[Galemp]

Pushing around some pixels on the textures. You should see some improvements, though with a full UV map the customization is limitless. I'll wait till Cobra's make a Hangar texture for me then put it in the SVN and let some other artists work on it some more.

[Hellzed]

Where can i find this SVN server ? Is this a complete mediavps SVN version, or just some few ships ?

[sigtau]

The MediaVP SVN is not open to the public, only those who heavily contribute (and ask Zacam nicely) get the password and hostname.

[blowfish]

It's not "the" password.  The way SVN works is that everyone who has access has a separate account so that commits can be tracked.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

It's not "the" password.  The way SVN works is that everyone who has access has a separate account so that commits can be tracked.

I have access to the Blue Planet SVN, so does this mean that if I make an edit to one of the files on my copy of SVN and commit, it will be transferred to everyone else who as access to SVN?

[The E]

It would, if you had write access to the BP svn. You only have read access, so you can only receive changes, not send them out via svn commit.

[Bobboau]

I've got fully half of the Greebles texture dedicated to the fighterbay, and I'll be copying the diffuse map to the Glowmap to prevent outside lighting from affecting it. I have no plans to put more than three textures on this model. mjn.mixael and Cobra will be providing the textures.

but the fighter bay will only be drawn when in the fighter bay, you could have half the total ships textures in there and it wouldn't hurt anything.

[Mars]

Do as you wish.
Altough my personal preference is to design warships like they are...you know.. actually built for war?

True, but a game with completely smooth spaceships with no greeble (only idiots would build warships with exposed piping/hardware) is lame. Besides, building the neck with much less mass (we're talking the equivalent of an entire skyscraper's worth of empty volume) means that there's less stress on it when the colossus tries to turn. Otherwise, it may snap in two or something.

Hmmm. I'm wondering if it's possible to get colly-batted in a way that gets you stuck in the girders, so that you bounce/vibrate in the gap before dustifying. Might be funny.

But carry on. It's looking plenty awesome.

Edit: I just realized that this has the potential to look like absolute rubbish because the girders can't cast shadows. Can we fix that?

Perhaps the girders are heatsinks?

[The E]

 

So, what's going on here?

[Galemp]

Aside from all the traveling and planning and cooking and cleaning that goes along with Thanksgiving, I've had a miserable time these past few weeks trying to find a job so I can pay the rent next month. If I do end up having to cancel my internet service I'll be sure to get this out the door for everyone to use soon.

[Mongoose]

*starts "Fund Galemp's Internet so he can finish the Colossus!" emergency fund*

[Hades]

After taking a look at the latest version in the SVN, I have some feedback (making it public so others can chip in as well).

First off, the window detail you've added is pretty godawfully ugly, It'd be far better to remove it and make the lighting texture higher-rez, pic:


Second off, I think that you might need to contact ragingloli try and get hm to finish the textures he was doing for it, as they look better and don't look as if they were tled and turned into a UVMap as your's do (no offense intended at all, your's are pretty decent, just his are better).

pic:

[blowfish]

Yeah well if I had a dime for every awesome model that raginglolo has started but not finished/released, I'd have ... well actually only 30 cents (maybe 35 if you count those Hatshepsut turrets).  But that's not the point.  We're lucky he released the WIP Hatshepsut when he did, because he ain't been seen 'round here since then.

[Nohiki]

oh gawd, if this is going into MVPs anytime soon i'd have to stop getting the newer ones   Even 3.6.12 hatshepsut breaks me down to 7 FPS

[Hades]

Yes... but I wasn't talking about his models, blowfish, just the texture.

[blowfish]

Get him to appear first.  Then we'll talk

[Hades]

I actually got a private message from him on October the 31st. While that was a while in the past, he hadn't been active for a while before I PMed him and got a reply. He's been very busy lately by 'RL' stuff (presumably college and the likes).

[Galemp]

Well, I'm not the best texture artist... especially on something of this magnitude. Hence the posting of the source files.

[mjn.mixael]

Well, I'm not the best texture artist... especially on something of this magnitude. Hence the posting of the source files.

I'm the same way. (That's what I did with all my wepons, is get them usable) I think you did a great job and its more than usable. But of course someone with ragingloli's talent is going to do a better job. If someone wants to take the model and try to do a better job, go for it. But I just wouldn't count on getting ragingloli's textures.

Like I said in IRC. ragingloli does incredible work, but until it's released, his stuff is just impressive concept art, nothing more.

[Hades]

Oh, BTW Galemp, he collision still seems to be messed up in for the head, and some parts on the body.