of things still to add.

[TopAce]

Ok, then here is my opinion:
Looks quite good, a wing pointing upwards would make it a little better. Also, the hangar seems strange. Rounden it a bit more.

[Liberator]

I like it, looks like a cruiser though.

[TopAce]

It's a big cruiser.

[aldo_14]

A like the shape, but I agree that it looks a bit smaller than 1.6km; it's the lack of variation in the shape, IMO ships made of a single large section(or set) with a generally unbroken shape tend to look smaller.

Albeit, seeing as it is a WIP, I'm assuming you'll be adding some form of detail to the upper 'shell' in particular for exactly that purpose

Reminds me of a fighter I made ages & ages ago, for some reason.

[Kie99]

GVCa?

[StratComm]

If the Hatshepsut is a Hoover, than that's the Dust-Buster™ of doom!

I love the hull as a WIP, hate the description.  That hanger looks much smaller than that of a Hatshepsut, and I don't see how, with half the length devoted to that little tail, that the thing would have room for more/bigger reactors.  A little less uber, a little more practical, and you've got a winner.  It looks like a large corvette+fighterbay, which is cool, but not 1.6km large.

Random tip: scale it so that the size of the launch tubes match those on the Hatshepsut.

[NGTM-1R]

I'd think about...half the size of Hapshepsut.

[Nuke]

i kinda like it. the underside is nice but the upper surface needs some variation. it might be as simple as throwing a couple parabolic indentations into either side of the hull.  it would make a good place to mount a beam . (damn i love that smiley).

[pyro-manic]

Originally posted by StratComm
If the Hatshepsut is a Hoover, than that's the Dust-Buster™ of doom!

I love the hull as a WIP, hate the description.  That hanger looks much smaller than that of a Hatshepsut, and I don't see how, with half the length devoted to that little tail, that the thing would have room for more/bigger reactors.  A little less uber, a little more practical, and you've got a winner.  It looks like a large corvette+fighterbay, which is cool, but not 1.6km large.

Random tip: scale it so that the size of the launch tubes match those on the Hatshepsut.

It's not really meant to be "uber" as such, but point taken. It's supposed to be halfway between a corvette and a destroyer. The fighterbay is meant to be small, and it'd have less armour than a destroyer ( perhaps ~90,000 hp compared to the Hatshepsut's 120k). Thanks for your feedback.

Originally posted by aldo_14
A like the shape, but I agree that it looks a bit smaller than 1.6km; it's the lack of variation in the shape, IMO ships made of a single large section(or set) with a generally unbroken shape tend to look smaller.

Albeit, seeing as it is a WIP, I'm assuming you'll be adding some form of detail to the upper 'shell' in particular for exactly that purpose

Reminds me of a fighter I made ages & ages ago, for some reason.

Yeah, I want to break it up by putting a few little extrusions on it, or maybe some trenches or something. The front "shell" I'm happy with in terms of the shape, but the back one is crap. I wanted to put a conning tower or a fin on it, but everything I tried looked awful. I also want to put a "trailing" fin on it, either from the bottom of the keel or from the fighterbay bulge....

kietotheworld: It's not a carrier

Originally posted by Nuke
i kinda like it. the underside is nice but the upper surface needs some variation. it might be as simple as throwing a couple parabolic indentations into either side of the hull.  it would make a good place to mount a beam . (damn i love that smiley).

It is rather bland at the moment, I agree. I need to experiment a bit and see what looks good. I'm rather more worried about the rear "shell" as it is, but we'll see. As for beam s (), they'll probably go on the "chin", where the keel comes up to the bow, and on each side of the central hull. I may give it a couple of torpedo tubes, though....


The final size may change, but it should end up between 1000 and 1600 metres. I've changed the description slightly to fit.

[Taristin]

Ok... after much deliberation, I have concluded that I like it so far.

Now..... if this were me, and my model...  well.... look:

(But this isn't my model, so I can't force this on you. )

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by pyro-manic

Yeah, I want to break it up by putting a few little extrusions on it, or maybe some trenches or something. The front "shell" I'm happy with in terms of the shape, but the back one is crap. I wanted to put a conning tower or a fin on it, but everything I tried looked awful. I also want to put a "trailing" fin on it, either from the bottom of the keel or from the fighterbay bulge....

It might be worth (if you don't have it already) tracking down the 'secret' cutscene from silent threat with the hi-poly Typhon.  It's not the best view of the T (as ithe camera is focusing on a fighter and the typhon shadowed), but there's a lot of details there useful for inspiration.

[Cobra]

looks like a rebel alliance medium transport. looks good though.

[Taristin]

Originally posted by aldo_14


It might be worth (if you don't have it already) tracking down the 'secret' cutscene from silent threat with the hi-poly Typhon.  It's not the best view of the T (as ithe camera is focusing on a fighter and the typhon shadowed), but there's a lot of details there useful for inspiration.

Think there's any chance of us getting out hands on those models?

[neo_hermes]

i like this ship: the fish shape, the tail, and the Fighter Bays. i think i'll call it an Escort Destroyer.

[Trivial Psychic]

I was thinking of Pocket Destroyer... of course this differs from the role of the Graff Spee pocket destroyer from WWII.

[Black Wolf]

Hmm. I like. Good, simple, clean lines. the essence of Vassy design.

[Nuke]

if you plan on using torpedo tubes id suijest having them potrude from the hull. freespace refuses to launch the torp straight out of the tube and perfers they come out at an angle. id like them to follow the normal before seeking out a target (coders?). the best bet is putting them on a multipart turret. anyway the models good.