[ShadowGorrath]

Title explains it all.

Original JCD Majesty:


My HTL Majesty (ShadowGorrath's):


Another HTL Majesty with its original maps (Droid803's):

[Herra Tohtori]

I abstain because all those screenshots look like crud between no anti-aliasing and low resolution and JPG compression artefacts. EDIT: well at least it looked like artefacts. Sue me.

If the only difference between the two latter ones is in the maps, it's difficult to say which maps are "better" without seeing first-hand (in-game) if there are any mapping errors and stuff. Also if one is for example tiled and other properly UV-mapped, then the UV-mapped version is win.

Otherwise they are equal and could be used as different ships of same class, by different subcontractors for surface materials. Or something.

[Droid803]

How can PNGs have jpg compression artefacts?
Its all no-AA (due to the screens being taken from PCS2).

[Jeff Vader]

How can PNGs have jpg compression artefacts?

No offense, but I concider Herra Tohtori's hi-fi eye to be more reliable than a mere file extension.

[ShadowGorrath]

How can PNGs have jpg compression artefacts?

No offense, but I concider Herra Tohtori's hi-fi eye to be more reliable than a mere file extension.

No offense, but how can someone disagree with something so obvious and be so stupid? Really. The images are PNG. HOW THE HELL CAN PNG HAVE JPG COMPRESSION ARTIFACTS/ERRORS?!

[Herra Tohtori]

How can PNGs have jpg compression artefacts?

No offense, but I concider Herra Tohtori's hi-fi eye to be more reliable than a mere file extension.

I didn't even check the file extension and I'm not sure if it's just the aliasing effects or no-mipmapping-related shimmering or artefacts, but the images don't really look very good either way.

Although PNG's can has compression artefacts if the image has been saved as JPG in some phase before getting here, it might just be that they just look like they're having compression artefacts...

Also, this bickering is pointless and I want to see bigger images of those ships, preferably with anti-aliasing of some kind in effect...


ShadowGorrath: Y so srs? I don't think Lobo was being so srs at all...

Droid: PCS2 rendering window is just like any other 3D rendering application and cranking up the driver level anti-aliasing enables one to use anti-aliasing with it. Same goes with modelview or any 3D modelling program even.

[ShadowGorrath]

Don't worry, I'm calm now. Just nuked a couple Orions, so... yea...

PCS2 renders in a lower quality than in-game. That I know for sure.

[Hellstryker]

Goraths looks better for a first gen ship, perhaps droids could be an overhaul later or somthing

[ShadowGorrath]

The JCD Majesty is a destroyer in Sol: A History. The Majesty class has heavier armour and improved statistics.

My version is just recoloured HTL Orion maps. Droid803's uses the original.

[blowfish]

If the only difference between the two latter ones is in the maps, it's difficult to say which maps are "better" without seeing first-hand (in-game) if there are any mapping errors and stuff. Also if one is for example tiled and other properly UV-mapped, then the UV-mapped version is win.

Otherwise they are equal and could be used as different ships of same class, by different subcontractors for surface materials. Or something.

The latter two are just retextures of the HTL Orion.  No UVMaps.

[TrashMan]

The lower one does look more armored...somehow more..intimidating...at least to me.

[bobbtmann]

The lower one does look more armored...somehow more..intimidating...at least to me.

Same here. As well, the contrast between the less busy armour and the bluish parts makes it a bit more interesting, visually.

[TopAce]

The HTL Orion actually looks good with SG's textures (the "default" HTL looks bad).

The others aren't bad, either. The third one also looks almost as good as the second one. It's just juxtaposition that makes it slightly inferior to my tastes.

[Titan]

i like the neat grey one, were is it availible... did i just commit suicide? 

(and if anyone is noticing a pattern in my posts today, no... i didn't take my meds.)

[Narwhal]

The last one clearly my favorite.

[Harbinger of DOOM]

Same here.

[Aardwolf]

Actually, a .png file could have jpeg artifacts...

If it were converted to jpeg and then to png, obviously.

[Akalabeth Angel]

I voted for the middle one. I find the overal plating more interesting. It might be a bit too busy, but I can't really tell. . . . The last one is cool too.

[Harbinger of DOOM]

Well in the code, the Majesty has more armor. So the last one fits better IMO.

Oh and I'd use Trashman's Orion Mk2 (or just his regular up-gunned Orion) instead of Bob's Orion for the Majesty, it looks more like a modernized and heavily upgraded Orion than Bob's with different textures. It may have a few more guns, but not enough to make a difference.


Somewhat off-topic: I wish Trashman would make an FS1 version of his Orion, with the beam cannons replaced with Terran Turrets and stuff. (example: the beam turret under the nose changed to a triple-barrel Terran Huge Turret) I'd do it myself, but I can only change the code, not the model.

[blowfish]

Somewhat off-topic: I wish Trashman would make an FS1 version of his Orion, with the beam cannons replaced with Terran Turrets and stuff. (example: the beam turret under the nose changed to a triple-barrel Terran Huge Turret) I'd do it myself, but I can only change the code, not the model.

That should be a pretty easy job in PCS2...