[Vengence]

Well, lets just say that I was taken before the storm . I forgot to give it shine and glow maps so it'll be improved upon but testing still continues, though not much is needed anyways.

Just like how I imagined it .


Eath this Sath! (confession: To be honets, to took a while for these guns to kill the Sath. In fact, my twin helios bombs finished it off!)

[Colonol Dekker]

Absolutely Amazing Artwork............ 8)

[TrashMan]

Nice!

I especially like the bridge section. nice texture on that one! :d

[Colonol Dekker]

Wait a gul'darn second, you put it back to Blue.........

7.8 zods agaiin.........

[Vengence]

I never said it was permament . Perhaps I can use the red paint for the evil version . And technically, it isn't a bridge. The bridge is farther down internalized. The tower is more like a sensor/observation structure.

[Colonol Dekker]

Ok, the beast version iss 11.6 Zods, Silly blue version = 7.8..............
Its the party tower........Where the parties happen

[aldo_14]

I never said it was permament . Perhaps I can use the red paint for the evil version . And technically, it isn't a bridge. The bridge is farther down internalized. The tower is more like a sensor/observation structure.

I've never understood the logic that makes people - and that's including myself - feel obliged to make the C&C centre of a ship be the most exposed part, anyways

[Wobble73]

I never said it was permament . Perhaps I can use the red paint for the evil version . And technically, it isn't a bridge. The bridge is farther down internalized. The tower is more like a sensor/observation structure.

I've never understood the logic that makes people - and that's including myself - feel obliged to make the C&C centre of a ship be the most exposed part, anyways

I guess that would be something to do with the bridge of a ship (naval) needing the best vantage point. People expand on that idea when creating spaceships IMO.

EDIT: In an age of camera's and view screens, people like the assurance of a large expansive window in front of them, then they can believe what they are seeing and it's not a piece of CGI a sensor trick or some sort! Maybe???

[Colonol Dekker]

I would so pull pranks if that were the case.

*finds roaller coaster footage, and loops starfield while steering for the sun and hopping in escape pod*

The bridge of a ship is an area or room where the ship's navigational controls and other essential equipment related to ship operations are housed and operated. It is so called because it once was a bridge between paddlewheel housings on either side of early steamboats. This new vantage point was deemed so convenient that it was retained after the paddlewheels were superseded.

[aldo_14]

I never said it was permament . Perhaps I can use the red paint for the evil version . And technically, it isn't a bridge. The bridge is farther down internalized. The tower is more like a sensor/observation structure.

I've never understood the logic that makes people - and that's including myself - feel obliged to make the C&C centre of a ship be the most exposed part, anyways

I guess that would be something to do with the bridge of a ship (naval) needing the best vantage point. People expand on that idea when creating spaceships IMO.

EDIT: In an age of camera's and view screens, people like the assurance of a large expansive window in front of them, then they can believe what they are seeing and it's not a piece of CGI a sensor trick or some sort! Maybe???

It's because it looks cool and everyone remembers the bit in Star Wars when the A-Wing crashed into a SSD (?) bridge, really.  I mean, if you can trust your life on crazy-wazy subspace drives and stuff, trusting a video camera is relatively minor.  After all, who's going to navigate a starship by-sight?

EDIT; strikes me that BSG does a good job of this.

[Colonol Dekker]

A good job of navigating by sight?
Good point, they just use an extension of navigating by stars and land marks IIRC and recon vipers also......

[CaptJosh]

It comes down to a single word. Tradition. That one word is why the bridge is up and out there on wet navy vessels, and on fictional starships.

[Vengence]

If you insist on tradition then I will break from it. That observation tower is for sensory stuff while the bridge is under it where its less open. And then there is a 2nd observation/bridge farther up the hull under the front-right turret on the extruded side... thing. Its quite visible but only used as a backup. And btw, I'm not following star wars, I prefer following Babylon 5.

[spartan_0214]

why Babylon 5 over Star Wars?

[Vengence]

Simply put: Realistic action is FAR more fun in this comparison. Seriously, space ships flying like planes!? No way, I'd go with B5 anytime. If your being chased, no need to do any fancy flying, just turn around while still drifting. It adds new context, strategies, action, and excitement to the battle. I'm planning on making my new storyline follow realism and consistancy while maintaining entertainment. While Star Wars sacrifices realism for entertainment. I don't like that.

In other words: The incredible lack of realism and consitancy in Star Wars bores me.

[Colonol Dekker]

*cough sheridan becoming a god=realistic? couogh*


Sepereate argument i agree, SSD's are cool and i like the idea of fighters coming with hyperdrive, But i reckon SAAB is more likely than B5 to come about. Unless we really find hypergates then get star-raped by boneheads in which case i will eat Buckingham palace......

[aldo_14]

A good job of navigating by sight?
Good point, they just use an extension of navigating by stars and land marks IIRC and recon vipers also......

They don't navigate by sight.  Notice the Galactica C & C (and Pegasus for that matter)?  See any windows?

[Colonol Dekker]

I didn't mean sitting down looking out the window driving, (cap at least) But by visible position of the stars.
What did you mean by,

EDIT; strikes me that BSG does a good job of this.

That threw me off a bit

[bizzybody]

Original BSG had the bridge out on the upper front hull with beeeeg windows, and an armor shield to raise up over the windows.

[Colonol Dekker]

Oh, ok. I remember that, All this hubbub about the new incarnation is makein me lose sight of the original, ( Erin Gray is still the best though, Wilma FTW)