[brandx0]

Sorry about lack of ISD screens, been refining a lot of the model right now so it's not in a totally renderable state right now (It'd look like a step backwards)

Decided to make some new sensor globes though, here's a WIP:

[brandx0]

EDIT:

New globes done

[Cobra]

Purty.

[brandx0]

And here's what its looking like all in all:

[Cobra]

I'm thinking it's a tad long.

[chief1983]

It's just perspective.  It's to scale, look at the earlier shots.  They're all the same dimensions, but some have been said to be too short, and some too long.

[brandx0]

Yeah, trust me... it's to proper scale...

EDIT: On that note, it's important to remember that my ISD is 1.6 km long, while the model used in the movie was about 4 feet long.  Thus, my camera perspective will look a little different from what you've seen. 

[brandx0]

Last one for the night probably:

[aRaven]

very nice!

texturing should be also ^^

[brandx0]

Another WIP here for ya, bit more detail around:

[Black Wolf]

What are you doing turret wise for this? There are a couple of different numbers being bandied about the place:

The Imperial-class Star Destroyer bristles with 60 turbolaser batteries, 60 ion cannon batteries, and 10 tractor beam projectors. It carries a full stormtrooper division, 20 AT-ATs, 30 AT-STs, eight Lambda-class shuttles, 12 landing barges, and six TIE squadrons.

Since its introduction, an improved model of Star Destroyer also saw action. The Imperial-II Star Destroyer is an upgraded model with increased hull shielding, and more weapons, sporting 100 turbolaser emplacements, 20 ion cannons, and 10 tractor beam projectors.

So, 120 Turrets for both the Mk I and Mk II, which actually exceeds what FS can do (AFAIK). However, Wookiepedia claims a different number:

Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
Dual heavy turbolaser turrets (6)
Dual heavy ion cannon turrets (2)
Quad heavy turbolasers (2)
Triple medium turbolasers (3)
Medium turbolasers (2)
Numerous light turbolasers and ion cannons
Phylon Q7 tractor beam projectors (10)

Imperial II-class Star Destroyer

Octuple barbette turbolaser cannons (8)
Additional turbolaser cannons and batteries (~36)
Ion cannons (20)
Phylon Q7 tractor beam projectors (10)

So 17 + "Numerous" for an ISD Mk I and 64 for an ISD Mk II. Any idea yet what's going to be done with this one?

[Flaser]

Could you "fake" the turrets? Namely create all the models, but handle groups of them as a single turret.
Another trick I can think of is to create a laser projectile that's actually a bunch of lasers (in graphics at least), and use it as a "stream of lasers".

[chief1983]

I don't think handling them as one turret would work, unless they were all one subobject, but then they'd have to share one pivot point, so unless they were stacked on the same vertical axis (unlikely on something as flat as the ISD), I don't think that could work.  Unless I've grossly misunderstood something about how turrets work.  I'm still learning a bit.

Wikipedia seems to agree with the Star Wars Databank, but it was probably the source of that information anyway.  I'm not sure what the origin of Wookieepedia's figures is, although I tend to like it a bit more.  It doesn't create such a large gap between the Imperial capital ships in terms of armament and makes it easier to scale down the SSD's firepower without making it almost as weak as a ISD.  Does anyone know what makes starwars.com 'official' anyway?  I mean, who checks and verifies the information there?

Edit:  Just checked the SWTC, his talk about the turrets seems to agree more with the Wookieepedia information, and was probably the source of that claim.

Star Destroyer Weaponry

[Cobra]

I think the firing arcs of a Star Destroyer's turrets are directly parallel to its hull, allowing a small margin to fire up or down, depending on the location of the turrets themselves.

[TopAce]

At Wookieepedia, people have always debated the ISD's armament. Look at the Imperial-class's talk page. Whichever source those numbers represent, you should remember that Wookieepedia makes a sharp distinction between G-canon and C-canon. If the Star Wars databank is contradicted by a game, the databank takes precedence. We are dealing with a game mechanism vs. "what feels right" here. I think we should ignore all the canon numbers and use as many turrets that help gameplay.

[brandx0]

Also note that the numbers quoted are the number of total turbolasers, not total turrets.  The ISD2 is many times quoted as having 64 turbolasers, however, All of these are contained within 8 turrets along the ventral surface, making it nearly assured that it carries other turbolasers elsewhere.  While FS2 can't support this many firing points in a turret, this is a good starting point at least for paring down these numbers into a game scale

[Vasudan Admiral]

^The Aeolus uses this trick for it's side mounted flak turrets. 4 meshes, 8 turrets.

[Snail]

So that's why I always screw up when I'm trying to rearm the Aeolus...

[Vretsu]

Really looking forward to this model's completion.

[jr2]

If all else fails, could you create all the turrets, and only use certain ones?  That way later, when SCP can handle it, they can be added on.