[Col. Fishguts]

I'm not .... what makes you think so, the TV logo ? I haven't encoded the DivX, I just 'found' it in the vast depths of the internet

[stithe2000]

 

[Trivial Psychic]

I'm not .... what makes you think so, the TV logo ? I haven't encoded the DivX, I just 'found' it in the vast depths of the internet

Ah.  My bad then.

[I_E_Maverick]

i present to you the finished Babylon 4. 4 textures, 3 1024x1024 and one 256x256.
it now just needs turrets

[Sigma957]

  Awesome work there Mav.

[Slasher]

I keep thinking that if Babylon 5 gorged and turned green because it ate so much it would look like that.  Nice work in any event.

[starfox]

About the weapon systems....any official info on them ?

[I_E_Maverick]

no infos there. IPA guessed that it should get a lot more weapons than b5 because it was designed as a battle station. only possible place to be is the fix structure though, so there is not endless space for the weapons.

[aipz]

Yes
It has lot's of fixed structures-it can have far better weapons coverage than B5 (mainly antifighter ones)...
The only blind spots are the big external rotating section and the large solar panel ring, but aside of that it certainly has the possibilities to become a dangerous opponent...

I'm wondering what weapons should it have?
More like Omega class destroyers (x-rays, pulse cannons and phalanxes/interceptors)
or some G.O.D. Aegis weapons (particle beams/nuclear missles)also?

[Prophet]

No way! Considering the age of the station, I think similar weaponry as in the S1 B5. Just in larger quantity perhaps. And some long range pulse weaponry, something like Hyperion/Nova kind. After all, EA relies heavily upon pulse weaponry even after they have beams.

[Trivial Psychic]

That sounds more like it.  Large amount of EMW-era weaponry.  Excellent work BTW Maverick! 

[Prophet]

BTW. Wasn't this thing supposed to be mobile? Where's the engine?

[Col. Fishguts]

Not more mobile than B5 I guess, so only some manouvering thrusters.

She's looking gorgeous

[Slasher]

According to JMS' comments on the Lurkers Guide:

"Yeah, B4 had more firepower (than B5), and it had one thing B5 doesn't...engines that can move it forward if necessary."

[Col. Fishguts]

If JMS says so, then so be it. Which leaves us with the question where they're supposed to be ?

[Turnsky]

If JMS says so, then so be it. Which leaves us with the question where they're supposed to be ?

offhand, i'd say, towards the rear, behind/near the solar panels, it seems to be the more logical place.

[-Norbert-]

I'd say make them all over the place. After all it has to be able to manouver and stop again too.

But can you make the engines in a way that the engine glow is invisible while it isn't moving?
Possibly puting the glow beneath the surface of the engine so that only the thrust comes out of the model but not the "idling glow".
That would be cool (if it's possible).

[Prophet]

That solution doesn't sound very practical. Remember that almost the whole thing is spinning, so adding engines everywhere would make it... you know, spin...
Or the engines would wear themselves out in a week 'cause they wouldd have to be adjusted constantly while manouvering.

Turnsky is right about the ass being the most logical place to be... For the engines. And it doesn't matter if those engines are rotating, they're still pointing backwards.

[-Norbert-]

With all over I meant on the not rotating parts, unless it's in the middle of the axis so to speak, but since there's the main hangar bay in front, thats only possible on the back of the station.

[I_E_Maverick]

i think even if jms said that it has engines we should not put them on. i mean, could anybody think of a mission where the engines would be of any usage? you also would have to give it some kind of pilot ai, i think it would look kind of strange when seeing babylon 4 moving like a hyperion or any other capitol ship.