[karajorma]

Well I can understand not getting into Trek (even though I'm a fan) but you're seriously missing out on BSG. Make sure you watch an episode if/when they ever show it over there.

[StratComm]

Eh, it has nacelles, it might as well be from trek.  

There's something out there with an insane poly count and an equally insane number of subobjects, but I don't think it's the Galactica.  The Death Star, maybe, but I honestly can't remember.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by StratComm
There's something out there with an insane poly count and an equally insane number of subobjects, but I don't think it's the Galactica.  The Death Star, maybe, but I honestly can't remember.

Either way it would be Omni's work

[DarthWang]

What's with the little gun things in the front of one of the engine pods but not in the other one?

Are those on the original? I don't remember.

[Roanoke]

Originally posted by karajorma
Well I can understand not getting into Trek (even though I'm a fan) but you're seriously missing out on BSG. Make sure you watch an episode if/when they ever show it over there.

you're talking about the original series right ?

[karajorma]

No. I'm talking about Galactica 80.

*assumes foetal position and prepares self for a beating*


Seriously though I think that's quite enough off-topic. We're taking away from the wonderment of MicroPsycho's model.

[Roanoke]

Originally posted by karajorma
No. I'm talking about Galactica 80.

*assumes foetal position and prepares self for a beating*

Nah, the joke's wearing thin anyway.

[MicroPsycho]

alright, sorry I havn't answered some of these sooner, I wen't on a trip for 2 days....

Originally posted by aldo_14
pffff.... make your own cockpit. Far more fun

Oh i plan on making my own cockpit, i just want the pilot:D

Originally posted by DarthWang
What's with the little gun things in the front of one of the engine pods but not in the other one?

Are those on the original? I don't remember.

those are guns, they're in the texture so I figured I'd add them. They are only on one side because I added them on at the last minute to see wahat it would like like, besides, they look like crap so I'll redo them.


I've also cut ~300 polies from optimising the tops of the engine pods so i'll continue adding details and optimising it


This is my first time modelling, can you believe it?!:nervous:

[MicroPsycho]

I've done some optimisations and detail additions and now it's looking better (still not done) and only has about 3 more polies than my previous model and the guns no longer look like crap

[Roanoke]

Still a lot of room to clean it up but lookin' good none the less.

[Turambar]

remember those big holes in the sides, make sure you put those in, and put some pipes in them too

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by MicroPsycho

Oh i plan on making my own cockpit, i just want the pilot:D

You're better modelling the pilot yourself, too

Largely because the in cockpit mode shows up low-poly pilots really badly.  My ones are a far bit higher poly than Nicos, but even then it doesn't look particularly good.  You can probably get away with a very boxy cockpit design with detailed maps/lighting, but not as much with a low poly pilot IMO.

At the moment I'm working on a very high poly (56,000 poly) pilot mesh which is being used for some anis and as a base for a sensible poly-but-detailed cockpit pilot model.

[Fade Rathnik]

Is this beast big enough for two crew? It is a bomber after all.

[aldo_14]

Grab a peep* and find out....
*scaled pilot model

it's 34m long, so IMO would be ok.  I have a 39m long bomber and it easily has room for 2 crew, though (it's ****ing huge when you scale peeps to size).




EDIT; pilots are about average human height; I modelled them using a scaled biped in max as a template (so the proportions were correct), and used said biped as the guide for modelling the cockpit seats, etc.

[BlackDove]

I want to have Aldo's babies.

[MicroPsycho]

ya, the cockpit is pretty spacious for 2 crew, but the the artemis always struck me as a single-man bomber or more like a fighter that was armed to the teeth.

Also can I make the cockpit a submodel to free up some polies on the hull?

Aside from the cockpit, which I'm not quite sure what to do with yet,  my model is coming along great, I've just about gotten to the point where I will start working on the DH as that model will have more diferences than just the single fin.

@aldo: I'm not sure I'm familiar with the 'in cockpit mode' care to explain?

[BlackDove]

You will note that the Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo, and the Apollo had two people in its FS1 cutscene.

Just something to think about

[TopAce]

Originally posted by BlackDove
You will note that the Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo, and the Apollo had two people in its FS1 cutscene.

Just something to think about

Two pilots in the Apollo?

[Col. Fishguts]

Originally posted by TopAce


Two pilots in the Apollo?

Yes, you never watched the FS1 intro ? There's a dead dude in the back seat.

[MicroPsycho]

I don't believe you

*goes to watch FS1 intro*

EDIT:wow...there is


I guess my Artemis will have 2 pilots