[blowfish]

I have been able to texture in SketchUp in the past.  If I apply the textures correctly, then I can export to 3DS, then import that into TrueSpace, group subobjects, then import into PCS2 and it should work fine.  Well, at least it worked fine with one model I did (on a side note that model had terrible collision detection).

[Hellstryker]

Well, if you say so

[Getter Robo G]

I had some priorities I wanted to get to first, but after I popped into the thread to check it out I'll look through my texture collection (1000's).  Do you have a test version that can take a texture?

  At this stage it's not wrong if you're deciding on a scheme to have all the common areas mapped (main hull, bridge, turrets, engines, major portions of body) then after getting an idea of the general look you go back and include the greebles etc...

On a side note, love teh turrets!!! also those bridge details on top! Can I cannibalize them in the future?

Also a suggestion. I like the design, and woudl like to see more in that "family". How about an AU version that's mostly a carrier. GTCa Triumph (or whatever) where the area between the two arms have a top and bottom and the bay runs from where they end now tot eh front of the arms (or just short of the end bow turrets.

(sorry I'm a sucker for Battleships and Carriers, it's a fetish - of sorts)

[bizzybody]

Looks good! But those forward engines, uh, no. The exhaust would do nothing except fry the aft hull. Where they are would be like trying to move a sailboat with a fan bolted to the stern, blowing into the sail.

Without having the model to examine, it looks like you know what you're doing with Sketchup. I've seen some models done in it that had horrible geometry problems with un-attached vertexes and edges occupying the same space and internal polygons in solid sub-objects.

[Getter Robo G]

I forgot to mention... If you have suitable textures already, color changing in photoshop might be just what you need... (I do that a lot for some base textures instead of searching for JUST the right one.)

 

[blowfish]

I had some priorities I wanted to get to first, but after I popped into the thread to check it out I'll look through my texture collection (1000's).  Do you have a test version that can take a texture?

What Format?

On a side note, love teh turrets!!! also those bridge details on top! Can I cannibalize them in the future?

Feel free, if I ever get this thing done.

Looks good! But those forward engines, uh, no. The exhaust would do nothing except fry the aft hull. Where they are would be like trying to move a sailboat with a fan bolted to the stern, blowing into the sail.

Without having the model to examine, it looks like you know what you're doing with Sketchup. I've seen some models done in it that had horrible geometry problems with un-attached vertexes and edges occupying the same space and internal polygons in solid sub-objects.

That sounds like a good idea, but I might need something else to do with the blank hull space those engines will create (or I could just leave it blank, I will se how it turns out).

I forgot to mention... If you have suitable textures already, color changing in photoshop might be just what you need... (I do that a lot for some base textures instead of searching for JUST the right one.)

 

I have been able to created textures already in Photoshop, but Leopard doesn't play nice with Photoshop Elements.  I will see about getting it installed on the PC I use for conversion.

[Getter Robo G]

Thought you might want to try it out anyway, just a hint of detail.
Light grey hull plating.


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[Hades]

That could use more detail in the texture IMO.

[Getter Robo G]

I know but he doesnt want any:

"Does anyone have a dark blue/grey tile texture that I could use (Preferably without panels)?  And maybe a version with windows too?"

If he likes it, then windows are pretty easy to add later.

[blowfish]

Thought you might want to try it out anyway, just a hint of detail.

Thanks for the texture.  I will probably end up changing the color, but this is more or less what I wanted.

I'm not entirely sure what to do with the engines, but I decided to try something.  What do you guys think?



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[Hellstryker]

Dont care either way IMO. engines just take more polys

[blowfish]

I figured I'm at a good place for an update.  I finally got some textures going.  Thank you Getter Robo G for the base texture.



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[Getter Robo G]

Glad to see it's coming along, and don't thank me...

Thank LUCAS. 

[blowfish]

Well, the mesh is ~20k triangles right now (thank the fighterbay).  I think I am pretty much done with modeling, so I just have to finish up the textures, then do LODs and debris.  Conversion will probably be the hardest and most frustrating, but hopefully I will be able to retain my sanity while doing it.

[Ñeo KÑights]

its pretty cool, kinda big  lol, but i'am also a n00b, thus, i    have   no   idea . other wise, its awesome.

[Mobius]

Well, I know what to do...



Welcome to the HLPBB!!!

Nice nick

[Retsof]

Hello Neo, May I present my RL^TM friend.  May he be a welcome injection of retardeness. 

EDIT: Dangit Mobius... how'd you beat me, Im sitting right next to the guy!

[Mobius]

So he is a Real Life^TM friend? Bringing here friends(and, who knows, even wives *sandwich* is becoming common.

I have experience

[Ñeo KÑights]

lmao, ty for the welcome, i feel wlecomed lol, and i hope i get the hang of this stuff, i hope so anyway . peace.

[blowfish]

Well, I have some good news, and some bad news.  The good news is that LOD 0 is completely textured and ... that's all the good news.  The bad news is that this thing uses 15 textures! (and it doesn't look like any of them are going anywhere).  That includes the nameplate and the damage texture for the yet-to-be-added debris.  Fortunately, most are only 256x256 though.