[Ryx]

Originally posted by aldo_14



I'd agree with narrowing the back flares.  Also, I think you should have a peek at what you can do with the 'belly' of it.

I'm thinking about what to do there. I'll probably continue with the plated/scaley-look, though.

[Ulala]

I like it.

[Ryx]

Smallish update. Poly counts ~2300

[TrashMan]

Better...-the end fins are still too large...

[Depth_Charge]

now thats real nice...

[Pnakotus]

I think we'd need to see it in-game: the fins seem to large from a top perspective, but they're curved differently and might be fine.

[Setekh]

That's majestic, Ryx - you're headed towards a highlight on that one, mate.

[Ryx]

I've changed the fins a bit more, but to be honest i kind of like the as above. It seems flow better.

[Ryx]

~2600 polys.

I'm kind of happy with it right now.  Still LODs and some other stuff left.
How many turrets does it have? And where are they located?

[FireCrack]

Looks good

I cant remeber how many turrets it has total, or where they are all located, you should just look in fred.

[Goober5000]

That looks terrific.

The only problem is that you need some sort of forward-curving hook on the bottom, like a stinger.  There's a single beam cannon placed on the bottom of it.

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[Ryx]

Fixed

Thanks for the pics.

[Galemp]

Wow, excellent! Truly a remarkable job. You've really redesigned the Hat and it looks great.
Texturing this is going to be a bit more difficult, though, since the modifications to the model alter the pattern set by the maps. Still, I think someone sufficiently talented could pull off something that might not be exactly like the original maps, but similar enough to be accepted.
Perhaps the one modification you might want to make is ensuring the continuous bands of lights along the neck can still be mapped in. They're a really distinguishing feature of the Hat, and as wonderful as your enhancements are it would be a shame if they were lost. It sort of reminds me of the bar that Bobboau put across the large square above the Orion's hangar; it interposed on one of the ships identifying elements and was removed.

[Ryx]

Wow, excellent! Truly a remarkable job. You've really redesigned the Hat and it looks great.
Texturing this is going to be a bit more difficult, though, since the modifications to the model alter the pattern set by the maps. Still, I think someone sufficiently talented could pull off something that might not be exactly like the original maps, but similar enough to be accepted.

I did a bit of mapping yesterday (before fixing Goobers crit, which totally borked the UVs Oh well...) and it is going to be tricky. I think, I'll add some maps from other Vasudan vessels to break it up a bit.

Perhaps the one modification you might want to make is ensuring the continuous bands of lights along the neck can still be mapped in. They're a really distinguishing feature of the Hat, and as wonderful as your enhancements are it would be a shame if they were lost.

Totally agree.

It sort of reminds me of the bar that Bobboau put across the large square above the Orion's hangar; it interposed on one of the ships identifying elements and was removed.

[Cobra]

sorry for ze bump, but have you made any progress?

[StratComm]

Cobra!  Please don't bump old threads in here.  I'll let someone else warn you elsewhere, but as someone actively working on things in a couple of these threads I'm going to insist that the only significant bumps be ones actually indicating progress.  A PM would have been a better option.